The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1886-11-05

ing i'm the procession, Winding their own
business, when attacked. In defending
themselves they got themselves into the
hands of Ames military police"
There are perhaps two hundred men
in the city to-day who can show scars rs
the result of this unheard-Of proceeding.
One very fortunate thing about 1t is that
there was no loss of life, although sever
al gentlemen are badly injured. The
democratic procession on Saturday night
marched over the route entirely unmo-
Tested. There was hardly an unpleasant
remark uttered by the republicans. The
contrast was certainly very great. From
the time the troop of 100 hOrsemen lead
Nicollet and Washington avenue to the
time the last torch bearer passed, there
was no cessation of ruiiianism. The
torch bearers were crowded into con-
tracted passage way on Washington ave-
nue.. When they reached democratic
headquarters they were met by mob
determined To break up the procession.
Stones were hurled, torches and brOoms
were forcibly taken from their bearers
and set on fire, men in line were dubbed
and had burning brOoms and lanterns
hurled at them, horses were pounded
with clubs, and their trappings torn off.
Trasparencies were pulled away from
their holders, and burned. Roman can
dies were set ablaZe and fired ut the
procession. This was the reception
which the magnificent pageant received
when it reached the principal thorough
fare of the city The ruflians were es-
pecially active when the Scandinavian
and coIored clubs appeared in sight.
Every available missile was hurled into
the procession.
The atrocities perpetrated by desper-
ate democrats were too numerous to
mention in detail. One of the most
brutal assaults occurred up near the
corner of Sixth and NIcollet. The Sixth
warders were going along. l.. l.. Wheel
ock was carryinga Mattson banner. The
gang rushed upon HIM saying, "G--
d the Swedes ~ In the fay mis-
siles were hurled, and Mr.. Wheelock' s
arm was broken. l.. III. Turner was
struck in the nose and fracture pro-
luced.
Down ut republican headquarters rot
ten eggs were the instruments employed.
Four men watching the parade from the
windows of Harrison Hall We're struck.
They were +. n. Armstrong, foreman of
the Diamond saw mill; j. j. Quehl, EN-
ployed by Davis X Co., butchers; Corne
Illus Donovan, employed by the Ashes
tos Stone company; William Advin with
the Robinson Stringham company.
These were all worklngmen.
A fierce attack was made on the Sixth
ward Swedish Republican club. The
sight of the Swedish flag seemed to par
ticuarIy enrage the bowling mob.
Take down that flag" they yelled, cor
we we will tear It down" A party of
the ruiians suddenly jumped into the
procession, and, seizing the Swedish col
parency was borne by the president of
the club. Mr.. Andrew Sandberg. vol
lev Of stones was hurled at him, several
of them hitting him IN the head. The
transparency was then torn down and
demolished. Mr.. n. p. Peterson was
pelted with tnrnIps. Street Commits
sioner Anderson, one of the officers of
the club, was likewise stoned and insul-
ted. The Swedes were highly indIg-
nant ut this insult to their nationality,
and declared that their command of
English was not sufficient to express
their opinion of the desperadoes. At
the corner of Sixth street and Hennepin
crowd of hoodlums were stationed
with long sticks, with which they de-
molished torches and transparencies by
the dozen. The moment that an at
tempt would be made TO capture them
they would dart back into the crowd
out of reach. In front of Rosander's sa-
loon large body of roughs had gath
cred, and on one of their sOrties into
the procession captured McGill trans
parency, which they demolished and
tranIbicd under foot. On one of the at
tacks of these ruflians a gentlemen from
the Sixth ward had a valuable watch
stolen from him.
| Ed. Stevens said at the lookup: "This
outrage will cost DR.. Ames one thou
sand votes in Minneapolis alone" A
large number of old soldiers were at
tackled. Said one of them: eff our old
soldiers had had guns we should have
shot those low rullians." The mob was
not confined to one portion of Washing
ton avenue, but were strung along the
avenues from democratic headquarters
to Third avenue south. The large
"JumbO" was the hOtbed of the rioters,
Keeping up the racket long after the pa
rade had been broken up. The racket
about the street was kept well sinto the
small hours. Night wassmade hideOus.
Every saloon was crowded with gangs
of half-drunken visitors, who howled
madly for Ames. If any body ventured
to murmur McGill he was made the OBJ
iect Of fresh attack, and even peo.
pie passing peacefully along the street
were insulted, the presumption being
that any man who walked straight and
went AZ though he was going somewhere
was McGill man and therefore leglt'
innate victim for more barbarity. The
police made not the slightest preten-
sions TO maintaining order, the rioters
following the bent of their own demon
alizing inclinations.
F. &. Lawrence, of the Second ward
club, was attacked on NicOllet avenue
lie was struck on the left temple with a
rock. Mr.. Lawrence says that there
were but few of the Second ward peO
pie who escaped uniniured. At mid
night il was heard that Aid. Lawrence
of the Eigth ward was seriously injured
and had To be taken home in hack
The Third ward club had large trans
parency about eight feet, and running
the length of the wagon. This was com