The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-28
sr noris' AtnoR rNorDlE.


ST. Lotis, July 27.--Thc VI yor has issued
urn'lnmut Iln Ia which hr rtyS he is IA IS lr'-
pared 10" ,iIrSually end all further opposition
to pence aud good order in this community"
II" commands AN citizens. except tno-r IN
rolled for .im police duty. to r'suwr their
Mv,'.l %. upa,ions. AMI t. avoid assembling in
thu streets. lie adds: Lnhorlng mon oi
whatever occupation. dissatisfied with H."
wages paid them. have the right to AtludoA
,hcir employment hut they have no right to in
tcricre with those who are content with their
wages and desire to continu" tncir employ
nrnt. Tho city Government. sustained hy al
good cit zens has Diet rm.ned that Ill % int'r-
ference cannot and shall n't be tol' ru'' ~ Tho
Mayor has received communication from the
Executive Committee Of the United Working
men of ~. Louis asking him 10 provide food
for their destitute families. or TO call a convcn-
ton Of merchants for that purpose. the COM
mlttec and individual members of the organ2a-
ton plrdgng repayment of all expenditures.
They demand this gs preventive Of riot and
ulliage. whlrh they drclar" to be- inevitable n
the lack OF some suc ch action. Referring 10 the
strlk" they say.
All oficr. work during this national strike cannot he
stas. iSr Al, ni, IT. tafmii.'d TO- h1d ont ina lie
principles We are cont, ndins or are carried III.
aue't desire Of every honest iciirr in ST Lul, ac
comr'sA their rurpo-e IN A. orderly wa a. uis DIRE
c,ns is't Ther-iorc. to a,md liunder ar.on NO
T 10 sr Win 's'y ,.er 5T .a IN nv ,ks al e n,a, as
urg. to .upil the immediate want, OF the losicss
The following letter. from the same commit
to- wis nj 90 Gov. PHELPS to-day
W request YOUR .i'civ cooperation in oonvonns the
i'sisiatDn and cain ior thr imm' dai, ua,.nc o an
ior v0alon. oi the .am,, ili, n,n, f.,n,nt all
'iidifi unirt an. i'"t' .i a. ih s,N 'c' "im
thai ir0nlt com. ilue, win ti- our reasonable dr.
.,n .or tie iS.t i,een ,raf, Nonnni lev. ii,n, 'o0
90 d. e. HI I 4 I .
uicrr., II national v,ar'. Wi arr,-tth. iiial
waft ,i 'tuluuuu Irr at o of-"nrrd arhr. "ii not
bur rather .er,c 10 iunu,noc the minds multitude
aid tend to act, vi ,utntc.
Large shipments of arms arrived to-day. and
tn" authorizes runinrn ''d eau NJ III. COM
pani.s orshniz.d 10y the ctls.ns. These
mar h through the city to the Four Courts
wh'rc tu.y receive guns, cartridge boxes. ami
orders. The comp,n - hrst formed wrrr r.
| der, out on guard duty. Their places W re-
| immediately taken 10y commands formed later
who Were drlllr'i IN the manual OF loading and
! pass We policy 10y saying last night there w"re
lrss than 1000 guns IN possession oi the militia
Now 5000 men are armed. Twelve companirs
received bree.,hloadng guns. AT IL o ''l9rk
| Gen. John ". Noble. with 400 men. marched to
the Union depot. large crowd had had pos
TALON WAS divided into companies guns were
/ loaded. and the crowd WAS charged ON with
/ fixed hayOnrts and driven ont ot IN" depot and
/ yards. 4 man who seemed l., bee the lrnder of
/ the mob element present WIS s"i1d and put
! n.unretlAt the DEPOT Will Pee hed. and int r.
Ter, n, with trains mere VIII not To-, permitted
Many oi the lars- husin - houses rcinain"d
! closed to-day, but Will open Tomorrow. The
/ Merchants Exchange Will resume business To-.
| morrow. The streets are less crowded. and
! there II a general Impression that the worst Is
over. The Missouri Pacific road commcn ed
running trains ths morning.
Notwithstanding the ran and mud large
| number OF men cunErrgat'd around hulHrs
! Hall, awaiting lniurmHton oi the a'ton Of tn
! Committee meeting bong held there. \ meet
| ing Of d"lesat' : from all the trade uni.n9 was
| called for 3 o'clock this afternoon. THIS m
| formation MS conveyed TO the military head
! quart, rs and II was drclD.d to break NJ the
fnrrtln. AMI arrest the participants. Wit. tls
| view nlty mounted puAr", twenty live armed
| with nus xef- and uh,,ut tn. same number ~ i'm
the usual club and pistol, wrr" ordered to 40 Ia
! the hall and MAKE u" arrests. Ihhi there
| should be no failure 100 81 the citi1"n guard
! and two companies of the tonAl Guard. " tn
| one piece of artillery, were ordered To accom-
pany and support the police, should th" crowd
PRISONERS. THIS force lett Four Courts at pa
| i. NJ. under the command oil Gen. John ID.
Stevenson. Mayor Oyerstolz also areompa-
med the expedition. Tiin-s OF the purpose
| OF the huihur.tl,s renchrd the hall long b-inre
the troops left Four Courts. but II had no effect
| on the assembly IN the streets ana apparently
| none on the meeting. Tor there seemed 10 be no
| adjournment. At three o'clO X the head of the
column appeared coming up flitl str"t. with
| the mounted police IN advance. when about
onr block from the hall tue police dr.w Their
pistols and charged on the crowd. The men
gave way AT on'r. and scattered IN all dir" tons,
tn" police pursuing them for the dishn - of "A
square on every sld. Gen. Stevenson ant
other mounted ono Of the nliltIry StHd
the police. Meantime the other pnrl of Nh" po-
lice for ''. headrdty Can't L"r mad advanced to
the foot of the stniro l,ltlng 10 ui" Aali above.
Capt Lre as n!"d hrSt alone. an NOM nj
niirr the whole sguad won't uu,and two mlnut Il
later they brought down about seventy men
whom thcy found IN the uHN and placed tIrn
between lines ot police armed with mu-kris
Every one in the upper part ot tn" bun Ting Wac
arrested one man ATTEMPTED res stance. but a
blow over the hend from u club suhduci hlm
quickly. The crowd. which had again drawn
somewhat nearer To- the aiding, offered ~. ra
military halted about half Il bio X from the IN
trance u the hal. ready for action. but their as
was over IN ten rninut-s. Ait ali had 6e',ii
gathered in the police took up line Oi mHr'l
FIR the Four Courts. where the PRISONERS wer,
The following circular was issued to-day;
htApsriF,., ,.o gi aS hs,grms - lIss5'f' as
w si'c you po.iuyc assurance of dctermnel enor
encourage count, mob VIOLENCE hut ON the con
ben .f,ad by The pres. Or others antasonisuc to th
We are o. mhur, that We are arains, and congmrlau
hood. and are doing an incae uabe amount OF injury
soMsn H S@', as S n 'GIh to a,i he % , 1S ao
"a prcN nuns ,m'h mob' a. larede ihe s'rr,is ye.rI
had mo- connection viii our rariy All men sent ont b,
rd uottoi, ori 10 o,nce hut SIMPLY toindue.
on a ana maxi spscdy w2Is o he ,tTsg . rni efinR
t"rr, oi all business men, particularly teth iealer,'
g..hl hour law ant Nins wage. ihe wo Nns flss,ss 4
nmr, OF ltn'pchw, constitute the .r9i elreuIa,im
mean, acufc Industries IN the .ores and s,op. ar
mfr. ,Itr, , ,t l, .'f"ie nj ,,id,ne, ni he dnr
r."s N.NaI I'"n h"m the many into the hand o' IN
muuon l,r' wire ilc Ia he unitd st,u caused b
I ana w,~ who were IN lorced ideness tGrou:
tc,r f"w workucn ont M .'s p,i To ,o ,, '' 10"
tnmlr rn.ush To have ~orS l,came so low a, tomak
pirnte, The chic chc, came hauc to roo,t Th, unl