The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-01-15
A ROBUST AND BLOODY RIOT.
All Sorts OF Weapons Used and Many
Persons Injured.
A killing at New wOrleans-CriminaiN Notes
from Greenviiie-A Lynehing In Ken
tucky-wm, Jossy Bonded-Ex-
tIaditsd TO Arkansas.
"A MURDER IN THE PANHANDLE,
Sensational Strike News.

Sensational Strike News.
CHICAGO, Jan. l3.-All trains ON the
| Chicago & Western Indiana Belt road
are moving as usual to-day, tho places
of the striking engineers having been
supplied.
AN INDIANA LABOR RIOT.
A report has reached this city
that strike ls in progress at divers
Chilled Plow works at South Bend,
Indiana, in which nearly 500 men work.
A riot is said to have occurred this
morning and that six men were killed.
The militia has been called out. Tele-
grams sent out fro IN here bring no de-
tails thus far.
IT WAS 4 REAL RIOT.
SOUTH BEND, IND., Jan. l3.-The cause
of this mornings riot was that the mill
men who struck last night, and who are
mostly Poles, to-day marched to the
plow works in body and compelled all
| employees to stop work. riot ensuod
and number OF shots were exchanged,
and several were frightiully
not as yet known whether
any were fatally shot or injured. Busi-
ness is suspended and the excitement is
| intense.
TIMID SHERIFF..
| INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. l3.-This morn
ing Gov. Gray received telegram from
George Rockstrap, sheriff Of st. Joseph
county, saying:
| ave are having riot in South Bend
this morning. Shooting and clubbing
is going on and human life is in danger.
| Will you please send military COM
pany, as we are utterly powerless."
| Gov. Gray thought that as Rockstrap
was new man he might have become
unduly anxious, and declined to act un-
Gray thinks the local authorities able to
cope with the situation, as he is at pres
| ent advised of it.
f, OLD VETS. TO THE FRONT.
SOUTH BEND, Jan. l3.-Yesterday
the employees of the Oil
yer Chilled Plow works
struck for higher wages and compelled
all men to quit. AT an early hour this
morning 200 congregated in front of the
gate and would not allow any to enter.
Those who tried to enter were beaten
about the head and body. Officer Kel-
ley, while trying to maintain quiet, was
shot through the scalp and badly
'ounded. Capt. Ed. Nicar attempted
70 so into the office and
~
vas badly hurt about the head.
lie entered and locked the door and was
Iheld prisoner in the Office, his only
means of communication being by tele-
phone to the city. The veteran guards
ofthe grand army of the republic mus
tered out men to rescue Capt. Nicar,
who is a member of the guards. Sherit1
Rockstrap empowered them to act as
state militia to preserve the peace and
to disperse the strikers. On
hearing this some of the strikers left.
FULLER DETAILS.
Last evening, between and IL, .
O'Clock about 200 grinders in
the Oliver Chilled Plow works,
struck, and arming themselves with
other departments of the factory and
forced the other employees to quit work.
Where the men refused to quit, they
were attacked and brutally beaten.
They cut the belts, and finally went to
the engine room and forced Engineer
Roberts to shut down. Previous to this
demonstration the superintendent OF
the works told these grinders, who are
principally Poles, with few Hungar-
ians, that if they had any grievances, to
place them in writing and appoint
committee to present them and they
would be considered. They refused to
do this. The moulders, who were dis
, satisfied, agreed to do this last evening
when they quit work; This morning
before daylight, several hundred of the
Poles gathered on the streets at and
near the gates. When the superin-
tendent came, they refused to allow him
any an Of the workmen from entering.
They also stationed guards at the doors
of the office to prevent any officer from
entering. The first of these to arrive
| n n
up the steps, and while crowding
through them to the door he was struck
with a club from behind, and as he
turned to defend himself other blows
, with clubs were showered upon his
head, cutting deep gashes. he was
+, also cut on the wrist. The first reports
were that he had been killed, but while
severely bruised, he was only danger
ously wounded. He succeeded in get.
ting into the office, Mr.. Keller anc
D Mai. Woldsmith defending him, and
= themselves being severely hurt. Once
? in, he and one otfice-boy, named Bur
ner, held the mob at bay until the Vet
eran Guards came to their rescue, hay
B ing been ordered out by the sheriff
4 succeeded in beating the gate open.
: David Gard, the gate-keeper, was
probably fatally injured.
;, August conquest, a young Swede WIN
x refused to strike, was made to run th'
= gauntlet between two rows OF Poles
who beat him insensible with clubs.
A man, name unknown, had shoul
3 dor broken.
John Dunsbroski, a watchman, wa
s badly beaten. :.
: A dozen others were severely in
9 jured.
! These men being disposed of, the mo
l had the works at their mercy, and unit
n the veteran guards arrived, put in thei
Y time destroying property to the exten
a of several thousand dollars.
: At present all is quiet. but there
f danger of an outbreak at any time
s Guards are patro,ing the place.
= MILITIA TO THE FRONT.
t ELKHART, IND, Jan. i3.-!n respons
n to orders from Coy. Gray, the ElkhaI al
Veteran Guards left this morning fo
South Bend, to assist in suppressing Tn
riot there.