The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-07-27

only after hard fight at Hslstesd stree
which seems to be the rsllying point &.
the strikers and mob. The police beg
TO complain that they are being shot an
stoned in that vicinity, as the rioters,
whenever the military disappear,
attack them in that locality with
stones and pistols. A Times re-
porter was attacked by the crowd
on Hslstesd street, lew minutes ago,
and responded by shooting one man
One OF the police has just been danger.
ously wounded. The foreman of the
Illinois Packing Company, Just from the
stock yards, says that the men tried to
work this morning, but were driven OF
by the mob. He says that $E2OOO
worth OF meat viii be spoiled in this es-
tsblishment.
CHICAGO, July 26-8 p. a.-There Is
little news to chronicle since the last dis
patch Both sides have been taking
breathing spell, but seem to be gathering
in the vicinity OF the viadu2t. Late this
afternoon an attempt was made bythe
plug uglies to fire the freight cars on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad
track, by burning some combustlb'es in
one of the cars. Some of the employees
OF frm IN the vicinity put out the Ere.
This is the Arst attempt ut incendlarhm.
The fire department is confident OF beng
able to subdue all attempts at burning.
The citizens are guarding every street
and store tonight, and incendiarieE If
caught, will be summsrily dealt with.
Severe Battle Raging.
9:4O P. M-The Second regiment, the
cavalry and a large squad OF police
short time ago marched to the Hslsteal
street viaduCt, and there met the mob.
At this time heavy firing is going on
there. A volley of perhaps one hundred
round shas Just been fired. The result has
not yet beeu learned.
1915 p. M.-The firing at Visduct
street was less deadly than expected.
Two voIleys were sent into the mob
which had the effect of dispensing it, pro:
badly for the night. No casualties re
ported. The Second regiment are quar-
tered on the Viaduct for the night. The
special police, several hundred strong and
all mounted, are quartered at the armory
Three cavalrymen came into the station
little while ago considerably hurt
but not dangerously, by stones and other
missils. Wild rumOrs are atiOst and
some have been telegraphed hence OF
fearful carnage, which has not yet oc-
cured The total number of those
known TO be killed cannot exceed fifteen.
OF these three bodies are at the Msrgue,
and the others have been taken in charge
by friends. Doubtless others have been
mortally or fatally wounted, but t.
fact is concealed by the mob.
A rumor is currant tonight that
a band of depredators are on Milwaukee,
avenue, in northern Chicago, but this is
uncontirmed and Is probably untrue. The
names of the killed are so differently re-
ported that they cannot be given with
any degree of accuracy tonight ESeyn
are generally unpronounceSble Polish,
Bohemian and other foreign names.
None OF the police have received danger
Gus wounds or aught but blows They
have behaved gsllantly, as have the Sec.
ond regiment.
CHICAGO, July 26.-At IL 40 the ar
tilery left their quarters tor the scene
of conflict which is now at HalSteat and
Sixteenth streets. and few minutes
after their arrival the booming of cannon
showed that the regulars had opened on
the mob with grape and canister. A cor
respondent confirms this. The slaughter
will be terrible.
At 1T Louis,
ST. LOUIS, July 26. The morning
opened with much excitement and sp-
prehension on the part of all classes OF
citizens, but up to this hour nothing has
been done on the part of the strikers or
their allies to create a positive alarm. a
number of other manufacturing houses
were closed last night by the strikers, in.
cluding number of Touring mills. The
shutting up OF the atter is not wholly
approved by the strikers rs proper but
the rabble so far have mad matters pref
ty much their own way The most un-
ruly OF the mob are negroes. Al other
meeting was held At the Luces market at
ten o'clock, ut which some two thousand
men were present. Nothing definite WAS
done the executive committee OF the
workingmen's party not having report
ed. 1t Ia understood, however, that gangs
will be organized who will finish the
closing up of factories, mills and manu-
featuring establishments of all kinds.
The merchants exchange has closed
subject to the order of its president, and
a great many business houses have shut
up. There is great activity in enroll
ing members rs n citizens guard, and in
organizing force to resist the MOB and
put down the riotous proceedings. The
sheriff has already about 1000 men
in his posse and those IN authority claim
thGt the citizens guards number 1000
aud are increasing daily. Gov. Phelps
arrived TINS morning and Gen. Smith Is
now in consultation with him. 1t Is
expected that arrangements will be
msde IT, obtain guns and ammunition t.
equip the force now organized. 1t Is
stated that g ". Phelps mas teiegraphed
to Gov. Gutter, OF Illinois, for permission
To- station force on the east end of the
bridge 10 guard it against lncendisries or
molestation.
a proposition was made to the mob
~ Lucas market TO stop the street rail
roads, which was carried with hurrsh
and it is not unlikely that it will be done.
At this writing nothing worthy OF special
note has been received from East ST.
Leuls.
ST. Louis, July 26.-The citizens en-
rolled as militia assembled early this
at the police station in the -Four
Courts building and were armed with
breach loading muskets and cartridge
boxes All the morning hours were de
voted to drilling and distributing am
No outward demonstration
WAS made up to noon, save putting heavy
guards on patrol duty in front Of the
station houses. Two large brass field
pieces loaded with shrspnell are
in the jail yard with teams hitched
to them, and An artillery company OF
sixty men are in charge. Bands
OF strikers accompanied By roughs and
hard characters have been marching
through the streets sll morning. Between
10 and Ii o'clock u crowd OF several