The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-08-02

trade unions was called for O'Clock this |
afternoon, and everybody concerned was |
on the qus oivi to learn the result. This
information was conveyed to the military |
headquarters and it was decided to break |
ND the meeting and arrest the principals. |
With this view fifty mounted police and
twenty-five armed with muskets and about
the same number with the usual club and
pistols were ordered to proceed to the hall |
and make arrests. That there should not
be any failure, five hundred citizens
guard and two companies of the national
guard and one piece of artillery were or
dered to accompany the police and sup
port them should the crowd offer resis-
lance or attempt the rescue OF the prison
ers This force left the four courts at
half past two O'Clock under the command
| OF Gen. John d. Stevenson. Mayor Over
| stOlz also accompanied the expedition
| Tidings Of the purpose of the authorities
reached the hall long before the troops left
the four courts, but it had no effect on the
crowd in the streets and apparently none
on the meeting, for there seemed to be no
adjournment At 3 O'Clock the head of
the column appeared coming up Fifth
street with the mounted police in adj
vance When about one block from the
| hall the police drew their pistols and
/ CHARGED ON THE CROWD,
| both in the middle of the street and on
the sidewalks The men gave way at
once and scattered in ali directions, the
police pursuing them for a distance Of a
square on every side, General Stevenson
and other mounted officers Of the military
effectively assisting the police. In five
minutes there was scarcely man within
distance of block of the hall, except the
reporters, who stood their ground and
took position at the entrance of the
building Meantime the other part Of the
police force, headed by Capt. Lee, had adj
vanced to the foot of the stairs leading to
the hall above. Capt. Lee asccndea first
and alone. A moment after the whole
squad went up and two minutes later they
brought down about seventy-tiv five men,
whom they foun( in the hall, and placed
them between two lines of police armed
with muskets and the whole thing was
over Everyone in the upper part of the
building was arrested The police took
I'D the line of march for the four courts,
where the prisoners were locked up in the
calabOose.
GONE TO WORK.
LOUSY Lille, July AI.-AIAilCdUlC ICh-
tions are established between the presiden,
, and employees Of the Louisville & Nash
! vile road, and the men are gone to work
PAN HANDLE STRIKE OVER.
COLUMBUS, July 27-The following il
. received here: Indianapolis, July 27.-Tt
D. W. Caldwell. general manager of the
! Pittsburgh, Cincinnati u St. Louis rail
: road. The strike is over here. The
! strikers ask to 60 to work and say nothing
. more about it. The committee of safet,
: recommend. the roads to accede to their re
: quest.
!. [Signed] ORAN PERRY,
> General Agent
!, PITTSBURGH QUIET.
b PITTSBURGH. July 27.-The situation il
It the city last night AID this morning ha
Is been as quiet and orderly as could be de
Il sired with the single exception OF tn
# cOwardly firing on the members OF tn
!. fire department who responded to an alarm
IS from the East End district. Nothing ha
r occurred up to noon to-day that wOul
give even an intimatiOn of the trOublOu
, times which have been expert
le enced. 1t is known that General Hancoc
has been ordered to Pittsburgh, and Gov
a ernor Hartranft as commander-in chief c
= the State troops left for Pittsburgh yes
- terday afternoon. Nothing is known
q the movements Of the troops, but it
thought that by a quick march they wi
"A take possession of the Pennsylvania raj
q. road before the strikers have time to gath
II er sufficient force to offer resistance. The
~ will then proceed to send out freight ea
At and west.
le Eight hundred strikers on the Pitt
Of burgh, Fort Wayne s. Chicago railway NJ
tilted the officers of the road to-day TIL
n they would not offer any opposition
t. companies employing new men to ri
Or freight and passenger trains. The strike
lie say their men will no longer run passeng
and mail trains If the companies are III
is able to obtain new men willing to ris
,g taking out trains, this action OF the stril
& ers will stop all passengers trains over tn
ia road.
IS. THE LEHIGH VALLEY.
,,e, HAsELToN, July 27.-The strike on Il
rs main line Of the Lehigh Valley road yeste
day has resulted in the stoppage OF near
all trains on the Haselton branch An G
he CINE and mail car went over to Tomhick
on this morning and brought on the mail al
IL few passengers from Sunbury. The lof
Tor freight from the east also came in abo
at half an hour late. No through trains, cit
N er freight or passenger, are run. eol
ed mittee of strikers have come down frc
rad Wilkcsbarre.
az STRIKERS DEFEATED AT BETHLEHEM.
as -
= BETHLEHEM, July ga gang Of stri
ers from Easton reached here this NOR
ing and at Bethlehem Junction. VIII
go the passenger train on both branches
IN the Central railroad of New Jersey v
es- ready to start, they uncouplcd the G.
10 from the engine and warned the crew IL
are they would run the train at their peril.
10 large number of citizens came to the r.
cue, and while the train dispatcher v
consulting with the strikers the train v
of recoupled and pulled out very rapidly a
by got off. 4 squad of coal and iron pol
all. arrived and crew was made up and [
at through car from Philadelphia to Mau
ots. Chunk was taken to its destination. I
the police leave shortly for OdenweIdel
the where the trackmen will make the nee
m sary repairs. The strikers have |
ed. egraphed the men at Easton of the pr