The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-12
in groups all over the city, and still deter
mined to have revenge for Fridays mas
sacre Public sentiment is running high

attempts to stay the flames when he was
approached by a striker, who said: Il
want TO speak to you" Mr.. Gross said he
would give him his attention In a moment,
and allowed himself 20 lie led from the
burning ears The striker said he repre-
sentei committee which hal been in
structed to inform the fire department that
they were not wanted in East St Louis
The assistant chef explained that he had
responded to the call of duty.
did you come here by the authority of
Maj Joyce" asked the mouth piece OF the
committee
"Yesn
"Take my advice; you had better go back
to your own city; it amt healthy for you
here"
Assistant Gross concluded that it was no
use staying there any longer, and he with
drew his men and prepared to return TO st
Louis
TROOPS on HAND-TRAIN wREcKERs
Eight companies of militia and one bat
terry arrived on the scene at 3 o'clock, and
overawed the lawless element They are
now stationed at the different yards guard
ing railroad property. The battery is from
Danville and has Gatling gun, and the in
fantry are from Vandaia, Greenville,
Sparta, Champai N, Decatur, Nashville, and
Springfield
An attempt was made to wreck the Wa
bash train which brought in the company
OF militia from Decatur, but it was frus-
trated by the watchfulness of a striker at
that place, who tagged the train The OBJ
struction consisted OF a few rocks placed
between the frogs Of switch in such a
manner that it could not be turned either
way, which would consequently have
thrown the cars from the track down an
emhankment twenty-iv feet deep A de
lay of twenty minutes was the result, after
which the train proceeded on its way and
arrived at East st Louis without further
interruption.
Everything was quiet at 10 O'Clock Satur-
day morning in East st Louis The streets
wore holiday appearance All business
houses We're closed, and groups of people
stood on the corners discussing the bloody
work of Friday, in low, earnest tones. The
inquest on the dead began in the morning,
intense interest in which was manifested by
all
The body of the unknown man who fell
| into Cahokia creek when he was shot Fri
day, has not yet been recovered Andy
Jones, who was shot in the groin, is dying.
He is the eighth victim
WHERE CONDEMNATION RESTS,
| Members of both general and joint ex-
| ecutiye committees were astir early Satur-
day morning notwithstanding that few of
| them, owing 10 the excitement had retired
until after 8 O'Clock. The feeling is one of
extreme bitterness against the policy of the
railroads, and Sheriff Ropiequet, which
made Friday carnival of blood possibil-
| ity, There is at the same time deeper
feeling than ever that so far as the strikers
are concerned order must be preserved, and
that, whatever the provocation, the battle
must continue to be fought as heretofore by
moral suasion So far as the deputies who
did the shooting are concerned, it is morally
| certain that no effort will be spared to deal
ustice TO them
"Wtll the general board take any action
toward the punishment of the deputies who
did the shootingf' Mr.. Hayes was asked.
That is a. question" was the response,
shat only circumstances can answer At
present there seems to be a disposition on
the part of the authorities to see that the
guilty parties are punished If the author
tiles fail to do what is right and proper,
then it will be time for the general commit
tee to take action"
1.-THE matter will be discussed then.n
"Oh, yes; the question of prosecuting
these fellows will be very carefully consid-
cred, and while, as l say, our action must
depend upon circumstances, / am satisfied
that the men who fired on the crowd will be
brought to quick and legal Justice"
1t was the intention of Messrs. Brown and
Bailey to spend the greater part of the day
In East st Louis keeping an eye on the
men addressing them at the meeting in
Fianagan's hall if necessary, and doing
everything in their power to prevserve
peace and order. T. P. Barry, another
member of the general committee, arrived
Saturday and will at once join his associ-
ates in the work of conducting the strike.
THE RAILWAYS DOING BUSINESS.
The sheriff has dismissed all of his depu-
ties with the exception of three or four men,
depending entirely upon the troops Under
their protection all of the platform men
and yardmen of the Burlington & Quincy
road have returned and freight train left
Saturday morning without molestation.
Two freight trains arrived over the same
road Saturday morning. A portion of the
men employed on the Chicago a Alton and
Ohio a Mississippi roads have returned,
and they are handling without difficulty all
fright offered. The incoming passenger
trains over all roads, without exception,
arrived close to schedule tine and were sent
over the bridge into the city The bridge
Transfer company also sent over to st
Louis a train of twenty coal cars
| he lid h,e oil - 20
switch engines fully panned, and hut fol
the absence of their,yard switchmen would
lie able to handle both freight and passen
ger trains without delay. The superinten
dent of the bridge company stated Saturday
morning that had Gov. Oglesby sent {
small body of troops here when first re-
quested none of the men would have been in
Inundated and would have remained at their
posts. few railroad officials have re
manned here on duty, but in the confusion
and alarm occasioned by the fires Friday
night there were very few people in authority
who could even guide the troops TO tbs
scene Of the burning cars, but for which
little of the railroad property would have
been consumed.
General Manager Stone, Of the Buriing
ton road, who remained on the scene, per
sonally dispatched al the men in his EN-
ploy at O'Clock Friday, and in the capac
ity of deputy sherifs went to the Louisvill,
q Nashville freight depot, where forty I'm
armed clerks were imprisoned and wer,
afraid to leave the building to encoun
ter the angry crowds which remained in the
vicinity. They found no difficulty In leav
ing the s. enc under the guidance O
these armed civilians Both the sheriff an,
mayor hold the view that the presence o
the soldiers was all that was required TO re
store peace and order
The city authority is confessedly veal
and the sentiment of the community is illus
trated somewhat in the fact that among tn
strikers arrested few days ago by tn
sheriff when released on bail were sworn il
as city policemen and came in conflict wit
the state officers represented by deputy sher
iffst In this crisis there appears to hav
been no alternative than the one resorte
to that of ordering the state troops to tn
scene No arrests have occurred since th
one mentioned early Saturday morning, an
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