Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-23
FEvERIsU ANEXlETY.


the rioters. This news for time created
a panic but large force of citizens was or
ganized and marched to the wharf, headed
by the mayor to meet the boat on which they
were coming. When the boat arrived it was
anchored out in the middle of The river and
the mayor and General Negly boarded the
boat and interviewed the men, They were
found not to be armed and stated that they
had no intention whatever of Joining the
rioters, but had come to offer their services
to protect citizens and private property
Up TO NOON
no further acts of violence have been
committed but the work of organizing for
defence is progressing vigorously. 1t is
hoped the worst is now over.
THE SITUATION IN ST. LOUIS.
St. Louis, July 23.-Eyerything is very
quiet at noon in the Union depot and in the
yards of The Union railway and transit com
pany. This morning stock train was al
lowed to cross the bridge, but none will be
permitted to pass after l;20 o'clock. The
employees of the transis company who do
duty in east st. Louis, fifteen in number,
struck last night with the firemen and brake
men Of the railroads. Engineers of the COM
pany on this side of the river whose duties
are performed at and in the vicinity of the
Union depot in moving irains in the vards
through the tunnel aud across The hridge
have not formally struck, but they are idle
for the reason that there is no.blng 10 do
as the strikers across tie river will not per
NIT freight trains to pass AS the strike
does not extend to the crews of pas
senger trains, The latter come and
go as usual. The transit COMPANY
rescinded their order for a reduction of ten
per cent. on wages last night and notified
EMPLOYEES to that effect bnt so far e,nnlov-
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IN CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, O., July 23-At noon TO-DAY
ali the shop men and train men of the G
G. G. & |. r. r. Of this City, quit work. No
disturbance. No mail trains on the Cleye-
land & Pittsburg railroad to-day AT co.
lingwood, headquarters of the Lake Shore
strikers, everything remains quiet.
IN COLUMBUS.
Columbus, Ohio, July 23.-About noon
the railroad strikers, to the number of three
went to the rolling mill and con-
oelled the employees to suspend work. They
also went to the pipe works of Wassll's fire
lay works, Pottors pot works. Adams plan
hS nlll, ffanklns machine works, Peters
iash works and other factories the employees
y "hieh joined lhe liie strikers. Inc entire
hop VINO haa dinners with them, went to the
0hloh depot 10 the number OF two thousand
lna ate diIlher' No violence was used. Gen.
Manager Caldwell, OF the Pittsburg, Cincin-
lall " '9t. Louis road, has ordered all shops
'losed and suspension of all business
Except such as Is necessary to keep p1ssen-
ger trains moving. No interference has
'een offered such trains. No pas .enger
rams have LETT on the Baltimore and Ohio
Dad since Saturday 1t reported that tbe
Hooking Valley track men quit this
morning. Every thing is compara-
lively quiet. The Newark yards
IRE IN control of troops. No attempt has
'een made to move trains to-day owing to
he blockaded condition of the tracks. Pas
enger trains are delayed by strikers distrib-
tied at different points along the road. The
epoIl lnat Governor 1ounS would return to
to-day is premature.
IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, July 23.-Hardly train of
reight has been sent east this morning over
ailroads centering here The policy of the
'gents here will be, SO far as possible, to
Keep all trains Just where they are and to
prevent an aggregation of rolling stock at
my point All railroad EMPLOYEES are At