The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-09
The Cleveland Poles Getting Ratified.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 9-Up to 1880
o'clock Wednesday morning there were no
new developments in the iron-workers'
strike. The Union Steel Screw works.
Tuesday night announced their inten tion Of
resuming operations in the morning, and
there were few men scattered around the
works, but the strikers had made no
effort to stop them. However, pro-
cession of strikers left the corner of Hamm
street and Broadway about IL y. m. for
Newburg On arriving they made great
deal of noise, but did not offer To do any
damage to life or property
Ward Fourteen is now becoming the prin-
cipal campus and headquarters of the
strikers A large field near the corner of
Broadway and Hamm streets was the scene
Of a mass meeting at IL a m, where a
| crimson flag was Haunted. Four hundred
Poles arrived from the south side and joined
the trikers A large number of
the men Tuesday obtained work from a
street contractor, and Wednesday morning
entered upon their duties A delegation of
strikers called on them shortly after, however
and compelled them to stop work and again
| Join the strike. Sheriff Dewstoe, who has
been sojourning at Flint, Mich, has been
| telegraphed to return Immediately, his pres
ence being desired In case of serious trouble.
| The police board is in continual special
session and swearing in special policemen
for service during the strike. The strikers
| seemed to be devoid Of leaders, and paraded
around the streets aimlessiy, starting for
some certain point and, perhaps, before
proceeding 100 yards, changed their minds
and going off in some other direction.
At $50 p m. everything was quiet, and
no further trouble was anticipated during
the day.
TURNING THEIR OWN GUNS ON THEM.
The strikers are well armed, many of them
having Smith & Wesson revolvers, which
were furnished them at half price two years
ago, by the mill owners, with which TO pro
| tect Themselves from strikers in whose pla ces
they were then working. They say they
will die before giving up, and declared thai
if interfered with by the police there will be
many dead policemen in town. The strikers
are a very ignorant lot, not more than one
quarter OF them being able to even under
stand the English language. They have be
come SO elatei at their recent sncceSs il
stopping the mills that they now labor unde
the impression that the city is at thei
mercy.
1t is reported that a leading communist
from Chicago is here advising the striker.
and misinterpreting the situation to tn
ignorant Poles and Bohemians to keep th,
trouble going, and thus add to the Nom
bership of the commune. The striker
openly declare that they will kill the re
porters of The Leader and Plain Dealer
they can find out who they are. About ~
special police have been sworn in.
Late in the afternoon meeting of promi
nent business men, presided over by tn
mayor, was called to discuss the best courst
to pursue with regard to the strike. 1t
now considered that the strike has asSume
very sericas nature No reporters wer
admitted to the meeting. as it was feared i
the fact that a meeting was being held, an
that the strike was so seriously regarded
the strikers would Immediately resort t
| desperate msasu