The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-08-03
THE STRIKE.

We followed the fortunes OF the
strikers and the consequences there OF
up till Wednesday night. On the fol-
lowing day the situation in the East
continued to improve. and in our own
state was nothing violent. In Chica-
go, and st. Louis, however, the climax
had been reached, and in Chicago par
ticularly scenes, of violence continued
during the day, between the police
and the mob, ending in a fight at
night, Oh Halsted street, where num-
Der were killed ana q great many
wounded, which dispersed the rioters
for the night.
At st. Louis the communists and
strikers held meeting and resolved to
capture the city buildings and the con
troll of the city. Five thousand citi-
zens were organized and armed for de-
fense. No collision had occurred. H.
dianapolis was ih seething condition,
but owing to prompt action by citizens
committee of arbitration was settling
the difficulty Peoria was in posses
sion of the mob. In Pennsylvania
Gov. Hartranft's order to the soldiers
was a model one and admitted of no
misunderstanding. After other meas
ures were exhausted, the mob should
be told the troops would fire, and il
not at once dispersed the troops should
fire aoith effect and not stop firing till
The mob dispersed. That order was
meant for business and did much to
promote good order. Freights were
beginning to move on various roads.
Friday the situation at Chicago was
not so bad as on Thursday. The riot
ers had tasted the lead of the military
and began to have wholesome dread
OF it. The strikers having had taste
of what as.coming arrayed themselves
against the mob. At Fort Wayne the
first blood was shed. Two section
men who with party of others were
trying to protect the property of the
rail road company, were killed by
roughs engaged in tearing up the track.
At Indianapolis the cricis was reached
and safely passed. The arbitrators re-
port was adpoted. Warrants were is
sued from the United States Court, for
the arrest of the ring leaders among
the rioters. At Terre Haute, trains
were not allowed to go out on the
Vandalia road, and citizens were or
ganizing for the protection of property.
In the East the situation steadily i'm
proved, and freight YVES beginning to
move Oh the Erie and New York Cen
trail. AT Pittsburg, it was expected
the embargo would be raised on Sat
urday and freight trains would com
mence running again.
The situation on Saturday contin-
ued TO improve, and on Monday fur
ther improvement was noted, and
workmen had resumed labor on most
of the Eastern roads. The situation
on the Lake Shore was much the same
except that the workshops at Norwalk
was again operating, and the Mayor
and police had promised protection to
the workmen. At Dennison, however,
the strikers had seized three trains and
side-tracked them, and at Columbus a
number of strangers-stiikers had seized
control of the yard OF the Columbus,
Chicago and Indiana Central, and or
dered the engineer and fireman of the
2:30 train, and were going to send it
out with ''a man of their own" The
train was discontinued and the mail
sent via Xenia. Gov. Young ordered
the return of the Dayton and Cincin
natl companies of Militia to Columbus