Rock Island Argus., 1897-08-14

meeting determined upon the course
OF action to be pursued.
ExolTEMENT IN ROCK ISLAND.
Thousand People Eager 70 Go 60 the
l. OtheRs' Assistance.
When the news began to come in
from Fulton. excitement in Rock ISL
and was at fever heat. The street
in front of The ARGUS Office where
reports we're being received from the
seat Of war was jammed with people
in a short time, aud by O'Clock full
ly q thousand had assembled eager
and anxious to 60 to the assistance of
their fellow citizens at Fulton.
Mayor Medill was in charge of the
situation and was in earnest consul
tation with other representative citi-
zens devising any possible means
that might be provided for extend
ing to those who were fighting the
battle at Fulton the relief that was
necessary. The mayor put himself
in communication with the c., b. &
q. road. and was soon given the as
surance Of another special if desired.
Cheers went up from a thousand
throats in the street upon the an
nouncement Of the possibility
of relief expedition, but
while awaiting advices from
Fulton and Clinton came q
dispatch to Maj c. w. Hawes from
Morrison announcing the granting of
another injunction. With this
knowledge it was readily determined
that second special would be use.
less il in defiance of law. The Rock
Island people had gone to Fulton
without unlawful purpose, in the
furtherance Of an aim to bring to
this city the property that right
fully belongs here. They went
after they were satisfied that
every means of law that had
stood out against them had
been removed. There was even
no disposition to steal march or to
resort to or rely upon strategy, and
many plans of such a nature which
had been considered we're abandoned
during the day. those in charge OF the
plans and expedition aftor receiving
the news of Judge Gest's dissolution
OF the injunction coupled with the
assurance that the Whiteside mas
ter had denied another Injunction,
feeling that there was no
reason to believe that there
could be any obstacle thrown
in the way of the removal. The
Rock Islanders consequently were
not in any way prepared for trouble.
and at Fulton they defended their
rights. They did this, however,
courageously and manfully. They
could not cope with hoodlums and
when mischief and destruction broke
loose. when tracks were torn up and
riot tecame rampant the people from
Rock Island were overcome, not so
much by numbers as the spirit OF
lawlessness led by the Whiteside
supposed officers of the law.
The Departure ofthe Special.
The special was Is minutes late in
getting out of Rock Island, and
much complaint was occasioned at
the outset by the fact that the Burl-
ington road had provided insufficient
accommodations for all who desired
to 60, and notwithstanding that
many whose enthusiasm and patriot
ism was undimmed by the unfavora-
BILE prospects for comfortable ride,
jumped into the box cars and we're
willing to undergo any hardship in
| order TO get to Fulton, there were
at least one hundred more men who
would have gone had there been q
means of conveying them. Before
the departure OF the train. Mai.
; Hes. head clerk Of the order, drew
me excursionists about him and eau
toned them to refrain from all man.
ner of violence, and to make their
sole object the bringing of the rec
ords to Rock Island, and to do 80
with as little disturbance as posi-.
BILE. The men cheered the major
remarks. The train was overloaded,
and the criticism that this occa.
stoned of the road was intensified
at Fulton when the Burlington COM
pany was condemned for not prompt
ly moving after the Rock Islanders
| uou VIC CdIS lUducus DuG Ag6D
Young says it was sn absolute i'm
possibility to start the train at any
time after it stopped. as apart from
the removal ,of the track, q section OF
which was replaced to admit of the
passage Of the mail and express
train, switches were turned rs fas,
as the passenger passed through aud
an engine was brought ous and
ditched on the track. The train was
effecsually pepned in, Mr.. Young
says. from the outset. The Burling.
ton road can best vindicate its posi-.
ton by suing the lawless element up
there for damages, and making q
few changes in its attaches in the
town of Fulton. Itshould be said to
MIR. Young's individual credit that
no man worked harder, not only to
overcome every obstacle, but to in.
sure success of the entire undertak,
ing, than he did
The Masters ThIr H. junction.
There can be no question but that
the third master in chancery injunc.