The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1885-05-07
THE LEM0NT TROUBLE.
Tho Striking Quarrymen Still Re-
bellious.
A bitter Feeling Manifested Toward the
Military and Quarry Ownera-InCen-
diaEism and Lynehing OF on
GERS Threatened.
AN oMINous sILENcE.

LEMoST, III. May b,-The town presents
an appearance of sullen silence this morn
Ing, thcre being, with few exceptions, little
excitement, The troops are still In camp
on the hill, and the officers and men are
pursuing the even tenor 6f their ways ~
though they had been IN camp for years
instead OF days
About halt-past two this morning q shot
was lred by one Of the OutpOsta, and the
officer OF the day and escort went out 10 In
yestlgale the cause, II was found 10 be
the work Of picket who detected man
cr0nchlng In the darkness under cover OF q
raylne, and, ordering him 10 halt tho man
He'd wher0up0n the sentinel fired his mus
ket ut him, but II is believed, without
effect
Quiet relgned In the streets throughout
the night This morning at an early hour
nearly every man In the town was out upon
tho streets, some individuals talking eXclt-
edly In the Bohemian or Swedish language
but mostly eOnyersing quietly, There H.
however q determined look upon the
faces OF all, which betokens anything
but acquescence " the laws Two Deputy
SherlilS, one Pole aud tho other q Swedo,
were Sent down 10 the city 10 learn II pos
slble tho future Intentions OF tho strikers
They came back 10 camp before noon, and
reported that the rioters were In no
mood for giving In, and were determined
10 allow no man 10 20 10 work In the quar-
rites except upon their own terms
Captain Bell, OF Springfield, and Captain
Smith, OF Bloomington, went 10 the city ut
i0;30 o'clock 10 send dispatches and ar
range for supplies for the camp, and all the
way down they were beset by the crowds OF
men on tho streets who jcered ~ them first,
and finally threatened them In most
unpleasant manner. "ShO0t the -W
"llang themp "ThrOw them In the
canal ~ "liock themp "Knock them
downW "We'll give II 10 your and
similar expressions were freely lndulged
In; but tho officers paid not the
slightest attention " them, walking
erect with heads up until they
reached the postOflco, where they wer,
hemmod In by an Immense crowd, and II
looked ~ though they were not going ~ b.
allowed 10 depart without serious trouble,
Tho bculegcd military men, however, after
tranaacting tholr business boldly made for
the door, and scarcely noticing the crowd,
pushed their way through and proceeded Ia
the telegraph oiilce, sent their dispatches
and returned " camp without gratch.
Coroner Hertz arrived this morning u
hold thu Inquest and went directly 10 camp
whore ho endoayorod 10 procure wltneaaei
from among tho oiioGB, In an In
teryiew with Colonel Bennett tho Com
mandor In the presence VI AdJutant
General Vance and Doputy-ShorIii Pot
TOR, the Colonel told him that NJ
member OF tho National Guard would b,
allowed " leave camp for that purpose, ~
II was contrary " military law and custom
Tho Coroner will probably telegraph The
Governor for permission 10 call In mem.
bors OF the National Guard as witnesses.
Tho entire city appears ~ DO very bttcl
agalnat tho military and some OF the quar-
ry-omera particularly II. NJ, Singer, and
threats arc freely made OF burning his prop
erty and hanging him Threats OF hanging
arc also made against Colonel Bennett
Lieutenant ~ Clair, Doputy.Shorh PottoI
and AdJutant- General Vance.
II N doubted very much whether mon car
bo procured In this vicinity 10 work In IN,
quarros for fear OF tho violent element
who threaten 10 burn their houses, ant
poison tholr cows aud pigs, which threats
In number Of Instances, have boon pu
Into execution,
SrmS0riELD, ILL.,, May b,--ln reply B,
dispatches from Colonel Vance, Governor
oglesby sont tho following dispatch yes
torday afternoons
"arnIsGfIrLp, Ill, May l,.-Gonsrgl j. "
Vance, lcmQnL III Your telegram has boei
received, I regret 70 learn thcro wa
necessity for oaa Of llf0 nc Lemon
this morning Ia ordering tho shorlr t,
execute the law In Cook County, Aal
Colonol llennott 10 mako u written report o
the affair aA soon ~ he can, lio Will hold h
command nt Lomont ana act undor lnatruo
ti0na from the sheriff untll further orders
Soc that the troops aro well provided for In ~
ronpo0ta, You viii romaln With them unit
further orders, II, j, OdLrAnr,"