Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-21
THE LAWS GRIP.

City-Fatal Duel Between a Foilceih""
and II Socialist-Statc Troops flre Upon
Mob in Milwaukee, killing rive i"f
sons and Wounding Many.
CHICAGO, May 6.-The thousands OF
! strikers in the southwestern section OF lhe
city still persist in deiying the law. lhefe
were three outbreaks yesterday at the cor
ner OF Eighteenth street and Center ave-
nue., in which the police officers were SUD-
iectcd to a heavy fire OF bullets and stones
from ambuscade. Rosenfeld's drug
store was Quilted by the r4o.t
ers, and was the suplect u
several vicious attacks. The police from
the Twelfth and Human street stations
were busy all day and several very ugly
skirmishcs occurred. The police acted with
great forbcarance and discrimination, while
the rioters shielded themselves behind the
women. The latter proved very trouble
some, hindcring the attacks OF the police and
covering the retreats OF the strikers. Had
it not been for the women's presence the
police would undoubtedly have revengcd
themselves on the rioters. Smaller riots
took place in the same vicinity, as well as
in the northwestern section. On tie
north side several gangs OF workmen were
driven off.
The blood of the day was the desperate
encounter between Officer Madden and
John Lofielhardt, a Socialist. Madden
WAS shot through the left lung, and Loffel-
hardt received u bullet in his skull and an-
other n his groin. Both men may die.
The greatest among the sensations oil
yesterday was the Imprisonment OF August
Spies and his mountaineering confederates
and thesuppressiono OF the 1rbeiterZ eitung,
the Socialistic ryan. Ficlden, Schwab, Chris
Spies, and twenty-five others were arrested
and held for murder. a coroner's inquest
over the remains of Patrolman began re-
suited in a verdict duplicating the prison
ers in his death. They are held without
bail to await the action OF the grand jury.
Considerable dynamite and llcrexplosive
materials Mere. found in the .Arbeiter lei
1ung Office. Parsons, who was another OF
the speakers at the Desplaincs street meet
ing, can not be found by the police. His
wife, who has been arrested, says that he
Is in hiding.
Over S21, 600 has been subscribed for
the relief OF the police force. The report
comes from Milwaukee avenue that at
least one hundred residents OF that quar-
ter received wounds in Tuesday nights at
fray. The corrected list OF caSualtics is
summarized as follows: Killed, two;
wounded, sixty-nine.
During the afternoon Mayor Harrison
issued an order assuring the people OF the
ability OF the police to quell the disturb
ance. He advises the public not to loiter
about the streets or attend anarchist meet
ings.
The situation on the railroads is still
very bad. The most encouraging feature
is the attitude OF the s%witchmen, who have
resolved not to Interfere in the strike OF
the freight handlers. The property OF the
rna1s involved in thn ,prpSaOt turmoil is
guarded by officers. Thus far no serious
trouble has occurred.
Every department af the Pullman Car
~Company's Works, the Allen Paper Car
Wheel Works, the Union Foundry and the
Pullman Car Wheel Works, at Pullman,
Ill.,, was closed yesterday, and there are
now out about 5000 men. The LOO enl-
ploycs OF the Deering Harvester
.=E,VoEks, ct Deering, ILL.,. struck yes;
an increase OF twenty per cent. in
wages. The Milwaukee d. st. Paul freight
houses handled considerable freight ycster-
day, yet there were about one hundred
loaded wagons which were compelled to
return at night, being unable to secure
service. At all OF the other freight-houses
in the city work was practically at a
stand-still. The vessel interests in the city
are nearly paralyzed by the strikes.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May ebay View was
transformed into a battlefield yesterday
morning. At eight O'Clock the mob, 1000
strong, marched down on Bay View from
the city bearing a number OF red
flags. The militia, consisting Of the four
companies OF the Fourth Battalion
and the two GAINESVILLE companies, were
drawn up on the high ground inside
the fence facing to the northwest. AS the
mob reached the vicinity OF South Bay
street and Lincoln avenue the command
to fire was given, and all six companies
responded. The mob quickly dispersed
and fell back toward the city, leaving u
number of it's wounded members on the
ground.
AS 500 as the smoke had cleared away
the crowd could be seen flying in every di-
%rcction. but after five minutes the line re-
formed at a point out OF range of the
troops. Major Traumer ordered the gates
thrown open and the companies moved out
into the street and marched toward the
throng, crossing the bridge and forming IL
line across the roadway with the intention
OF repeating the fire. The crowd had in
the meantime turned and movcd.toward
st. Stanislaus' Church. The troops were
then withdrawn to within the gates and u
guard stationed on the bridges and at in
%tervals OF a few yards on thestreet in front
OF the works, to prevent people from pass
ing.
The latest list OF the killed and ounde
obtainable places the former at five and
the latter at thirty. Several OF the
wounded will probably die. Some OF the
bullets flew Very high and vent over on
South street. Franz kunkel was killed
while sitting in his own yard, nearly hall
a mile distant. Ruholski was standing
talking TO a small crowd just across the
road from kunkel's place when he was
shot and killed. Governor Rusk tel
egraphed Major Trrumer to fight the mob
, II 1T threatened the mills. and his orders
were strictly obeyed.
COLUMBUS, o., May 6.-Under orders
from the War Department 200 United
States troops left the Columbus barracks
t last night for Cincinnati to guard the Gov
eminent buildings in anticipation OF a riot
which may be caused by the strikers.
PHILADELPHIA, May 6.-General Master
workman powderly dcnounces the doiuys
OF the anarchists in Chicago, and saws they
: are deserving OF the s%evcrcst punishment.
. ne states that If any Knights OF Labor
nave taken part in the murderous worl,
lheH should be DrOmDtiy pxnallol rr,,, A.,