Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-06
A LULL IN LEM0NT'S WAR.
THE TROOPS CAMP ON A BLUFF
OVERLOOKING THE CITY.

Strilsers Stone a Foreman but the Day
MT marked by Another COntiiGt-Ehe
military Refuse to Attend the Coroner
Inquest-A Couple ofOfhcers Insuited.
LEMoNT, Ill, May 5.-The city was
sullenly silent this morning me troops
remained at their camp on the blum over
looking the city, having pitched their
tents for an indefinite stay. Tney are
nrettv well tired out. after three days hard
work of marching and pitching tents, and
the fighting OF Saturday and yesterday
The camp guard and picket line were es-
tablisbed last night. The camp was
aroused about . o'clock By the firing OF
fine gun of one of the pickets. who mad
ordered an intruder who was approach
inc the camp to halt. To-day groups OF
strikers appeared on the streets cOnVers-
ing in the Swedish and Bohemian IAN
g9fages and displaying some excitement.
Several of their number stoned the fore
man at work in one of the quarrles, ana
one of them was afterwards arrested by
fine CITY Marshal. Two officers who went
TO the telegraph office to telegraph for sup
plies for the troops, were subJectep 10
some insults by crowds but were not mo-
tested. The Coroner endeaYored TO secure
the presence of some of the soldiers at
the inquest, but the commander refused
to permit them to do so without an order
from the Governor.
THE JURY'S INVESTIGATIONS
The Coroner's jury acting in the case OF
the persons killed in the riot yesterday,
after hearing the testimony of two wit
nesses, relatives of the deceased. ADJOURN
ed to 10 O'Clock tomorrow. The wit
nesses being Poles the testimony
was very meagre, and, as it came from
an Interpreter. was considerably CARRIED.
The deputy sheriffs will testify tomorrow.
A dispatch received from the governor
by Adj. Gen. Vance in relation to
the military being allowed to TESTIFY must
have been adverse. as the CorOners
DEPUTY who went to the camp with sub
pRnas for the officers was politely re-
Quested to leave the grounds II he per-
sisted in serving the documents. There
was very little excitement here to-day,
although quite a crowd gathered in the
street in front at the time of the inquest.
DENVER AND RIO GRANDE TROUBLES.
DENVER, COL, May Especial dis
patches from Gunnison and Grand juno
tion state that promptly at O'Clock yes
terday morning, in obedience to lnstruc-
tions from headquarters at Denver, all the
members of the Knights of Labor in the
employ Of the Denver and Rio Grand
railroad quit work at Gunnison.
The round house and freight house
were closed and no freight trains allowed
t. leave the yard. All the shops at
Grand Junction were destroyed. At
Sahda the yards are flied with hundreds
OF loads of freight, which are not allowed
to move. Thirty engines are housed with
the fires drawn. The strikers are esti-
mated at 1000. Everything squiet along
the lire and no serious trouble is antici-
pated.
THE SITUATION AT DENVER.
In the city of Denver the strike of the
employees Of the Denver and Rio Grande
railway company has shown no new de-
veopments since yesterday. This morn
ing the men employed at Pueblo and Ala
mOsa Joined the strikers. The disafiiected
employees are all peaceable, but resolute.
All the property of the road has been
placed in the hands of the United States
Marshal. who has stationed a large num-
Der of deputies at all important points to
guard the company's property. All pas
senger trains are running as usual, but
need train men. Only one freight train
heft Che yard to-day.
NAIL WORKS SHUT DOWN.
LYNCHBBRG, VA, May 5.-The old Vir-
ginia nail works operating 40 cutters have
shut down on account of over production.
A large number of hands Of all classes
are out Of employment here.