Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-23
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and the fiIencn prevented, a. n every 9th.
or case, from pla! iag oA the fire The eie-
vator In that vicinity, heavily stored with
gra ~ was destroy ed soon after the depot,
and vast amount of other damage was
done. The mob WIS composed of thieves,
s'evedores burglars, etc. Every thing that
could carried off was stolen The citizers
during the day sympathzed with the rioters.
but late in the afternoon fearing that they
would burn the whole city, banded together
to prevent further destruction Late at
night the scene quoted down and with the
announcement that the Pittsburg and Ft
Wayne railroad had acceded to the demands
| of the strikers, the mob began TO disperse.
The military were powerless throughout
AT OTHER POINTS.
AT Newark, Hornellsville, Baltimore,
Wheeling, and other points of controversy
the strikers had their own way, but were
not inclined to destroy property, merely to
stop trains. AT Chicago many meetings
were held by the turbulent workingmen
and some incendiary talk, but no trouble.
AT East ST. Louis great railroad mems
meeting, Saturday night, was strongly in
favor of striking, but no overt act has been
committed
AN OIL AIN FIRED.
Philadelphia, II a. m, July 23-The
strikers have Just set fire to an Oh train on
Pennsylvania railroad track near The South
street bridge, west Philadelphia.
1t is thought that fifty persons have been
killed at Pittsburg.
NEW sTRIKEs
al various points We're reported during the
day; among them the Lake Shore EN-
ployes al Cleveland the Fort Wayne men
at that place, the O. & NJ men at Terre
Haute and the Erie men at Buffalo
The following buildings were DESTROYED
at Pittsburg: Two round houses, one ma
chine shop, superintendents office, car re-
pair shop, blacksmith shop, three or four
oil houses, Union transfer depot and offices,
the Pullman Car company's laundry and the
offices, the dispatchers office, powder house,
Union Depot hotel, Pan Handle railroad
engine house, general offices and freight de
pot and the freight depot of the Adams
Express company
THE L. p. COMPANY WEAKENs
Cheyenne, July 23-The employees of
the Union Pacific railroad received notice
last evening from Superintendent CLARK
that the order of the president reducing
wages, to take effect July first, is reseinded.
This gives general satisfaction and averts
all danger of q strike
RE1NFoRcEAlENTs ENRoUTE.
Portland, Me- July 23.--The artillery
company galrisoning Ft. Preble started for
Pittsburg this morning.
Watertown, N. Y, July 23-U. S. troops
at Madison barracks, Sacketts harbor are
ordered to prepare for immediate departure
for Pittsburg by a special train
AT ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, July PA freight train on the
Chicago & Alton R. R. just attempted 10
move out OF the yards in East st. Louis.
The strikers stopped it and took ii back in
the yard. But little excitement so far.
MINERS ASSEMBLING.
Pittsburg, July 23.-Everything is quiet
just now but there is large number of
miners arriving in town. Don't know
whether there will be any difficulty or not.
PASSENGER TRAINS
Baltimore, July 23.-At six o'clock this
morning passengers trains began running
tor' Washington and have since been started
out on schedule time No trouble is antjci- |
pated between Baltimore and the capital
and the passengers who entered the cars did
not seem to be in any way alarmed
IN READINESS TO MOVE
Oswego, July 23.-Battery f, Sd artil
ery, stationed at Ft. Ontario, has received
orders to be in readiness to go to Pennsyl. |
vania
LONG ISLAND RATES.
Finishing, L. l., July 23.-All the conduc
tors and engineers on the Long Island rail
roads who received one hundred dollars nav
per month, are notified of reduction of |
ten per cert. after August lst.
THE n. Y. CENTRAL.
New York, July pa dispatch from
East Buffalo, N. Y, says the strikers there
VIII not allow stock 10 move east Oh the
New York Central
THE ALARM AT PITTSBURG
Pttsburg, July 23 throughout the en-
tire night the city was in state of intense
excitement in consequence of the terrible
scenes which had been enacted during the /
Gay. Although no attempts were made TO
fire any additional property, the ciize9s
were intensely alarmed A force was or
ganized to patrol the city, and remained
on duty all night. Tie arrival of the
Duquesne Greys city troops, had also an
assuring effect, but not sufficient to quiet
the alarm. This morning rumorsof removal
of hostitities were get afoat and report
that Till men had joined in demand for an
advance of wages. under these threats of