The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-23
RAIDED THE ITALIANS.
A Bloody Riot at Labor Camp
Near st. Louis.
A WAR HGGED ON The "DGGOS"
Caused by the Contractors Bringing
Them In and a Rumor That More
Were TO come.--Bad Whisky tho
Cause of 1t.--A Serious Situation at
tho Camp.

sr. LOUIS June pa party of Italian
laborers employed on the new whter
works at the chain Of rocks some dis
lance up the river reached the city yes
terday and reported that q reign Of ter
ror existed at that point. 1t appears
that there are two factions employed at
the works, one OF which has q man
named Mentinia at its head, while the
other is led by Juan NIantilino. A
deadly feud has existed between these
two factions, which early yesterday
morning eliminated in general con-
flict. After playing cards until late the
Italians laid down to rest. Between I
and o'clock Mantanilo heard some one.
going through his clothes and asked
who it was. A hand was placed on his
face and voice whispered in Italian for
him to keep quiet At that very mo
ment some one stabbed him in the
right side, inAictingI dangerous
wound. Later the Mantalino crowd
was warned to leave the camp, or they
would be killed. Mantalino and his
party Immediately left and came to St.
Louis, where the injured mans wound
was dressed. The police arrested q
number Of Italians last night, and an
investigation is being held.
A LATER ACCOUNT.
A later dispatch says: A race riot be-
tween laborers employed by Contractor
Workley, at Heinan's camp, at the
Chain Of Rocks, point about five miles
up the river, where the new water
works are being constructed, occurred
between and 2 o'clock Sunday morn
ing, in which one Italian was danger
ously stabbed, twenty-five OF his fellow
countrymen driven from the camp,
their yaluables and money confscated
by the gang Of American and other
laborers, making the attack, and race
panic inaugurated. The riot was prt-
marily caused By the adnittanee ia
camp of lot OF italian laborers and the
report that Contractor Workley had
gone to Chicago for more.
All Saturday a feeling OF revolt against
the employment OF Italian laborers had
been gainingin strength and bitterness.
As soon as the laborers were paid off in
the eveEing, they congregated as usual
at a saloon lust outside the city limits,
where bad whisky is dealt out to the
men who pass the time in gambling
away their hard earned money. About
4o'clock Sunday morning the gambling
party broke up, and the sixty or more
men, crazy drunk, started for their
sleeping quarters.
RAIDED TIE DAGos.
On the way over q man named Will
lam P. Blair, it is alleged, sprang the
idea of driving out the dagos." It
took like wild fire, and with muttered
curses against the Italians, the drunken
mob hurried toward the camp. "D-n
the dagos." This was the cry with
which the attack was begun on the
sleeping Italians. The drunken crowd
sprang into the tent amidst the for
eigners, armed with sticks, clubs,
knives and whatever else they could
lay their hands on. The fight did not
last long. The Italians were at too great
disadvantage, and after brief resist
aace they fled in terror, leaving behind
all their belongings.
They carried away one Of their COM
rades, named Catalize Francisco, dam
gerously wounded. The Italians made
their way to this city, where they re-
ported the matter to the police. At the
camp their departure was followed by
ascene OF piffage. Thcirvalises, bundles
and packages were broken open and the
contents taken possession OF.
ARRESTS MADE.
The police at once began rigidin
vestigation and the following arrests
were made: Edward Manlcy, John H.
Jones, Michael Cassell, William r.
Blair, William @. Brooks, Fred Leader
and John shiller. These men profess
ignorance of the attack on the Italians,
and say they were awakened by q COM
motion and merely aided in driving
from camp the disturbers of their
sIumbers. One of the assaulted party,
however, has identified two OF the men
arrested.
The Italian Consul, Dominica Ginno-
chic, is indignant over the attack on
his countrymen and will doubtless en-
ter into preliminary correspondence
with his government on the subject. He
has demanded OF the Chief OF Police
protection for the Italians, and also an
immediate official investigation OF the
riot.