The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-07-23
RIOTERS ARE HURT
NILITFANEN At CLEVELAND USE
THEIR BAY0NETS FREELY.
The Soldiers Put n Mob of u Thou'
sand Men To FliGht-At Least "
Dozen Men Are IIu! oneted ana
some of Them Are seriously
Hurt. but They Are iustied
AVA. by Their Friends.

Cleveland. July 1S.-IhiS has been
another turbulent day in tn" Brown
works district. There wc"" several i'll
ciripnt riots ana there vas an or"n
conflict between In" mohS and militia.
it being necessary 10 put n thousand
mel to flight n tn" point of the baEo-
net. The trouble began when Patrol
men Gucnthor and Carey were sur
rounded by z mob Of rioters and
threatened with death. The officers
held the mob ut bay until help came
and one nf the leaders was arrested.
Lat - two militiamcn IN II street ear
on = cir Wv to do picket duty were
set upon BY a dozen men. The sol
dirrs wore ruarmcd nj tn" time. hut
they used their fists to such good ad-
vantage that they drove : - aSS1il-
ants from the car. Suhs"nU. 'tly three
of the rioters were arrested. Later
when the n0n-union mel were taken
from the works can't. Zimmerman,
with u company Of militia, cleared the
street. Aft,rward the ,oldicrS re
turrod to the works and Il crowd -f
loco men gathered in Il v@"an lot
across the street. They assaulted tho
militiamcn with vile cpitho'S. and
lltifllaN T'llll'i'"iN Ft''A 'tHr't IN
soldiers lie stoned. Capt. Zimmerman
said he was waiting for the stone
throwing 10 begin. Just then = rock
graZcd his cap. Then III" order TO
charge was given and the soldiers
plunged forward. The crowd broke
ana started 10 run. hut all could not
get away from the soldiers. At least
a dozen men were ~hayonpted. oud
Como nf thDt1, Nt-,,, 80, i,lrGl,- httrt 'Ihn
injured were hustled away so quickly
that il was impossible to learn the
names of any Of them. The situation
is Uglicr than it lbs been at any time
yet. Tn" mOhS are growing desperate,
and the troops ne lost patience.
4 squad of four militiamen of Com
DAIRY | was returning home aft" hav-
ing escorted the men from the works.
when one of them separated fro the
others near East Madison ayenun. He
was noticed Ivy strikers and u small
crowd followed him ho0tinc and jerr-
inc. BY thN tiGlc he reached JaptAS'
block. on Hamilton street, the mob
Lad grown H. 400 OF 5000 in numh"r,
and stones were thrown. The soldier
ran into n grocery store To escape.
The crowd threatened to teal down
INV nUli'iIiiS anu lt fslllt DUl. Sllt-
Cial Policeman Owen Murphy ap-
pcarpd and started 70 escort the mill
tiaman 10 n patrol box that police AS
SiStancr might hC summoned. but the
mob encnmpaSScd them and attacked
them with stores. sticks and fists.
Meanwhile word Of the trouble had
been sent 10 the militia at the Brown
works and Company + FASTENED To the
rescue. At double quick time with
rifles nd charge bayCncts they rushed
at the crowd. clearing tine street
speedily. A number of men and boys
were stabbed Wit ~bayonets. but only
two seriously. Thomas Clarity. of OK
ford street. and Thomas McGlarvey.
OF st. Clair street. They were wound
ed in the back and MGilarvcy may
die. In the excitement the lone mill
tiaman slipped away. and. though
doubtless injured, is probably not
dangerously hurt. Murphy. however.
was so badly beaten that his ecovnr
~ IN doubt. Martial law will he en-
forced in the disturbed district from
now on. and any serious menace to
the militia is likely to be met with cX-
IRENE measures. The soldiers are in
the temper 80 use lead.