Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-05
STRIKERS FIGHT TROOPS.
TWO OF THE ELABORERS KILLED
AND MANY WOUNDED.

AND MANY WOUNDED.
A Woman and Child also Rumored to
Have Fauen-The Military Beaten
With Clubs and Boinbarded WITH
Bouiders-MOre Trouble Apprehended
by the Authorities.
LEMoNT, LII, May About 1000
strikers assembled at the depot here this
morning with the intention of capturing
the militia If any came. They afterwards
went to Walker and Singers quarries
and routed the men. At $3.50 O'Clock four
companies of militia and a de-
tachment of Battery G. arrived
from Joliet with Gen. Vance
and COL Bennett in command.
They stopped at the Excelsior quarry
and one company deployed as skirmish-
ers. The other three companies marched
to the quarries, where a mob was coa-
gregated. The troops were met in the
edge of the town by mob Of 800 or 400.
Two companies, B and G., under COM
maud of Col. Bennett, formed front and
charged up Main street with fixed bayo-s
nets. Company A. commanded by Cant. +
st. Clair, with a detachment of Battery G..
formed the right on a side street. and
Company ID, commanded by Capt. Blan-
ehard, formed the left on a side street,
and the order forward, charge bayo-
nets" was given. The mob, with
wild hoOting and cheering met
the main front with clubs and
rocks. AS the troops advanced steadily
the mob gave way 10 the side OF the street
and hurled a shower of rocks at the
troops, and one shot was fired from the
mob. Col. Bennett ordered them to dis
perse, and number that refused TO leave
fa1 tsttNb Aar
THE CASUALTIES.
One man, Pole, was seriously stabbed.
Further up the street the mob reformed
and commenced hurllng stones. The de-
tachment sent 20 disperse them fred a
voliey and the rioters scattered. Two
men named stiles and Quagra We're killed.
The troops cleared the streets Of
bowling women aud children.
More trouble is apprehended. The
troops VIII oncamp at Singers
quarries.' The militia displayed the cool. I
est bravery. 1t is reported that woman
and child were killed. A number of
soldiers were badly hurt by flying mis-
siles. The following official report nom
Adj Gen. Vance has been sent TO Gov.
Oglesby: "Col. Bennett removed his COM
mand, except one company, from Joliet
TO LemOnt, arriving at about . O'Clock
this morning, and forming a line south of
the troops into LemOnt. near the Alton
depot, where a mob Of about 500 or 1000
strikers were c0ngregated. They
were commanded to dispense and 90
to their houses by Deputy Sheriff
Potter, but they would not. The strikers
rushed towards the troops, throwing
stones. Maj. Hoverman and one or two
others were struck and slightly wounded.
The air was full OF stones. In self de-
fense the troops fired. Two strikers were
killed and several wounded. Before the
troops fired. pistol was fired from house
into the troops. The troops have passed
on to their original destination at
Singer and TalcotHs quarry. A great
many people are ON the streets now, but
are quiet"
COLLAPSE OF STRIKE.
MONTREAL. May 4.-The Grand Trunk
railway wOrkmen met to-day, nearly 1000
being present. They were addressed by
their leaders, and afterwards voted for q,
strike. The vote had no sooner been
taken, however, than the men commenced
TO stream into the open gates Of the
works, and the leaders called for another
vote. This was shown 10 be nearly unan-
imOus for a strike, but, nevertheless, the.
crowd moving towards the works grew
larger, and the chairman and leaders,
seeing that there was no hope, advised all
the men TO go In aud not sacrifice them-
selves for men who had weakened. The
strike, therefore, collapsed. A large
lorce OF police were within hail.
MINERS RESUME.
CoLLINsvfLLE, ILL, May 4.-The strik-
ing coal miners have given up the fight
and dispersed. A number of miners in
the Belevile district resumed operations
this morning, and it is understood that
some Of them are paying the price asked
for by the miners.
400 MEN GO OUT.
DENVER, May 4-Between 400 and 500
shop hands in this city and saiida, en-
ployes Of the Denver and Rio Grande
railroad company, went on a strike this
morning. They demand the discharge OF
two Objectionable Denver i0remen and tho
reinstatement Of about a dozen men.