The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-07-19
a BLOODY BATTLE.

Fight. Iasftng Half an n our. BB~t y 60
ki"t.us >tviters snd Police ~ Duluth
Mina--Th~ KILLED and woons~a-Ihs
Militia on the >cene- ore Trouble IN
pecs~d.
DrLrTH Mimi. Jaly AT f:0p. m.
yesterday deadly cvmba. occurred be-
tween the police aud fifteen hundred
strikers. who have been OUT of work the
past week. The latter had lust come
from the East End. and were well armed
with clubs, pistols and rocks Al Twer-
tieth avenue. West. they outgeneraled
the police by dividing into two sections.
one going east aud the other west. The
police had been guarding seventy men
who had preferred not n 70 on strike. az
they were satisfied with their wages.
The police went west, being attracted by
noise from the lnrger body 81 strikers.
The other body then slipped around the
block aud be IAN pummelinc the working
men with clubs aad stopped them from
working. The police turned back when
they saw their mistake, unl when they
reached the sewer trench in which tbs
men had been working were fred on by
one % The strikers. They returned whole
v0lley OF shots. whereupon the strikers aid
likewise. This was kept up By both sides
Tor full hair hour. the strikers arine
from behind trenches aud buildings. aud
the police standing bravely III the middle
OF Michigan street. After awhile Com-
pany N, " which lad been nnder or,lers
from tho Governor since early morning.
made its appearances and soon cleared d
the street. Ona of the priyates. Farrell.
was seriously I'M ired by an exploding
cartridge. Many innocent persons wcrs
injured badly. >nd some will die. Fol-
lowing j. list ~ the dead aud injured:
DEAD.
Alex. johnston. Shot through the brain
by Detective renson. who ieyelel a rlas
az him when be wns half a block away.
He was one 81 the leading strikers.
Geo. Peterson. beaten to death by po-
licemen. after he haa made an attempt
on the life o. Of.cer Hayden
INJURED.
Geo. Costin shot in right shoulder. He
had just arrived two hours before from
Dakota: not fatally. Edward Cummings,
bayonet wound in groin; not fatal Tom
Fitzsimmons. eighteen years old. shot in
abdomen; will die. A Palator street-car
driver, shot in head; not fatally. Louis
Nelson. shot ia calf OF right leg; not seri- .
Gus. Nat Mack. shot through body. bull
let passing through right thigh bone and
coming out through left groin; will die.
Severin Nelson. bullet ia head: will
probably recover. Mike Olsen, bullet !
through left leg above knee. AMI fhres +
through scalp IN LEFT part ~ head. and Z
another in right forearm: very serious. l
'ut not fatal. Ole Stamprid, fifteen bull
81 holes IN clothes; scratched; not ser- |,
'us. Oficer walkiovk. shot through :
Zip. Officer Kilgore. shot through shoal- =
~ I..Is =
hot 81 while carrying away the boy ,
'ltsimmons. Captain McLau-hliu. shot ,
a hip; not serious. Sergeant cleames, y
hot ii hand; slightly. Ofic.r Donovan. Q
wo bad wounds, one ot which Is III tile !
in.
II was learned late last night that the r
trikers made desperate attempt ID =
i'll Joe Wolf. of the firm OF WOLF &
.nox. who has bsen particularly OBJ =
oxious 70 them. They hal caught Wols
lille riding ia the West Eld and began u
lrowins rocks at him. lie was hemniei y.
! between q rock on one side and 4 =
Itch on the other. and the only thing FOR
i'm 70 do was lc Jump. IL escaped lust =.
; the police came up. His wagon was y
once overturned and demolished By !.
~ strikers.
Oalcer Force is said to have received
,me serious injuries On his legs b.
,cks thrown BY the strikers.
The police at a late hour arrested TIRES II
-ch cynspirators. Charles Carlson Hend-
n, Joe Frank and Eric NJ. Lnndbreen.
! OF whom are guarded i'm the county
II by Sheriff Sharloy and large mum.
r 81 deputies. Friends Of Carlson e,
aim that he had nothing to 10 with the ia
rike. Captain Mclaughlin aimed az ns
IN twice at close range. but his shots u
a not take effect n.
Things have quoted down. but fears Fl
2 entertained ~ renewed outbreak 50
is morning. One-hals the militia rested
Il night and relieved the other half this pt
orning. q,
Alfred Anderson was shot three times is
rough the thigh. He may die. WIN. gr
enson. shot through both LEGS; amputa-
on will be necessary q
lily A. Had ~ Reported. and wor.
Likely 10 Fellow. DC
DULUTH. MIMI. July ,.-Dayliyhs does W
4 lessen the hideDnsness OF Yesterdays co
port 81 rioiing. except that hut one ue
ath has occurred instead ~ Ave. The
her four and two additional are ex- Ju
cted 20 die at any time. The wounded Al
u greatly overrun yesterdays estl- ~
ate, md 1t j. now csiimitel that At a.
ast fifty people altOg sther received bull
wounds. Three have bayonet wounds 81
a about a dozen were hit by rocks aud
icks. The police injuries include six
sn officers hurt. two os whom will DO N
~ some time. The others did not real :"
. their hurts uutil returning TO tho
ntral station, when an examination re-
aled them.
A fresh danger threatens Tomorrow.
e strikers have stolen lot of dyna- Y,
lie from the blasting contractors, and 10 :.
believed that in the event Of ths ex. Z,
cted conflict this explosive will be !.
ought into action. The police will 7,
Itch the strikers with Winchester rifles 4,
a revolvers. and the militia will re- !,
ond in an instant. The regular force :,
II AL b detailed for this duty. the spe- :,
Ms taking care of the quiet portions % 4
the city. :.
Prominent citizens are offering their :
rvices 10 the police. and II the trouble I,
mes. the blue coats, sore and wounded =
they are, will be strong enough TO take :
. OF II. :,
Took the H~mpen Route. al