Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-29
ADoubla Breasted Cyclone Strikes
the st. Clair Mining Camp,
Two Hundred Women Bear
Arms TO Battle for Their
Hush ands.
Toe Sher!f's Posse Fut to
Fight and the Pits Cleared.
The state Militia Called Ont to
supprsss tae "Homs Guards"


Special btspatca To IuE BEN, |
ST LOUIS, My % Iaform,tion
from the mtuiug district o. St, . afr
county, I%liinois, Is that work was to
DO resum3d 80 day at Rose Hill mine,
near weat B;ii0vil'e, but whsn ths
men were abuui tn oongleuce, al D
O'Clock, a band Of 15) women, wiVea
ard d~aughters # sns strik ars, maroh
Ing two ab, G sat and armed with stont
clubs, appeared IN the ao.no AMI af.ee
some al,ercst alton they compelled tbs
men so desisG and work was not
started. Tne eaet ifs posse WAS driven
back by the women. The latter are
now III possession Of tho mlnu
Militia are noa assembled IL east ST.
Louis and - desaphment will ~ptobahi.
be cent r. 80 HI to restore order
and psoteo; the men who desi=o to
work.
After completing their work AZ
Rose Hill silu leaving q guard there
to see that tho waa carried
out, tho womon marched Co II yineka's
mine NJ / three miles from Belle
vile, on the L2u!.ville & Nashville
railroad, and neing reinforcsa 81 u
large number OF strikers, drove out
the man working there. 1t Ia report.
ed thsY tore ~ tha rsiiroai ~swi!ci aad
thr .atensd 10 burn the surf ics work
Of tia mine, but Of this nothing 1;
definitely known 1he mob as this
punt Is said to be increasing iIareae-
Ing rapidly, and nov numbers several
bundled, incIu .ing abouS one hGudSed
women, who are the most anGiauage.
able VI the crowd and sra beyond
control Of the avii Nathoritias.
The saer fl IA, tslsgrapheu Cover
nor Hsm.lson for II ;l,.aty cid, aGd it
Ia u ,darstood here that Soms Ct shs
militia at e LIST St, Louis will be- seat
out as soon a, a special r siu can be
made 40 Il Ia rot kno VA st this
writing that sny SC usl yiolsncs WAS
done by the women or the large body
of msn who stood behind them, but
1t Is kaown work In tho miaes was
stopped, aad some Very ug threats
made regarding ths Consequence of
any a5senpt TO resume
At M,r,sia, sons ftGaen miles b.
yond Bsilsviile, n crowd Of miners
appeared 10 the mprniDg and de-
manded III, wotk shouio ceaee.
Dsputy Sheriff II gland, who was
present with y civil. p1sse, told the %
ths. any iutorfsranos ii th~is part
with tho working of the mine would
simply result In bringing ont the mil
i.ary forcs who would arrest all dis.
turosrs, and advised them TO retire.
This they considered god aiVics sad
withdse Y, leaving tho msne IN peace
able possession of the mon who wefe
working IT..
At 5:45 p. m. n trai1 barring troops
arrived at the mine. The wonsn
were on the buff aheFs the company 4
buildings arc ioc,ced. The men,
about 100 In lumber. w1ra On the
south sias of the railroad track. Thsy
ali carried canes Of various thickness.
ID putty SherIfs Anthony ard Rag
laod we're on the ground, Anthony ia
charge. AS tho train halted
Colonel Anthony appeared on tbs
platform If the Car, AaJhony
Jumped upon tho platform, and with
stretched arms shouted to tbs strik.
ers, some of whom had started to
run when they saw tho soldlers halt,
81 arrest you all In the mans Of ths
law" Tae answer was a pistol shot
from the ranks Of the strikers. Il
pasaed over the head Of Capt, FAhn
stock, of the Ed ~ardsyills compsny,
and struck q oar, breaking q window
OBJ. Barkley answered, 1t Is report
ed, with his revolver. NJ com
mand wat given to fife, but as il
the coloDel's shot was a signal, the
breech. leaders rang out again and
again. The mob f.d down tho rail
road embankpenC and through the
weeds, and took a ditch 10 feet wide
like deer. One man was seoh 70 stsg
ger and fall, and lay with his arm
outstrs ched On the farther bsuk u
the ditch. He was shot clesc throast
the hssd. Hs had not been ioertti
when tho reporterleFt ths ground, HI,
he is known to hs from G ssyyille
One Of the party that has BOAR
securing the d,atr CT for a week. TIL
militia started In pursuit. aad found
msn pamsd Sprv IN the soods wound
ed in the leg. f gh5een strikers we.
captured and sent into Belleyille un
der guard. They were pursusd nnde
the statute sgsinst riotous copdurt
During tho engagement bat Que mill
tia MAJ was injured, Henry Tnuerer
of Eiwardsville, compauy II, receiv
Ing a very slight fl ,sh wound 4
the shoulder from the pistol SHOT
Only two revolvers were found OH III
prisoners; q had two shells ez
ploded, the other only one. At
O'Clock, Col. Btrkley ordered Vrde
and rsylorviiie troops to East S
Louis, leaving ths vaudeville CON
psny on guard. Tae women be,am
very turbulent after the engage
ment and were removed b
an ezcort of militia withor
trouble. Tle greatest excttemeu
prevaila In Belleville, aad after pal
aiding tho streets to the tap 81 a drnr
t n ,night, q mass msetlng Of neafl
200 miners was held az the con-
house, az which the speakers d.
nounced the action of the mill Ia.
Knns and Coui ms.