Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-12-12
Fotlah I All NIGH j.

Which Ono NOnsUniOnS Man IL Killed by
D Strikers, and Many Dul dings Are Rid
died with Buliets--The Town In = state
Of Siege, and the Aid Of state Troops
sSs Sought. ssssss <s5#ssss s5 ss q.
ST. Louis. Dec S.There was another
pitched battle at Bevier Wednesday night
between the Swedes imported from Chit
cago and the striking miners, which
Il lasted until nearly 8 o'clock in the
morning. Nearly 1000 shots were fired,
andathe row Of houses north Of the Han
znibal& ST; Joseph passenger depot were
riddled with bullets; merchandise aud
furaitura ..baing destroyed. The post-of-i
I tice Was. riddle and much mail destroyed
6rinjured. y was q veritab1e night Of ter.
ror for the families Of citizens not directly
tnterestedAn the 'mtne trouble. The only
fatality knownsto ihave occurred was the
Filling Of Charles ,Thonbald, an imported
s Chicago 'Swede, who was shot dead
Whil8 trying t0get'tnt1 shaft. He Is the
man who. fred. :thes :openlng shot at the:
second riot three weeks ago. It is re-
ported that several men were wounded on
both Sides: but:: as. sthe; warning factions
are intrenched in. the, buildings, outsiders.
can learn but little concerning the affair
No fighting occurred during the day,
but a renewal OF hostilft es is expected.
Governor Mo0rehnuse has ordered q COM,
pany OF militia to. proceed from. Kansas
City to the scene OF the trouble.
:. MAtUN::'' Mo, Dec S.-Advices' from
Bevier;. the seene.of the labor: disturbances
Wednesday night, are to the effect that all
is quiet, and that the orders OF the sheriff
and posse TO the contendng forces to keep
on tho streets after dark are! being 'obeyed: =
Adjutantr GenerAr' Jameson ;; telegraphed
Sheriff Lydia from p Jefferson City
that he would arrive. in Bevier
to-day; when the request for
militia woula be acted upon The sheriff
maintains that the cessation of; hostilites:
Is but temporary. and unless the Gov
ernor acts promptly the disgraceful scenes
Of Wednesday. night will be repeated.
Nothing but the presence of the militia,
unless some adju stment of differences be-
tween the mine owners aud the operators
is reached. '-5
A man who passed through Bevier after
the riot says that the report that some
1900 TO 1000 shots were fired is not exag-
gerated, as is evidence by the bullet-per-
f0rated buildings in the vicinity of the
depot. Dozens of windows were shattered
and the front of the post Office building
was riddleG with lead. The stockade
In which the Swedes sought refuge
is fearfully torn and splintered and the
only marvel is that but one man was shot.
In fact, that portion of Bevier near the de-
pot resembled battle-ground, and hum
dreds of cartridges could be picked up in
the streets.
The imported miners, one Of whom was
killed and several wounded in w ednesday
nights riot, are kept close prisoners IN
their stockade at the mines. They are
greatly excited and thoroughly armed.
Feelings run high against them on &C
count Of the belief that they set fire
to the building that was destroyed
in the last riot The striking miners
are also armed, and a single shot from the
stockades may bring on another riot.
People are afraid to go out after dark, and
it is no uncommon sight to see men leave
their homes on small errands accompanied
by double barreed shot gun or a Win
chester rifle. There is fear that the mines
and the town may be at any moment de-
stroyed by fire.