Daily Republican., 1883-05-30
A BLOODY LABOR RIOT,
Illinois Militia Fire Upon Crowd
Of strtk inE Non end women.

a, ST. Louis, May 29.-The strike of tn
ba Illinois miners, which eliminated yes
M terday in rioting and bloodshed, ha.
10 been in progress for fully two weeks. A
ii. remarkable feature of its later stages
ur was the active part which the wives
,e and dan ghters of the miners took in
n preventing the new men from working
the mines. These AmazOns, number
Ing fully 300, marching in battle array
!, and supported by about $50 miners, took
40 40 possession of the mines yesterday, and
~ i; work was entirely suspended through.
-. 80 out the district The militia which
II Governor Hamilton had ordered out on
4 Thursday, consisting of companie from
> iayiorvllle, Edwardsville, and Verden,
had been concentrated at East St, Louis,
so as to be in readiness to proceed to an v
VI point threatened. They were placed
n under command Of Colonel Barkley, of
IS Springfield, who received instructions
" from the Governor to take his orders
!. from the Sheriff of the County in which
V the troops are stationed.
Yesterday morning Colonel Barkley
was notified that the mob had taken
t, possession OF the mines around Belle
: vile, and that the civil authorities were
b powtrless. Immediately he started
: with his three companies on board a
: train, aud arrived at Bellevile late in
the afternoon, when he learned that the
mob had tak' possession of Mine No.
!, al Reinicke, a small station on the
Louisville and Nashville Railway, in
st: Clair County, about three and half
miles west of Belleville. The militia
then started for that point, reaching it
about 80 p. IN. From the car win
dows they saw mob of 500 strikers
and about 100 frantic women in POSSES
sion of the mine.
The women had just come from Rose
Hill, and, wild with rage, were very
much more demonstrative than the
men. The train had stopped in ravine
between TWO high hills, and both bluffs
were covered with strikers, the women
having taken position on the summit.
Deputy Sheriff Anthony, of ST. Clair
County, mounted upon box on the
depot platform, and, addressing the
strikers, said he did not desire to have
trouble, but he wanted the laws COM
Piled with, and urged the mob to dis
perse peaceably. Before he had con-
cluded the report of a pistol rang ont
on the air, followed by two more shots
from the summit of the hill. The
deputy felt bullet whistle past his ear,
and noticing where the smoke came
from in the mob drew his pistol and
fired in that direction.
This was the signal for general flsi-
lade from the mob, and one of the SOL
iiers, who was just getting out of the
cars, fell with a bullet through his ,
knee. Twothirds of the militia were
still in the cars when Deputy Sheriff e
ANTHONY ordered Colonel Barkley to g
give the word to fire, and the Colonel =
shouted out the command to his men,
The troops filed rapidly out of the cars
and poured volley into the strikers
with deadly effect. The latter retreat ,
ed, but returned the fire, whereupon :
second yolley was given by the militia J.
me mob, men and women alike, scat I
tered and ran helter-skelter through the c
gulIles and ravines. After the smoke !,
had cleared away it was found that one N
of the strikers had been instantly killed a
and another shot through the head SO !,
That he cannot recover. A third was r.
shot through the hip. Several made = :
their escape, leaving b.oody trails be- !, y
hind them. Il
The following isthe most authentic II
list Of the casualties among the strikers "
obtalnable at present: "
Fred. Hotflnaster, glassblowtr, killed; IN
shot through the head. a. a.
William Starkey, shot through the W
head and hip will die III
James Blac1ard. wounded in side, Z"
W
Martin Carroll, wounded slightly in ;;
eft leg. u
OF the militia, Elmer James, of Ed sl
was shot through the heshy III
'art Of the leg. The wound is not dan u
,erUuS. ut
Twenty six of the mob were made vi
prisoners and are held by the soldiers Su
u their camp. Company f, of Edwards. 81
lille, numbering forty five men, re- la ID
main at Reinicke with the prisoners. ga
The Taylorville and Verden companies em'
eft late last night for home, but are u, ~
lnder orders to hold themselves in I'll
eadiness 10 move on Colinsville, where =
rouble is anticipated 10 10
dispatches from Bellevile, H., state az az
hat everything is quiet there this W.
lOrning. The Reinicke Mine is work I'd
NJ under the protection of the militia.
his Is machine mine, which Il oes not
lnploy regular miners, and was work. w.
X yesterday under an agreement made W., Wv
mn the miners some days ago. If any I' I,'
lrther trouble occurs it will be at ..e m
lines some distance from there. The s.'
ring by the militia is not generally ~,
Iewed in favorable light. alr lr
Frederick HOftnaster, he dead glass Stc
over, came from Pitt,ourg He had ~
zen in Belleville two weeks. The ,i .ii
asSbiowers at BelleviIle are on strike oc &C.
ld some of them We're with the strik- ~"
< miners yesterday, which accounts ,;"' ,i,"
r Hotinaster's presence at the I,i' ni''
ainicke Mine. .i'
There seems to be no doubt that Dep hi,' hi,
y Sheriff Anthony ordered the troops ~: n!n !,
fire on the mob, but not until several DIS
'tol shots had been fired by the strk- , S'',''
!, two of them aimed directly at An 'nn' 'fr
uiin,, h,y auiI, - ,l 49," WV tC'
Ting as to what should be done. o''
H., May 29.-Public
lhion is with the strikers and con
Ms the htsty action otthe militia la,, W
mt. The thrry-two prisoners were 'lhe
,ught up to-day and released on tb.ir NOR,
u recogniZauces. The great crowd prop
''iiN.in pitSeht ~ lnt nearing tllrn ,!e
aided them through the streets. At !" II II
inquest over the body of the slain use,
ners all the officials testified that the ingly
ler fired the first shots last evening" or oo
fifteen witnesses, FIVE of them ~ IS
men, swore that the troons +; red t;rst man
, inquest viii be continued to-mor- body
:. ciate
he miners are now ready to arbi-
e, and committee has been ap-
lt'd to consult with mine owners. A
DLLINsvILLE, Ill.,, May ~ Abbey Goul
les Nos. 3 and are working with SHUT
complement Of men, and no trouble to tn,
will
wortl
cult t
s' at the
le Sunday School of the Second lv an,