The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-12-30
SERIOUS RELIGIOUS RIOT.
A Grave Situation of Affairs
at Detroit.
A II LICE vICTORv
The Disturbers Suppressed, but More
Trouble Feared at Any
Moment.

DETROIT December 26.-A serious ont.
break among the Polish parishioners oc.
currod in front of st. Albertus' Catholic
church Yesterday morning which was
finall, queled by thu police. One of the
rioters was shot dead. Fully six thousand
persons were in the mob, including women
and children. 1t was feared the most
trouble would ensue to-day, and one hun
dred police were dispatche to the scene
large crowd assembled in front Of the
church. but were dispersed without doing
any damage.
THE TROUBLE RENEWED.
Early this morning the Polish Catholics
OF st. Albertus Church gathered about the
hniding. but dispersed without doing any
damage. Later in the morning a crowd
once more began to come together and by
10 O'Clock fully 1000 people had gathered
around the church. They were quiet and
orderly except when John Leemkie was TO
be seen and then he was hooted and jeered
About III clock the crowd started on u
run towards the grocery OF Thomas Zeol-
towski, the latter being the leading spirit in
the opposition to Father Kalasinski. and
the feeling against him has been very bitter.
The crowd reached the grocery in advance
OF the police. and found it baricaded. Zeol.
towski appeared at his upper window with
Il shotgun and fired twice at the crowd to
frighten them away. 1t had a contrary
effect, and the windows were crushed in
immediately with bricks, stones and frozen
mud.
THE UPROAR WAS DEAFENING
and was only slightly abated when the
police arrived. just before noon a brick
went through the hat of Sergeant Nolan.
When he ordered a section Of the crowd to
dlsperse patrolman attempted to arrest
the man who threw it. and was fioored
with a snow shovel The crowd became
massed at this point, and it was only after
Il hard fight that the police extricated
themselves and the third prisoner they had
captured Three Others were arrested later.
The pollcs seem unable to disperse the
crowd winch exhibits a spirit of defiance
and answers all orders with jeers and
shouts. Word was received at 2 o'clock
that the crowd had not yet been driven
away. Superintendent of Police Pittman
is massing his men and expects to
prevent all further trouble. This morning
Colonel Larned was retained to defend
those who were arrested for last nights
murder. He went to Lemekit's house to
investigate. He was accompanied by John
Wagner, who is very unpopular with the
Poles. On their return they were assaulted
with all kinds Of missiles, and Colonel
Larned was hit on the forehead and
knocked SeHSelesS by a stone. Ills heaVy
beaver ,ur hat saved his life, as the stone
hit there and cut his forehead below the
concussion beng weakened by it's fur. He
is doing well.
$40 p. m.-The mob is still defying the
police, who have not yet been able TO dis
perse them.
The WORK OF THE POLICE.
When driven from the street the mob in
variably congregated upon another, leav-
ing the police to do their work over again.
This continued throughout the afternoon
and it was nearly dark before the people
finally dispersed All the saloons on the
east side have been ordered closed until
the difficulties are settled. 1t is the inten-
ton of the police to use every, effort to
uuell the disturbance. The situation has
become precarnus and trouble is expected
at any moment. 1t is stated that Bishop
Borgess. is convinced that the deposed
priest. Father KnIasil ski is melting these
disturbances and under no circumstances
will he allow the priest to be re-instated.
The bishops secretary says that all the
trouble has been traced directly to Father
X ola~t ski, whom he considers the origin
ator of all the different moves OF the
rioters.