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| CINCINNATI, July 2l.-Nothing new
concerning the strikers. The most
threatening case seems that of the
Ohio s. Mississippi road. The pay
car which left st. Louis few DAYS
ago has paid the hands of the lower
division. 1t is said orders have been
issued that the car go no farther east
than Seymour, Ind.
| Four companies of Militia of this
city under Col. G. B. Hunt, have just
been ordered to Newark, Ohio.
NEWARK, Ohio, July 21.--The at
tempt to move freight train was
contemplated, under a guard of mill
tary, but after consultation with the
strikers, the movement was abandon
cd. The troops were marched into
the yards, but afterwards withdrew.
The bridge over the canal, contigu-
GUS to the railroad yards, on which q
large crowd is constantly passing fell
this morning, seriously iniuring 8 or
4 persons.
|
THE TROOPS TRATERNIzE WITH THE
| STRIKERS.
| NEWARK, July 2l.-The shopmcn
joined tthe strikers this morning
The military force number l79 men.
1t is reported that the troops fratern-
ize with the strikers and refuse to
fire upon them. Gov. Young is tele-
graphing Cincinnati and other points
for more troops.
| BALTIMORE, July 2l.-The fifth
regiment cleared Camden street of
the crowd, and guard duty is being
done at Howard and Eutaw street
corners. Walker has summoned a
jury of inquest and about s O'Clock
this morning the dead were removed
from the middle police station TO their
late homes. Fifteen hundred riotous
strikers are at Cumberland and thus
far have everything their own way.
Coal miners from Frostburg have
joined the rioters at Keyser.
A CowARDLY MAYOR.
The rioters arrested last night fol
shooting at the police were released
the threats made by the mob who haC
surrounded the Jail.
i Passenger trains are not allowed
by the company to run after night be-
tween certain points.
PITTsBURG, July 2l.-Between ono
and two hundred strikers performed
guard duty, last night, and patroled
the road from Union depot to East
Liberty stock yard. An attempt was
made. about midnight, to move
trains from the outer depot, but as no
engineers could be found willing to
run engines, the attempt had to be
abandoned.
The strikers say it will be impossi.
BILE for the railroad to obtain men tc
run engines. They say they will of
fer no resistance to soldiers but will
board trains at all stations, draw
coupling-pins, cut trains loose ant
thus prevent the departure of al
freight.
/ Adjutant General Latia, of tn,
State Militia, arrived at l :l5 thi.
morning. The first division, lSO(
strong, including keystone battery
and the sixth division, under com.
mand of General Brinton, are expect
ed to arrive this morning. The rail
road officials hope by thronging tn,
tracks with military to awe the strik
crs and open the blockade without {
conflict.
: The strike on the Pittsburg. For
Wayne Il Chicago road stops all ship
ping over the Pittsburg u Erie ant
Cleveland & Pittsburg roads, as thes,
roads use the Fort Wayne tracks fol
some distance below this city.
Freight trains on the ConnelIsvill,
branch OF the b. Il o. II. II. wer,
stopped, last night.
1t is said the strikers from othel
roads compelled the trains to return
to the depot. No trains will be sen
out over this road to-day.
1t is not definitely known whether
the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & st. Loui
: Pan Handle route men are out or not
. but the situation here is such that the
, road has no outlet for freight.
II was reported early this morning
. that all the Albany Valley road mel
will join the strike before noon to
day. The men were interviewe,
, but declined to express themselve g
clearly. They do not deny the cor
rectness OF the report. Passengc
travel and express matter are run
ming as usual on all roads.
:. THE STRIKERS HAVE A MEETING.
PITTsBURG, July 21.-A meeting O
the Fort Wayne strikers, at the Roun,
: House, this morning, opened wit
: the following resolutions:
That we will in nowisc intcrfer
: with passenger trains or with tn
United States mail train. That w
; agree to furnish full crew, free G
charge, to the railway company t
promptly move to the city all freigl
now in the yard intended for Pitts
/ burg firms and to Duquesne depot.
ResolUed, That under no circun
stances will wa moyp thrOu OH frei o \