Daily Republican., 1885-07-16
The Strikers.
THE ECLEvEz.AND POLICE KNOCK
as MEN IsSENSHB
FATALLY INJURED.
+, 900 n 4 N IN Il Z.

spirit of the rolling mill strikers, W whicl L
the authorities were led to believe had
been subdned, broke out afresh this af
ternoon with increased VIOLENCE and
most serious consequences. During the
afternoon large and enthusiastic meet.
ing was held in the Eighteenth ward
end at O'Clock the workmen started
for the nils. They lad given Io warn.
ing that they were bent on mischief,
tue wicked looking clubs they carried
6 nd their subdued matterings
giving evidence that there was trouble
ahead. AL the loafers lettering near
, the meeting joined the ranks of the
strikers, and before they had reached
the mills over /, 200 men were in line.
The police early received word of the
warlike movement, and sixty officers
were stationed at the gates of the plate
imili, toward which the column was
headed. Deputy Superintendent Nc.
mahon and Sergeant John Dunn were
in command. The officers left the gate
and marched to raeet the strikers ON
litna street. The first skirmish then
occurred, the strikers hurling chunks
of cinder at the pelice. Deputy Nc
b1ahon gave the order to fall back, and
the leader of the strikers he said,
What do you want 2" We want
Ito get in and drive these men out who
ars working" came the reply. The
Deputy told them that very few men
W sre at work. He advised the strikers
to attempt no violence, telling them he
would not be responsible for the con-
Sc eauences if they did. During this
talk shower of stones was falling
around the police, but no one was hurt.
Whom the parley WAS ended tie strik-
ers said they had come to clean ont the
mill, and they would do it. The next
mon ent they moved on the police with
a rush. The officers held their ground
bravely, and througha a perfect STORM of
iron, stones and cinJer, they charged
the 9riossrs. The struggle was short and
shaTp The police haAdled their clubs
with startling effect The strikers were
cll,bbed to the right and left, and blood
flowed freely. 1t wac a battle against
tremendous odds. but the police never
fal Jared and inGh by inch they drove the
foreigners before them. The strikers
yelled like demons, The street over
which the officers passed was covered
with the bodies OF insensible mon with
bruised and broken 1esds. At last, after
retreatiDg slowly for quarter Of m lie
the strikers broke and ran. The police
meanwhile followed and the clubs of
heads of stragglers every blow bring
ing q man TO the g"opnd.
After driving ths strikers bAlf mile
ard patting them aSeotually 70 fight,
the police gave up ne chase. Thirty
fve strikers lay upon the ground, over
which the squad retracei their steps,
ana many more who were slightly in
I lure1 had escaped, being assisted by
their wives and sweethea-ts. Those
who could not get away were more or
less seriously iniared Some had bro
ken skulls and others had sea wounds.
but all were clubbed to i1sensibility.
Policeman Ma1aelman received two
severe cuts on his head patrolman
Caldwell's scalp was cut patrolman
wait was struck on the forehead and
patrolman Reese on the wrist patrol
man Eckert was cut over the eve and
patrolman lies on the head.
ThlS was the extent OF the ofiic,r.'
injuries. Ma1zelmap, who was worse
hurt, was car-ied home in carriage.
Seven of the strikers were arrested.
Tdey are Thomas Sanders, Char les Doo-
little, Joseph Pol oc1, John Lyons,
Joseph Malkeska, John Wilskofska
and Michael Kobock. The three last
named are badly injured and expected
to die befors morning.
Nothing but praise of the conduct of
the officers is heard. Some of the
strikers We're armed with big and mur-
derous Looking cl;,bs. The officers
fought only With their clubs and not a
shot was hred.
fAE MICHIGAN STRIKE.
EASE SAGINAW, Mich, july ID
There was practically no change to-day
In the situation, which has resolved
Itself simply into n question of en-
1urance between strikers and mill.
owners. The mills of Whitney &
Bachelor and Hamilton ,McClure& Co.
down the river, are running. Wiggips'
tooger Il Co. started their salt block
his morning, and will start their mill
o i4orrow. q number of other mann
Iactarers are also getting ready to re-
'ane work. A large meeting OF ope.
'afors was he'd this morning and was
addressed by Represen ative Barry and
'taers. The remarks of the speakers
we're OF the usual tenor, save that
moderation and submission to the law
we're counseled.
PEACE AT BAY CITY.
BAY ClaY, Mich, July 15:-At the
VI dad ison Park meeting last night the
'peakers advised the strikers to retire
o men ZONES pe2ceably and quietly,
ma to remain there, avoiding larpa
and to hold no moe
'ublic meetings. Blinn, tie leader he-
anne very pacific. Troops have arrived
mo are quartered in the city. The
trikers are Caiet. Subscriptions are
'sin2 taken up aud considerable money
'uu provlsioos have been raised to as
ls' them 10 stand a siege in case of A
'rotracted strike. Both sides seem to
10 settlIhg down for contest of en-
lnranCe.
A large body 0. strikers, intending
Q march to West Bay City, were met
y the Sheriff and ordered TO disperse.
dost OF them went over the river in
quads. III
SUCCESSFUL g. sroM HOUSE srgys
ERS.
BOSTON, July lj.-A large nunber
" custom house laborers won a victory
'ver me government to day. The an.
'ropriation having been exhauste., H..
ere the end OF June, cnstom house am
'loyees were left without pay for the
honth, and the result was thai the
aoorers struck. To- day an order came,
rom Washington to pay them from what
'ver innds were on hand, and they re-
urned to work.
IDLE IOWA MINERS
COLUMBUS, o., July 15.--Aav,ces
rom The Perry County ooal fields rens
esent matters TO be in had conditian
n .ne vicinity OF Corning, year ago a
% %ourisuing town in the heart of the
oaA region. The dullness, dating from
ue closing OF the Ohio Central Goa
uines, nearly year ago, has steadily
e"o,,ssS DS long litigation. On the