St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-19
WITH CLUBS AND GUNS
Towers Riotous Strikers Take
Possession Of the Mime
sofa Mine.
Sheriff Sharvy and Deputies
Unable to Cope With
Them.
A Company Of Duluth Militia
Now on the Way to
Tower.
Death List in Faribault
County Numbers But Half
Dozen.
Special to the Globe

Special to the Globe
TOWER, Minu., June 1S.-Develop-
mentS in the Minnesota mine strike up
to tonight have only served to show the
reSoluteneSS of the strikers. Shortly
before this morning an unsuccessful
attempt was made to put force of nom
strikers to work, but they were again
driven down the roads leading to the
mines, all of which were guarded. All
last night shooting was carried
on in the Austrian neighborhood
of the city, and this morning the
streets were strewn with empty shells.
At the request of President Bacon, of
the Minnesota Iron company, Mayor
Grierson ordered the saloons closed this
forenoon. A delegation of 500 strikers
called on President Bacon, who met
them in front of the general offices.
Several leaders attempted to enter,
when he reached inside the door for
Winchester repeater, and said he would
put a hole through the first man
who advanced further. He expressed
his willingness to confer with them.
and gave them nearly an hour. AL
though wages had been cut only 10 per
cent they demanded a raise of twenty
and free oil for their lights in the mine.
At 4:45 a special train bearing Sheriff
Sharvy and forty deputies, armed with
Springfields. arrived from Duluth. The
train was run up the hill and confer
ence held with the mine officials. AS
the deputies were not permitted
to leave the coaches the strikers did
not suspect who the arrivals were, but
brandlShed weapons in the air,and later
marched down the road, compelling
many neutral labOrers to join them
under penalty of clubbing. One Finn
had his back broken, Tom Trapp his
nose broken and others slightly hurt.
About O'clock the deputies
were ordered in line and marched
to the mine. Pickets we're placed
at principal points leading to the
engine houses. The intention was to
start the fires and again get the pumps
in the mine at work to keep the water
down. AS the deputies were drawn up
in line, the strikers at the foot of the
hill began to realize that they had been
outwitted. The first puff of smoke from
the stack OF NO. engine mouse was the
signal for howl of defiance. Cowed at
first by the display of arms, 200
turned and ran down the streets,
driving onlookers into their houses,
some firing revolyers into the air, while
others beat with clubs and pieces of
gas pipe those who were so unfortunate
as to get caught. Elated with their ap-
parent success, they returned to the
hill. AT lip. m. the strikers again got
full possession of the mine. Realizing
that if an attack were made, with his
handful of men he would stand no
chance of repelling the rioters, the
sheriff withdrew On the promise that
the strikers would only put out the fires.
One company of militia from Duluth
has been telegraphed for and will ar
rive by special train before daylight.
The strikers have manifested much i'll
feeling toward Capt. G. w. Wallace, the
superintendent, and several deputies
guard his residence tonight.