The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-07-18
TIE LEG RAPHIc.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
THE BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAIL
ROAD STRIKE.
The Militia Called Out - IN aim
Thrown on the Track

BALTIMORE, July IL.
Strikers threw freight train from
the Baltimore and Ohio track this
morning, damaging the engine and some
cars and iniuring the engineer and fire.
man. There Is some excitement here
over the attack of the strikers upon the
military of Martinsburg, and the shoot
ing of one of the strikers. A special to
the Evening News from Martinsburg,
W. Va. f, says. Rioters still firm and
determined, and the presence of the
military only serves to farther exasper-
ate them. The town is wild with ex-
element, and the strikers and their
friends, numbering at this time fully
one thousand men, are marching
about the streets in defiance of the
military and the authorities. Some75
or 20 engines are congregated here. and
none are allowed 60 depart. A commit
tee from the striking tiremen have mott
fed the engineers that in case any
engineer shall attempt to take train
out of town he will be Immediately
shot. At noon cattle train. bound for
Baltimore, attempted to start, where
upon the rioters focked on board and,
with drawn revolvers placed at the
heads of the engineer and fireman. COM
peeled them to run. the train into the
stock yard, where the stock was nm
loaded. Passenger trains are not in
terfered with, as the strike is entirely
confined to transportation men. So
far the strikers have everything their
own way. and the military are passive
and awaiting further orders from the
Governor. which. up to this time, have
not come.
Troops Ordered TO QueIl the Riot.
WHEELING. W. Va, July II.
The Governor has ordered the
Mathews Guards. of this city, to Mar
tinsburg to quell the riot at that point.
Collision Between the Military
and tho Rioters.
BALTIMORE. July II.
Colonel Faulkner with rs men of the
Berkeley Light Infantry Guards arrived
with loaded muskets, and took charge Of
q west bound freight train and at
tempted to move OUT The strikers
and their friends gathered in strong
force. numbering not less than four
hundred. near the train. They
were armed with every conceivable
weapon, and as thu train was about to
start they rushed upon it and un-
coupled the cars. Colonel Faulkner
called on them to dispense. but his or
ders were met with jsers and threats.
The Colonel than threatened that he
would order the soldiers to FIRE on them
if they did no. Immediately desist.
Scarcely had the words fallen from the
lips of the Colonel than a perfect
fusilade of small arms was opened on
the soldiers by the rioters and one
soldier was wounded by a pistol shot.
The commanding officer Immediately
gave an order to his men to return the
FIRE. The soldiers obeyed orders and
the fire was returned. One rioter was
killed outright and others were sup
posed to be wounded. as several were
carried from the scene by their COM
rades. This firing caused scene OF the
widest confusion. and several times
the mob changed; but the. military re-
loaded and stood firm. and the rioters
were repulsed. 80 @"ss
Later - The rioters. are still Arm
and determined. The presence of the
military only serve to szasperate them.
The town to Wild withsxcitemsnt.
The sitaaaisn Last Night.
The situation along the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad tonight is as fol-
lows: Between this city and Martins
burg thereis no disturbances. Al Mar
tinsburg the strikers have absolute con-
troll and refuse to allow, any trains to
move from the station. The strike has
extended west to Wheeling on the
main STAN, and also on the harrisburg
branch AT Grafton, violence was at