The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-24

Police and Sheriff Unable to Control
the Mob, and the Militia Is Called
Out - One Thousand Strikers
Take FOrcible Possession of Nc
Millen's Mill Many Women in
the Crowd.
before 6 o'clock a mob started for Nc
Mlllen's mill. 1t was about 1,000 strong,
and as usual, composed largely Of wom-
en-. A warming had been sent ahead
and the gates to the yard were c'osad.
Five hydrants were opened and the Lose
turned on the crowd, but they were
not to be kept back. They broke in
the gates and took possession. Police
anG deputies were of no avail. All Of
the Workingmen received severe beat
1nss. Ed Casey, the big Irish engineer,
was struck in the face with stone. He
retaliated by hitting the thrower,
James Morris, over the head with a
wrench, inf1icting fatal injuries To
save Casey then from the vengeance of
the mob, was all the police and depu-
Ties could accomplish.
Tho strike is due to the recent trouble
with Woodworkers, and riotng has baen
in progress nearly ali the afternoon.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 23.-An-
ticipating trouble from the striking
woodworkers at Oshkosh, AdJt. Gen
Boardman, of the Wisconsin national
guard, hurried into Milwaukee from
Madison tonight. AS soon as he arrived
word was received from Oshkosh that
riot was in progress, and that one
man had been killed and several SER
iously injured. Every fire alarm in the
city was sounded summoning the mem
bers of the Wisconsin national guard
in the city to the armory. All the COM
panies in the city, of which there are
four, together with the light battery
ard thf light horse squadron will leave
fer Oshkosh as soon as special train
is made up on the Northwestern road.
The train is expected to leave about
IL o'clock.
The members Of the four companies.
Wisconsin national guard, the light
battery and light horse squadron, were
little slow In assembling at the ar-
mory. AT 1890 o'clock a second riot
alarm was sounded from every fire en-
gine house in the city. In addition to
the ringing Of the bells, three tugs sent
forth screeching summons, and the be-
lated guardsnen are hurfying to the
point of concentration
While sending up a series Of bombs
in connection with the riot alarm
Henry Schaefer, engineer of Engine
Company No. 10, was seriously injured
losing one eye and was terribly burned
about the body. He was taken to a
hospital
Thousands of people throng the
streets, anxious to learn the nature of
the trouble. This is the first time the
national guard has been called out for
state duty since the memorable Bay
view riot of 1886, when several strikers
were killed before peace was estab-
lished in that section.
The four companies of guardsmen
and light battery will leave for Osh-
kosh as soon as they can be massed
and the horse squad will leave on a
second section Immediately; following
the first. The first section expected
to get out at Ills p. m. Adjt Gen
Bordman and Col. Seaman will head
thte militia.
TROUBLE SUBSIDING.
At 1 O'Clock TONIGHT the troubles were
subsiding. The strikers are resting on
their arms. Tomorrow morning Paine S
factory will be attacked: In the mean
time reinforcements on the side of law
and order are expected the governor
having been telegraphed for troops.