Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-07-21
LATER.
Indiscriminate strike of the Rail-
ronders-r Infection spread
n Along All h Lines.

PITTsBURG, July 20.
Governor Hartranit has issued a
nroclamation admonishing all good
citizens or persons within the Juris-
dIctIon of the Commonwealth against
aiding or abetting unlawful proceed
ings and commanding all persons en-
uared in riotous proceedings TO dis
nperse or military will be used TO force
obedience to the law. This is now be-
ing printed in the form of hand bills
and will be distributed among the
strikers and posted along the line OF
the road. There are 1870 ears of cattle,
hogs and sheep ready for shipment,
and 100 cars more are reported TO ar
rive to-day from the West. 1t is be-
lieyed here hat if the Pennsylvania
railroad men hold out till noon to-day
the Pan Handle and Fort Wayne will
ioin in the strike. The strikers say in
case these roads join in the Michigan
southern and Lake Shore roads will
also Jon, and this strong effort will
be made to Stop all rreishts between
the East and West, and so bring the
railroad companies to terms. The
Eighteenth Regiment of National
Guards has been ordered out and Will
be taken to an outer depot at IL
O'Clock this morning.
MARTINSBURG, July 20.
The following proclamation has just
been issued by General French:
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES
TROOPS, MARTINSBURG, July 20.
Due notification having been given by
a proclamation of the President OF the
United states to those concerned, the
undersigned thus warns all persons
engaged in interruption of travel on
the B. and Q. Il. r., that the United
states troops must not be lmpeded,
and whoever undertakes it does so at
their OWE peril.
Signed, WIN. H. FRENCH,
Brevet Major General URited states
Army, Colonel Fourth artillery Com
manding.
Additional United States soldiers
have been forwarded to keyser to AID
the detachment of thirteen already
there. and where the strikers are in
force. Flrenien are taken off the
trains st Keyser. Torpedoes were
placed OIL the track but did no damage.
There appears to be little difficulty
thus far in Obtaining men to work the
trains. Some strikers have applied to
be reinstated.
GRAFTON, July 20.
The strikers have decided to send
assistance to keyser.
MARTINSBURG, July 20.
Trains began moving from here this
morning in charge of a mail detach-
ment of United States soldiers, and
will continue to depart as rapidly as
engines be got ready. There are
seventy tiremen and engineers ready
and willing to run trains now if they
are assured that they will have pro
lection. Large numbers of strikers
are along the road in the vicinity of
the depot, but they are not permitted
to get near enough to offer any OBJ
structions to the trains.
OMAHA, July 20.
The Union Pacific employees met
here in large numbers last night to
consider a reduction IN their wages.
y Committee was appointed to ex-
press to General superintendent
Clarke the wishes of the employees.
Speakers strongly deprecated a strike
except as a last resort.
WASHINGTON, July 20.
The train which left the b. and O.
r. II. station for the West this morn
ing was accompanied by a military
guard.
EAST BUFFAo, n. V, July 20.
Orders have been received al the
Erie shipping office to take no stock
shipment East to-day on account
of the strike. On the trains reaching
Hornellsville the men quietly quit
them.
PITTSBURG, July 20.
The strike inaugurated on the Penn
owl , MO R.i1r,al Still anntinraS and
the excitement occasioned thereby has
been increased i'll intensity by the de-
termined efforts made by the Railroad
authorities TO remove the blockade.
RumorS that the employees of all the
roads centering here had Joined in the
movement, Were freely circulated, but
up to l O'Clock p. NJ. no such demon
stration had taken place. The strikers
are hourly increasing in strength. AS
trains come in their crews after taking
the trains to the yard, joinIhe strikers.
One thousand loaded cars are lying on
the track between Union Depot and
East Liberty, while the number en-
route swellS the number to | 800. This
number is constantly increasing, and
the maze of track will soon be all oc-
cupied by inert masses of rolling
stock. heavily laden with goods from
all points of the West and East.
COLUMBUS, o., July 20.
The blockade of trains at Newark,
in consequence of the strike on the
Baltimore IL Ohio, continues. No
freight trains have been permitted to
go out so far. Several trains attempt
ed to get out, but were stopped. 1t is
reported that torpedoes have been put
on the track at some points. For the
purpose of intimidating the strikers. the
Sheriff read the riot act this morning,
but 1t had no effect on the strikers.
Conductors and engineers refuse to
join the strikers, but give them sym.
pathy. The Sheriff OF Hooking county
has demanded military aid from the
Governor. Assistance will be forward.
ed as sonn as the State officials are no.
titled. The local authorities have done
all they can
louisville, Pa, July 20.
Owing to the general depression of
business the First National Bank of
Ashland has gone into liquidation.
The depositors will be paid immedi-
ately.
MARTINsBURG, July 20.
A striker named DAVIS has been
n nGf lnh nN g.