New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-12
BLOOD At MILWAUKEE,
Milwaukee Rioters Again Advance Upon
the Iron Mills with Mischiev-
OTIS Intent.
The Troops Fire Upon Them, Killing or
WOunding a Dozen of Their
Number.

MILWAUKEE, Special Telegram, May o.
Residents of the southern portion of the CITY
who were bestir early this morning noticed
the movement of great number of Polacks
who had participated in yesterdays riots at
Bay View, singly and pairs, making their
way toward the larger Polish church in
that section of the CITY, By $50 O'Clock
no less than 400 were here assembled
each bearing huge club, iron bar or some
other implement of warfare. The men were
formed into line, and at the order, forward.
march" proceeded in the direction of Bay
View, raising the cry as they went, sKil the
militia and burn the mills!" Being apprised
OF the mob's coming, Maj. Trauemer ordered
the four companies under his command from
inside the rolling mills enclosure. where they
= had been in camp during the night, and sta
toned them in the best position to check the
advancing mob
The encounter took place at 7:45 o'clock
this morning. The mob, 800 to 1000
strong, marched into Bay View street with
number of red flags. The militia, consisting
of the four companies of the Fourth battal-
ion and the two GAINESVILLE compa-
MES, were drawn up on high ground
inside the fences, facing to the
4ACA Cu W CSu ms Ul1C u1OU IcdCuCu UuC V1CIlllUy
of South Bay street and Lincoln avenue, the
command to ire was given and all six com
panies fired The mob quickly dispersed
and fell back toward the city, leaving a
number of its members lying wounded on
the ground.
THERE IS SOME CRITICISM
of the action of the troops in firing upon the
mob at Bay View this morning, and those
who were on the ground, as well as Gov.
Rusk and Adjt. Gen. Chapman, say the
troops were perfectly justified in firing:
1t does not change the situation to
say that the mob, which num-
bered nearly two thousand had no
intention of breaking into the rolling
mill yards, where the troops were, but
SIMPLY desired to show that they were not
inundated by the militia. The mayor and
governor issued proclamatiops yesterday
warning the people not to assemble on the
street and to refrain from all violent
demonstrations, and the militia had
no means of knowing what the in
tention of the mob was and could
wisely do nothing but fire. That innocent
people who were Shot down is the fault of
the innocent people, and not OF the militia
1t is simply impossible for the authorities to
induce lockers on to dispense The writer
saw the attempt made both yesterday and
to-day, before firing was done, to get
the citizens to disperse and separ-
= ate themselves from the mob,
but without success Women with their
children, to tho number of twenty or more,
were in the crowds purely as lockers on and
when it was suggested to them that the
militia had been ordered to fire they would
laugh at the idea. 1t fifty peaceable citizens
killed before tho tro TO- IL,
be because peaceable citizens allow morbid
curiosity to get the better of their Judgment
The rioters-or those of Polish nativity, at
least-returned to the city and proceeded to
:, the residence of Capt Borchardt, of the
Kosciusko guard, yesterdays firing having
been done by that company. The.sresidence
is complete wreck
ANOTHER MOB DISPERSED
The police under Second Lieut.. Burgess
and squad of detectives under First Lieut.
Riemer did splendid work at 10 o'clock this
\ morning in dispensing mob that had assem-
bled on the streets and sidewalks in front
of the Milwaukee Garden. The crowd was
first ordered to go to their homes but
they ridiculed the order The police
were then ordered to charge the crowd with
clubs drawn. Such hammering of heads
and backs as followed this order was never
before seen here. The squad, of detectives
who were lookers-on for a few moments
saw some of the mob start to draw fire.
arms, and they Immediately pounced
upon them and made a number of arrests
The crowd was completely cowed and soon
dispersed, not less than hundred carving
sore heads to their homes. Three companies
CT militia had been ordered to the
gardens, and soon after they arrived.
hoo 6n1 Inv tho
tour of the West side was
made, and another mob of socialists
at casino hall, dispersed. This ended the
trouble on the West side for the forenoon
At 2:3O in the afternoon Gov Rusk. who
was at the armory and the chief of police
j were notified that another immense crowd
OF Socialists and Polack rioters had assem-
sbled in the vicinity of Milwaukee garden.
and squad OF police and two companies OF
smllltla were ordered to the place.
AT THE GARDEN
Along State street and to the right OF Fif-
:Seenth and Sixteenth streets an immense
crowd assembled. The mayor and chief Of
police arrived On the scene soon after the
militia, and after reading the riot act to the
crowd III English and German, commanded
them to dlsrerse. This they would NOT do
although they moved off to safe distance
For more than tm7o hours the crowd re-
manned. Sometimes a volley of stones would
be hurled at the police, who were in ad-
vance, and they would reply with revolver
shots. Over twenty shots were fired, but as
Tar as: can be learned one was hurt but
womantwho was in the mob, she being str uck
i'm the leg by ballet AT 4 O'clock
the Light Horse Squadron reached fireplace,
and after that there was no more stone
throwing. Some of the ringleaders told the
mayor who remained ON the ground that if
The militia.were Withdrawn the crowd wogld
go to their homes. The troops were with
drawn and the crowd broke up. 1t is .es-
pected that more trouble will occur at this
point tomorrow, as it is the headquarters os
the socialists of the city. At the steckya ards
in the Aenomiaee valley small crowd
assembled this afternoon, intent on forcing
X the men in the yards to quit work. Word
~ that COmC2nV of o,1i1itia had haan sent oft