The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-05-30

ST. LOUIS, May ga special from Belle
vile, H., to the Associated Press says every
thing is quiet there this morning. The in
quest on the dead striker began at II o'clock
The Reinecke mine, where last evenings I'M
fortunate affair occurred, is working this
morning under the protection of the militia.
This is machine mine and does not employ
regular miners, and was working yesterday
under an agreement made with the miners
some days ago, If any further difficulty &C.
ours it will be at mines some distance from
here, which at this writing have not been
heard from. The sheriff reports all quiet at
pits in this immediate vicinity The streets
of this city are crowded with miners and cit
zens discussing the events of yesterday. The
firing by the militia is not generally viewed
in favorable light
The Edwardsvile militia remain at Rein
ecke, but the Virder and Taylorsvile compan-
les have returned home There seems to be no
doubt that Deputy Sheriff Anthony ordered
the troops to fire on the mob, but not until
several pistol shots had been fired by the
strikers, two Of them aimed directly at An
thony and General Reese, who were standing
beside the train. consulting as to what should
be done. Greatly exaggerated stories of the
affair were circulated in Belleville last night,
and no doubt many of them were sent over
the country to give wrong impression of
the magnitude and seriousness of the trouble.
The mines are stopped at Belleville, and
union and non-union men are discussing last
nights fatal melee The man who was killed
has been identified as William Anderson. He
worked at Dutch Hollow, and came here
from Allegheny City. Pa. Thirty-two of the
strikers have been arrested.
Later dispatches from Belleville say the
tone of the press there this morning is favor
able to the strikers, and many citizens are on
their side, believing the militia acted very
hastily, and did wrong in firing on the crowd.
The prisoners, thirty-two in number, were
brought into town about noon, and a great
crowd met them at the depot, The entire
police force of the city, and number of
deputy-sheriffs were present to main
tain order. The men were taken to
Squire Medarb's Office, where, after consul
tation between r. w. d. Holder, States at
torney and r. A. Halbert and Ed. Thomas,
counsel for the prisoners, the latter were re-
leased on their own recognlzance, after which
the great crowd of strikers present took
them in charge and paraded through the
COURTEOUS square.
Coroner Bader mpaneled jury of more
than ordinary intelligence, and the inquest
on the body of the dead miner was begun.
1t is expected to take a wide range. After
the strikers had paraded through the streets,
Halbert and Thomas, their counsel, made
speeches advising them to refrain from con-
creating in crowds, and Charles Nesbit,
president of the district union urged them
to keep quiet and await the investiga-
ton. The inquest began about noon All
the law officers testified that the
miners fired the first shots last evening
and fifteen witnesses, five of, them women,
swore that the troops fired first. The inquest
will be continued tomorrow. The name of
the dead man is now ascertained to be Hen
derson, not Anderson. He is well connected
and educated, has a brother in Chicago and
father in Pittsburg. He has been away from
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glass blower, and worked machine in the
Kneckt mine next to Reinecke's pit. He
will be buried tomorrow. All the miners
in the dis trict are ordered out, and a great
demonstration will be made.
The miners are now ready to arbitrate. A
committee of three was appointed to meet
with the Board of Trade of Belleville and
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