Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1877-08-01
The Railroad War,


CHANTS.
CHICAGO, JnlY PA riot occurred
on Twenty-second street and was quell-
ed by the police. But two policemen
ware injured. and they not seriously.
The gang is composed of about the
same meterial as that Of yesterday, and
dispersed when the police fired at them.
Other branches of the crowd Of so-called
workingmen have scattered all over
town The Union Stock rolling mills
and Malleable Iron Works on the south
side have been closed, and their 500
hands are idle, A gang of rioters has
been engaged in running street cars IN
to the stables on the south side as fast
as they came in. The railroads are in
statu quo, with passenger trains and
mails running, except in a few cases.
Many who were compelled to quit work
yesterday have gone back to-day.
The north side mob is most disorder
ly, and is busy breaking windows
wherever resisted. The Phoenix Distil-
cry has been seized by them, and the
propueters called for United States
troops. The strikers drove the police
back from the north side rolling mills,
and they were compelled to return to
the station. Gen. Torrance, command
ing the militia here has been notified.
Many arrests have been made, chiefly
vagabonds and thieves, who constitute
the crowd. Troops arrived this after
noon from the Indian country.
An attempt was made to stop the
dummy from the stock yards to-day, but
the conductor, revolver in hand, defed
the mob. The strikers detached an in
coming train from Omaha at Sixteenth
street last night.
CHICAGO, July 25.-The mob con-
tinued its visits to manufacturing places
and shops where large numbers of men
were employed, and caused many to
stop work. The council this afternoon
adopted resolutions supporting the may
or, authorizing the expenditure by the
mayor of all money deemed necessary
to suppress disturbances; declared that
patrols of citizens should be formed, and
referred to the finance committee res
olution authorizing the city to borrow
half a million dollars to use in city i'm
provements, that the idle might find
employment.
BAD LEADERSHIP Chicago on
Monday evening meeting Of working
men was called and an ex-alderman,
who some time ago fled to Canada to
escape the penitentiary for completely
with the whisky thieves, addressed the
assemblage. In Columbus, Ohio, ''John-
ny Cain, formerly convict in the peni-
tentiary," made himself the leader in
''workingmen's" demonstration. At
Marietta, Pa, large body of tramps
have organized to plumber the town and
the neighborhood. ,-.
An artillery company has been Or
ganized at Winchester, Va, with Gen.
James H. Williams as captain, c. W.
Hollis first lieutenant, A. M. Pearce
second lieutenant and c. M. Grim third
lieutenant. The company will be de-
signated as the Frederick Holiday
Battery" in compliment to Col. F. w.
NJ. Holiday.
Ohio promises to produce 90,OQO00O
bushels of wheat this year.
FIRE AT THE SHENANDOAH. PA,
MINES.
SHENANDOAH, Pa, July 25.-To-
night the miners and other worklngmen
IN this place, together with men in the
surrounding country to the number of
800 or 1000, headed by a drum and
fife and a number of flags, paraded the
principal streets and then repaired to
the base ball grounds for a meeting.
While there an alarm Of fire was made
by the whistles of several of the col
lieries, and soon the sky to the west was
lit up by flames. 1t has proved to be
the stable at No, 4 breaker, which is
now burning, and will be an entire loss.
The stable was the property of the
Philadelphia Coal Company. Further
trouble is expected. 80
The results of the granger railroad
freight law in Iowa have been so disas-
trous that several country conventions
have asked for its repeal.
Mr.. Lusk, the republican State prln-
ter of Illinois, has decided to start an
anti-administratlon newspaper at Spring.
field. in that State.
Here and There About the Strikes, :,
The mayor of st. Louis issues pro-
clamation warning all persons against
acts of violence, and commands that
strikers cease interference with railroad
companies.
The shoe industries at Lynn are noti-
fed to make no more shipments South
and West until the strikes are over.
A mob gathered in front Of the San
Francisco mint Tuesday, and. after a
severe club exercise by the police, were
induced to dispense. The rough and
hoedlums continue smashing up Chi
nese wash-houses and creating panic
and flight in all directions among the
Celestials. Several Chinese establish
ments were burned. The wcrkingmen's
party in San Francisco repudiate all
these excuses.