Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-03-16
OMAHA LABOR TROUBLES.

The Unnecessary Murder of Psaceabls
Citizen.
Omaha Bee.
The dump was nearly deserted yester-
day morning early, the regulars with
their gatling gun and mountain howitzer
having gone to the fort to stay over
Sunday. The militia were all quarte,ed
in the old Catholic church and sentries
were on duty and the precautions of war
times followed during the night and all
day yesterday.
Along in the morning company of
about IS or 100 boys formed in line and
armed themselves with sticks of uniform
length. and marched Though and around
the grounds and the nearest streets.
They halted in front of the Bee Office
and gave three chez rs. then in front of
the Union Pacific headquarters with an
expression of their alleged feelings. At
one time. down near tho dump they had
occasion to make bayonet charge which
they did in good order.
All day long crowd Of visitors num-
bering from one to two thousand was on
the ground. coming and going constant
ly. 1t included every class, and towards
evening increased in size whom the time
Tor dress parade arrived, which was
about o'clock.
| At this time the crowd included good
many boys and men who, while watching
the evolutions of the companies as they
formed in line, INDUCED in considerable
abusive language to the militia, hootinR
at and insulting them and occasionally
throwing clod or some missile at them.
1t as necessary to clear the street in
order for the companies to get out of the
barracks, and this was done as usual at
the point of the bayonet. While go doing
q buggy drove through containing Mr..
Frank Frick, who was driving with a
friend. Becoming confused by the crowd
Frick stopped his carriage. when the
guards set upon him and following the
buggy prodded him with bayonets as fal
as they went. Mr.. Herman Knude
called at the Bee Office last night and
stated that Mr.. Frick's injuries are quite
severe, and that great indignation waa
felt among his German friends, who
would, with little encouragement, have
gone over and raised big row about the
matter.
Soon after this an expressman who
drove hAough with lady was similarly
treated. an officer running after him and
striking him across the back with hit
sword. The driver started to get out
and whip the officer. bat be saw the odd
were too much for him.
A moment after this the crowd whiel
began pressing in on the lines was driver
back again and howled, hooted ant
jeered. A peaceable and well-known CIT
izan. Mr.. Geo. P. Armstrong, started I,
cross the street and was stopped with
bayonet. He grasped the gun to wres
. it away when several others spraog q
him. and the next thing seen was the oil,
gentleman lying in the dust. It was be
lieved he was about to be killed and sey
eral rushed to. the rescue. A genera
fight seemed imminent, when one soldie
cooked his gun and drew o bead on tn
crowd. which fed like sheep, knocking
down fence in their flight. It wa
stated that Mr.. Armstrong was badl
hurt and had a bayonet wound six inohe
deep. There was the greatest excitemen
for time, but the column soon formed
and, healed by the reginental bani
marched away for q street parade, TO
lowed by the whole crowd. who forge
their injured feelings in the imposing an
truly handsome military display. Ate
marching up Jackson to Twelfth, u
Twelfth to Farnham, down Farnham I
Ninth, and thence to the dump, til
troops went into quarters for the nigh
and the crowd dispersed, but not unit
they had resumed their insults an
courted another rov.
MIR. Armstrong has since died.