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) THE OMAHA DAILY STABLISHED JUNE 19y 1871 OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING, JULY 9, o wall MILES AND HOPKINS Ohicago Will Have Two Heads, Military and Civil, After Noon Today. CITY PRACTICALLY UNDER MARTIAL LAW Oivil Authorities Not Altogether Suspended, but Military Given Broader Scope, PROCLAMATION FROM THE PRESIDENT All Citizens Warned to Remain Quietly at Home and Avoid Assemblages, BULLETS DO NOT RESPECT PERSONS cent, X'roops Will Fire on Mobs, and the Ing Af Present, Will Suffer with the Guilty —Order Must Be Restored In Chicago. ’ It possible, the situation at Chlcago has grown more grave during the last twenty- four hours. So serious is the condition of affairs there that President Cleveland has seen fit to lssue a proclamation calling on a1l peaceable citizens to remain indoors and o avold all sorts of assemblages after noon Roday, owing to the instructions that have been given to the military commanders to gosist with such force as is necessary all attempts to obstruct or prevent the moving of trains. This virtually ‘puts Chicago under martial law, though General Miles is spe- ©elally instructed that the operation of civil faw s not suspended, and is instructed to #0 report to Mayor Hopkins. Yesterday a wild mob of stock yard and other toughs went to Hammond, Ind., and fnaugurated a reign of terror, destroying property and defying all authority. Tlinols militia chased the mob across into Indiana and then the United States gegulars took a Band in. Several members of the mob were Kkilled and many were wounded in the run- Bing fight. On the Union Pacific the strike is prac- RBlcally over. Trains were moved under the rotection of troops In Wyoming yesterday d no opposition was offered. In Colorado trains are running with almost Fogular trips. Business on the Rock Island and Ncrth- western to Chicago and on the Omaha to Bt. Paul will be resumed today. In New York the Knights of Labor and Wypographical union No. ¢ adopted resoiu- tions of sympathy and decided to hold a mass meeting today. The superintendent of police says the meeting will not be leld, but “Big Six" says it will. Fresh trouble and mnew additions to the polls of the strikers are reported from mony points. It appears that the wtrike s far from settled. The conference that was to pave been held between representatives of the Pullman company and its men yesterday was not held. VIRTUALLY UNDER MARTIAL LAW. Oleveland’s Proclamation Warning the Citi- zens of Chicago of His Intentions. WASHINGTON, July 8.—Just before mid- #ight President Cleveland issued the follow- ing: “Proclamation by the president of the Wnlted States: Whereas, by reason of un- fawful obstructions, combinations and as- wemblages of persons, it has become im- practicable In the judgment of the president Ro enforce by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings the laws of the United States mithin the the state of Illinois and the city $¢ Chicago, within sald state; and, “Whereas, that the purpose of enforcing Rhe falthful execution of the laws of the United States and protecting its property wnd removing oblitructions to the United States aforesald, the president has em- loyed a part of the military forces of the nited States; now, therefore, “], Grover Cleveland, president of the United States, do hereby admonish all good eitizens who may be or may come within Rhe city and state aforesaid, against alding, ‘ountenancing, encouraging, or taking any part In such unlawful obstructions, combina- tlons and assemblages; and I hereby warn all persons engaged in or in any way con- pected with such unlawful obstructions, com- binations and assemblages, to disperse and retire peaceably to thelr respective abodes on or before i2 o'clock, noon, on the 9th May of July, Instant, “Those who disregard this warning and persist In taking part with a riotous mob in forcibly resisting and obstructing the execu- tion of the laws of the United States, or interfering with the functions of the govern- ment or destroying and attempting to de- Btroy property belonging to ' the United Btutes or under,its protection, cannot be regarded otherwise than as public enemies. Mroops employed against such a riotous mob will act with all moderation and forbear- ance conslstent with the accomplishment of the desired end, but the necessities that ‘onfront them will not certainly permit dis- erimination between guilty participants and those who are mingling with them from cu- rlosity and without criminal intent. The enly safe course, therefore, for those not wotually unlawfully participating is to abide at their homes or at least not to be found n the neighborhood of riotous assemblages. {While there will be no hesitation or vacil- lation In the decisive treatment of the gullty, this warning is especlally intended to protect and save the innocent. “In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand and cause the seal of the United States f0 be hereto affixed. ! “Done at the city of Washington this 8th @ay of July, In the year of our Lord, one thousand elght hundred and ninety-four, and of the independence of the United Btates of America the one hundred and ®ighteenth, “By the president. | “GROVER CLEVELAND. | “W. Q. GRESHAM, Secretary of State.” The proclamation partially declaring mar- tal law In Chicago was decided upon after ® full discussion in the cabinet meeting this morning. This is the action which General Miles has desired from the beginning, as it mill give him more authority in the plty. None of the cabinet officlals were milling to discuss the proclamation at the eonclusion of the conference, but the follow- ing dispateh, which was sent from the War Mepartment to General Miles at Chicago this evening, serves In a measure to Interpret Ahe Intention of the president’s action: “In view of the provisions of statute and Ror the purpose of glving ample warning to all Innocent and well disposed persons, the fdent has deemed It best to lssue the lowing proclamation tonight. This does Mat change the scope of your wuthority and duties, nor your relations to local authorities. You will please make this known to Mayor Hopkins." WATCHING FROM WASHINGTON. President and Cabinet Continue to Exhibit Unabated Vigilance. WASHINGTON, July 8-—The president and his cabinet aro watching the develop- ments of the strike with unabated vigil- ance and soon after breakfast this morning, when in ordinary cases the president prob- ably would be taking a pleasant drive in the country, he was surrounded by his con- stitutional advisers reading bulletins from the west and discussing probabilities of the future, Before noon there had called at the white house, Secretary Gresham, Secretary Car- lisle, Postmaster General Bissell, Major Gen- eral Schofield and Adjutant General Ruggles. Secretary Lamont, of course, was already present. During the morning, Senators Dubols and Shoup of Idaho, called at the white house to urge federal protection for Wallace, Idaho, where rioting is reported. The governor of Idaho last night made a strong appeal for troops to quell the riot- Ing. The senators were admitted to the cabinet room and the whole matter was dis- cussed. The situation in Idaho precents a different phase from the troubles elsewliere, inasmuch as the trouble is not connected with the raflroad strike and the governor has called for federal troops. It was pointed out to the senators that the governor must certify that he has ex- hausted all his rescurces before the order could be given. The senators telegraphed the facts o the governor and if the ment is made in due form the United S troops will be immediately dispatched to Wallace to quell the riot. The only report that came to the white house before noon was a telegram from General Miles saying that the night had passed quietly in Chicago and that he ex- pected no serious trouble today. Of course this was encouraging to the administration and if confirmed General Miles' forecast last evening, when he was in communication with etary Lamont by long distance tele- phone. Much gratification is felt here at the issue by Archbishop Feehan of his circular to all Catholic priests enjoining them to impress on their congregations the patriotic duty of yielding respect and obedience to the lawful authorities. It is believed that a large pro- portion of the strikers are church going people and that the Chicago ministers of all denominations today will counsel their flocks in_the line indicated by the archbishop. It is explained by the War department of- ficials that the reinforcements from northern New York and from Omaha ordered last night were sent at the suggestion of Gen- eral Miles, not because he doubted the suf- ficlency of his force, but merely as a meas- ure of precaution to cover emergencies at other points in the Department of the Mis- souri. The general belief Is that it is good military practice to maintain a strong force of reserves at some central point where they can be quickly forwarded to support the detachments at threatened points. Kort Sheridan is admirably situated for this pur- pose and while no further reinforcements have been ordered there today everything is in trim to hurry many more troops to the forts from General Brooke's command at Omaha, where there does not appear to be any pres- ent necessity for their services, Probably to that end today Captain Parry, Secretary Lamont’s military aide, and Colonel Corbin, assistant adjutant general, were summoned to the white house and re- celved the necessary instructions to prepare orders for further concentration of troops it it shall seem desirable. At present the exact strength of the military force at Gen- eral Miles' disposal is not known here, owing to the absence of reports showing the num- ber of men in each company, troop and bat- tery, but steps have been taken to get this information by telegraph, so that the de- partment can move advisedly in further transferring troops. Nothing has been fur- ther seen at the white house of the mes- sage sald to have been addressed to the president by Messrs. Debs and Sovereign. The published report in the newspapers, of course, has been noted, but until the formal communication comes to hand, the president will not take cognizance of the letter. ALL PRESENT BUT MORTON. All the members of the cabinet except Secretary Morton were present. Senator Squire of Washington called at the white house and laid before the conference a tele- gram_ from Mayor Phelps of Scattle stating that he was authentically advised that strik- ers and an Industrial army were conspiring to cause trouble in Seattle, Spokane and Tacoma, and asking that the officers of the revenue cutter Grant, now in the harbor at Seattle, be instructed to land forces, if nec- essary, to assist in maintaining order. Senator Squire was Informed by Secretary Carlisle that the officers of the revenue cut- ter already had authority to land troops to protect government property, but that the forces could not be used to maintain the peace unless called for by the governor. The senator was assured, however, of the co- operation of the government in o far as it had authority. This morning Senators Dubols and Shoup telegraphed to Governor McConnel of Idaho, who had asked for troops, that 1t will be nec- essary for the governor to certity to the president that the local authorities had ex- hausted every means in their power to quell the disturbances, and that they were un- able to cope with the situation before the government could furnish troops. Tonight the following reply was recelved: BOISE, Idaho, July 8, 1894.—denator Du- bols, Washington, D. C.: Your telegram clting to me the law was recelved. I am familiar with the statu‘e to which you re- fer, but it does not cover this case. We have to deal with hidden and organized assassins and dynamitess, several hundred strong, provided with arms. Guarded by their experience of two years ago, they are not now in open insurrection, but are fight- ing secretly and under cover. Many peace- able citizens have been ordered to leave the country. The sherift declares his Inability to protect life and property, We have no sufficient militia to support him, and noth- ing but the presence of troops will restore confidence and safety. This 1s no time to quibble over questions of law and precadents. The eonditions are new and serious; blood has been shed and property destroyed. I therefore believe my request to the presi- dent for troops embodies all that should be required, and ask that you unite In peti- tioning him for the aid we need. “W. J. M'CONNEL, Governor." NO IMPROVEMENT AT WABASK Brotherhood of Englueers Now Inclined to Favor the Strikers. WABASH, Ind, July 8.—The anticipated improvement in the railroad situation has not materialized and the blockade fs al- most complete on the Michigan division of the Big Four. The strikers are still united and confident, and their warning to the Brotherhood of Engineers at this point has caused the latter to waver in their support of the company. Two trains on this line, both very late, came in last night and were held hero by strikers inducing the firemen to quit work. The federal injunctions are ignored by the strikers, but there have been no arrests. The Benfon Harbor passenger train went north this morning. On the Wabash traffic is paralyz But one pa senger train has been run on tho main line in twenty-four hours, and no stops are made at the divislon points. Tne river division of the Wabash is also tied up, but one train arriving in forty-eight hours, FEDERATED BOARD IGNORED, Some Uulon Pacific Employes at Denv.r Go Out. DENVER, July 8.—The Brotherhood of Rallroad Trainmen of this district held a meeting last night. S. D. Clark of Poca- tello, Idaho, who represented the tralnmen on the Federated board at Cheyenno yester- day, was present. The officers refused to glve out auy Information regarding meeting, but one of the membefs sald the lodge had refused to endorse the stand taken by the Federated beard at Cheyenne and would allow the men to strike as {ndividuals. Many of their number are now out and these will ‘be given fullest protection. Rocky Mountain division, Order of Rall- road Telegraphers, has decided to not strike until ordered by the grand chief. This pol- lcy was agreed upon at a meeting held last night. The members uphold the A. R. U. In its action and fight, but believe it their duty to live up to the laws of their constitution and not violate their conracts with the rail- roads, against which they have no grievance, (CONDITION MUCH IMPROVED, Mobs In Some Districts Destroy Property but Comparative Quiet Reign CHICAGO, July 8.—Comparative quict pre- valled as a rule within the ecity today, though there were, as might have been expected, a number of sporadic instances where little knots of malcontents gathered, became boisterous and were finally scattered by a charge from the police. A number of small mobs formed and went rioting, firing and overturning cars. Heads were cracked, and small-fry brawls, mostly the result of too much bad whi were frequently reported at police headquarters, There was, however, no con- certed effort at incendiarism or violence, al- though at a number of p individual cars were fired, several of which were de- stroyed. A coal train on the Eastern Illinois was ditched at Root street by a switch being misplaced after the engine and four cars had passed over. The work of clearing the tracks in the Grand Trunk yards at Forty- ninth and Ashland avenue, where debris from the hundreds of burned cars littered the tracks, was completed today under po- lice and. m protection, the monotony, however, being enlivened by occasional ral- lies when the gatherings of Idlers watching the work became too large and threatening. At 4 p. m,, when the finishing touches had been put on the work, nearly all the on- lookers had disappeared, and the troops, laborers and police were withdrawn. No sooner had they got well out of sight, how- ever, then a gang of $00 men suddenly ap- peared, and with crowbars and shovels tore up about an eighth of a mile of the track before word could be gotten to the police de- partment. They fled before another charge of the police, and the work of repairs is again being pushed forward. RIOTERS COLLIDE WITH REGULARS. At Hammond, Ind., adjoining the city on the southicast, was the theater of the great- est excitement. Here the rioting of last night was resumed, and finally became so se- rious that a company of United States troops went ont there. They preserved peace for several hours, but the mob increased in size and finally became demonstrative, so that it necessitated charging on them by the trocps, with the result that two men were killed, two badly wounded and a number of others received serious injuries, Everything at Pullman was quiet today. Riotous mobs, consisting of men, women and children, took possession of the frelght yards at Halstead, Morgan and Meagher streets this afterncon. They burned cars and had everything their own way for nearly two hours. All of the reserve force of police officers on the West Side had been detailed to the yards of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy and the Illinois Central railroads earlier in the day and nothing lay in the path of the frenzied strikers and their triends. Shortly after 3 o'clock John M. Egan, at the general managers’ headquarters, sent the following message to Chief Brennan: “Is there no way that we can secure protec- tlon from the mobs in our yards? They are burning cars and destroying other property in the yards at Halstead, Meagher and Mor- gan streets and not a policeman can be found.” Chicf Brennan at once transmitted the message to the finspector, who detailed a squad of thirty police officers to the scene of the disturbance. The fire department had been called out on three different occasions, each time to extinguish flames in freight cars. Thirteen cars were burned. The mob gathered about the firemen when they ar- rived in response to an alarm and greatly interfered with the work of extinguishing the fires. The arrival of the police had but little effect. The blue coats were hooted at and pelted with stones. The crowd num- bered nearly 2,000 and was made vp of the toughest element of the city. Well known thieves and other desperate men whom the police of the Maxwell street station have had considerable trouble with mingled iIn the mob and took an active part in the disturb- ance, CHARGED BY THE POLICE. The police finally made a determined charge and drove the mab to the adjoining streets and from the freight yards, elub- bing the leaders freely. The police remained on duty all the afternoon and the strikers were kept from doing further violence, The mobs commenced to collect early this morning in the yards of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy and the Wisconsin tracks at Western avenue and Sixteenth street. Threats against the railroads and denuncia- tion of the police were heard on all sides and It only required the move of some leader to start another conflict. The police, num- bering 150, and three companies of the Sev- enth regiment were on duty all last night, and this morning when the crowd began gathering action was at once taken to dis- perse it. The men were obstinate and at first refused to move. The police officers used their clubs with telling effect and in a short time the mobs were dispersed. The militia were camped In the yards at Western avenue and early yesterday morning the men were distributed through the yards and instructed to deal severely with any one caught In the act of burning or uncoupling cars, Shortly before noon smoke was seen to come from a freight car on the Wisconsin Central tracks. The firemen worked under a guard of police officers and had difficulty in extingulshing the flames. No sooner was the fire out at that point than another was discovered a few blocks away. This soon extinguished. Alarms of this sort con- tinued throughout the day. During the day another mob went to the yards of the Panhandle road at Rockwell and Sixteenth streets and set fire to a num- ber of cars. The yards were poorly guarded by the police and when the engine company arrived, Its work was hampered by the mob until the police were relnforced. LIKE A REGULAR ARMY. How the Pennsylvania System ducted Its Defense, CHICAGO, July 8.—The Pennsylvania sys- tem succeeded today in sending out an early accommodation and the Columblan special for the east. Neither train met with serious interferénce, and left the city limits about on time. Some Idea of what the strike has meant to Chicago rallroads can be obtained when the organization of the Pennsylvania lines is noted. The tompany, immediately after the declaring of the Pullman boycott, es- tablished headquarters in the city under the chargo of a strike manager, and proceeded with an organization warlike and complete, A commissariat of eeven barracks was es- tablished. For a week the department has Has Con- been feeding and lodgldg 1,500 people. A force of 150 deputy marshals was organized, with officers, patrol wagons and signal sta- tlons, and a corps of emgineers was put to work upon the detalls af the damage done by the rioters. But fespite this forco of men, backed by the city, county, state and government troops, the company has suf- fered fearful loss of property. Up to Satur- day night 667 of its freight cars had been burned, besides many signal towers, ofl and tool houses and other property. Of the burned cars more than 160 were loaded, about fifty with coal and ecinders and the remainder with merchandise. No attempt at an accurate estimate of the damage has yet been made, but it will reach an enormous figure. Despite the danger incident upon travel during the strike large numbers of people have daily gone over the Pennsylvania, and the number of passengers was materially in- creased today. STRIKE OFF AT ST. LOUIS. Men Returning to Work and Trains Can He Operated Regularly ST. LOUIS, July 8.—The great raflroad strike, 50 far as St. Louls is concerned, may be said practically to be approaching an end, and the only consideration is the ability to transfer to outlylng railroads trafic or- fginating here and hauled over divisions hav- ing St. Louls as the originating point. On the west side of the river the return last night of the Missourl Pacific switch and yard men has resulted in the trooping -back to work of all but about forty of the 350 men hitherto engaged in freight yard work in the various yards on the west side. Passenger traffic, all of which {8 handled from the wes side of the river, is on.n normal basis, the only trains not running being a few “dupli- cates,” as they are called, and one or two accommodations. And these are lald off from lack of business, not fnability to handle them. The Terminal Railway assoclation has a full force at work on the west side also. One exception to all this is the Wabash rallway, which is still crippled, but ha for progressed as to be prepared to start a way freight each way on each division to- morrow morning. With these will come a test of whether the quiet at Decatur, Il Moberly, Mo., and other outside division points indicates the end of the troubles there. On the east side of the river, devoted as the facilities there are entirely to freight traffic, the situation on the surface Is quite a deal improved, each' road moving several freights daily, with the assurance, almost, that trouble will cease tomorrow as a result of the almost complete resumption of work on the west side by the striking yardmen and others, On the east side the exceptions to Improve- ment in business are the Louisville & Nash- ville, which has unsetiled troubles with its trainmen on two divisions, as well as with the switch and yardmen and the Wabash. Thus it is that St. Louis trafiic is pra tleally unimpeded by conditions existing within her own borders. The General Man- agers assoclation, which still maintains its bureau, now estimates that not to exceced 100 new men will be required to fill vacancl among the 1,300 who. originally struck. In this estimate it 1s asswmcd that the un- skilled labor will scarcely hold out against good men. During the day the news of the action of the striking switchmen on the west side of the river was carried to those on the east side, with the result that the men under the position taken by Chief Barret of the M. A. A. that, officially, there was no strike, began to seek the various yardmasters to ascertaln on what terms they could return to work, The response, invariably was as indi- viduals, provided such ndividuals were ac- ceptable. ~ With this. Minderstanding ~before night fully 250 sought and practically se- cured reinstatement. As a result of this there is no doubt that tomorrow morning every yard will be fully manned, ring, perhaps, the positions of = small number of strikers who have made themselves person- ally objectionable to their employers and whose places will be filled by new men. UNDER MILITARY RULE, Rallroad Property at Ogden Guarded by Eight Compnuies of Rogulars. OGDEN, July 8.—The strike situation is rapldly clearing. This morning eight com- panies of United States regulars from Fort Douglas, under command of Captain Pal- mer, numbering 450 men, reached here on a special Union Pacific train. Upon arrival a camp was formed, a line stretched around the depot grounds, sentinels placed and all strikers and the public ordered to keep out. No attempt was made by the strikers to prevent trains from arriving or departing. The Rio Grande sent out two trains today. The regular overland for Denver and the east left on time, with three Pullmans at- tached. The Union Pacific sent a local train over the Utah Northern this afternoon on time and a train to Salt Lake. No South- ern Pacific trains have yet arrived or de- parted. The eight companies of regulars will remain here until regular train service is resumed, The Union Pacific will resume all tralns on schedule time tomorrow. Several fires were started here early this morning, which seemed to have been of in- cendiary’ origin. i ANARCHISTS DECLARE FOR WAR, Call Upon the Chicago Strikers to Use the Torch s#nd Gun. CHICAGO, July 8—Five hundred an- archists gathered at a picnic In a grove near Western avenue and Fifty-ninth street this afternoon and discussed the strike situ- ation in true anarchist style. The speakers were unanimous in a demand for violence and bloodshed was repeatedly named as the only solution of the trouble. The speakers declared that the strike can only be won by the use of the torch and gun and called upon all workingmen to aid in the battle against capital, ORT NIOBRARA Forces Rushed Toward the Scene of Trouble in Chicago. VALENTINE, Neb., July 8.—Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—At 3 this morning two companies of the Elghth infantry, B, Major Wilhelm, and @, Captain Hayden, took & special traln west' yia Orin Junction and Cheyenne, one compapy for Laramle, the other for Green River,; Today the garrison of Fort Niobrara has been busy moving camp equipage, and this afternoon Major LeBel, Sixth cavalry, jarrived in command of the troops. Captain Cheever and Lieu- tenant Blockson- folowed sgon after with troops G, Captain West, and A, Lieutenant Short. Two_speelal trains were soon in waiting, the first being loaded with horses and equipage, the other containing six day coaches and a Wagner. The four troops are commanded by Colonel D. 8. Gordon, Sixth cavalry, with Lieutenamt Wilcox, ad- Jutant; Lleutenant House, quartermaster, and Dr. Mundy surgéon, and are enroute for the Union Stock. yards, Chicago. This leaves Fort Niobrara with but two troops of cavalry, the smallgst garrison since it was established. People were out in large numbers witnessing the movements of the military, and one conld see little groups of men everywhere discussing the strike. On arrival of the train the newsboy is besieged for papers, FORT ROBINSON, Neb:, July 8.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—The two companies of the Eighth infantry from Fort Niobrara reached here at 9:40 this forenoon and at 9:50 pulled out with Fort Robinson's two companies of the same regiment for Raw- lins and Evanston, Wyo. The whole force was 154 men and seyen officers, under com- mand of Captain A. W. Corless, Eighth in- fantry. The Ninth cavalry is still awaiting orders. Nlinols Veterans Take s Hand, CHICAGO, July 8.—The veteran corps of the First regiment, Indlana National guard, 18 preparing to take part In the present trouble, The corps numbers 160 veterans and expects to be able to report to General Wheeler tomorrow. The organization's equipment s at Springfield and Vice Presi- dent Wickes of the Pullman company agreed to furnish blankets today for the men who are gathering at the armory. LOCAL RAILROAD SITUATION, Mach Better on Omahn Line—Feeling at Unton Paclfic Headquarters. From a rallroad standpoint Omaha was unusually quiet yesterday, many of the rail- roads sending out trains with usual regular- ity, but the absence of crowds about the depots was most remarked by depot officials and those who come directly In touch with the traveling public. It was an ideal Sun- day, and had not an Omaha public been a quainted with the pillage and riots of Satur- day and Friday in Chicago one might have with entire propriety thought of the mil- lennium of peace. During the morning hours small crowds of rallroad men congregated in the Union Pacific and Webster street depot yards, but the talk was of a very conservative ol ter, mainly upon the action of the fede board of the Union Pacific system, which received enthusi endorsement at the hands of employes of the transmissouri lines. In fact, it has done much toward allaying strike talk, and will go down Into history alongside Judge Caldwell's decision in the Union Pacific wage conference. A well authenticated rumor was yesterday afterncon that the Omaha fearing ‘trouble today on its Sioux City branch and which might possibly extend to this city, had given orders to patrol the vards at this point and add (o the fire force, Superintendent Jaynes was seen in regard to the rumor, and with his usual frankn stated that he had gone Into the freight house, and, secing a number of water bar- rels almost empty, had given instructions to have them refilled and the hose tested. “We bave also a number of men who were laid off when the order came to cut down ex- penses pending the settlement of the strike. heard road, As our yards are two miles long and there happens to be many empty freight cars in the yards, I instructed several of the men to act as special watchmen. This was done purely as a precautionary measure, not that we fear trouble in the least. 1 have just had a telegram from our master mechanic which states that everything is quiet at Sioux City, that a meeting of prominent citi- zens had been held at the union depot this (Sunday) morning as to the advisability of allowing the militia to leave the city, the general sentiment being that all danger had passed at that point ‘Should the militia be ordered out,’ said the master mechanie, ‘two companies will still be kept on duty simply as a protection.’ He also informed me that all the firemen had signified their desire to 80 to work wherever needed, Under these conditions it would be foolish for us to look for trouble. Our trains are moving with reg- ularity, both St. Paul trains getting through Sloux City without an accident. We wiil commence moving freight trains actively on Monday, having brought in Saturday night twenty-five cars of live stock for South Omaha. Of course, we all look apprehen- sively to Chicago, but I am in hopes that by lay the boycott will be lifted and the ds get back into their old rut stant Seertary Orr of the®Union Pa- is authority for the statement that thing was quiet yesterday on the stern divisions of the “Overland.” While he admitted that crowds had collected about the depots at some of the terminal points, they only indulged in talk, the action of the federated hoard having acted as a soporitic on some of the more zealous of the labor lead- ers in their several localities. Two companies of troops have reached Rock Springs, which, with the one com- pany that has been stationed there for some time, glves a federal force of nearly 200 men_ at that point. Four companies have reached Ogden from Fort Douglas, and tho company is arranging to mass other troops whenever needed at Pocatello, Green River, and Bvanston. But the greatest fear is euter- tained of destruction along the Southern Pacific, and the long stretch of country be- tween Ogden and Oakland is giving the fed- eral authorities no end of trouble. Assistant General Manager Allen of the Rock Island has telegraphied his people here that the running of freight trains will be resumed today and local business will be taken care of. No. 6 on the Rock Island went out vesterday on time. Trouble is anticipated on the Missouri Pa- cific today, but the flattening out of the strike at St. Louis may change matters. con- siderably. AT AN D IN WYOMING, E Men Who Went Ont Are Willing to Como Back and Will Soon Be at Work. ' CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 8.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—By tomorrow morning federal troops from Fort Russell and Fort Robinson will have been distributed at the various points along the line of the Union Pacific railroad in Wyoming where difficulty with the strikers has prevented the opera- tion of trains, and in accordance with the orders of General Brooke of the Department of the Platte, trafiic will at once be opened up from Ogden to Omaha. Tomorrow the regular trains will be dispatched from ter- minal points on schedule time. A detach- ment of soldiers will be detailed to accom- pany each train over the Wyoming division. Freight trafic will be resumed, and the Union Pacific mines at Rock Springs, Car- bon and Hanna, which have been shut down the past week because of the inability to secure cars, will begin operations, giving employment to 3,000 idle foreigners who have created a reign of terror in those communi- ties. It 1s not anticipated that there will be any trouble in carrying out the order of the federal authorities. Judge Riner arrived home from lowa this afternoon, and the federated board of employes had a conr sultation with him concerning the reinstate- ment of those men in the train service department who, with the members of the A. R. U, quit work in accordance with the order of President Debs. The judge stated that he was inclined to be lenfent with all who showed a disposition to return to work when called upon by the receivers. It is expeeted that the court will make an order tomorrow directing what will be required of all employes wha desire to return to work. After the train service has been re- stored the attention of the court and the recelvers will be” directed to the members of the A. R. U. who have caused the shops at the various points on the Wyoming division to bo closed by the unanimity ~ with which _they obeyed the order of their chief. Ninety-five per cent of the members of the union are em- ployed in this department. It is presumed that the court will give the strikers, with the exception of the leaders, an opportunity to return to work, but unless they do o at once they will be permanently discharged and other workmen Imported to fill their places. Judge Riner will permit no trifling. The members of the federated board who decided to stand by their agreement with the court and refused to order a general strike on the Union Pacific system have re- celved telegrams of congratulation from the chiefs on their decision. The members of the A. R. U. are firm and determined to hold out to the last, but with the conditions confronting them they cannot hope to win. Companies B, €, D and G of the Eighth infantry from Fort Robinson and Fort Niobrara, under the command of Captain Corliss, arrived at 10 o'clock tonight over Northern, and left at once the Clieyenne for the west on a special train, One company has been assigned to duty at Laramlie, one at Rawlings and one at Green River, the other at Evanston. Two ¢ ompanies of the Seventcenth infantry, which left Fort Russell last night, are at Rock Springs. The others went to Pocatello, The members of the federated board will leave for Omaha on the early morning train, No. 4, a mail and passenger, which is made up here. No train is coming from the west until tomorrow. Ninth Infantry ls Service. WATERTOWN, N. Y, July 8.—Colonel Bartlet, Ninth infantry, Madison barracks, has recelved orders to proceed to Chicago at once. A special traln has left for Sackett's Harbor to take the troops. OSWEGO, N. Y., July 8.—Company G, Ninth infantry, left here on a special train at 11:45 for Syracuse, where they will join the Ninth regiment and proceed to Chicago. It is rumored here that tonight the raflroad men will refuse to draw Pullman cars out of Oswego. WEIGHING IN THE BALANCE, Labor Balloting on the Question of Striking. CHICAGO, July 9.—At 2 o'clock the mass meeting of trades unfons are balloting on the question of going on a general strike. The feeling s v favor of a strike unless the Pulman company will agree strong in to arbitrate. S FIRE BOX. DYNAMITE IN Sunta Fo K ne Blown up and the Crew iraculously Escapes PUEBLO, July 8-~The most dastardly plece of work in Colorado since the begin- ning of the strike was done today. A freight train on the Santa Fe road left here shortly after 7 o'clock tonight, shortly aftre which a terrible explosion was heard. It developed that a piece of dynamite had been exploded in the firebox of the locomotive that was hauling the departing train. The locomotive was lifted from the track and badly dam- aged. The engincer and fireman miracuously aped with no injury beyond a severe shaking up. It is supposed that the dyna- mite was placed in the coal by some mis- creant and that the fireman shoveled it into the fire box during the performance of his dutles. STRIKERS NOT PRE: s EN Conference Between Pullman Officials and eir Men Fail to Materialize. CHICAGO, July 8.—The conference nounced for noon today between a commit~ tee of the employes of Pullman and Second Vice President Wickes of the company, did not oceur, as no committee appeared. Wickes remained at his office until 2 o'clock waiting for the expected visitors. “We are always ready to receive our ex- employes,” he said, “and hear what they have to say. The position of the company in this matter is unchauged, however, and we have nothing more to say to the men than has already been said. ~ The talk of a conference between Mr. Debs and mysell is all a canard. We will not receive Mr. Debs, Mayor Hopkins, or any one else as representatives of our ex-employes. If the latter wish to talk to us, they must come themselves and without outside representa- tion.” NO CHANG an- 2 AT CLEV 1d Deputics All Traflic Tied Up Prepared for an Emergen CLEVELAND, July 8—The situation in Cleveland today fis practically unchanged. The roads are still tied up so far as freight trafic is concerned. senger trains con- tinue to run about on time on all lines, but travel is extremely light and many trains are being abandoned. The strikers appear to be peaceable, and, while the authorities are making all preparations in case of trouble, it is not believed an outbreak will oceur. ' So far as can be learned the railroad officials are making no attempt to employ men to take strikers' places. One hundred and fifty deputies have been sworn in by the United States marshals and are ready to act in the case of an emergency. EXPEOTS NO MOBE TROUBLE., Chicago's Mayor Thinks the Crisls 1s Passed in that City. CHICAGO, July 8.—“I believe the crisis has been passed and that there will be no more serious trouble,” said Mayor Hopkins tonight. The shooting into the mob by state troops Saturday afternoon has shown the lawless sclement what it may expect it it persists in outbreaks against law and order. Thugs and criminals who have been masquerading in_the strike as workmen evidently believed the soldiers would not fire on them. DBut they know better now and will, if 1 am not greatly mistaken, be more careful in the future. BURNED THE BRIDGE. Stock Yards Trafiic at St. Paul Suspended a4 a Result of Firo Damage. ST. PAUL, July 8.—At 2 o'clock this gorning the Uhicago & IGreat |Western bridge between here and South St. Paul was burned and all stock yards trafic on that road will be stopped for the present. The fire was incendiary, the police being confi- dent of their knowledge of the perpetrators. They expect to arrest the men before night. All_is quiet among the A. R. U.'s here. The Northern Pacific traln was moving steadily to the west at last reports and no trouble is anticipated before reaching Mon- tana. Refus to Obey Debs. BUFFALO, N. Y., July 8.—About 7 o'clock a telegram came to President Malacan of the local branch of the A. R. U., directing him to call out his men and glving him instruc- tions as to what course to pursue. The tele- gram begged Malacan to keep the men from rioting. Notwithstanding this there will be no strike in Buffalo tonight. Malacan said: “I received a telegram from Mr. Debs to- night, but there will be no strike tonight and I cannot tell when there will be one. I am not at all in favor of calling out my men when nothing is to be gained by it. As soon as I think a strike is necessary there will be one, but it certainly will not come_tonight. The Central Labor union held a meeting today and passed resolutions of sympathy with the strikers. Sexeral Calls for Troops In Ilinols, SPRINGFIELD, 1Il, July 8.—Sherift Cox of Bureau county wired tonight that his elghty deputies had gone to Seatonville to protect the place from attack and asked that troops be sent to Spring Valley. The sheriff of La Salle county wired for help as an attack was anticipated. The mayor of Peru also wired for help, saying that business men and citizens were organizing to protect Peru. The governor ordered two companies of the Sixth Infantry to proceed at once to Spring Valley. Militla Out at Birmingham. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 8.—There has been no change in the strike situation since last night. Governor Jones arrived yester- day, and after consultation with the sheriff and acting mayor, ordered the militia to the scene, Four local companies are now on duty guarding the entrances to the union passenger station. The utmost quiet has prevailed today, and the indications at this time are that there will be no trouble to- night. i Mob Charged by Militla. DANVILLE, Ill, July 8.—Six empty box cars owned by the Big Four and Chicago & Bastern Illinols roads were burned here this evening. Early In the day a mob seized a Wabash engine and refused to disperso at the sheriff’s command, and the militia charged the mob, and several persons being badly hurt by bayonets. Editorial Comment. LONDON, July 9.—Commenting editorially on the great railroad strike in America, the Standard says: The disorder has attalned alarming dimensions because It was not nipped in the bud. The constitutional pedantries of the governor of Illinols are disgusting and surprising. Btrike on the Santa Fe at Galveston. GALVESTON, July 8.—The members of the A. R. U. have received instructions to strike at 12 m. today unless the Santa Fe acceede to thelr demand to Inc their wages. The Santa Fe refused, and the strike 18 now on. The engineers and firemen have declined to join o the strike, MOVED A NAD MOB Regulars Finally Collide with Rioters at Hammond, Ind, TWO KILLED AND MANY OTHERS WOUNDED Wild Scene on the Streets When the Fight Ocourred, CROWD SOUNDED THE CALL TO ARMS Rushed from House to House Borrowing and Stealing Guns, THREATENED THE TROOPS WITH DEATH Major Hartz Surrounded by an Exelted Crowd and 1 with Weapons While Assisting the Wounded —Details of the Conflict, CHICAGO, July §,—The rioting at Ham- mond, Ind., culminated this afternoon in & conflict between the mob and company B, Fifteenth United States infantry, in which Charles Flelschier, a laborer, was Kkilled, Victor Vactor fatally wounded and Willlam Campbell shot through both legs. A nums ber of other people were slightly Injured, but were carried away by their friends and secreted, and it will be impossible to learn the exact number wounded. The trouble began last night. The rloters kept thelr work up all night, burning cars and disabling engines. This morning they burned a Pullman car. Most of this work was done inside the Illinois state line, and as soon as the Illinos state militia arrived on the scene the mob retired into Indlana and jeered at the troops. About 9 o'clock this morning a great crowd gathered again about the Monon depot. Several cars were overturned and the Mich- igan Central tracks blocked. The sheriff and deputies are powerless (o restrain the mob, and as there was no hope of the Indiana militia_arriving before late this evening an appeal was made to the federal authorities in Chicago. Company B of the Fifteenth Infantry was sent at once. Their presence quieted things for a while, and the blockade on the tracks was finally raised at 1 o'clock in the afternoon and se assenger trains pulled through. This seemed to anger the mob, and with an in- crease in numbers, its passions grew to a frenzy. The regulars were greeted with oaths and shouts of derision, and volleys of sticks and stones were showered upon them. The men stood their ground, however, and kept the mob for seyeral hours from ape proaching the buildings. By & o'clock fully 5,000 rioters were assembled. ‘They had been aroused by their leaders to a frenzy that made an encounter with the soldlers cer- tain. Several times tNey rushed upon the company of troops, but were met by fixed bayonets and driven back. At last, how- ever, the entire body of strikers made a de- termined rush toward the depot. FIRED TWO VOLLEYS. “Make ready"—*“Fire,” was the command, and the thirty-five Springfield’s rang out in response. A second volley quickly followed into the surging crowd. The first volley staggered them and the second stopped them as effectually as if they had run against a stone wall. Several men were scen to fall, but they were taken away by their comrades and the extent of their Injuries could not be learned, Fleischer fell in the front rank of the rioters. He was taken to a hospital, where he died in a short time. In the rush that followed scores of women and children were trampled under foot and half a dozen women fainted on the tracks. The soldiers then took up a position at the track on the Rus sell street crossing. The news of the killing spread with re- markable rapidity and ten minutes after- ward the streets in the vicinity were filled with a threatening mob. Major Hartz left his company for a few minutes to assist the firemen and doctors in placing Vactor on the patrol wagon and was immedlately sur~ rounded by a cfowd. Kill him,” *“Shoot him down,” were the cries of several excited men as the mob surged around the Major. Hartz, however, id not pay any attention to them and was not molested, The excitement by this time was intense. Men ran from house to house borrowing shot guns, rifles and other fire= arms, ) “To arms,” was the cry heard on every side and fully 3,000 people responded. Matters looked so threatening that a call was sent to Chicago for reinforcements and two more companies were sent out on & speclal train, These additional troops were stationed at the scene of the trouble and effectually cowed the rioters for the time be- ing. Major Hartz arrested four of the lead- ers of the mob and took them to Chicago with a small detall of troops. While the train pulling out for the city, a crowd gathered and stoned It, but quickly dispersed on the approach of a company of infantry. The mob has driven out all the telegraph operators In the town and has cut the tele= phone wires, making it very difficult to ob= tain information from the place, but it s certain that up to 9 o'clock tonight there were no further disturbances. Early this morning a Michigan Central inbound frelght train was attacked by rioters at West Hammond, just within the Illinots state line. Obstructions placed on the tracke brought the train to a standstill, and the mob assaulted the engine, scriously injuring the engineer. The fireman escaped by Mid- Ing in the bushes at the side of the track, while the mob procecded to overturn the cars, blocking the tracks. An eastbound freight arrived ‘about this time and was also blocked and the crew driven from the train, Companies D and M of the First regiment, Illinofs Natlonal Guard, the battalion fn charge of Captain Barnctt, was dispatched to the scene and the rioters fled across the Indiana state line. Under guard of these militia both tratns were backed to Kensington, where they are now standing. The tracks are still blockes and the Michigan Central express, whieh should have left the city at 9 o'clock last night, but did not pull out until 4 o'clock this morning, s stalled at Kensington. So also is the Detroit express, which 15 In two see tions, the first belng composed of mall and the second of passenger cars. The storm center of the day was at Hame mond. The mob numbered nearly 5,000, They sacked the Western Unlon teles graph office, overturned frolght cars sad committed all sorts of depredations. Five rallroad employes were wounded at the hands of the mob, one fatally. The outbound Sundey passenger traln trgm

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