The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1885-07-24
A BATTLE WITH STRIKERS.


The Police of Cleveiand Encounter H.
strikers-The Result.
CLEVELAND, O., July 16.-The antici-
pated collision between the strikers and
police occurred yesterday afternoon at
four o'clock. A meeting Of the striking
iron workers was held at Newberg yester-
day afternoon and several reporters who
entered were savagely thrown out After
the meeting 700 men, mostly Poles and
Bohemians formed into line and marched
to the Plate mill, which was in operation.
The men in the Plate mill are not affected
by the reduction and were opposed TO
stopping work in the first place. They
were forced out by the foreigners and re-
NAMED idle until yesterday. The mob in
creased in numbers as it progressed, and
when it arrived at the mill it aggregated at
least 1000 men. The strikers were armed
with clubs studded with nails, pieces Of
iron and large stones. The fifty
policemen on duty were supplied with
maces twenty-five inches long, and with
self-acting revOlvers. They We're stationed
at the .Ema street entrance to the mill
yards. A picket fence fifteen feet high en-
closes the grounds. The gate was open
and near it were the police. 4Etna street
at this point is sixty feet wide, and Is
paved with cinders and Stag from the neigh
boring furnaces. Tbirty-four additional
policemen were scattered in the mill. Al
3:45 the patrolmen were ordered home to
rest, preparatory to going on duty at night
They started down Etna street and me,
the strikers. They turned and double
quicked it to the mill. They were
hooted and stoned by the strikers.
Deputy Superintendent Mcmahon gave the
order to fall in, and a line was formed about
thirty feet from the mill gate. The mob
approached, and Mcmahon asked what was
wanted One of the leaders replied thai
they were determined to close tine mill. The
police officers argued with them, but to nc
purpose. The men in the rear ranks began
to throw stones. There was considerable
hard talk, push forward and then a rush
The police advanced and the two force.
met The strikers threw stones. slags and
cinders, and fourished their clubs. The
policemen used their maces and drove the
strikers back inch by inch. The striker.
fell by the score and reeled away will
blood streaming down their faces. TheI
poured a terrific shower of stones, however
into the police, but could not use their club.
to any advantage Finally they fell bach
very rapidly. and the police seeing their op
pOrtunity. charged on run, yelling as they
went The whack Of their maces could bt
heard for long distances. Fallen striker:
lined Etna street and their wives anc
sweethearts bore them away as fast. a
possible. The mob broke and ran, but the
police kept up an untiring whack unit
every striker was driven out of sight of the
mill. The result of the battle was as fol
lows: PatroIman Manzelman, two deep cut.
on the head; Patrolman Caldwell, badly
cut on the head; Patroiman White, hit or
the head with club; Patr0lman Reese
struck on the wrist and badly injured
Patrolman Eckart, cut over the eye; Patrol
man lies, cut OH the head with piece of iron
Thirty-five strikers were lying on the grOunt
when the skirmish was brought to an end
but only seven of them were arrested. The
remainder were carried off the field by thei
| friends. The names of those arrested
were: Thomas Sanders. Charles DOolittle
James Mulkeska, John Weiskofska. JOSEPH
Pollock, Mike Kobeck and John Lyons
| Mulkeska and WeiskOfska will probably
die, while Kobeck is badly injured. The
fight lasted but five minutes. Gorsuch, the
Communist, who was arrested Monday, was
released on $4,000 bail, and it is said thai
he instigated the attack.