The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1883-05-30
'Telegraphic.
THE RIOTING STRIKERS.
Particulars Of Monday Even
ing's Fight,
All Quiet at the Mines Since Con
eraI and Political News Crimes
and Casualties.

BEiLEhllLE, H., May 2o.-Late In the
afternoon Yesterday the situation Of affairs
was reported to sheriff Ropiequet, and he
telegraphed the Governor, who replied by
ordering three companies OF militia 10 the
Reinecke mine. These were Company Is,
Taylorvillc; Company &, Nirden; Com
pany +, Edwardsylllr, aggregating about
100, ana under Col. Barkley's command.
They had been at the Abbey mines, but
were NJ East 81, Louis on their way home.
At $50 =. m. they boarded the MaScOutah
accommodation for Reinecke, and reached
the mine at 5:D. Meanwhile,
Deputy sheriff Anthony had driv
rn IN from Belloyille With the news
that s0l,ifery was coming, and he made a
~ espreea BON platform by the side Of
u e track, advising the rioters TO dl.perse
and 60 home. The women greeted the an
nouDcemcnt and the advice with Wells OF
derision, and they Ms well a. their striking
brethren were completely astOunded at the
unexpected sight OF soldiers disembsrking
from the train. The strikers had then
gathered on the north side OF the track
the same where the soldiers were
aIighting. and asteepl bill oyerhangs the
track Mt this point.
As Col. Barley was dismounting
several OF the strikers commenced MAX
Ing
INSULTING REMARKS
and threatening the soldiers, beside max
Ing violent demonstrations. Anthony or
dered them TO be quiet, under penalty OF
the law; and striker presented pistol
and fired II between Anthony and General
Reese, and simultaneously there were sew
ersl pistol shots fired by the strikers at the
soldiers. who were alighting from the cars,
aud also into the car windows, there yet
hcing soldiers In the cars. several OF them
narrowly gsnunInfg hpipU hif The q pikprs
were reil elt,ng from the Iplains over the
hills. and turning and firing a. they went.
and the soldiers started instinctiyely TO
pursue them; and some one (perhaps An
th0ny. for the accounts are con-
N'r'ingl gave cXcitcdy the or
der TOT fire, and the soldiers poured
No'iey after volley towards the flying
crowd, but il Is said that most OF the
shots were Intentionally aimed high. In
the midst OF the engagement n command
to "stOp fringo' was heard, and the
shooting ceased, but the pursuit was con-
tnued until some twemy-six prisoners
were taken,
Investigation then showed that during
the firing one poor fellow was killed. Ly
Ing on bis back was young man
OF about twenty-five wears of
age, well dressed. but the top Of
his head was almost completely shot off.
The brains were scattered over
the ground, and the face was frightfully
disfgured. The eyes were forced outsof
their sockets and hung on the checks.
plexion was horribly liyid. Death was in
stantaneous. The body OF the
DEAD MAN,
who has not yet been positively identified.
IL now at Holdener's livery stable, and the
coroner is now holding the inquest. The
ball entered the back part Of the head, and +,
passing through, tore a large hole in his
forehead. The wounded man is being
cared for at the County Hospital.
The TWENTY-FIVE miners arrested, arrived
here to-day Cat noon They were relcas-
ed on giving their names and promising 10
appear II wanted. Several hundred min
ers loudly cheered their released compan
ions. The police force and fifteen special
deputies are keeping order on the public
square. The militia are
said to have acted hastily
and without discipline, and to have con-
tinued the chase and kept up the firing
much longer than was necessary. A large
number OF miners are now in the city,
their attention being for the moment di-
verted from the mines by the events OF last
night,
William Starkey. miner, who was taxi
en- prisoner was shot through the right hip
and il Is thought others OF the strikers were
wounded. Henry Thuer, of Company F,
was shot IN the side, and he AYERS that he
was hit by the first shot fired, which passed
through the car window before the train
came to a stop. The wound Is not serious
The women had dispersed when the sol.
diers appeared but after the shooting they
| focked back to the mine, but were quite
subdued. Some OF them went down and
dragged the body OF the dead miner out Of
the ditch and on finding him beyond hui.
man relief hurled most terrible impreca'
lions upon those who had shot him
The sheriff has advices that the miner,
In the Marissa district are working al
right. The Abbey mines at Collinsville
and all the Vandalia mines were hoistinl
coal. The Madison county special CRANE
fury Is In sess on at Edwardsyllle, and en-
gagged in the indictment Of participants II
the late troubles at Collinsvilc, Conf denc,
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