The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1877-08-02

A State Temperance Convention ha.
been called to meet at Grinnell, Iowa, on the
2ad Of August.
The Federal troops reached Martins
burg, West Va, the scene Of the riot on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, on the morning
of the 10th, and started out one of the de-
layed trains. Richard Zepp, chief of The
strikers, was arrested and held to bail. In
the evening the town was perfectly quiet
Some of the strikers informed the officers Of
the road that they were willing 10 90 to
work, but were afraid 10 do 90. During the
day the strike extended to different places
along the line Of the road, and at Pittsburgh
there was strike ON the Pennsylvania Cen
trail, because Of an order doubling trains
without increasing the force to run them
AT . meeting Of the Trainmcu's Union reso.
lutions were sdopted demanding the pay al.
lowed them prior to the reduction on the Isl
Of JUNE, and the abolition Of the classified.
ton of workmeM In the different depart.
ments. Strikes were also threatened on
other roads.
On the 10th, there was q run ON some
Of the savings banks Of Chicago, caused by
timid depositors who had become alarmed
by the recent panic in st. Louis. The banks
decided to enforce the rule requiring thirty
and sixty days notice of an intention to with.
draw deposits.
A telegram was received at San Fran.
cisco on the 10th, dated Fort Lapwai, July
18th, which stated that the war with Joseph
was virtually ended. The Indians were bad
ly whipped and thoroughly demoralized
and were said to be quarrcling among them.
selves, and divided as to the expedicncy Of
surrendering.
The Town Council of Glasgow, ON the
2Oth, formally adopted resolution request
ing x-Presidcnt Grant to accept the freedom
of the city.
On the 2Oth, riot occurred in Balti-
more, Md, arising out of the strike on the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. On the receipt
of the intelligence that all the freight trains
had been stopped at Cumberland and the
crews taken from them by the strikers, Gov.
Carroll issued q proclamation, calling upon
the strikers to desist from their lawlessness,
and directed Gen. Herbert to proceed with
the Fifth Regiment to Cumberland to put
uOWu NuC uAStut UosACCs AuC 0lAGu UCklluCut
was subsequently ordered to assemble. AS
three companies Of the latter were marching
to Camden Station to take the cars for Cum
berland, the soldiers were stoned and fired
into BY . crowd ON the streets. They
thercupon fired into the crowd and several
were killed and many wounded. These
events created great excitement and between
1000 and 5000 persons gathered about the
armory. Several soldiers were Frustrated by
missiles hurled from the crowd. It was
stated that they fired on the crowd without
orders The Camden Depot was fired by the
mob and partially destroyed. After the
ment to proceed to Cumberland were coun-
fernandez, it being deemed advisable to hold
1t to aid the authorities in preserving the
peace in the city. OF the rioters, ten were
killed and two wounded, and two soldiers
were seriously wounded.
The run on the Chicago savings banks
perceptibly diminished on the 2Oth, the
banks enforcing the rule requiring notice.
On the Goth, the Governor of Pennsyl-
vania issued his proclamation agains: the
riotous demonstrations along the line of the
Pennsylvania Central Railroad, and directed
the military to be in readiness to quell all
disturbances. The Pittsburgh strikers an
blockade in spite Of the military.
The strike at Martinsburg. West Va,
was reported to be virtually ended on the
10th, sixteen trains moving out without in
reference. Gov. Young, Of Ohio. on the
same day, ordered out four companies of
militia to suppress the strikers at Newark,
and issued the usual proclamation. The
soldiers left Columbus ON the evening of
the 20th, accompanied by the Governor and
his Adjutalt-General. At the depot, there
was a large crowd of railroad men, who
evinced faint disposition of ill-will toward
the troops, and several torpedoes were ex-
ploded under the wheels of the train, but no
damage was done.
The Syndicate subscriptions to the new
4per cent. loan amounted, on the aOth, to
$72,OOO,OOO, of which $40 zoo, 900 were from
London. The total subscriptions were $780,
49,, 500.
During the strike at Pittsburgh, Pa, on
the 2lst and I'D, the freight depot AMI gen.
eral offices of the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati &
st. Louis Railroad, and the Union Depot and
Hotel belonging to the Pennsylvania Gen.
trail Railroad, were set on fire and badly
damaged or destroyed, as were also a num-
Der Of other railroad buildings and great
number of cars and their contents. The
losses aggregated from q, OOO, 900 to Is, 600,
600. The number of lives lost reached
sixty, including several of the military and
some of the spectators and rioters, and q
number of men, women and children were
more or less seriously wounded.
The strike among railroad employees in.
creased in general intensity and magnitude
on the sd. A report that the Pittsburgh &
Fort Wayne Company had acceded to the de.
mands of the strikers proved incorrect, the
officials declaring that they would make no
compromise. The officials of the Pcnnsyl-
vania Central were reported to have similarly
resolved, and to have declared that they
would not yield, though not wheel should
turn ON their entire road. Business In
Pittsburgh was altogether suspended. The
Associated Press dispatch says the events in
that city were traceable to . much lower
grade Of men than those who inaugurated
the strike. There were riotous proceedings
in several other localities also ON the 28d
including various points in New York, Penn.
sylvania and Ohio. At Buffalo, Elmira, Co
lumbus, Indianapolis, St. Louis, etc., the
strikes were general or likely to become SC
speedily. The Lebanon Valley Railroad
bridge at Reading. Pa, was burned and thu
track destroyed. Four Of the rioters wers
killed aud several wounded BY thu
military at that point. In other 10
calities there was considerable destruc
ton Of property. Ins Buffalo an assault
was made bv nearly 1000 rioters on about
200 soldiers guarding the Lake Shore Round
house. The latter were forced to yield th,
position to the mob, who erected barricad,
Of cars - . defense against attack. A,
attempt by about thirty soldiers under Col
rlack to retake the building failed, the col
diers being badly used and the command
ing ofacer dubbed and driven across the ca
nal. Geu.-Supt. Clark, Of the Union Pacifi
Railroad, issued an order rescindine tn
order Of July l, reducing the wages o
employees on that road, and NO strik