The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-29
THE STRIKES.
Much Trouble at the Rose niu aud
Reineke Mines.
Men, Women and Children all Join In
the Strike.
The Affair Beyond the Control Of
Civil Authorities.
Goyernor Hamilton Sends the Militia
to the Scene.
Troops are Fired Upon Before Leaving
the Cars.
Miners Hold Meeting Denouncing the
Militia.
Miners Hold a Meeting Denouncing the
Militia.
List of the Killed and Wounded.
Rose niu Mine Troubles.

Rose min Mine Troubles.
ST, Louis, May Is Information from the |
mining district in st. Clair county, Illinois,
is that work was to be resumed to-day at
Rose Hill mine, near West Belleville, but
when the men were about to commence, at |
O'Clock band of l50 women, wives
and daughters of the strikers, march !
ing two abreast and armed with stout |
clubs, appeared on the scene, and by some
alteration they compelled the men to de- |
sist and work was not started. The sheriff |
and posse were driven back by the women,
ard the latter are now in possession of the
mine. The military are now assembled in
East 81. Louis. and detachment will be
sent to Rose Hill to restore order and pro.
tect the men who desire to work.
mon INCREASED WOMAN HARD TO CONTROL.
After completing their work at Rose Hill
and leaving guard there to see that their
mandate was carried ont, the woman
marched to Reinekes mine, No. |, three
miles from Bellville. on the Louisville Il
Nashville railroad, and being reinforced by
IA large number OF strikers, drove out the
men working there. II is reported thew
| tore up the railroad switch and threatened
| to burn the surface works of the mine, but
OF this nothing definite is known. The
mob at this point is said to be increasing
| rapidly, and now numbers several hundred,
| including about one hundred women, who
are the most unmanageable of the crowd
and beyond the control of the civil author
tiles The sheriff has telegraphed to the
governor for military aid. 1t is understood
some of the militia at East st. Louis will
be sent out as soon as u special train can be
made up. 1t is not known that any actua,
violence was done by the women or the
large body of men who stood behind them
but it is known work in the mine was stop.
| ped, and some very ugly threats
made, regarding the consequences
Of any attempt to resume. At Marissa,
some fifteen miles beyond Bellevile. A
crowd of miners appeared this morning and
demanded that work be closed. Deputy
| Sheriff Ragland, who was present with a
civil posse, told them any interference with
the working OF the mine would simply
| would arrest all disturbers, and advised
them to retire. This they considered good
advice and withdrew, leaving the mine in
the peaceable possession OF the men work
ing 1t.
A reporter Just in from the Reineke mine
gives the following additional news of
affairs there Sheriff Hoauette
having satisfied Governor Hamil.
ton that the mob at Rieneke's
mine was beyond the control Of any posse
tnat could be raised in the vicinity, the
who was at East st, Louis with
the Edwardsvile, Taylorville and Vrden
companies of militia, awaiting orders to
proceed at once to the scene of
tolble. At 5:45 this evening the
train bearing the iroops arrived
at the mine. The woneu were on the bluff
where the company buildings are located
the men, ABOUT 100 in number, were on
the south side of the railroad
track. They oil carried canes of varying
thickness. Deputy Sheritls Anthony,
and Ragland were on the ground, An
thony in charge. AS the train halted
3S'''1 tns pnldlm 9a,A''y Of appeared esr uS,n Sn
thony jumped upon the platform with
outstretched arms and shouted to
the strikers, some of whom started to run
when they saw the soldiers; "Halt, | ar.
rest you all in the name of law!" The an
swer was pistol shot from the ranks of the
strikers. 1t passed over the
head of Captain Talmestock of
the Edwaardsvile company, and struck the
car breaking window. Colonel Barkley
answered it, is reported with his revolver
no command was given to fire, but as II the
Colone's shot was signal the
breech.loaders of the troops rang ont again
and again. The mob fled down the rail.
ro I'd embankment and through the weeds
aud took ditch ten feet wide like deer.
One man was seen TO stag
ger and fall ard lay with his arms
ouistretched on the further bank of the
ditch He was shot clear through
the head, and he had not been
identified when the reporter left the
ground, but he is known to be from Casey.
vile and one Of the party that had been
securing the district for a week. The militia
Fry In the woods wounded In the legs
Eighteen strikers were captured and
sent into Belleville under guard,
rni they will be prosecuted
under the statute against riotous conduct.
| During the engagement but one OF
the militia was injured, Henry
Theurer, of Edwardsville company,
he receiving very slight flesh wound in
the shoulder from pistol shot. Only two
revolvers were found on the prisoners,
one had two shells exploded, the
Colonel Barley ordered the Virden and
Tay lorsvile troops back to East ST. Louis
leaving the Edwarcsvlle company on guard
The women became very turbulent after
the engagement, but were re.
moved by an escort OF mi
| litia without trouble. The
greatest excitement prevails in Belle.
vile, pnd alter parading the streets
to the tap Of the drum tonight,
a mass meeting OF nearly 200 miners was
held at the court house, at which the
speaker denounced the action OF the militia
In firing on the miners
Another account says Deputy Sheriff
Anthony, after the strikers had fired
two or three shots, gave
formal command to the troops to fire, and
discharged his own pistol at
the fleeing mob, II Is now
stated the soldiers, previously
reported being wounded In the shoulder,
was not hurt, the ball only going through
his coat sleeve.