Nebraska advertiser., 1877-07-26

gagged In the strike. The strikers are
orderly and weIl-behaved. There is
no drunkenness among them, and ev-
cry point they have gained was gotten
by persuasion. The jeers and insults
that have been visited upon the mill
tary came from boys and dismissed
employees. The strike isincreasing In
dimensions. The freight men on the
Eastern Division of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad,
between this city and Alliance, Ohio,
went out this afternoon. The men on
the COnnellsville branch of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad struck to-
night. Superintendent Pitcairn was
visited tonigbt by delegation of the
strikers, who presented their ultima
tnm, viz. !: the abolition of double
trains, and the restoration of the 10
per cent. reduction of June !. He
made speech, in which he refused
to concede anything. and said that no
compromises would be entered into.
All he asked was for the dissatisfied
men to leave, and not interfere In the
employment of others.
! One thousand soldiers are on their
way here from Philadelphia. The
Governors proclamation is disregard
ed. and treated with silent con-
tempt. / have 1t from an official
source that the brotherhood oflocomo-
tive engineers will order strike to-
morrow ofall freight engineers on the
main line between Pittsburg and
Philadelphia. The Panhandle men
struck tonight at Denison, Ohio.
Apparently the strike Is just begin
ing.
| LATER.
In our brief columns we can scarce
ly give an idea of the terrible scenes
and riots, and conflagrations, and
rObberles, being enacted at nearly ev-
cry city and town of any Importance
In the East. On the 23d and Oath the
strike had reached the magnitude, IN
several cities especially Plttsburg, ofa
formidable insdrreotion. During
those days portion of Pittsburg was
absolutely in the hands of the mob.
The strike ofthe railroad men was the
occasion for tramps, bummers, idlers,
thieves to ply their vocation. And of
suoh the great mobs that filed the
streets and caused the immense des-
truction of property was principally
composed. Numerous dispatches
agree that the strikers, proper. did
not engage In the wanton obstruction
of property. but did in many instan-
ces join the citizens In the protection
of property. They were firm howev-
eT In their determination that no
freight trains should move and met |
force with force I'm carrying out
their plans.
The daily papers are literally filed |
with news of the doings of the rioters
and we can only give in condensed
form the most important items.
AT Pittsburg train of cars mile
long loaded principally with coal oil
was burned several fights between
the militia and mob resulting in the
death aud wounded of many on both
sides; Sheriff Fife was killed and Gen.
eral Pearson wounded, and his resi-
dence burned the round house was
burned with 125 first-class locomotives
which were totally destroyed. Freight
trains loaded with all manner of goods
were broken open with sledges, and
the goods carried away by men, wom-
en- and children, who fought each
other for share of the booty. A re-
porter says "these scenes beggars des-
The great bridge at Reading, Pa,
the construction of which cost $780,
)OO was destroyed to prevent soldiers
crossing to Harrisburg. President
Gowen has offered $4,000 for infor-
nation that will lead to the arrest of
the parties who fired the bridge.
A train of oil cars was burned at
Thousands ofiron workers and min ,
,rs in Pa. join the railroad men.
AT Baltimore the riot has suLsided,
IN the 23d, to great extent and
rains are moving. Among $50 arrests I,
made Of the rioters there was not one !
'ailroad man.
A dispatch says the President is
.bout to declare martial law In Penn
ylvania and Maryland.
The strike has broken out at East I
1t. Louis, on some of the roads, but {
here is no strike on the Missouri Pa '
'ific and st. Louis, Kansas City and
Northern railroads. Trains are run t
ling as usual. b
The order reducing wages on the U. t
?. railroad has been recinded, and ev- o
rything is harmonious at Omaha and i
long the line. {
The strikers at Plttsburg have sur I
endered their arms. f
The officials of the Pennsylvania t
declare that no compromise
Till be made though never a wheel o
1rns on the road. q
If Stout has a big steal on hand the :,
sst state legislature OF Nebraska will
q responsible for 1t, for they enacted
be law In question.-Pda0nee Rep,s6. 81
can.