Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1886-11-09

fefgusonS packing house, which Is to be their
barracks and headquarters during the time
they remain at the yards All seemed in
good spirits, TIE prevailing opinion being that
no active duty would be required, the moral
effect of their presence rendering a little in
nocent patrol duty amply sufficient to pre-
serve the peace and protect the property.
The First regiment carried their Gathng gun
along
The arrival of the militia at the scene Of
the strike caused but ripple of excitement
As the boys marched down Forty-third street
crowds lined the sidewalks and gazed at them
curlously. Some of the more turbulent of
the strikers sent up a few cat-callS and ieerS,
but aside from this there was no demouStra-
t1on. 1t Is estimated that the militia Will
cost the state at the rate of 81, $40 per ,iav.
There was considerable excitement but lit
tie violence at the stock yards Monday morn
ing. The deputy sheriffs aud Lake police
were patrolhnG about the houses and the
railroad tracks, dispensing all assemblages
and anticipating any attempts of crowds 10
gather. Outside the yards large crowds of
strikers had assembled in every avenue of
approach. Determined efforts were made TO
prevent men on their way to work from en-
Us t'AN 81 to- IANtl luN4iN ltAtItA " ib up
preached, whether known neirhb1r or
stranger was quickly surrounded and ques-
I0ned as 10 his intentions. Those who cam,
with dinner pals on their arms were set upon.
their pals taken from them, aud in many
ass severe beatings administered Few sue
2ee,ied IN running the gauntlet and gaining
access to the packing house except under pre-
tense of having other business than the kill
ing of cattle and hogs on hand
A great deal of excitement was created
about ,':a0 o'clock by an attack which was
made on one of the imported men who was
IN his way to work He was seen by two or
three men as he was passing along Halsted
street, between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
They gave chase. and soon a crowd of 100 OF
800 men were at the heels of the non-uniun
man, who ran down the tracks and escaped
among the many cars there
About O'Clock the crowd got more turbu-
lent and assaults on nOn-union men became
more frequent. One man who was on his
way to Fowler's packing house was inter-
tepteI while walking over n viaduct which
leads to the house Three or four men
picked him up and threw him over onto thu
ground below, distance of over thirty feet
He was very badly injured
Pat Collins and Mike Sullivan were brought
- the arruo,-v rolfca station ,l,,ri,,sr tn ,,,,
inc and CHARGED with assault Tba,- W,
arrested by Officer Nc(Iraw ami Elan
nigan of the Thi-tv-ffth street station
Ahont o'clock Henry Sbarn and William,
Oakley passed Tbirtv-eirhth and Iailr4l
streets on their way to work at Armnur-s
A crowd of over 200, the leaders of whom
are alleged to BE- Collins and Sullivan, at
tackled the two workingmen. Oakley was
almost killed, the assailants jUmpnr ol. him
and kicking him in a frIrhttul manner But
Tor the arrival of Officers Flanagan and No
Graw, who drove the crowd back at the
point Of their revolvers. the two men would
probably have lost their lives
For the assault on Yebtar. Michael Donna
hua anil Pat Daley were fined baariIv nv
Tnz+ioa Mech tn former. ,,,os ,sz,s-oi s.Sn
- - - stno ,IifI. -
+lfI 'lie lI'',i 'iiiiei' WHO a9siul,tl
haltenhach' had to pay 50 fine, Pat Col
Inns and Mike Sullivan, for beating Oakley
nd sharp, got fines OF 900 and $50 respect
lively. James TIallegan, salDonkeeper at
Laurel and Thirty-eighth streets charged