The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-05


which would probably have ended
had it not been for
the timely arrival Of squad OF fifty men
from the Twelfth street station under Capt.
O'DonnelL Upon sight of this reinforce
ment the mob quailed and fled precipitately
across the prairie
The police force on the ground was now
rapidly increased to IFS men, They were
drawn up in line and the streets in the vi
cinity were speedily cleared of the rioters.
A number of them were arrested and
lodged in the Twelfth street station. They
will be arraigned on charge of riot
A Pole namei Waddick, who was shot in
the groin, was found in saloon opposite
the factory. He was placed in a patrol
wagon and taken to his home at Seventeenth
street and Center avenue by five policemen
On the way the patrol was attacked by a
mob which endeavored to overturn the
wagon. Thereupon Officer Kayzer drew his
revolver and fired point-blank into the
crowd He aftarward said that be believed
he had killed his man.
After order had been restored the Nc.
Cormick employees were escorted from the
factory to their homes by detail of off,
marched silently down the black road" the
fugitives left their hiding places, gathered
into a rahble, and followed in the line OF
march shouting "Scab" at the men under
police protection, Women and girls Joined
iu abusing the non-union men. Sharp
edged stones were thrown, and one of these
CHANGED to strike an officer. Sorties were
then made and the rioters were thus kept at
bay
After the excitement was over the shop
keepers IN the vicinity unbarred their doors
and lighted up their windows
Contrary to the gloomy predictions in
dulged in by citizens after reading of the
riot at McCormick's reaper works, the stu
alton in the disturbed districts Tuesday was
one of comparative quiet The prompt ac-
ton of the police in effectually quelling
the riot seemed to have salutary effect on
the minds of the anarchists. The police
were on the alert Tuesday morning and
a company OF militia, was held in readiness
for any outbreak
The list of persons wounded in the riotous
attack on McCormick's reaper factory is
very difficult to obtain Mr.. Cyrus H. Nc
CorInick says that about forty shots were
fired, and that eight or ten Of the mob were
wounded 1t is impossible, however, to
learn tho names OF these, as they were borne
away from the scene Of conflict by their
comrades and the fact Of the injury care
fully concealed. The following are the
wounded so far as can be learned:
Joseph Vogtik, rioter, 4e2 West Seven
tenth street, shot In the left groin, proba
f.t pnI, n,.ir k,,I Iat
wound in thigh, not dangerous; - lyman,
rioter, wounded in back Of head and in
arm; Joseph Schuba, rioter, 3s3 Poplar
street; slightly wounded; August Neukopf,
rioter, shot and wounded by Officer Will
lam O'Brien; unknown rioter, shot by Off
Ger IAvser.
There was nothing alarming about the
situation, so far as the railroads were CON
cerned Tuesday morning The c., B. & g.
was receiving all the freight offered, which
was not large amount, and their men
were not molested A lot of strikers
gathered on Jefferson, near the Milwaukee
q st Paul old freight depot on Carroll
avenue, and We're appealing to transfers
coming that way with loaded wagons not to
deliver their loads to the company. Most of
them were turned back in this way A few
men were at work and were not molested,
save by the ieers Of the crowd. The switch
non are at their posts as usual A report
from the transfer house at Western avenue,
says that it is in the hands of the strikers
A gang OF the striking freight handlers
made an attempt early Tuesday morning to
take possession of the St Paul TRACKS at
Western avenue and blockade traffic. The
West Chicago avenue patrol service was
called to disperse the strikers, The situation
at the st Paul freight houses was I'M
changed Very little freight is moving
At the in and out houses of the Lake
Shore road full forces of handlers were at
work Tuesday morning The hands W, re
looking for an answer to their demands
from the company ut noon This Rock
Island houses were closed up. The imported
"scabs' to the number of twenty -five or
thirty were at work at the Wabash freight
house Tuesday morning under police pro
toction The coiupuhy paid on ali it. old
hands
At noon Tuesday the first move was made
among the switchmen in aid of the freight
handlers The switch-tenders on
the joint tracks of the Fort
Wayne and Alton and tho Burlington road
between Harrison and Polk streets stopped
and refused to handle cars loaded
by any but regular freight-han
oilers. Trouble was expected. A de
tail of police under Sergeant Kennedy, OF
the 18th street station, was ordered to the
spot at once and still other police were
Asked for
The lumbermen have sent a reply to the
demands of their men, stating that the con
dition Of the lumber trade will not admit Of
the concessions deman led Much capital
they say, has already teen Withdrawn froIa
the business because it is falling of on &C
count OF competition OF cheaper markets OF
Lake Michigan.
Quiet reigned generally all along tn,
lumber district Tuesday morning A very
large number of the men appeared at tn,
yards and mills, and expressed willing
mss to go to work but did not do so for tn,
reason that both they and their employer,
found they would not be allowed to worl
without molestation.
The nailers and sawyers employed in thu
box works in the lumber region made &
proposition to their employers to return t.
provided the nailers were paid y per cent
extra for over time and the sawyers 80 pei
cent extra This proposition was agreed to
Armour's, Swift's, Nelson Morris and al
the large packing houses at the Union stocl
yards have satisfactorily adjusted the diff
ferences with their employees, The Zig pack
ers met Monday in conference, and agrea {
upon uniform terms which were accepted
These terms are eight hours day with tel
hours pay for all employees receiving 5.
and less and nine hours pay for ali receiv
ing more than 81 The men are all at worl
as usual
The 100 and odd sarsage~m makers at Ar
mour's house, who went out Monday re
turned to go to to work Tuesday morning
but were not received, for the reason tina
the freight blockade is seriously injurin,
Mr.. Armour's shipments
The Cabinet makers union refused t.
agree to the proposition made by r. Roths
childs & Sons, furniture manufacturers t.
concede eight hours and grant 10 per cent
increase on day and piece-work, and conse
quently the employees find themselves In al
embarrassing position. Nearly all of then
are willing to accept the offer and return +
work, but are afraid to do SO as long as tn