Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-03
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. RIOTOUS MILL HANDS. Enforcing Their De-
 mands By Violence. THE UTES ON THE WARPATH. Grant At Work On His Memoirs.
 AWFUL SCENE AT A FUNERAL. New Orleans To Have An
 other Exposition.
AWFUL SCENE AT A FUNERA
RIOTOUs WIRE MILL STRIKERS

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 Running Things With a High Hand
 at Cleveland.
 CLEVELAND, July 2.-With the exception
 of eight hundred wire mill employees joining
 the strikers last night nothing of interest in
 connection with the strike of iron workers at
 the Cleveland rolling mills took place last
 evening. This morning, however, all was
 excitement in the Eighteenth ward, where
 the mills are located. At o'clock the day turn of the wire mill appeared in full force. Wire street was packed with strikers, who were anxious to fight. They displayed knives and revolvers, but assaulted no one. About 7 o'clock teamster employed at the l mills attempted to drive through the crowd to the mill, but was forced back, whereupon he struck one of the strikers with his whip | and started up his horses Hun l dreds of stones, bricks and clubs l were hurled after him, one of the l missiles striking him on the head and | knocking him senseless. Shortly after g o'clock large body of the strikers marched l to the rolling mill yard, tore down the gate, | filed into the mill and compelled those still at work to stop. John Howells refused to ! quit and 8 shower of bricks and clubs were thrown at him. A brick struck him on the head, inficting severe scalp wound. At o'clock messenger was sent to the Seventh precinct station for detachment of police. At II o'clock this morning @ man named Harrington told the striking mill hands that he was going back to work. He was seized by brawny fellow, who threw him from the Connoton railway bridge, breaking his leg and otherwise seriously injuring him. At this hour-3 p. ma procession of fifteen hundred is on the way to the Fourteenth ard yz1bn hTaT of tbn md roll ing mill company's works is located and se- rious trouble is expected when they arrive. Superintendent Walker of the rolling mills has offered the men the wages they received before they struck if they would return to work, but they refused to do so, demanding a twenty five per cent. increase.
 The strike grows more threatening. The mill grounds swarmed with men all day coaxing and forcing the workers. This after noon they compelled every man that came in sight to quit work. Some attempted to es- cape into the mills and were followed with a shower of bricks, stones and pieces of iron. Several of these missiles inflicted sight
 Reed mills the fires in the
 boiler rooms were put out and the engineers forced to leave. The engineer in another department refused to leave, but the threats of the strikers induced him to go. It was reported this evening that Oupor1nG0nu0nG Wdlh0T AdO agreed LO Te- store the men at the old wages, but they were now so thoroughly aroused that they refused to return at less than twenty-five per cent.
 increase and two weeks pay in advance, but
 of course the company will not yield to such
 a demand. The crowds were dispersed by
 the police this evening, but numerous threats of violence were heard as they began
 to leave. A mass meeting has been
 arranged for tomorrow. An extra detach-
 ment of police has been sent to the scene and
 no fresh outbreak is anticipated tonight,
 but the most serious apprehension is felt re-
 garding the result of the meeting tomorrow. The strikers now number four thousand and
 most of them are the imported stock of three
 years ago who took the places of the men
 then on strike and are men of desperate
 character, being mostly vicious foreigners.
 CHICAGO July 2.-No attempt was made
 to-day by the West Division railway to
 bring out cars. It is stated that the com-
 pany is engaging new men and when they
 have enough will put all their lines in opera
 tion simultaneously. The strikers are pre-
 pared to meet any move of the company To-
 night there are no signs of weakening on eith-
 er side. A meeting attended by five thousand
 citizens was held at Randolph street, Market
 Square, this evening. Congressman Lawlor and others spoke. The sentiment of the audience was in favor of the strikers. It is learned at midnight that the police are
 making preparations to protect the property of the street car company and that a deter mined effort will be made at six o'clock to- morrow morning to start out cars on all the avenues. It is feared that if this is done blood will be shed as the strikers are deter mined that no shall be run before g compromisa is reached