The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-17
CRACKED CRANfttMs.
ABOUT FIFTY CLEVELAND STRIKERS
PLACED HoRS De COMBAT.
A Wild Oh large on the Rolling Mills Re-
puIsed-The Mayors Life Threatenedii
The Saginaw Trouble - Incen-
dIarism-A Novel Agreement

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 17.-There was
great excitement here Thursday morning.
Wednesday nights collision with the police
authorities has infuriated the strikers, and
they threatened to take the lives OF
Mayor Gardner and other prominent
citizens. Careful preparations were
made for protecting life and prop
erty and for overawing the mob. II
Gorsuch, who has been admitted to ball,
delivers any wild harangues, or attempts to
lead the rioters, he will DO arrested at once,
and it is understood that if there is fresh
trouble several leaders in the strike will be
taken into custody and put under heavy
bonds until the excitement abates.
There is great Indignation over the alleged
recklessness and brutality of the police in
Wednesday nights collision. The citizens
claim that women and small boys were
dubbed unfortunately. An indignation
meeting is talked Of Superintendent Cole
man, of the Union rolling mill, says he will
get out warrants for policemen who dubbed
his men, who, the police claim thre stones.
None of the mills are running, the employees
being thoroughly terrorized.
The latest reports indicate that at least
| fifty strikers were badly hurt in the battle.
The wounds of one of the victims will prob
ably prove fatal Half dozen police Off
GERS were battered up by flying missiles
| Although several hundred men participated
in the hot skirmish, not shot was fired.
| The police men used their clubs freely, and
the strikers contentei themselves with
| stones and other missiles.
| The riot Wednesday was a surprise and
was caused by mob of the strikers
| making charge on the rolling
| mills. About 100 policemen were al
once hurried to the scene AMI met the mol
Just inside tho gates of the mill yards.
Deputy Superintendent Mcmahon, IN
charge of the police, endeavored tC
pacify the mob with the warning
that they would surely be beaten and many
get hurt, and perhaps killed; but he wa:
run over and an entrance made INTO the
yards by the now Infatuated mob He al
once ordered his men to charge" and q
terrific hand to hand fight took place, which
lastel about ten minutes, aud In which
clubs stones and polcemen's sticks wer
thick as hailstones Broken heads, nose
and black eyes wore too numerous to count
| Dub Only OHo Iidn NdS itlttiiN ihluioN -
was a Bohemian and refused TO give hi
name A dozen or moro wore locked up
though badly wounded. Two officers wer,
badly cut about the head and face, an,
, nearly all the officers received bruises. Tn
, riotors dispersed in every direction, and
, was thought the lesson taught them Wi
be so wholesome as to prevent similar oc
, currence in the near future, at least
EAST SAGINAW, Mich, July 17-Ther
seems to be no change in the outlook an
the prospect for speedy settlement of ii
trouble seems as far off as ever. The street
are deserted, it being query where the stril
. ers keep themselves. 4 number of striker
; are ready TO go to work at the South Sa!
o NAV mills, but are persuaded by the otb'
Q strikers to refrain The men still cry ~Tg
@ hours. or no sawdust" and the mill-owne
o reiterate, Eleven hours, or no -four
/ The Alpena company arrived, Thursda
o morning and are stationed at Saginaw Cit
The Pinkerton men are still here A squs
of them is at Persons mill, but no mon a
present to start up.