The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1877-08-04
The Railroad and Other Strikes.

The kilograms in reference to the strike
show a general improvement Of the situation
A excep, at some points in New Jersey and Penn
sylyania There was no serious disturbance in
Chicago or st. Louis, aud the running O
trains was resumed on many Of the road
leading from those cities. As far as known
u persons were killed, and % wounded, one
fatally, in Thursday riot in Chicago. Tire,
of the rioters in that city are missing, and
supposed to be killtd. In Chicago, st. Louis
4 Toledo and other Western cities, working
men, who struck during the height of the
frenzy, have gone back to work, and many
factories which were closed by the mob have
resumed operation.
Freight trains commenced moving west and
east from Harrisburg, on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, yesterday, and the speedy re. open.
Ing Of freight travel at Pittsburg is looked for.
Thc strike in the Lehigh Valley continues,
Ind the miners at Summit Hill struck yester.
BAY. At Scranton things look bad; the Del.
haare and Lackawanna COmpany's mines are
ooding, the strikers preventing the pumps
FROM being worked. The Hudson Canal
Hompany's miners are expected TO strike
y day.
The troubles on the Central and Morris and
Essex Railroad, in New Jersey, continued
|i1ktlAtAlf htiA IistontHEtE AIAlAih Ntft bNOlltl
% some points. Troops have been sent 70
Phillipsburg, where serious trouble is antici.
hated
All trains on the Erie, New York Central,
And Hudson River Railroads were again run.
Hing regularly yesterday. All the live stock
elained at Buffalo was shipped to New York
nd other points in tho morning. Trains are
tnuing ON the Lake Shore road. The strike
ID the Northern Central Railway, at Elmira,
ended. The State militia on duty at Al.
buy have been disbanded, their presence
Ieng no longer required.
Passenger trains are running on all the
Hilroads leading from Cincinuati, and local
lights are also moving on all the roads eX.
ID tho Ohio and Mississippi.
rains on all the railroads in Michigan,
#krc running yesterday.
f he employees of the Texas Central Rail.
ftpd, resumed work yesterday. The strike
Texas is now confined TO the Texas Pacific
NM, on which freighttr travel has been stopped.
AZ u meeting Of the employees of the Col.
NNlbus, Chicago and Indiana Central Rail.
NM, IN Columbus, Ohio, yesterday il was
4s4blved not to recede from their demands.
pleeker 4 Co., Of Chicago, have failed, "on
count of the strike, and their steel works
A. oliet, ILL.,, have been closed. They owed
40 months wages to their employees.
fbe New Enolopd Comnanv,s Nn a,
H.ekyille. Conn. emploving abn4, iaob"nds
.IIsed Yesterday. and II x mid he con,ra,,, |,
IA make nm a:.;gnmen,
Matters were nS;eter in San Eranc;soo nm
INArsday aud yesterday, though lumber
/ In other houses were ha,tered Jo,"n i H"a
Itbe tcmnornry absence oS, Tho ra,r aJs
I.,o incendar;as were arres,ad M raa,""'
Isa notice. were served on nrnminsn, c;,;Iens
afd firms. informing them thai their dwell.
NN3s aud places OF business would be burn.
.,u GUY iill'Iu,ac'urer paycu Sloo 70 save
1 TPelY itolil uie Ioren' ~, cigar making
' 49, u;so.a. sea .ia NJ, ther onihese hanus
X, "A i t'soN 'o' -00 "'''e ooSS anu s'ls "
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~, Z Siur'P1 so1 oi PASSENGER NJ galh NJ
~ ~ Dougo' io"a' on lhurSuay' lney re,
- . " pay paiei ai'u 'ne engineer S'oppeui
~ i"e! ''i'Sn'eheu 10 shoo' Nun II
~ no' ~ oni anu =, iie looh Ihehl 10 Ach'
~ rii S 'nyy got on peaceaoF
~ Sen'rel oouholl oil the Labor League
~ u "''eu o'A''S yes'eru"y sent Peuton
" w RESIDENT asking immaculate measures
" enu tue existing labor troubles and restore
Nsuie aud order. They declare that the
,aRehdiEg famine III the large cities, and
~ tne other evils resulting from the strike
Justly the Executive IN Gaining me promi'
n1At taiIroau men, VINO nave refused 10 iisten
~ s',her reason or the loud appeals OF the
people, 70 Washington together with the
leader OF labor organizations, who have OPP
ppsse violence IN order That the diihcuity
nay ee compromised. The petitioners say
.nns Any lnrlher Dilnd resistance OF railroads.
" we detrlment oil the business OF the nation,
would Justify the Government IN taking pos
sess'on oil the roads and running them"
NoSDAy's NEWS.
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",i,o ';,is ,'o'i,ins SNOW h mn
fh "a ''.I aios'
~ H. IT, sS N1 "a, i.ai'ioau anu
- ~ ~, nus eiIeu az ali points, except
p;seshr ;nnIn v U S"n relsni trains rom
Iii ss'.,,es,, rNa"S y ~ .n' ioaus VI Setic'
Ma,ee.s;: ,b"Ioh tliS yaX anu NeS lorA'
avn nnchanged In, ,bora II I"u a. os'au s
early resumption of traffic.
sreIEnt Trans passed over the Baltimore
anu onio railroad from Baltimore to Mar
unsDurg, Dolh ways on Saturday.
70 change IS reported on the Central and
DeiaNafe, l'aGka"aiha ana western Rail'
soaas an New Jersey
Sneago anu 81, LOUIS have quieted down,
nna 'he strikers oil all trades IN those cities
are gradually returning to their employments.
ne strikers are masters OF the situation at
sor. wayne, IN Indiana, but matters have
mneh improved at indianapolis and Terre
hsute-
Inc strike on the Canada Southern Rail
s ~ enued on Saturday night On the Lake
ohofe fiai,road no trains, passenger or freight,
nAye W. started.
an atiempt to induce the engineers of the
sew lork central hailroad at Albany to
s.rike was made on Saturday, but failed, the
". aeu resolVlng TO resume work on Monday.
ING mintary have lett Albany.
me HoVernor OF Iowa has issued procla'
l1n.ion warning the lawless IN that State to
eskelss;
ine leNas and Paeiiic Railroad Company
p'nsiAiiy contradict the statement that their
eug'neers, hremen and brakemen who had
eHnck mad not been paid since March.
TUESDAY. MEMS
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w.. ~ esirNe o'' 'ne railroaus, poth East ana
y 'a' Gs II ,'''eiieres WIN inc running
~ ..ri''1, Is almost en1ifely AT an END Ihere
wv ~ ii'GeIrl.upuon 10 traVel on the balti'
.i'o'e nv oh,o Ioau, except Mheyser, where
W. s.,pl'go WIZ oe removed to'dsy: Inc
"NNN||H vi lHt Lake EouOFt, the Nnu1HllA and