The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1877-07-26

assembled III HOnG Vi Iho SoulV AAN""Ni
where the crowd was addressed by Henry
Blandy, who counseled moderation, look
to Democratic Convention for consola'
ton. After a speech large crowds march
ed to the different manufacturing places
in the city, compelling the men to quit
work. They also waited on Townsend
and Burgess, proprietors of the railway,
compelling them to haul off the street
cars, Mayor McCowen has requested the
saloons to close. No violence is antlol-
pated. About fifty manufacturing estab-
| tishments are idle this afternoon.
Strike on the Bee line Railroad"
Cleveland, O., July 23.-At noon to-day
all the shop men and train men of the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and In
dianapolis railroad, this city, quit work.
No disturbance of any kind occurred, nor
is there any immediate prospect that any
will occur. No mail trains on the CleVe'
land land Pittsburg railway to-day AT
Collinwood, the headquarters OF the Lake
Shore Strikers, everything remains quiet
Closing Of the Pan Handle Shops.
Columbus, July 29.-General Manager
Caldwell, of the Pittsburg, Cincinnati and
st. Louis road, has ordered all the shops
closed, and the suspension of all business,
except such as is necessary to keep the
passenger trains moving, no interference
having been offered such trains. No
passenger trains have left on the Bati-
more and Ohio Railroad since l045 P, NJ.
on Saturday.
1t is reported that the Hooking Valley
track men quit work this morning, There
are also rumors that the shops men Will
Join in the strike this afternoon. Large
crowds are about the yards and depot, but
all is quiet, s .a
Everything is comparatively quiet at
Newark. The yards are in control OF the
troops. No attempt will be made to move
trains to-day owing to the blockaded con-
dition of the tracks Passenger trains
are also DELAYED. The strikers are distri-
buted at different points along the roads.
The report that Governor Young would
return to Columbus to-day is premature.
General Uprising Of the Trades at Columbus.
About noon the railroad strikers to the,
number of three hundred, went to the
rolling mill and compelled the employees
TO suspend work. They also went to the
pine works, Wassel Fire Clay Company's
works, Pattons pot works, Adams planning
mill. Franklin machine works, Peters
works, and other factories, the employees
of which Joined the strikers as they went
along. The entire mob, who had their
| dinners with them, went to the Union
Depot, to the number of 1000 and ate
dinner, no violence was used.
The Trouble in Western New York.
East Buffalo, July 23.-There is no
stock being shipped from here to-day.
A mob from the Erie and Lake Shore
roads took the fremen and brakemen
from the New York Central trains and
unloaded the stock and warned the en-
ployes from further work. A disposition
is shown on the part of the New York
Central employees to join the strikers.
The Lake Shore and Erie yards and
shops are closed. The mob is in quiet
possession and undemonstrative. The
Lake Shore line stock trains were stopped
off at Collinwood and unloaded there in
discriminatory. Stock has been received
regularly thus far by the Canada roads.
The markets here are at a standstill.
Erie Strikers Propose Terms Of Settlement.
Hornellsville, July 29.-A committee
of strikers to-day called upon the railroad
officials to state their grievances and pro-
pose terms of settlement. The Erie Off
cials replied that they could not accept
the terms and had no new ones to offer.
ELIZABETH, N. J., July 23.-The
Third Jersey Regiment is concentrated
here. A large crowd of men, women
and children collected in the streets
around the armory, but were not riot
Gus, and there was no disturbance.
WATERFOWL, N. J., July s3-A bat
terry Of artillery, from Sackett's Harbor,
passed through to-day en.route to Balti~
more. A battalion Of militia at Water
town has received orders to be in readi-
ness to move.
PORTLAND, Me-, Jnly 23.-The artil-
lery company garrisoning Fort Preble
started for Pittsburgh this morning.
OswEGo, July 23-Battery F, Third
Artillery, stationed at Fort Ontario, has
received orders to be in readiness to 60
to Pennsylvania.
WATERFOWL, N. Y. July 23.-The
United States troops at Madison bar
racks, Sackett's Harbor, have been or
dered to prepare for immediate depart
ure for Pittsburgh by a regular train.
MORE VIOLENCE BY THE MOB.
BUFFALO, July 23.--The mob rein
forced by large numbers called at the
car shops of the Lake Shore and Erie
companies and ordered all workmen
there to quit, which they did forthwith.
About a o'clock in the afternoon a
Buffalo and jamestown train which
leaves the Erie depot on arriving at
Compromise crossing, two miles from
the depot, had the passenger train de-
tached and stoned on the Central track
and the fireman forciby taken from the
engine. Superintendent Doyle, who
was on the train, demonstrated with the
strikers, stating that there had been no
reduction in wages on the road since its
Inauguration. The effect of this state
ment was the bringing back ofthe coach
by the strikers who coupled it on and
assured the Superintendent that nothing
would be done in any way to interfere
with the working of his road.
RIOTERS DEFEAT THE MILITARY!
Early in the afternoon raid was made
by nearly two thousand rioters on about
two hundred soldiers, who were guard
ing the Lake Shore round house. The
military were obliged to leave the build
ing, which was barricaded by the mob,
| ,,,Lo yIacad caPc in a uneifion ne de.
fence against attack. Col. Fleeck, Of
the Sixty-ffh regiment, with about
thirty men and three officers, foolishly
proceeded to the round house to retake
It from the mob, and were met with yells
of derision from the crowd, and under a
shower of stones, was obliged to retreat
at double quick and force his way
through the yelling crowd,
EMPLOYEES OF THE NORTHERN CENTRAL