The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-01-14
A SURE-EN0UGH Strike,
A War OF Wages at South Bend,
Indiana, Results in
A ROBUST AND BLOODY RIOT.
All Sorts Of Weapons Used and Many
Persons Injured.
Killing Mt New Orleans Criminal Notes
from Greenville--A Lynching in Ken
tueky-wm. Josey Bonded-Ex-
tradited to Arkansas.
A MURDER IN THE PANHANDLE.
Sensational Strike news.

Sensational Strike News.
CHICAGO, Jan. l3.-All trains on the
chicago x Western Indiana Belt road
are moving as usual to day, the places
'f the striking engineers having been
supplied.
AN INDIANA LABOR RIOT.
A report has reached this city
that strike is in progress at divers
Chilled Plow works at South Bend,
Indiana, in which nearly 800 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.
1T WAS A REAL RIOT.
SOUTH BEND, IND. Jan. 10 The cause
of this mornings riot Was that the mill
men who struck last night, and who are
mostly Poles, to-day marched to tile
plow works in body and compelled all
employees to stop work. A riot ensued
and number Of shots were exchanged,
and several were friybtiully
pounded and beaten. 1t il
not as yet known whether
any We're fatally shot or injured. Busi-
ness is suspended and the excitement is
intense.
ATIhID sHERIFF.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. l3.-This morn
Ing Gov. Gray received telegram from
George Rockstrap, sheriff of st. Joseph
county, saying:
I'VE are having riot in South Bend
this morning. Shooting and clubbing
ls going on and human lie is in danger.
VIII you please send military com
pany, as we are utterly powerless."
GOV. Gray thought that as Rockstrap
was a new man he might have become
unduly anxious, and declined To act un-
I'll ne had received further information.
Gray thinks tho local authorities able 10
cope with the situation, as he is at pres
ent advised of it,
old VETS. TO THE FRONT.
SOUTH BEND, Jan. by esterday
the employees of the Oil
yer Chilled Plow works
struck for higtrFr wages and compelled
all men to quit. AT an early hour this
morning 200 congregated in front of lho
gate and would not allow any to enter.
Those who tried to enter were beaten
about the head aud body. Officer Kel-
Icy, while trying to maintain quiet, was
shot through the scalp and badly
pounded. Capt. Ed. Nicar attempted
TO go into the Office and
they attacked him with clubs. He
was badly hurt about the head.
He entered and locked the door and was
held prisoner in the office, his only
means OF communication being hy teie-
phone to the city. The veteran guards
ofthe grand army of the republic mus
tered out men u rescue Capt. Nicar,
who is member OF he guards. She i'll
kockstrap empowered them to act a.
Stale militia To preserve the peace and
10 dlsperse the strikers On
hearing this some OF the strikers left.
FULLER DETAILS.
Last evening, between and :
O'Clock about 200 grinders In
the Oliver Chilled Plow works,
struck, aud arning themselves with
iron RODS and clubs, marched TO the
other departments Of the factory and
iorced the other employees To quit work.
Where the men refused TO nuit, thuv
were attacked and brutally beaten
They cut the bells, and finally went TO
tne eng ne 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 u few Hungsr
ians, that II they had any grievances, to
place them in writing and appoint a
committee to present them and they
would be considered. They refused tv
do this. The moniders, who were dis.
satisfied, agreed 10 do this last evening
when they quit work. This morning
before daylight, several hundred of the
roles gathered on the streets at and
near the gates. When the superin-
tendent came, they refused to allow him
10 go in, and also prevented
any OF the workmen from entering.
They also stationed guards at the doors
oi the ofhce TO prevent any officer from
entering. The first of these to arrive
was Capt Ed Nicar, who forced his way
up the steps, and while crowding
through them to tho door he was struck
WIN eluo from behind, and as he
turned TO defend himself other blows
Win cluDs were showered upon his
mead, 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 I'm get
ting into the office, MIR. Keller and
Mai Woldsmith defending him, and
themselves. being severely hurt. Once
IN, he and one ofiice-boy, named Bur-
ner, held the mob at bay until the Vet
eran Guards came TO their rescue, hav-
ing been ordered out by the sheriff.
In the meantime the mob
succeedt d In heating the gate open.
David Card, the gate-keeoer. was
probably fatally injured.
august fonquesl, ayoung Swede who
refused W strike, was made to run the
gaunllet between two rows of Poles,
VINO beat him insensible with clubs.
man, name unknown, had q shoul-
der broken.
John Dunsbroski, watchman, was
jured.
These men being disposed of, the moi
had the works at their mercy. and until
the veteran guards arrived, put In their
time destroying property TO the extent
oi several thousand dollars.
AT present all In quiet, but there IL
danger OF an outbreak at any time,
Guards are patroling the place.
MILITIA TO THE FRONT.
ELKHARr, led, Jan. 49, In response
10 orders from Gov. Gray, the Elkhart
Veteran Guards left this morning for
south Bend, to assist In suppressing the
riot there.
Murder In the Panhandle.