The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-06-10
Badly Worsted In . Short Brush
With Offlcsrs Armed With
WinchesterA
Probable End OF Trouble In the
Quarries and Along the +
Canal.
Notice Had Besn served an the Strikers 70
Keep Away, bus They Hcedsd
IL Not

LEMoNT. ILL.,. June 9.-Dsputy sheYiffs
with Winchester rifles and armed mobs Of
strikers met at Lemont to-day. The hIat
week OF the strike In the quarries and on
the drainage canal closed with copious
shedding Of blood. The conflict came this
afternoon and as . result Of volley of
shots one man was killed outright two
have died since. two others, reported miss
ing, are said to have fallen inte the canal
after receiving mortal wounds. and four
teen others were wounded, three fatally.
Following 10 the list Of killed: One un-
kuown nsn, shot through the head; two
unknown men, whose bodies fell into the
canal. Wounded: Anton Velesvirski.
Thomas Moorski (sinos disd). Mike Berger
(sinse disd), Anton Kola, George Kiskia.
Mike Miohslab. Frank Peski, Laurence La
vsndrowaki Ludwig Kruger. John Zovott-
ruski. Mike Zolaski. John Peterson and
five men, names unknown. boy named
Johnny Kluga was shot in the g,oin and
cannot recover.
Early this morning mon began 10 gather
in tho streets to discuss the situation. As
the morning wore on the crowds increased.
At 10 o'clock they formed procession and
began to march. About half a mile out Of
town. nenr Smith d Jackson's camp. the
men took the tow path along the canal and
marched by twos. Along this route they
wore shielded from view BY trees.
II was the intention Of the strikers. ON
arriving At the different camps. to drive out
the workmen, % they had done before. The
men In the camps, however, had fortified
themselves. and had arms and ammunition.
When ths conflicting factions were about
25O yards apart firing suddenly began. Re
ports vary 40 to which side hred frst, but
there II NO question that the strikers were
badly worsted; When those rot killed OF
wildsst confusion. Az they ran 10 csneeal
themselves behind trees and in thioksta
they carried manv Of their wounded with
them. but Others wsre left behind. One OF
the lenders among the rioters was left lying
where he fell. with bullet hole in his tenn
pie. Il is said by some that he was not Il
railway, who was killed BY . stray bullet
He has NOT yet been identified.
The strikers continued to bring theil
wounded into Ltmont until long afte,
nightfall, and IL IL not believed the list oi
dead and wounded IL yet complete by sew
eral names.
At the camp where The battle took place
armed guards are tonight patrolling the
boundary lines. Contractor Jackson said;
"We had become tired of the strikers an
moving our men. Thursday whom the strik-
ers visited us they were told that theil
methods would no longer be tolerated. w
showed them sixty men armed with Win
chesters and revolvsrs AZ an earnest of oul
intention to take care of our business.
This had some effect upon them at the tims
and they retired without making the hos
tile denomination they had intended.
This mernlnR, however. they determined
ON anothsr attempt and came prepared fol
trouble. Tho result you know"
Tho feeling in Lemont tonight was shat
the days work 10 q death blow to the strike.
Though many expect moro trouble. the
strikers do not talk revenge. They deny
that they were armed. though the oamr
men say the strikers fred first. Thirty
strikers were arrested By deputy sheridl
and sent to Joliet.
SPRINGFIELD ILL.,, June 9.-Gov. Altgeld
having been advised by the sheritfs of Cool
and Will counties as to the situation a
Lemont. and the ,mpossibility of securing
= sufncieat posse of Deputies, At midnight
ordered out the Fret and Second Eegimentl
of state troops. They began to sssembl,
shortly after and ~ soon ~ possible vii
proceed to the scene Of the disturbances.