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ORDEAL BY BATTLe.-The wa; ia re-
guarded by mary persons as though it
were an instance Of ordeal by battle. the
object of which was to ascertain whether
the charges brought by Russia against
Turkey were true or false and they
seem to think that, now that the combat
is decided, all there is left for Russia to
do is to confess that these charges were
lies, and to give up the ghost. We are
unable to see that the Russian cause is in
any way worse than it was on the first
day OF the war. Whoever is ~resronsi.
be for the terrible breakdown in general
ship and organization will undoubte div
have a tremendous account to render
to his own countrymen. But it is not
probable that the authors f the war and
the authors OF the military breakdown are
the same persons.-EconomiN.
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STRIKING IN CHICiGO.
A Mob Compelling Workingmen 10 Drop their
TooIs-Raiiway Trnfhc Suspended.

CHICAGO, July 24-The strike of the rail
road hands has become general IN Chicago. 1t
was begun last night by strike among the
switchmen Of the Michigan Central Railroad
and this morning the entire force of the road
joined them. The men this morning Wis ted tho
other men in the city. and induced them all
with the exception OF the employees NJ the
Northwestern road. To strike. Consequently At
this hour passenger trains only are on thrrDai.
mob. among whom are hut lew strikers, but
which lS largely composed Of dlSrrpudh" per
sons Is cir 'ulntng 10 the numhrr Of about 500
on the west side. and compelling all cass.s Of
workmrn t. quit work. Tho rnilroad Offices
present u deserted appearance AMI the yards
No drpreda,ons are being committed. The
policy oi most Of The roads is to send away rs
The mob Will n closed the workshops Of the
railroads this morning continued its lahors
during the afternoon, hLSying itself with clos
ing up manulnrtorics and all shops which lay
IN their way. Ihe proprirtnrs generally offered
no oMetlons. It beinS pretty scnornlly under
stood that the men would return and - To- work
whenever deemed advisable. The mob, which
at times numbered two thousand. but which
was often divided into sections. was composed
largely Of boys, acting under directions from
older heads
All The, railroad shops, including tho North
western. have been closed. and the strikers are
stopping freight trains, As yet no passenger,
mail. or cypress trains lhV" been inlrrfrrrd
with. Among TIE esinhlishm9nts rlGsed ~ arr
the following: Workshops of the NJ rhigHn Cnn-
trHl, Illinois Central. ChlrnGn ana Alton, North
western, Milwaukee anI 81. Paul. Chinagn, Bur
ington and Quincy, Chicago, Rock Island and
Pacific. Lake shore and Michigan southern
lallrpals. All the men connected with the
irr light business ON these roads have either uult
voluntarily or through rompulsinn. Bosldrs
Ia, So. the strikers visited and caused TO sus-
pend operations IN TIA" Campbell Brothers mill.
l}olirnwrok & llonnr's stone yard Palmer &
Fuil,r's SASH door. and blind factory BuIoW's
furniture factory, Schntlrr,S wagon manuia'-
tory, Northwoslrrn horseshoe Nail Company,
and many others.
The Mayors secretary is this afternoon
The Mayor issued n proclamation this after
noon calling on the ctiIuns to aid IN enforcing
the law and suppr"ssing riot, and TO that end
hoods and that women and children keep on
the streets. lie adds that the city Government
has made ample preparations Tor tho protection
OF life and property
1t is known tint the Twcnty-second Regiment
United states Infantry In cn route for Dnkoia,
and will reach horo TO- morrow. Those are tho
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PHIL1DELPHId AFFECTED.
No Western hound Train Sent Out-The
Peach Crop In Danger.

PHrLADELpHrA, July 24.-Col. Scott has
begun moving freight to New York. He will not
attempt to move any westward. Major-Gen.
Schoheld said to a Sun reporter this afternoon
that New York city is now the critical point.
Trouble may be expected there any moment.
and upon how it is dealt with there depends the
quick or slow solution Of the difficulties else
where.
II the Western lines OF freight transit remain
closed another week II will involve the peach
grounds OF the Delaware and Chesapeake pc
ninsula in heavy losses land II the strike should
unfortunately extend TO the New Jersey di-
vision Of tho Pennsylvania road. between here
and New York the consequences will be still
more serious. Peaches will be ready for market
In immense quantities this week. and must bo
marketed at once. or not at all.
The Grand Army OF the Republic has taken
steps ~ organize for the purpose OF rendering
assistance in supprcssng railroad troubles
here. There are twenty seven posts in this city,
and fifteen hundred men will respond on short
notice TO any demand for their services. Their
tender OF assistance has been accepted by the
Mayor. and arms will be furnished to them from
the arsenal
Mayor Stokley issued orders this morning
that the police force shall be doubled, which
gives to that department twelve hundred addi-
uonal men.
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THE STRIKE ar ROCHESTER,.
waiting for Mr. vanderbiit-No Disturbance
Yet-Movemcnt OF Trains.

ROCHESTER,. July 2i-The strike here still
hangs fire. The men held a meeting last even
ing. but decided to await definite answer from.
Mr.. Vanderbilt as 10 the resembling OF the ten
per cent reduction order before taking action
Even II they strike, there are so few OF them as
compared with other places. that. unless thcy
are reinforced from outside. the chances are
thought 10 be against serious disturbance,
Thus far the police have shown them
selves equal 10 tho emergency. No overt act
has been committed. though at one time last
evening the freight yards east Of the city wero
undoubtedly in danger. A hard-looking gang
came down from Buffalo. but the police cowed
them in short order. one young man was ar
rested and locked up for melting to breach Of
the peace. and the night passed without any act
of violence. All the companies Of tho Fifty
fourth Regiment are held IN readiness for ser
vir' NJ the shortest warning. Early this morn
iu.. G,dd.s's cooper shop WAS burned. loss.
sl2rO. The fire IL charged 10 the cOOpcrs Jn
str ke
Sinr"5 O'Clock on Monday no trains have gone
west except over the Falls Bran h. To-day the
Pacific express came through from New York
train went over the Falls road under police
guard. An engine and tender came through
from BufalO this morning. The O'Clock train
bound east on the direct road. left the depot
crowded with passengers. and accompanied 10y
four detectives. The 3:O5 Auburn train also
lett. escorted by members Of tn. police force.
Both trains passed East Rochester without be-
the East without hindrance. and proceeded on
is way to the Falls.
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ATA STiNDsTILL IN INDIANA.
No Trnins Permitted 10 GO from Approach
the city Of Indianapolis.

INDIANAPOLIS, July 2-The strikers took
possession of the Union Depot and tracks at
midnight. and wall allow only the postal cars 10
leave the city. Passenger travel on all the roads
running out Of here. without exception. is
stopped. The Indianapolis. Cincinnati and La
fayettc. the Indianapolis. Bloomington and
Western. and the indianapolis. Peru and Chi
cago roads are not in The strike, but are pre-
vented from working. Gov. Williams and
Mayor Caven botn decline to Interfere. except 10
suppress or prevent violence. Trains arriving
at noon brought in only II mail car containing
passengors baggage and express goods. Tho
con hes were l"lt outside.
The Nandalia line attempted 10 place train
compelled to send it back TO the yards.
:, 1t IL probable that Judge Gresham OF the
United States Circuit Court will. this evening
or tomorrow. assert his authority over the In
dianapolis. Cincinnati and Lafayette. and Indi-
annapolis. Bloomington and Western Railroads,
whose receivers were appointed 10y him. and
Will direct the United States Marshal 10 aid the
receivers In moving trnins. This may bring
about collision with the strikers. So far the
strikers have not been opposed. and nothing
att"mpted 10 test tho extent of their determina-
ton. Therefore. all is quiet.
IAfAYE1TE. July a. The Wabash men on the
Eastern Division struck at noon to-day. The
freight trains have All hecn stopped, but pas
sepgcr trains are allow Il 10 run.
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SOUND TALK IN COLUMBUS.
strikers who Deprecste All Acts of vioienee-
Workingmcn Rcsuming.

COLUMBUS. Ohio, July 2--The Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati and st. Louis striking nremen and
brakcmcn are very emphatic in denouncing the
action of the mob yesterday in closing up busi-
ness establishments. They say that while they
are firm in the purpose Of maintaining a strike
and preventing the running OF freight trains
they utterly repudiaie all riotous. incendiary
and lawess proceedings. and will do all in their
power to bring the rioters to justice and prevent
u repetition Of their excesscs. The strikers are
thoroughly organized and determined not to
yield. They say that they cannot live upon
thor present compensation. and tho men are
dis ,harged II thcy get into debt. Tho strikers
have resolved not To countenance any drunken
ness or violence by any OF their number. The
prompt action blythe police authorities and cti-
gems last night has apparently had the effect OF
demoraizng tho rioters. very few Of whom
have been seen this morning. There Ia much
less excitement in the streets than yesterday.
Most Of the factories and mnrhinc shops re-
sumed work this morning. The large mob OF
miners who were reported IA being on route
for Newark last night were met by "A committee
OF strikers and citizens who urged them TO re-
turn TO Shawnee, which they reluctantly did.
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THE STRIKE At HORNELLSvILLE
The Brooklyn Boys the Road Betting to
the Front Under Dimcuitics.

HoRNELLsvILLR, July H.-At o'clock this
morning train OF Hve cars and two ocomo-
tvcs left hero for the East carrying the mails
and the Eleventh Battalion to Elmira. 1t was
escorted for two miles by the Twenty third
Regiment. On the engines were squads o. the
Brooklyn boys. standing on the COW catchers.
running boards. and in the cabs. with loaded
guns and fixed bayonets. They found rails
torn up and ears run across the track. but
arrived at Corning, about l O'Clock. without
serious molestation. At Corning they met the
second detachment Of the Twenty third Reei-
ment. on their way West. These troops were
guarding their train from a mob oi strikers and
others. 500 strong.
As the train started west. the mob followed
The fireman Of the engine was frightened at
their threats and deserted his engine. Before
the train got clear Of the Corning yard it w,ls
stopped by four cars that had been run Of the
track and stood directly In It's way. While these
| were being placed the strikers ran ahead. and
! in the succeeding two miles tore up rails. threw
them into the river. and ran cars from the track
in the way Of the train Four hours were con-
sumed in getting two miles. Finally. u COM
pany was detailed to pursue the strikers and
| dispersr them. The company overlook them
ahout two miles ahead OF the train, ms they were
! running Il ear from the trac k. The company
| halted. took aim. and were about to fire. when
| the strikers took To- their heels. As soon as the
| train had passed. they were seen in the rear
| again at work tearing w rails on both tracks.
| When about two miles east of this place the
engine struck some rails from which the spikes
| had been withdrawn and lett the track. From
! there the troops marched in. The track b,-
! tween hero and Corning is now virtually inn
/ pas-ailr. -Four rinslrad-rs have been arrested
! here TODAY. and with Donohue. are under
military guard. An unsuccessful attempt was
I made this afternoon % procure the release OF
! lonphu" on a writ oi hhb-as corpus. The
| track between Horn.llsvillc and Burns's teieht
| miles this side % BUFFALO, has been torn ny. and
train that LEFT Buffalo for this place had to run
| back. There has been no collision here rs vet
| between the military and the strikers. The
! only shot known to have been fired was fired nj
! policeman who was running the guard. Com
| promise Is not mentioned to-day.
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THE STRIKE At BUFF1LO.
Soldier. Driven from the Cars-Ihe Killed
md Momnded-No FreIght Trains Yet.

BUFFALO, July 4.-About o'clock last
evening Lake Shore train having on board
company OF militia from Westneld was stopped
at TINS Station. Just out Of the city. by party
Of strikers. They swarmed into the ears and
began 10 take the soldiers muskets away from
thom. This brought on fight. in tho course ~
which there was some r'tty brisk firing at
close quarters. The result was that the militia
He'd, leaving ten muskcts in the hands Of the
strikers. only one Of tho latter. Michael Lyons.
Is known to have been killed, Following is the
list OF wounded: William Bcrrgan, right side;
I"lri'k Lrern. mouth and neck; John Clay.
swt' hn"n through the lung. dying; W. j. l..
| Hl,k"y ,i4, the log; Paul Lang. right thigh.
| badly ". Murphy knee badly A report that
Iho morning has lissed without serious dis-
| tnrhanc,s. GANGS W men aud bows have II tda
! the rounds OF the IA tories, urlgul tho hnnts 10
quit work, hut they have "A n'otpl Shed nothing.
N"nrly all the engines are IN the shops and
yards. which, with the dnpots. are Heavily
guarded. No freight trains nav. yet boon
started to-day, and only one pl,s, niger train
that Tor the Falls over the Central rolll. Two
Fails trains are in. and the Erie mail. On all
III" cross ng swift hes are white ilAEs, with tho
words IN bArk letters. We Will let tho mail
GO" The strikers are quiet but resoluta.
Travel II htoppcd on every one ot the ten lines
| touching this city. and the only way out now IL
by Lont. All day tho drpOts have been sur
rounded 10y tho mob. numbering about 1000
men and boys-a very largo proportion Of thcm
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MILLS DELAYED.
The Enort. 90 ."v rU.tni department 10 P.,.@
Through Postal Trains.

WASHINGTON, July 24-The Post Onlcc De-
partment was hard at work yesterday making
arrangements to reasthlish mail communica-
tion. II was early seen that the only safety for
American mails lay in transferring them TO
British soil. and arrang, ments were made from
here to send Western mails from New York
for points beyond Toledo hy way OF the Great
Western Railway. On the Ponn-y ylvania road
no through and only local trains ARE run
nlne. The mail matter at Pittsburgh is he-
inS cartrd 10 depot Of the Pan Handle
in the suburbs, and going west From here
west one train day is sent out At Indian
apOlis postal cars only with engine and tender
are allowed 10 leave Those arr running in All
directions. From 81. LOUIS the Chicago. St
LOUIS ant Alton agents telegraph that 10 save
hloodshei aud wholrsale d, struuion. trains
and with them the mails. are suspended. At
all other points the strikers are eNprdiiing the
mails. Tho strikers at Buffalo tclcgraphcl the
Attorney General to-day that they would fur
nlsh engineers and hrakoSm,n To- moye the
mqllS aud the Mayor Il Erie. Pn.. tclcgraphs in
hchalf Of "A committee of strikers there. that
the delay in the mails WIS neither with the con-
sent nor with the procurement ol the strikers.
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their hostility the company. and tho Fourth
Regiment especially. The EastOn Greys de-
clared an hour ago that If the Fourth does n9t M
leave here they will. to prevent trouble which
IL growing faust. The Fourth were ordered 70
march out to the round house. about mile
G TSs %Scs @s sR RRS SpS The Hy syyScrs nd
in charge of the depot. and there are several
thousand rounds Of liked ammunition here 1t
is understood. however. that the mob ls lnde-
pendent OF this. having large house !. near u, tno
Penn street crossing OF the RAILROAD iull oi guns
and ammunition. When thc FOURTH 'h I4It ,,,, tne
to be starting to return to Allentown. and in
dulgcd in frank regrets that they were going
pmrpose 10 dcmolish them. This intent was
freely spoken mingled with derisive taunts
and epitheis. Mayor Evans talked last night oil
calling n meeting to organize vigilance com.
mittec. This morning he conveniently sprained
his ankle and is invisible. The meeting Is being
held secretly Mt tho Mansion House. but will
amount To nothing There is no head to it.
Rumors are afloat that large force ~ miners
are on their way hfrf ir9m re po Shhmyk ,h county
Tho Sixteenth will probably bo disbanded in
disgrace when they return home. ,.,
The mob contents itself this afternoon with
robbing freight cars. such. ut least, as contain
10 r. MrThe disaiiected Sixteenth Regiment
has been ordered TO Philadelphia 70 report to
Ma. Gen. Hancock for service. The Fourth
Regiment was sent back to Allentown; These
changes were made upon Gen, Bottoms arrival
at o'clock. For nearly llyc hours thcre was
not u soldier to guard the depot, and only coal
and iron police at the ear shops; Then the long
b. Il. +. and A. under Maj. John Hamilton. u.
s. A.. numbering in all 2l0 men and officers.
armed with brecch loading rifles. They left
the train at South street and marched up
through the town to the depot The streets were
lined with people hut not one stone was thrown
or even u Jrcring voice heard.
The town is thus far tonight perfectly duiet.
and there is not n sign of the carrying out of the
violent threats made to-day. The sight of the
regulars seems to have crushed them MIR.
Bacr OF the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
has tclegraphcd to AdIutant- General 1.ntta not
70 send any more troops Gen. Hancock still
panics Of artillery. armed as infantry. one Light
battery. $50 marines and some sailors.
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roughs with whom the real strikers do not SYM
pathize No hostile demonstration has been
when the mob numbered nearly 5000, being
much larger ut night than in the day. AT this
time tcnry DUSK II is increasing again and will
probably be larger tonight thun eyer.
The railroad yards here stretch nearly ten
miles eastward. and the rioters are scattered
along this distance. thus making no great show
at any one point Tho arrangements for tho
defence OF the city are wholly inadequate.
There are only 1OO soldiers here Of these one
last night seventeen Of its men being wounded
or missing. Another. an artillery company. Is
Mounted g cavalry company Thepe Is ara sh ony
800 police. aided 10y a few specials sworn In to-
day. Several of the wounded Westlied soldiers
came out of hiding at noon to have their
wounds dressed.
There ia great ANNOYANCE and some suffering
from the embargo on travel. Women travelling
with funds sufficient only for the Journey are
left in bad straits. and some hive required the
assistance OF the charitable. Ten = drummcrs"
hred tug this afternoon and started for ROch
ester by the canal. hoping to reach that city to-
morrow morning. Many. passengers from the
East have come from Niagara Falls twenty
three miles in carriages. There are miles Of
freight and passenger ears on the tracks. and Il
is cstimatcd. moro than million dollars worth
OF freight.
The few soldiers who are here speak with
great repugnan,ec Of firing into the mob, Many
OF them sympnthi2e with the strikers and many
women and children follow their husbands and
fathers into the crowds. mai train Tor Elmira
and and several C9nada Soutbern passenger trains
were permitted TO pass. but at this hour every
thing is shut tight.
Hot work is looked for tonight The air is
full nj rnmors Of nm attempt 10 burn the round
house OF the Lake Shore Railroad. Gen. hogers
IL max ing all possible preparations. Some 300
special police have been sworn in, and the
Board OF Police have issued the following
notice:
The Board OF Police desire each and every citizen Of
Buffalo who believes in the supremacy oi the law To- call
at the headquarters of the Police Department ami take
the oath and espon~by o special patronian without
pay tor the maintenance OF order and the protection Of
the property OF our oluzrns
Pniiir BKcKHR. Mayor.
j.1or Sh,ys, hsYsn Board Of Police
| The Sheriff has also issued q call TO over 800
citizens for meeting at his office this evening.
| The citizens are fully aroused 10 the urgency VI
the case.
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SCRANTON Nv DiNGER.
Tho Men In n Rolling Mii and Machi.e Shop
Quilt Work Without Notice.

SCRANTON, Pa, July 24-Thc men In the
rolling mills OF the Lackawanna Iron and Coal
Company in this city quit work at II o'clock 10.
day in body without notice Many Of the
employees did not know anything Of the in
tended strike until the hour arrived Tho
whole force retired from the mill peaceahly.
The furnaces of the company were left with
tons oi unwork"d IRON remaining IN them. an 4
u - iear"d II som" compromise IL not imm.-
diHtrly arrived NJ the con pany will sustain an
incalculahle loss. Should the iron becnme
chill"d II Will incur an entire rebuilding OF the
A large meeting Of the strikers was held i'm
mediately after the strike, and addresses were
were told Of th" condition In VIII IA the last re-
duotion Of this company has left It's employees.
The men are outspoken IN their determination
not 10 60 20 work not only until the reduction is
res nded. but fifteen per cent. more is added
10 their wages.
After the meeting the strikers vent 10 the ex
tensiye machine shops of the company The
cn-ine was stopped and every employee con-
nrct,d with the shops. including the foundry
and steel mill. compelled tu leave their work
Mr. scranton, the general manager Of the
company's mills. went 10 the strikers and
told them that although tho wages were
small. tho condition Of affairs would not
allow the company 10 do any better nnd
ha could not promise u compliance with their
demands He informed them that tho company
ton, and that the works could remain idle for
an indefinite period. This Information pro-
scranton was openly threatened with being the
nstigHtor II tn" trouble. He was Obliged to 20
away and send another officer Of the company
with inStru' tions to try and paciiy the men and
MAKE some compromisr so that the mills will
not incur any loss. All efforts were Intellectual.
Threats have been made that the large store be-
longing to tho company vii, be- fred. AMI guards
were placed in the building Up to 10 oclork
everything remained peaceahl". II is the gene
raj feeling that trouble Is brewing. and that II
some compromise IS not arrived at by the men
and the company. the mob Will sack the town.
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FORT W.fYNE C.fPTURED.
strikers Obtaining Entire Control or the City
-Bebaving Themselves Like Men.

Fort WAYNE, Ind, July A.-Railroad off,
cials and public authorities here have COM
petey ablcatei in favor OF Pittsburgh Fort
Wayne. and Chicago Railroad strikers, who
have entire possession OF the city. Nothing is
done except by order Of the strikers but. hap
PLY. they are peaceably disposed. and have
furnished guards for all public and private
buildings and rolling stock against derrcda-
tiOus by thieves and burglars.
The Wabash Railroad men have postponed
their strike until tomorrow. and have sent "a
committee TO Toledo Ia endcayOr to effect a
compromis" with General Manager Hopkins.
Tho train mon on the Grand Rapids aud In
diana Railroad have determined to strike to-
morrow unless their wages are increased ten
per cent. by that time.
The employees Of Roads's spoke factory. num-
bering nearly 400. struck to-day.
The Pittsburgh and For; Wayne shops remain
closed, but all other railroad shops and manu-
featuring Institutions are running ils usual.