Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1889 — A BIG STRIKE. [ARTICLE]

A BIG STRIKE.

Inspector Williams, of the York police. Thursday, while arranging the details of the day, said to bis man “If the crowd uses clubs yon use vour pistols and use them well. Shoot to kill.” R-ports from the New York strike on the 2d, indicate that the strikers were rapidly losing ground and were resorting to violence while the cars were beginning to move with considerable regularity. Amongst the applicants for work at the Second avenue depot was Ebrich Dasher. The strikers met him two blocks from the depot, blacked both bis eyeß and cut his head badly. The police did not Bucceed in arresting his assailants. There were at least 2,000 people on the avenue within sight of the depot. Later the trouble assumed such proportions that help was summoned from Police Stations. A patrol wagon containing a Sergeant and ten men drove at full speed to the scene and succeeded in clearing the avenue from Nintieth to One Hundredth street. Thopias Miller, was roughly nandled by the strikers at the E ght avenue stables, when be called to apply for work. Her was taken home with his bead cut. Three dozen hammer handles were purchased by strikers at a Ninth avenue store. Rioting broke out again. on Second avenue later. The police had the mastery, but the situation was critical. Many persons were injured. There was trouble also on Fonrth avenue, where a rioter was shot by a policeman. The mob was then dispersed.