The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-05-05
BLOODSHED AT LAST.
ILLINOIS MILITIA FIRE ON A MOB OF
STRIKERS,
Killing Two of Them-1he Result Of tn
Strike in the Lemont Stone Quarries--
Intense Excitement at Scene
of the Trouble.

CHICAGO, May 5.-The following has been
received from the scene of the labor troubles
in Illinois:
LEMoNT, Ills, May AT IL o'clock not
less than 1000 men were In and around the
scenes Of the strike at the Lemont quarry,
and there were two companies of militia
from Joliet Up to this hour no trouble had
occurred, but it wasfsared conflict might
be precipitated.
The quarry owners assert that four-fifths
of the men express willingness to go to
work at sl.50 per day, but are deferred by
the other fifth, numbering some 200. The
latter about o'clock Monday morning made
the circuit of the boarding houses and COM
PEELED the men whom they had reason to
suppose were about to submit, to dress and
fall into line. As a result, there was no at
tempt made by any one to strike lick"
The crowd is good-natured thus far, but
the leaders appear determined, and the re-
lease of those arrested at Joliet by the
sheriff of Win county has had a strengthen
ing effect upon them.
Deputy Sheriffs Potter, Leibrault and
Nickerson are on the ground, and keep up as
constant communication as circumstances
will permit with Sheriff Hanchett
Bloodshed at Last.
CHICAGO, May 5-The Journal has the
following special from Lemont, his:
LEMoNT, Ills, May About 1000 strik.
ers assembled at the depot here Monday
morning with the intention of capturing the
militia if any came. They afterward went
to Walkers and Singers quarries and routed
them.
At $50 four companies of militia and a
detachment of battery c arrived from
Joliet, with Adjt Gen. Vance and Col
Bennett in command. They stopped at the
Excelsior quarry, and one company was de-
ployed as skirmishers The other three
companies were marched to the qusrries,
where the mob was congregated, to disperse
them The troops were met In
the edge Of town by a mob Of 800 Oh
400. Two companies. company B, Of
Joliet, and G, of Bloomington, under the
command of Col Bennett, formed at once
and charged up the main street with fixed
bayonets Company A, Of Streator, com
manded by Capt st. Clair, with detach
ment of battery c, of Joliet, formed on the
right on a side street. and company d, Of
Ottawa, commanded by Capt Blanchard
formed on the left on a side street, and thu
command Forward, charge bayonetsl" wa
given.
The mob, with wild hooting and cheering,
met the main front with clubs and stones.
As the troops advanced steadily the mol
gave way to the side of the street and hurled
a shower of stones at the troops, and on,
fired shot
Col Bennett ordered them to disperse
and number that refused were probet
with bayonets. One was stabbed seriously
"a Pole named Quinkofski
Farther up the street the mob REFORMED
and commenced hurting stones The de
tachmsnt sent to dispere them fired a voley
at them and they scattered at lively rate
Two rioters were killed, named Andrew Sti
ter and John Jugra-
The troops are now clearing the streets o
the bowling crowds of women and children
More trouble is apprehended. The troop
will encamp at Singers quarries
Deputy Sheriff Hanchett and Deputie
Liebrand and Nicholson, representing Sheriff
Hanchett, of Chicago were active in th
fight, and the troops displayed the coolies
r bravery. Col. Bennett led, and was as grit,
) as bull dog.
Mai. Heffernan was hit In the face with
, stJne There were no orders given to fire
The shooting was done by soldiers sent
3 disperse mobs who stoned them.
1t is reported that a woman and chill
were killed by a stray bullet passing throug
a house.
The town is wild with excitement
A number Of the soldiers were badly hui
| with stones