The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-05
SOLDIERS SHOOT STRIKERS
AN RESURRECTION IN ILLINOIS.
Striking ouarrymen at Lamont Organize
MObs and Assault the Troops Sent
Out to Preserve the Peace
A Bloody Sequel.

SPRINGFIELD, May 3.-Sheriff Haul
chett, of Cook county, telegrsphed the
governor tonight that he was unable to
control the strikers at Lemont and
asked for more troops. The governor
replied that if the occasion required it,
the acknowledgement might call out |
three additional companies and place |
them at his disposal. Trouble is feared |
at Lemont Gov. Oglesby left for Elk
han, Illinois, tonight.
A COLLISION.
CHICAGO, May 4.-Sheritf Haucdett, of
this city, has just received word from
| Lsm0nt that IN collision occurred be
tween tho troops and striking quarry
men at that town this morning and that
two. strikers were killed. Two companies
OF state troops went to LamOnt this
morning to guard the quarries there and
to enable non.striking men to resume
work. No details have yet been re-
ceived, The action Of the sheriff Of Wit
county, in releasing 20 strikers captured
by tho strOops near Joliet last Saturday,
ard who came from LgM0nt, ia assigned
as one OF the causes Of Jhs present out
break.
CAUSE or TIE COLLISION.
i 1913 %. El,-NRroe companies OF state
troops from Joliet left for Lamont and
Idisembarked az Excelsior stone quarry,
two miles south OF Lsmont. They were
thor advised that the strikers in large
numbers had mad0 gn assault upon
mon loading a canal boat With Stone g.
mile north Of Lem0ut. Proceeding to
. that point collision between the
q troops and tho strikers occurred there a
4 little before noon.
Tine evening Journals Lsmont special
saya about 1909 strikers assembled aL
thH depot here tbis morning with the iu-
81 tentiUn OF capturing tl8 mi,il,a, ~ any
came They afterwards went 10 Walk
y ors % Singers quMTies and routed
U tlem
S At $3.50 four companies Of militia and
4, p detachD9ut 81 battery arrived from
Joliet wi,h Con, Nance and Col Ben
y nett 10 Command They stopped 40 tht
d EXcaiFlUr quarry and ono company
% dcpl0ye3 as skirml hers Tho uiheI
four companies arc now marching DO th,
qu5trios, Wbara O. moo has oOUgreg3 cd
edge Ot town byB mob OF 30Iur 900 Ivy.
III uompauies-B, of Joliet, and g., OF
g Bloomington under command of Col
D. Bennett formed front, and charged M
, tus main street Win fNOd navOueJs
Company A, of Strcat0r, commanded b,
y Capt 50. Clair with q detachment o
a. Battery G, OF Joliet, formed the ughto.
! side street, and Company D, of O,
~ tsoa, commanded by Capt. Blanchard
l. The command to tOrwar
10 and charge bayono,s was given
, The mob, with wild hOoting AM
~ cheers, met the main front with club
)r and rocks. AS Che troops advance
". steadily tho mob gave way to the sid
- of tho street and hurled shower O
~ rocks at the troops aud one fired a shot
Col, Bennett ordered them to dispGrst
and number that refused were probet
a with bayoueta. One was stabbed ser
y, ously--a Pole, named GuinkOspy. Fal
10 ther up the street the mob roforms
and commenced hurllDg rocks and
~ detachment sent to dispense them
O. FIRED A VoLLEY
M ut them and they scattered at livel
- rate, Two mon were killed
eS named Andrew Stller and job
70. Quagga. The troops are nO'
Mt clearing the streets of bowling crowC
"a OF women and children. More troubl
~ is apprehended. The troops will OF
70, camp az Singers quarries. The tr ,oI
ar displayed the coolest bravery. 1t Is n
ra ported that woman and child wei
:, killed. A number of soldiers were badl
W, hurt with rocks. The following
mt OFFICIAL REPORT
W. from Adjutant- General Vance, has bee
sent 10 the governor:
Col. Bennett removed his comman
except one company, from Joliet TO Il
,rs mont, arriving about n. M, and foru
TO ing line south Of Lamont, Deput
Sheriff Potter conducted the troops in
80 Lamont, near the Alton depC
'ut where mob of from
of 20 1900 strikers wore congregate
"a They were commanded 10 dispense al
-" 20 TO their homes by Deputy Sher
es, Potter, but they would TIE strike
he rushed toward the troops, thrown
III stones. Mai. Hetlerman and ono or u
=. others were hit aud slightly wounde
oh' The air was full OF ones. In self-t
it'll Tense, the troops fired. Two strike
VIM were killed and several wounded. II
10, fore the troops fired a pistol was fr
'oi from "a house into the troops. Tho troo
lod nave passed on to their original dest
tho alton ut the Singer and Talcott qui
,tle ries. 4 great many po0plo arc Oh
- streets now, but quiet,
10" GEN, VANCE ARRIVES,
Adjutant- General Vance has arriyl
and made his headquarters at SINCE
.ss, quarry. The troops have just receiS
can their rations and are pitching tents.
~, is claimed that q woman was wound
AtNiuehNullN 0Al" tANN NNNNM Wv alN y 2
We der with a rock, seized his mus
,lus and he trippei her up. In falling 4
- Tell against the bayonet, The follow
.ui' is tull list of the
ent CASUALTIES:
late Jacob Kugawa, Pole, killed.
tho Henry Stilor, Pole, killed.
- Mrs. Lomash, hAyOnet wound,
I'M John Polish, bayOnot wound,
not AdOlph Miller, bayonet wound
too arm.
o., STRIKE AT DENVER.
Ioi DENVER, May. i,-Betwoen 400
lie 500 hands of the Denver u Rio Graz
new railway in this city and Salida W
, In out on strike this morning. They
mand the discharge of two oh
re- tionable Denver ioremen
the reinstatement of all
dozen recently discharged TO red
,erv the force. Inquiry among the strik
~, and officers fails to get further grI
that ances. The strikers threaten to stop
into trains except the mail train If
p I'm demands are not acceded
81 In three days. II il repoI
'n"i that the men at Gum
! be- Grand Junction and Salt Lake Pile
lder the strikers their support, aud will
ON out If necessary 10 carry their pc
The grievance Is generally regar
ther here az puerile, and little sympathy
yarn be accorded the strikers by the publ
kz's
are Much sickness-Court mt Henrietta
A a.