, 1876-04-21
LEMONT.
The Qunrrymcn OF on n str1ha
An 1noipient Riot Checked by Foa
Arrests.

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What threatened to and In very serious rtot
occurred at L4ment "Wednesday. Tho troubIo
grew on. Of etrlks Of tbs qusrrTmcn. vino n.
tempted To drive out tho null who sore tllpe
their places. Daring last winter l. largo nutnbe,
OF men wers employed by Singer i T1lout, tho
E1culaLor Stonn Manufacturing Company, Ba,e1
d Conoht, tho Illinois Stone Company, IL.
Kirby Il liowe gtonn Company, and other iltm,
owning qnnrr;es theyo, nt q dollar A dnY. 1ht
men could not work all The ttmu, but till
afforded them Glance Of making scnuty living,
nnd 3as preforied by thum to lying idlq
and starving during the cold eeason. Tbs neu
had PROMISED to surk for this low rako under
promise that they would set sl.1 poE diem a
soon as ban.uess opcnetl in tue nprlng, Tho mca
hold tins tilo to DO Al ri !, whilo tue employer
heid II Hsa atay i. II was thfs difference u
opinion winch led to tho snbeoquent troubles.
Last wcek theEe wero loud mufmnra OF dia.
in which they wefs hncsed by the Irish labortss,
Nothing waa. thought Ut tlia, as Tie presump.
tiou seemed to be TINT 40 outward dotuon.
st1atIon would ba made. It mns In thin. how..
fuon clatnod tint They did not have wofk Ill tba
time; tlia. ther boatd cost them from 91B 10
el7 per month, and they recolvcd earrly enough
to keep body mud soul together and cover their
nhao,,,css. Tho married. monclalmo4 tl.as their
fanuIss had hardy albsistsd through tue u.n.
ter; that shr,r children l.Ave often oocn ptnoAea
with uoid anl hunger. aud that now thcy Tess
iii dptt, and their families III neod Of clothing.
All thcso th1nss bodod no good to Lelnunt
mutt OF o Btriko was completed. Thh Btnga
moi, ruostly oInployod IN stn1or u Talcoit's
liarsioB ttro. down their tools, md to tht
number Of about 200 left tho work. 1hsy
1narchod in body to tho nthor lnarricB. ant
thus added 10 their forces md maao the stnkt
nearly complete. Thon tho dflyeta Of tenlni
camh to the rcscue OF the boshes. and Pa!d that
III far % thdy could, they would
So they picked up Dicxs and drilfs ind ahnrsl
atil fell 10 work, leluK jhned by nunibeE o.
tho old emplDycs who totused TO stick b,
tho striKors. Tho facs that q number deserted
tlatn mado tho strlkors roca!oss aud dea+ et4te.
They wero also incltod by their wives Ia SONG
inAtaoccs. and whBkv lont tho wicked courage
TO thelr a!rcat1y excited tempeFB. Iho march,
lug of GOO strikers III . budy through the town
ot Lotnuut tld not add any deRroo Of safety to
tho pcacenblY.inclined residents, and visions Of
bloody hcada and BROKEN skulls l'oated bafort
the e5oB Of the cltzcnB Anxiety md susptpss
ra!gnod supreme, and with these feelings thu
inhabitants Of Lemont took to thesr couehet
Monday night.
TUESDAY MonN1No
the strikers gathered toEoEher. 1t ts TO 10 PFC
al.mcl that .Gsv ato breaxfaAt, but it III certain
that some Of thom ilnbthnd Vofy iroo' OF ths
vi!o compount!s sold IN the vicinity as an exones
Ava
fnessel the1r IoEeeS 20 me nuuloer u aoout " U
alla cnce more mafehea 70 .ae auart'ea. Heie
.hey picked up tIttIo nnos , .. etohoa sooot Tug
slzo o. mans uat, ana M,ta ,, sn9m hueseea q
IN aflin9 ehe mon "ao "efo NOEL.
away. Matters uoW logan 10 tooA
aorlous, ena tho stiakels were hav.ns
t4er nMn way. "hce'umasea were ar"lCGn1
and bloody noses and CUT heads were tho rul?.
70 ada 10 alt the e3catomoht. Nh'sKy was a..
,o"eu ~ ~" lI1o!f, Aun .oe tuost ona AaSuas ~.
hootnE anu se'I!he MAS no consequence, lhs
9ulek loHlaehts q Lehlul!s aousLt tnI snG.tcl .,
ther hnmes, aud 1t aee'lloa "a though LomoM
Tor The time Eas 10 ashte OF heee' DuF!h8 the
Afternoon d,spafoh came 70 tne eity LOT alo'
ont ae our pollcg-!otcc, was a.! enEsRen ~ ooe-
Guu.u I. ~ ntsi.a. ~ e's,a ~ ~ rnso,, r.
sa.,st to.sn ~ .rxes -, .,w,rt H.. v". ). ~.
sca'o aca" > and ~ jatcr disnatcbod nix mora Will
Frank Agnew iiboraljy supplied . eobor Deputy
tat 1,o stond ,,arI ovar Tia 3rea,o,. ID
ruu ch.sr,rei ,.vm e cS1izons. '1' "''o1 "1'