Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-23

the Fifth aud Sixth regiments NJ. n. IT,. oU'
regular and 500 picked special police, the iorcf
is sufficient TO suppress or speedily fanl any
violence OF the strikers or p underlng MODS:
There are probably from six TO eight huudrce
regulars u the city. Maj. Gen. Haucnck, with
his his staff, is at Barnums. Gen, Barry. II
command at Fort McHeury is with bis battery
a, Camden depot, where he has r2uialned al
dav and was through last night. Iiere arc a.
50 at Camden depot three companies, NJ, y
aud D. OF the Third artillery from New lor K,
numbering $50 moo, acting as lDtanty, and
de,schm, Il (infautry) Of general service troops,
| Is men. Al Mr.. Clare station, just IN the city
limits, the priucpl oil aud cattle depot OF the
read, three companies, +, and l., oI the ihlrd
artillery.
A. the armory of the 9Th regiment, u DE-
la,h mept Of the battalion Of engineers. BESIDES
these there are several hundred marines al oil
fercnt points in the custom house aud elsewhere
on DUTY These with the Stare troops anu CITY
r,Iice are sufficient to subdu, any mob inaI
nav venture on pillago and any violence. Inc
! only apprehensiou Of danger Is The "o'k OF inc
ipcaudary.
t. il stated to hight by authority that among
80 mcu OF those arrested last night and lodged
| 10 Jail there is GOT 0on railroad mau.
About O'Clock this moralpg, |hile the u!c
at Mt. Clare station was burning, another alarm
was sounded, and the extensive pian!pg ana
| sash factory of Maughliu & Son, corner Of East
Falls arenun and Stiles street. near the fh'!a
deIphia dcGot, was discovered 10 flames anu
was totally destroyed. Whether this fire was
| incrndjarv or accidental is not kooWn, but the
souoding of second alarm created great ex'
citeu,ept aud brought thousands to the streets
BALTIMORE, MD, July 22-mdnight. AT
this hour the city is qu;eteg THAI 1t has been
siucc the beginning of the strike here, and the
authorities apprehsnd no trouble to'bIeht'
During tho day three trains have lett Camden
station for Wasbinstou: and at $3.50 p. IN. the
regular through train for the West departed.
The Western traios will run as usual to borrow,
and communication between here and Washing
ton IiiI be kept open.
The Baltimore and Potomac road has not
oniy escaped all iuconveniences caused ny
striker. fI;. it is making money OFT the misfCr
tuncs Of The rival road the travel Is all di
rfcteI to tie Baltimore and PotomSc road, and
the trai1s arc filed. :. renuotion vas ordered
on The 3. & T. Il. T. at the same time tlmc as
that an the b. Il D. 1t is stated that strike
was agreed upon 10y the employees Ut the road,
to b: ioaueurate,l last Friday. The oEdar Tor
reduction vas cnuntcrmanded just 10 time to
prcve0t t.5vH!c. 40? 20 tar the road has suffer
cd 10 iuc0nrtn!e;':a.
& circular was issued yesterday from ~
Union depot, Office q Mr.. George Z. WllklEs,
s;iporinter d snt Ct tho Northern Central, balu-
mere SID Potomac ard AcXaDdrla and freder'
icksburr rsit ways. &c the employees as 1JiloWS
"To 10 mon Of ths Baltimore diglsion North
sro Central railway, the Baltimore and roo
mae rsrcad and the AIeXaLdria Hrd freae!-
icksburg railway: The managing CHI GERS or tnls
line have obsorvod With pre- ound s9llcltude inc
riotous demonstrations made st baltimore ana
Pittsburg in the pas: tWenty-iJur II ours, Whtcn
seem to lave for their Obj set the genera Il :
struction railroad property, ard tue u'ser ue'
morsliZ alton of all faithful! rs! road elnp!oyets
/ deire hereby to express 10 The mon, ono AL
ali, the appreciation by the officers Of the COM
pany Of their f.ithful attention to duty IN this
hour cf peril, which has fully met my expecta-
tons and jt:s!: ID the co! It'd ence have always
fit in them, aid the good opinion nave a'"sSs
expressed in their behalf,
Stand to your posts, men, like truo mon, ard
d, your who!S duty, regardless Ct al surrourd-
ing disturbing influences, AM you Will make
ranutston for yourselves and our line that yoi:
viii point to here. fer with honest PRIDE secur-
ing tho appreciation not only OF TIC company,
but Of All good citizens and above oil q your
OTn cOas:icnces.
"GEG. G. WILKES. Suot.
Superintendent Onico, Sunday. July z. 1911:
Trsins were running regularly on those rosH5
Yesterday, but OF the Northern Central through
freight trains FIR The West will DO lnterru LED
because c. 1ho troubles on tho Pcnn5ylVsnlA
main stem. w
ment has been caused in this City by Tho terrible
accounts from Pittsburg snd other quarters.
Bulletins on newspaper offices were SURROUNDED
by crowds of eager. anxious mea, anu eHties
srs quickly bougat up. In all the rum sn0ps
and on street corners the sLalo OIL auhlre . us
4 Il ~ rfr ii ni
crs in 1housshds Of men out OF eTployiachs, VINO
almost nopo TO riots may spresd 10 new OK.
No strike has yet occurred on the Now iork
Central road. and tho officers do not expect any.
Erie officials say that the strike Is 10! eztend'ne
sloce their limo, and no violence has taken
place. They ara couGlont Of getting their trslns
through Horncllsv;lle, aud dispensing tho striH-
ers by to-mu -ow. :,
1he Governor has issued proclamation IN
w},i1h he says: ut is no longer question CT
wnscs but Of the supremacy OF law, Wh!ch pro,
tscts alike The lives, the liberty heEropsrty ana
the rights Of sill classes OF citizens 10 the MAIN
Icnanco of that supremacy the whole power OF
ina State sill be invoked, if necessary.
Mapyindividual coal operators 10 the schu7'-
Lii and j,shiuh regions suspended operations
t1mnorari!y, aud inc !. ;high and WiIkeSuarfc
and the Susuuahanna companies 10 the WVo"'
;nr district have stopped their c9i!'9t%e'
Ss,.rsi ,housand miners and aborcrS are thus
ont Of employment. Other companies propos1;
to follow suit this mouth. fhe operators Of
the Slauokin region who recently made ten
ncr cent. reduction of wages arc haFlag trouoie'
The MIXERS aud Iaborers at Buckr'dee c'lIisrS
have struck, aud others will probably DO then.
The fifty four engineers and h!ty'hv hremen
of ,bc Loog Isiaud Railroad arc considering
whether "a slr;k against threatenlpS ftu1o,
ton Of pay. Tne railroad officials Frankly state
that they cAunot replace the tng,hearE oGt they
can the frrmeu The road owes the mcu bac6
pay.
HARRlsoSBuRs, July &5:-Gov. Hsr.tans.
has followed tha example of Co.'s Mathews w.
md Carroll, ard appealed to tho pfosldent !''
troops to suppress the disturbance in his Siate
CrMBEaLAND July . Gen. french aIe
command ordered back here from heyseF roac"
| VI hore st 3. p ~ c;,orob,,
SyASsv1LLE, IND, July 25.-GoHs:sers.p,! Il
ement is caused here by the RAILROAD sstihG y
eAc's trouble is anticipated. Railroad olncisl
out no y, susville and Terra Hau:e, the Evans
on 9u .he ed n Nashville. and the ST. LOUIS sn'
Slne " >rere interviewed yesterday hho
sas that tie stri%e will no'"tect tho F'sds F""