River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1877-08-02

of the manufactures have been closed by the
power of the mob, but although excitement
ragged high, there was no breach OF the peace,
and it is believed the peace and quiet Of the
city viii be maintained.
Although not by any means entirely
queIled, the great strike seems to be rapidly
treading the downward path and the proba-
bilities are that a few days more win see the
total Abandonment of the movement through
out the country. On many of the roads the
blockade has been raised, and trains are al
ready runningss usual. Ne further very great
trouble is anticipated as the government
is now able to promptly quell any mob OF
meet any emergency that is likely TO arise.
In st. Louis the general outlook has very
much improved and general feeling Is en-
tertained that the crisis has passed. Quiet
prevails throughout the city, but
there is no relaxation Of vigilance.
The city is now patrolled by five thousand
militia and police and no further trouble is
apppehended. In San Francisco, the city is
under the control Of the police and vigilants,
| though the mob have posted notices to the
manufacturers to discharge their Chinese la
Dor or the torch would be applied. This is
being done in many cases. but there is no
great apprehension of trouble in any part Of
the city. In Chicago the situation
ON the 9th was comparatively quiet.
At 80 crowd assembled at Halsted and
Archer avenues, but was dispersed by the pc.
lice. The rioters were evidently becoming
demoralized, and complete order will soon be
restored. Many of the laborers who struck in
the height of the movement are now return
/ hair lal,
up to late hour at night still remained quiet
and such effective precautions are adopted by
the police and military that it is not believed
! the peace of the city can again be seriously
disturbed. Elsewhere in the State order pre-
walls, and things are resuming their normal
condition. From Buffalo, n. Y. it is stated
| that passenger traffic on all the roads except
/ the Canada Southern has been resumed. Trains
on the ~ Y Central and Hudson River roads
are running on time. Pittsburg is quiet. Gen.
Hancock has been ordered there, and ii Is
thought the military viii take possession
of the Pennsylvania road before the
strikers can offer etfectual resistance.
In Columbus Ohio, order has been restored
and employees are resuming work. In Indian
apolis, committees of safety have been formed
and an attempt viii soon be made to raise
the blockade on all trains. The Baltimore Il
Ohio Road declines to accede to its employees
demands not to enforce the 10per cent reduc-
ton. Trains are moving out of Pittsburg
east and west and ii is believed, that the
general condition of business viii In Il day OF
two be resumed on all the lines
The strike may be said to have ended
though of course its symptoms are still mani
I foe In, tl,a 0Qtb
But by dint Of the energetic measures adopted
in those points where the rioters congpgatcd
in greatest force, the movement has been
literally stamped out In some localities this
has been done with the aid of the military
acting with the police and citizens, while IN
others the same result has been accomplished
through the determined efforts of the citizens
who, realizing the necessity of preserving tbs
peace, banded together, and in conjunction
with the guardians OF the law, adopted sucl
effective precautions and presented such az
imposing front that the evil disposed and the
riotous were speedily awed into submission
and convinced of the utter hopelessness o
further resistance In Chicago yesterday, TIT
2Sth, the civil authorities determined to pre-
vent the rotous proceedings of the two day;
previous and took such effective measures
that but single disturbance occurred during
the day This was caused by the assembling
of crowd in the lumber districts, but the pc
lice without difficulty succeeded in dispers
ing the mob and restoring order The reac
ton has already set I'm ami commercial bdsi
, ness is resuming It's FORMER channels. Ex
, element has not wholly died out, nor has th'
! vigilance Of the authorities in any wise relax
, ed. Patrolmen, militia and officers are q
their posts and ON the alert. The mayor re
fuses to allow saloons to be re-opened unit
, further orders, and has revoked the licenses 0
all who disobey his orders Order has beer
, restored in the town Of Bradwood on the al
ton & St. Louis road, which has heretofor
been the scene ola great deal OF disturbance
and rioting, and there 1. no doubt trains ar
even now running in safety ON that line. o.
D the Fort Wayne IL Pennsylvania road train
, are running regularly and without detention
from Chicago to all points East The mayo
} authorizes the statement that the city is nov
entirely free from rioters and that the striker
are rapidly returning TO their various employ
e ments. In the collisions on Thursday am
Thursday night rioters were killed and B
more wounded. No damage to property ha
e been done and but slight interference to busi
ness has resulted. Later reports show that /
+ rioters were killed instead OF nine as previous
: ly reported. Pittsburgh is guarded by som
h 1900 troops and at last accounts was quiet. A
. Johnstown on Friday night, a train with sol
G diers was attacked by mob and several Of th
5 former badly hurt. As the train attempted t
I pass on, II was thrown from the track by
: misplaced switch and collided with a ca
loaded with brick and several of the cars bad
! 1,-x -ol II nf la a I
: Artillery and several OF his soldiers were badl
! injured. In the Plymouth mining distric
5000 miners have struck, and in that region al
business is paralyzed. In Ohio the backbon
of the strike is broken and freight trains ar
beginning to run as heretofore. The situation
in East st. Louis is quiet. The U. S. miltar.
, under Gen. Pope have taken possession o
, those roads which arc in the hands Of reeeiy
ers and will see that business is resumed OF
: these lines speedily. Gov. Culow is there als'
and viii sec that the blockade is raised. II
St Louis several ofthe roads are in operation
but on the St. Louis Kansas City and North
ern, nothing has yet been done in the way 0
resuming operations In Baltimore, New York
indianapolis and other points good orde
prevails and the usual routine of business i
being resumed On the Canada Southern
the strikers have gone TO work and trains arr
running as usual. But few days more anC
the great strike will be numbered among thu
things Of the past.
Intelligence from all sections of thu
country in reference to the railroad EN-
ployees' strike shows that the process Of dis
solution is still going on, though, not without
= here and there, a strong manifestation o
, vitality even in the throcs &C DEATH Yester
day, the 30th inst, seems to have passed with
out further noteworthy incident than may 81
, deduced from what has already been stated
On most of the roads both passenger an(
freight trains were moving and in most case
| on time. In some instances this resul
was obtained by compromise; in Others b.
the absolute yielding of the strikers to tbs
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