The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-01-16
LABOR RIOTS IN INDIANA.
The South Bend Poles Anxious to Re-
turn to Work at the Old Wages.
The Railway Brakemen Still in Full Posses
sion at Fort Wayne and the Roads Tn
able to Move Their Freights.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH BEND.
The Poles Wish to Return TO Work at the
Wages They Refused.

The Poles Wish to Return TO Work at the
Wages They Refused.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
South BEND, Ind, Jan. 15.-The situation at
The Oliver Chilled Plow Works has changed
The Poles who precipitated the riot and did so
much damage are now asking to return to work
at the wages against which they struck The
works are still closed, and there is a militia
guard, as there has been since Tuesday. The
Tribunes account of the riot has the following:
An inspection of the clubs and weapons taken
away from the mob by the soldiers gives an idea
of the desperate character Of the rioters. They
sre stacked up in one of the Offices at the works.
and are an ugly looking collection OF tools. Iney
consist of thirty clubs, seven OF them oelng
heavy rods and bars of iron. Among them IS a
moIder's spade, which, has been cut with an axe
in the shape of a sharp 'tomahawk, dow
from which would split mans head open.
The others are heavy wooden clubs OF various
shapes and sizes, the most OF them Delng
made especially for n fight. having handles TO
Them. One of the clubs weighs about twenty
pounds and would take powerful man to weld
It TO any advantage. TO have seen these frenzled
Poles. as they ran wildly about yesterday morn
ing. brandishing these clubs, one would have
thought that no militia could terrify them; but
their bravery soon melted away, IN the lace OF
the muskets that did service in 6l
1t is impossible to compute the amount OF dam
age to property with any degree of accuracy at
this writing The extent of the destruction.
however is much greater than those who have
not visited the works imagine. Much OF the
damage done can hardly be estimated at money
valuation In the foundry many valu-
able holdings all in readiness for pour
ing were destroyed. as We're also
large numbers of the plaster-of- paris
patterns The destruction of property In the
warerooms is probably greater, however, than In
any other department. of the works. Here hun
dreds of plows and plow points, all ready Tor
shipment are ruined The striking rioters invaG-
ed the warerooms at the east end and marched
through to the other end, destroying property
unfortunately as they passed through. Armed
with iron bars and hammers they smashed
plows, broke the plow handles, and knocked out
the windows on their way The mold BOARD,
which a the most important part OF pillow, is
broken on several hundred of the plows Broken
plow points by the hundred are scattered over
the floor and about two hundred windows In
the warehouse, which is divided into four de-
partments, are entirely broken out
The gate keepers Office is also badly demo
ished The strikers mashed in the windows and
pulled out the stove. which they also demolished
The timebook. which was in the Office. at the
time the mob had possession Of the works. was
rescued by a small boy who went into the office
during the excitement, seized it and ran away
GLIDING several of the rioters who tried to stoI
him. The name of the little fellow is not known
but he was thought to be ason of the gate-keeper
The hose and other fire appurtenances were alsC
DESTROYED so that the works would be totally
without protection in case they chose to fire the
buildings. a brick was thrown through the
Office window which also smashed the frosted
glass over the counter of the cashiers Office.