Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-30
COMING,
Prospect That Woodmen Office
Will Be in Rock island
Tonight.
CHARTER AND SEAL TAKEN.
lSteamer Enroute With a
Number of Records.
Judge Gest Dissolves Injunc'
ton No. s.
MOVERS ARE ASSAULTED
MOVERS ARE ASSAULTED
But Sheriff Fuller Promises
to Give Protection.

This was the day for crisis in the
Woodman matter. The plans by
which those in charge hoped to move
the books have been in preparation
several days, and save bat to few
people have been kept q secret. The
steamer, Hennepin, was engaged
yesterday, with instructions to be in
readiness for duty at 4 O'Clock this
morning. Accordingly. at o'clock
q. m. today, the start was made up
the river. The expedition was i Il
charge of competent heads with IS
reliable men to bring the records Of
the order if possible A number OF
attorneys went up yesterday and to-
day.
Fulton. Sept. so. 1 p. m
The realization CT an approach
ing crisis in the III. W. A.
head Office controversy occasioned
considerable unrest in Fulton las.
night. bat the suspense and anx-
iety was tempered by q disposition
to permit the law to take its course,
provided Rock Island does rot at
tempt to enforce the law. II all OBJ
stac.es 10 removal are disposed of by
the process Of law, the general feel
ing seems to be tha. the order itself
be not disturbed in moving. That is
the spirit Of the present houc.
When Master in Chancerv McPner-
ran announced yesterday afternoon
that he WAS through. and that he
had previously announced TO the
LrIt hct ho
no more injunctions after No. was
disposed Of, the Fulton people en-
gagged g special train and went 10
Aledo, where they applied to Judge
| Ramsay for al in uDction, hut that
iErist held that iuasmuch as he had
been associated as counsel il TIE
pending proceedings. he could not
consider the application. Head
| Consul Northcott was in Morrison
this morning when Judge Gest dis
solved injunction No. 6. and then
came on to Fulton. He says he will
only act now under the authority Of
the law and with the support Of the
| law. II move is made it will be II
a peaceful manner. Fulton is quiet
today, but developments are eagerly
awaiting.
strr. to Move.
Fulton, Sept. SO o'clock p. n.
l-Lieut. Gov. Nor.hcott was at Nor
rison this morning when Judge Gest
dissolved injunction No. 6. Judge
Gest stated that all injunctions is
sued since injunction No. were
void. Immediately afterward Lieut.
Gov. Northcott came to Fulton, but
everything during the morning was
quiet here. 1t was found, however,
that after the injunction was dis
solved two Pinkerton detectives left
Fulton quietly with the seal aud
charter. their destination being
Rock Island. Nothing of Importance
occurred then until o'clock D M,
when the steamer, Hennepin, was
ordered up to Fulton, and landed
preparatory to loading the books.
At this juncsure the town fire bells
were rung. which was the signal for
the population to turn out. and an
ASSAULT was made or hal! dozen
clerks from the Woodmen office. who
under direction of Lieut. Gov. North.
colt had started for the boat. After
securing some OF the records the boat
backed out. but is now returning to
make another trial. Attorneys John
son and jackson are at Clinton, also
Fred Bsstian, leader of the Fulton
obstructionists, and Sheriff Fuller. Of
Whiteside county. Bsstian said this
morning that as Judge Ramsay had
refused the Injunction applied for at
Aledo no further resistance would be
made. Contrary to this, however,
the assault was made on the clerks.
Sheriff Fuller will now attempt to
quell the disturbing element. and in
case he is unable to do so says he
will ask Gov. Tanner for the militia.