The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-27

| this meeting, which after adjourning FORM
ed the nucleus for the band raiding in the
southern portion of the city. Men were
detected distributing printed slips in envel-
opes warning against the employment of
Chinese labor
2;15 o'clock, a. m.-All is quiet through
out the city, with the exception of two or
three attacks by small parties on the China
wash houses. There is a strong force at
the scene of the fire, and the whole city is
patrolled. Four thousand stand of arms
have been received from the arsenal at
Benecia, also an abundant supply of am
munition and thousand revolvers. The
workingmen formed an exceedingly small
portion of the mob.
THE CITY QUIET.
SAN Francisco, July &c.
The only person known to be killed is
Herman Gudewill, teller of the London
and San Francisco bank. Several are dan
gerously wounded. The citizens commit
tee of safety has been doubled and the most
complete measures taken to subdue any
riot. The mayors proclamation warns all
persons against congregating in the streets.
General orders have been given to shoot
down any one caught demolIshing pror.
erty. The police have been instructed to
shoot into any crowd attacking them with
stones, etc. The loss by last nights fire is
now estimated at $S0,000.
MORE HINDRANoE TO TRADE.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July &c.
The railroad men here held a mass meet
ing last night Over 500 attended. Itwas
resolved to stop freight trains on all rail-
roads until increased wages are allowed.
They will ask the mayor 10 close the sa-
looms. They propose to do no violence
save blockade freight trains The roads
thus blockadcd are the Hannibal and st.
Joe, st. Louis, Kanaas City and Northern,
Kansas City, st. Joseph and Council Bluffs,
and st. Joseph and Denver. The citizens
mass meeting to-day enacted precautionary
measures. There is no anticipation of mob
violence.
MOB RULE IN ST. LoUIs-TIIE FACTORIES AND
ALL BUSINESS PLACES CLOSING.
ST. LOUIS, July &c.
A number of other manufacturing estab-
lishments were closed last night by the
etriko-", '",.-l;~r tho Anrrine ---:u- .ho
shutting of which is not wholly approved
of by the strikers proper, but the rabble
had the matter pretty much their own way.
The most unruly part of the mob are ne
groes. At another meeting to-day, 1000
men present, nothing definite was done. 1t
is understood the gangs will finish closing
all the factories. The merchants exchange
has closed, subject to the order of the pres
ident. Many business houses are shut up.
The sheriff has 1000 men. The citizens
guard numbers 10000, and is increasing
rapidly. Gov. Phelps has arrived and
Gen. Smith is now in consultation with
HIM. 1t is expected arrangements will be
made to equip the force now organized.
1t is stated that the governor telegraphed
the governor of Illinois for permission to
station force at the east end of the bridge
to guard against incendiarism or molesta-
tion. The mob at Lucas Market resolved
to stop the street railroads.
THE SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS.
The Chicago and Alton railroad COM
pany has decided to suspend the operations
of the road until order is restored. Mails
arrived on most of the eastern roads yester-
day morning, and trains left for the east
last night on all the roads except the Ohio
and Mississippi, Indianapolis and St. Louis,
Cairo Short line, st. Louis and South
eastern and Chicago and Alton. Trains on
the road on the st. Louis side of the river
are running as usual. The outlook to-day
is not promising. The action Of the work
ingmen's party yesterday caused much ap-
prehension.
MOVEMENTS OF THE MOB.
The strikers and roughs are now in the
northern and southern parts of the city
stopping work wherever they find 1t going
on. A large number of strikers held a
meeting in the forenoon and adopted reso-
lutions declaring that they did not hold
themselves responsible for the violence per-
petrated during the present excitement.
The railroad and authorities keep the peace
and enforce the mayors orders, closing sa-
looms. About half past ten crowd formed
in column and accompanied by vast
body of spectators numbering several thou
sand marched in front of Fourcourt's build
which is headquarters of citizens militia
and police. The crowd surged up to the
pavement and pressed hard on the guards
doing duty on the sidewalk. The latter
were reinforced by details from within and
companies prepared to march out. The
police dashed into the crowd and drawing
their pistols pressed them back and arrest
ed two of the leaders. A few stones were
thOown and then the crowd fell back lit
tie. For an hour or more the mob pressed
up close to the sidewalks and jeered and
taunted the militia in every conceivable
manner, daring them to fire and commence
a fight.
MANUFACTURING SUSPENDED.
Three large crowds of strikers ant
roughs started this afternoon to finish clos
ing the manufacturing establishments. II
is estimSted that three quarters of the man
ufac.uring of the city is suspended.
VOLUNTEER BATTALION.
A mass meeting of merchants subscribed
$12, 900 for the purpose OF raising battal
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