, 1874-10-20
WAR IMMINENT.
Railroad Employees Be1ligerent-
~ Assembled Near Lake
Station, Ind.
The Baltimore l. Ohio Tries to Cross
tho Michigan Central,
And Is Resisted by Men and
Barricades.
Description Of the Improvised Forti-
floations.
The Defenders Refuse to Obey the
Sheriff and Resist Attempted
Arrest.
A Call for Assistance Made upon
the Governor.
Gov. Hendricks Te1ographs MIR.
Joy to Order His Mon
to Dcsist.
A Call for Assistance Made upon
the Governor.
Gov. Hendricks Te1ographs MIR.
Joy to Order His Mon
to Dcsist.
The Latter Will Be on the Ground This
Morning.
A Company Of Militia Ordered from
indianapolis.


Though the Circuit Court OF Porter County,
Ind, AZ vcll Us tho United States Circuit Court,
havo deci'lod TINT the Michigan Central Railroad
should allow tho baltimore t. Ohio Railroad to
crosa its track noar Lake Station, still that Com.
pany rofuses TO Nude BY tue decisions Of tho
Courts. and bids defiance to Its mandates and
oflicola. To prevent tho Baltimore t. Ohio from
crossing its track, it tas taken tho law u Its owa
hands, and plnccd all klnds Of distractions In
tho way. and stationed thore IN army
of nlcn to watch day and night
that no comp detat is attempted by tho DAl.i-
more l. Ohio. Tic lattor road has thus far
after tho decisions of tim courts wero r,ven tbe
o,,noaitio, ~ th,;- ,roa.;uo. evo,,,,, ,on,e
0FeSo'''o'N ~ sueA Ns''74's "'"1" e'a'''
Af1EA THE Last DECISION ..
by Judge Drummond tho Solicitor of tho Belti-
mora k Ohio rcnucstod N[r. Gardner. thu Cbtcf
Eprinccr of i'm ,ric},can Central n nomo tina
49,, 49,. ,,,.,, ~ .ra.,11e IT, .s .t".o
""o ue5 "no. - "o"4u ~ Ios1 eo"'on,U"s ~, ~
HIS foau lo9 INC CROSSINGS 10 90 m1de' Iho an
Hwer wae that they should prevent tho crossings
tho officers of thu Da1tImoro {, Oh,o having ~
.:..a., - III .;..t ..,.. A@' 'th "
.'oa " 'n"' Po'us "a'le 'a''eneo ceases so Dc q
Fntuc,
oALLED UPON THE 5HEN1FF
OF Porter County Indiana. to mid them in mah-
inr the crossing. yestoriav rn,,,i,o ohout q
-, ~. -. 80. ~
= o,oeA suo a1'o1nofs LUZ 'no oaltaliofe ~ ONO.
1udeo Cowan, OF Baltimore, Judge Anthony and
ex-Gov. Baker, OF Valparaiso, aud Mr.. Jones, Of
yalparaiso. Jnmcr Iamshi,o. Jamos +. Ran,
do,n}, Chat Enr,ncor Torea Wn1ah Conaro1
'-' . o,' -"6o.' o""ea "uisa, oe"etal
a5eo1t anu construction cofre OF about fitty
mon. toRohcr with Robert D. Jonos, Sheriff OF
uosso of twcnty citizens. went 10 tbo nlnra ,y,ro
H. -, ,oss;,,.r IL =. ~. -...',. s'"eo "A&91e
'Do ~'o''' - -, ~ W ,''u"o'
on arriving thefo tho9 1ound upon tho ground
force Of about 800 1nca p1aceu there by the
Michigan Central, 10 oppoao tho crossing by tle
Baltimore l. Ohio. There wcro also atandine
upuu tho main track Of tlle MichirAn C0ntrnI
Just across tic right Of wav, '
THEE cossrnucTiuS rnA1ss.
To allow tho reuulnr trnins tn naaH. aiae.trsc,r
On tia north sifa nf lin n,nn trarle hnd lam
constructed. Darricados Of tioa. rallY. und wooi
Ind born pInccd on each side of thu orosan~ j hc.
tween tho main track and Tia fenco. anI oach
barncado was mannet by n n,,n,lor of nan rcaflv
As an additional precaution ~ '~~'' 'l' p'o'
pEEp bitches
on cithor eide had aiso bocu due nni1 insido thu
bitches camp-flrcs were bricutlv burning. with
numbers OF men around tIon.
Judge Cowau, tho Solicitor of the Baltimore 4
wero octinc, aud they answered untler Tho nr1lcrs
Of -Eugiucor Gardner. Not finding s1rs
Gn1uncr oil tho ground, tho officers of tlio BAL
t,tnoro l. Ohio. III the uregonou Of Tho Shorifr
md His nosso Of c{t,zens of fin cnnntr. climhcd
the fence, aud eDdeayoref to storm fho horri-
culoa, lint In n momont fha nrmv of lin St"hi-
ean Central wes uron tnon. md tha nttacAnc
party waa
coMpr11ED 70 FALL BACK
considerably demorultzed wittlout having nh.
A., tll,:,,