Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-25

G., and six unattached companies to
ceed to Cleveland on an instant's no.
tice. These are in addition to the whole
of the military force of Cleveland, the
remainder of which was called out by
the mayor yesterday.
Cleveland, July 25.-A special to The
Leader from Columbus says: Adjutant
General Axline shortly after midnight
received the following message: "Send
regiment at once" The regiment re-
sponded Immediately
Cleveland, July 25.-Yesterday failed
to bring any relief to the strike situa-
tion, which is regarded as more seri-
Gus. The state board of arbitration
has practically abandoned its efforts
to conciliate the strikers and their
former employers. The resentment of
the conductors and motormen who quit
work and the more turbulent spirit
of their sympathizers is held in check
to degree by the presence of the po-
lice and the militia, members of which
ride in the cars or are held in readiness
First Fatality ofthe Strike.
Small riots occurred during the day,
but with one exception they were with
out serious results. In the death of
Henry Cornweit, slain by bullet fired
by Ralph p. Hawley, a conductor on
the Broadway line, is recorded the first
fatality of the strike. Shortly after
noon Hawley's car approached Orange
street and was beset by a crowd of
men and boys. Cornweit, the 19-year-
old son of a butcher, was astride a
horse and rode at the side of the car,
keeping pace with il for some distance.
Various stories are told as to what
passed between the conductor and the
boy, but the mob was suddenly called
to its senses by the sight of Hawley,
who jumped to the street and started
in pursuit of Cornweit-
Fires a Fatal Bullet.
The latter, closely followed by his
pursuer, turned up Perry street. At
Woodland avenue the latter pulled his
revolver and fired His victim fell,
fatally wounded with a ghastly wound
in the left temple, and died soon after
being removed to the hospital. The
crowd which before the incident had
been so violent was awed by the seri-
BUSINESS of the affair and permitted the
conductor to walk back to his car He
"cS diICStCu anu ldhCu u lue SldIlOn,
where a charge of murder was entered
against him. When the car returned in
charge of another man and laden with
police thousands of people were crowd
ed round the fatal spot. The track was
blockaded and the stalled cars were
bombarded with stones pieces of brick.
and sticks of wood. The police man
aged by dint of using their clubs to
clear the way after q delay of about
half an hour.
Clue to the Nitro Glycerine Fiend.
The police believe they have clew
to the man who placed nitro-glycerine
which Sunday night blew up Euclid
avenue car and injured four passen-
gers Mathew Robson, who was seen
at o'clock yesterday morning driving
horse and buggy said to resemble the
one in which the mysterious wrecker
rode, has been placed in cell. Robi-
son claims that he found the rig mas
terless and took possession, intending
to deliver it to Charles Steimetz, a
liveryman by whom Robson is en-
ployed.. Steimetz informed the officers
that he rented the outfit Sunday night
to man whom he identified vaguely
as having dark mustache.
RIOTING CONTINUES AT CLEVELAND.
Another Nitro-GIycerine Outrage but No
One Is Hurt-Pistols Used.
Rioting broke out afresh .last night,
and a second attempt to wreck a car