The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1877-07-25

auu recommending tue phtIOl VI Ndiiouo
neighborhoods, and that women and child
rem keep off the streets.
NOT MAKING MUCH nEADwAY IN ST. LOUIS.
ST.. LOUIS, July "a
The executive committee Of strikers
have rescinded the order preventing pas
senger trains to leave East st. Louis. The
receiver of the st. Louis and Southern rail-
road made formal request of the mayor
to arrest the strikers. The mayor refused,
giving as a reason his inability to do 30.
The mayor also refused to send for militia
unless under instructions from the govern
or. The coopers at the Anchor Touring
mills have struck. The strikers visited the
Seventh street freight house Of Tie Mis-
souri, Pacific and demanded that the men
quit work. They refused and were given
till four o'clock to finally decide. Another
party went into the machine works on
Grand avenue and made the same de
mand. The men declined, saying their de-
mand for the restoration of old wages had
been granted. The strikers retired, the men
continuing work. Three hundred strikers
came across the bridge on two fiat cars and
have gone to the machine shops Another
party visited Plum street depot of the st.
Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern road,
and notified the employees that they must
quit work. The agent at the depot tele-
graphed the general Office for instructions,
and was ordered to close the depot. A
meeting of prominent citizens adobted
measures for raising volunteer military
force from five to twenty thousand strong.
The laborers at the Missouri car works at
East st. Louis, who struck yesterday, went
to work again to-day. A delegation of
strikers endeavored TO induce the men to
leave again, but they refused. 1t is stated
the miners association of 81. Clair and
Madison counties, and the Illinois railroad
hands will send 200 men to aid the strik-
ers if needed.
THE CHICAGO AND ALTON SUSPENDED.
COLUMBUS, July "a.
The officials of the Bee line having re-
stored the wages the strikers permitted the
movement of freight. Trains were subse-
quently stopped by strikers from other
roads.
CHICAGO, July "a.
Blue Island avenue street cars were
stopped by the mob for about an hour, but
the leaders were arrested and cars resumed
running.
The Chicago and Alton has suspended
business and discharged all its hands.
beyOu vLIS
TERRIBLE RIOT IN SAN FRANCIsCo-oHINA-
MEN ATTAoKED-ATTEMPT TO RAID THE
CHINESE QUARTERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July "a.
The workingmens' meeting numbered
about 10000 1t broke up at 10 o'clock
without violent demonstrations. Shortly
before adjournment portion of the crowd
numbering several hundred, wrecked a
Chinese wash house in the neighborhood,
and set fire to two story frame building
containing q Chinese laundry and fruit
store on the ground floor and residence Of
the family above. A white woman was
barely saved alive from the upper story
The mob impeded the fireman who was
placing hose, and the building was destroy
ed. The mob then came down Geary
street to Dupont, intending TO raid the Chi
nese quarters. On their way they cleaned
out q number of Chinese wash houses
They now numbered 500 or 600. Here they
met strong force of pelice who formed
across the street. The rioters endeavoret
to break through, but the police stood firm
and being reinforced in haste, by the fire.
use of clubs beat back the crowd,
1880 p. m.-The police hold Dupon
street at the corner of Pine against th'
main body OF the mob, while a stropI
squad is posted at the intersections of tn
cross streets with Dupont, the object bein
to kesp the mob from Chinatown. Th
mob evidently lack leaders. 1t is hope
that by the determined action of the polio
the crowd will be held in check during tn
= night, though the slogan of "Chinatown q
, 1 o'clock" is omnious. The militia renal
at their armores, not haying been calle
upon.
11:15 p. m.-All quiet. Trouble appeal
. over for the night. The crowd has disperse
The streets leading to the Chinese quarter
are strongly guarded While the distu
q bance was in progress at the south end {
Dupont street, another mob numbe
ing five hundred to six hundred, gatherC
at the northern extremities of th'
thoroughfare, wrecked few Chine
houses and attempted to penetrate into Il
# Chinese quarters, but were forced back al
l. dispersed During these attempts to asss
i their quarters the Chinese manifested nut
n alarm, and early in the evening every dc
l. and shutter was closed fast, and not
" Chinaman was to be seen. The croV
Il stoned the Chinese mission, but we're SCI
j. tered by the police. The fire by which t
At building at the corner of Geary and Leave
ID worth streets was destroyed originated
,e the smashing of lamp in the Chinese pC
N tion of the building by stone thro'
ID through a window. Probably in view
v present and possible future disturbance
xe efforts will be made to effect an organl'
ca tion among the better class of citizens loo
I'd ing to the maintenance of law and order.
n TROUBLE SPREADING.
er DETROIT, July "a.
y, The strike is general along the Chica
"a and Canada Southern line, and the Tole