Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-01

quickest route, with orders to protect life and
properly and enforce the order of the court.
JOHN R. TANNER
The companies ordered to Fulton
were Company Ii, Of Monmouth;
Company NJ, of Rochelle; Company
G. OF Dixon, Company D, of Gales
burg, and the Morrison company. 9
In rapid succession Gov. Tanner
received additional messages as fol-
lows:
Il have exhausted the civil authority Send
the militia at once. We are penned in the de-
''sheriff of wbiteside County
Gen. Reece is in Clinton. Iowa. He was at
tackled on the train on hl. way over
PLEASE wire militia to come here at once
City authorities are powerless.
When the Burlington train reached
Clinton Gen. Reece found Messrs.
Johnson, jackson, Sturgeon. Con-
nelly and others from Rock Island
waiting to board it for Rock Island.
He Immediately informed them of
the situation at Fulton and Mr.
johnson and Maj. Connolly went
back with him to the Revere house
At Clinton where troops were ordered
to Fulton. The train In leaving CIin-
ton took every precau,ion down as far
as Garden Plain to avert disaster in
the way OF an attempt to wreck it on
the Whiteside county side. but tha
Fulton people were evidently off
heir guard, and thought the records
went on to Cedar Rapids for ship
menr back to Rock Island instead Of
being sent back into Illinois at East
Clinton. On the train the dispatch
to Gen. Reece from Mr.. Northcotr
was received, and it was sent pack
10 Clinton, but Mr.. Jackson took the
additional precaution to wire Gov.
Tanner from the train as follows:
Mr.. Northcott is imprisoned in depo. al
tuiton oy mob. He has wired Reece, whom
he supposed to be on this train. to send troops
ut once. Reece is at Revere house, Clinton.
think situation very dangerous. Mob At
tacked Reece. WILLIAM JACKSON
Then the train came to Rock Island
without further incident.
When the Dixon company reached
Fulton in charge of Col. Jack Foster,
who immediately ordered the mob to
dlsperse and showed tina. he meant
business. the hooflums hunted their
holes aoi and the imprisoned repre-
sentstives OF the order, together with
the sheriff Of Whiteside county, were
released. The eliminating disgrace
to the county Of having the militia
ca, ed had come. Sheriff Fuller had
attempted to avoid it, but it was no
use.
What tho ain Is Ought
Ga the train were 24U records Of
the order tied to yether In punches of
three each, applications not yet
reported on iu trunks, blanks for
issuing certificates and all the vast
material essential for the carry ng
on OF the order. as we'll as of the
Royal Neighbour business Ga the
train were the following attaches
of the order in add tiou to Maj.
Hawes and M.ssrs jackson and
sturgeon and an ANGUS representa-
tive: K. s. Siivis, supp y CLERK; c. W.
Cook, assistant CORE spoudent; W. L.
Ogden auditor; c G Pinkerton, GER
tificate clerk; A. j. Mcfarland, GER
till ,a,e wri .er; Miss Mary Cleland,
steL ographeI; together with Miss
Fitzgerald, certificate writer; aud
Clarence j. Ogden. certificate writer
OF the Royal Neighbors. Chief
Auditor j +. Munger, Of the Wood
men, boarded the train with the seal.
cha. teE, etc. at Hillsdale. The train
was in charge of Conductor Ii. A
Frazier, with s. I. Artholorg,
brakeman. Engineer Blanchard
was at the throttle. with Fire
man futile also in the cab. .EchardL
Fickesncner was express messe ger
and baggage master. and to his keep
ing was entrusted the property
Of the order from Clinton
to Rock Island aud he was happy in
the additional responsibilities. Mail
Agent Harrington was IN the nail
car.