Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-16
QUIET AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
No Disturbance Reported on Either
Side of the River at st. Louis.
The Presence of the Troops Having a
Good Effect Funeral of the
Victims.

night says:
The day has been one of absolute quiet.
General Reece, with his force increased
| by the seven additional companies, which
arrived last night and early this morning,
| has been enabled to Systematically cover
every strategic point in the city, and any
fear which may have been felt from the
| torch of the incendiary has almost entire
| ly ceased. AS matter of fact, the alarm
which premeated the city before the ar
rival of the troops seems very material
| ly lessened and it is now believed the
| worst is over.
| After making a tour of the city and
conversing with all classes of residents,
the impression Is conveyed that the ar
rival of troops was believed from the
first to be the only and natural outcome
as relief from the confessed inability of
the civil authorities to enforce order.
Many of the resident workingmen, al
! though classed among the strikers, e1
press satisfaction at the fact that the
| troops are in their midst. The soldiers
have not yet been compelled to do any
firing, and, unless the present quiet be-
lies the actual condition of affairs, the
| commanding officer expresses the belief
| that no actual demonstration will be re-
quired from the troops beyond that of
their presence until the existing difficult
ties have ended.
THE FUNErAL OF THE THREE VICTIMS.
of the tragedy of last Friday -Driscoll
Washington, and Boner- occurred this
morning from st. Patrick's Roman Cath
olic Church. mass was celebrated early
in the forenoon, and about $50 o'clock
the fuueral column proceeded to the
cemetery. Three hearses followed each
other, followed in turn by about fifteen
carriages and other cOnveyances. On the
sidewalk, fanking the carriages, were
about fifteen hundred Knights of Labor,
Knights of honor, and other labor organi-
cations, who marched in regular order,
proceeding in this way to the cemetery.
At the head of this body of marchers
was the mayor, the city clerk the chief of
police, and the twelve patrolnen who con-
stituted the entire protective force of the
city. A band of music preceded the labor
organizations and sounded funeral
dirge. The column marched by circui-
tous route from the church, keeping east
of the Relay Depot, where the main body
of the troops are stationed, until passing
by the front of The Green Tree House,
near which the tragedy occurred, and
proceeding out Broadway t o the ceme-
terry.
In the afternoon the funeral of Major
II. Buchanan and Mrs. Pfeffer, two other
victims occurred, the body of the latter
being taken to the city of St. Louis for
interment.
PRECAUTIONS.
Having received information that large
crowds of people from st. Louis contem-
cd 70 aSt 1,1r1
the day. General Reece issued peremp-
tory order to prevent anyone from cross
ing to this side of the river, either by the
bridge or river ferries, unless provided
with passes of the bridge company or
from the military. This was not to in
clude any through passengers ou the rail
way trains. 1t was believed that this would
would occasion no individual hardship,
and might prevent the city from being
overrun with irresponsible persons not to
be desired in view of the recent excite
ment. There was only one indignant pro-
test brought directly to the attention of
the commander of the troops during the
day. This was by citizen named Nc
Hugh, who accepted pass under protest,
and declared that he did not wish to be
restricted in any of his rights as free
American citizen. All others applying
for passes expressed no discomfort. The
order was issued only to cover Sunday.
Early in the morning an order was is
sued directing Colonel Smith and the
Eight Infantry to patrol that portion of
city lying between the Mississippi River
east to the main line of the railroad lead
ing to the bridge across the river, and
Lieutenant Colonel Culver and the Fifth
Infantry was ordered to patrol that sec
ton east of the relay depot. The speci-
fed orders of the officers are to disperse
all crowds of men, even in squads of two
or three, and in case of assault or resis-
tance to arrest the offenders and turn
them over to the Sheriff. In case of re-
sistance such as imperils the lives of the
troops or the public peace, they are au-
thorized to employ all the force at their
disposal. This is in strict compliance
with the written authority of the Sheriff
of st. Clair county.
NO TRAINS MOVING.
None of the roads centering here made
a serious effort to move trains to-day. Ar
rangemenss will be actively entered upon
tomorrow, when it is expected that fair
test will be made of the inclination of the
men to return to work when afforded pro-
lection. A determined effort will be made
to resume operations on the Belt Line
Road, which operates in connection with
the Wiggins ferry, landing cars at North
st. Louis and at warehouses along the
river. The stoppage of this railway for
the past two weeks has, more than any
thing else, created the existing freight
blockade at this point. The engineers on
this system claim to have been intimidat
ed by the strikers, and the company thus
for hora TO tha,r
The Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati and
indianapolis road sent out two large
trains to-day. Among those who availed
themselves of the privilege to-day were
three members of the General Executive
Committee of the Knights of Labor, who
desired to communicate with leading
members of the order in this city.