Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-07-25
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work aud compeued AL the train men 70
anti work. It Is not known what action
the railroad company will take.
Later advices from the West say the
troops' train on the Missouri Pacific road
WA not stopped on the limo and that the
train will arrive here this afternoon.
The coopers In tho Anchor FIGURING
Mills have struck and others are expected
70 follow. The workmen at the Missouri
Pacific shops refused to comply with the
demands oil the East 1T. Louis strikers and
join the strike. saying they had promised
10 stay, their salaries having been again
raised to the old figure. Another party
visited them late In the afternoon.
Tho Iron Mountain and Southern ina.
chine shop men were notified TO quit, but
the shops were closed by tho company.
The men do not want To Join the strike.
A meeting Of citizens at Mayor Over.
stolz's Office this afternoon appointed q
committee to devise means OF raising q
voluntary military force OF from 5000 TO
70. 1000 TO preserve the peace. Recruiting
will commence at once. This Is merely .
precautionary measure.
The laborers OF the Missouri car works
who struck Yesterday went 10 work again
tO-uhy anu EVtunod w luit ebaius
The executive committee OF the strikers
have rescinded the order to prevent pas
ssnger trains leaving East 1t. Louis, and
Il Ia likely some Of tho trains will leave
this evening, but several OF the companies
| will refuse IN turn the Wheels" Gen.
| eral Wilson, Receiver Of the st. Louis and
Southeastern railroad. has made a formal
| request Of Mayor Bowman 10 arrest
strikers. which the Mayor has refused.
General strike In Chicago.
CHICAGO. July 2i.-The strike Of tho
railroad hands has become general In Chi
cago. II was inaugurated last night, Us
reported In these dispatches. by . strike
among the switchmen on tho Missouri
Central Railroad, and this morning tho
entire force Of tho road joined thom.
These men-who claim that by tho AFRO.
gance. unkindncss and p~ennriousness Of
the management. they have virtually been
forced Into the strike-gatherod In force
this morning and visited other railroad
men In the city and induced them all. with
the exception Of the employees OF the
Northwestern Railroad. 10 strike. Conse.
quently. at this hour. non but passenger
trains are on tho road. all others being
laid up. A mob. among whom are but
few strikers. but which Is largely coln.
posed Of disrcputable persons, IA circulat.
ing 10 the number Of about 800 ON tho
west side. and compelling all classes Of
workmen TO quit. Tho railroad offices
present q deserted appearance, and the
yards are quiet. No d~cpredations are be-
Ing committed. Tho policy Of most Of the
roads Ia to send away a. many cars as pos
sible.
Tho mob which closed the workshops Of
the railroads this morning continued is
labors during tho afternoon. busying itself
with closing manufactures and all shops
which lay In their way. Tho proprietors
generally offered no objections, IL being
pretty generally understood that the men
would return and go to work whenever
deemed advisable. The mob, which at
times numbered 1000, but which was Oft
en- divided into sections, was composed
largely OF boys between tho ages OF four.
teen and twenty. but acting under iiroc.
tons Of older heads.
III TnE RAILROAD suors.
Including tho Northwestern. have been
closed, and the strikers arc mostly engaged
now In stopping freight trains. As yet no
passenger, mail or express trains have
been interiercd with. Among the estab.
lishments closed up are tho following
The workshops Of tho Michigan Central,
Illinois Central. Chicago and Alton. North.
western, Milwaukee and St. Paul. Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy, Chicago and Rock
Island and the Pacific and Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern railroads. All the
men connected with the ~freighting bust
ness on these roads have either quit volnn.
tarily or through compnlsion. Besides
these, the rabble visited and caused TO sus.
pend operations Campbell Brothers mill,
Bolden, Wick 4 Henn's stone yards; Pal.
mer 4 fuller's sash. door and blind fActo-
ry; Buzow's furniture factory. Schuttlsr's
wagon mandatory. the Northwestern
Horseshoe Nail Company and many Others.
Tho Mayors Secretary is this afternoon
swearing In special police In great num-
hers. The Mayor issued a proclamation
| this afternoon rcciting the state OF affairs,
aud calling ON tho citizens TO aid In en-
forcing tho law and suppresslng the riot.
aud 10 that end recommending patrols In
| tho various nsighborhoods. and that the
| lie sdi.. The city's roycrnmsnt has made
.n,,I. nran.r.,ic,. tor ,ba
r.. .om
~hofhcr'oS or L'fL AND r"''lni,'
II Ia known that tho Twenty-second Eegi.
ment OF the United States infantry Is en-
route from Dakota aud viii reach here to-
morrow. These aro the only men coming
W Chicago from the outside, ~ they are
emily sent here on Their way 70 the East
where they properly 1oiohg. ~ Is Iuiho,,
~ ~ Q e,oea tl.' All ,ne s.roe' cars VIII
10 compeiIed 10 spop running
All possible special policemen arc being
sworn In.
CHICAGO, July ai.-9r p. M.-Ml sorts Of
rumors have been circulated concerning
tho work Of tho mob here. The truth Is,
there has been no incendiarism, no riot.
ing. and hardly . blow has been struck by
either tho mob or those they visited. The
workmen who have been compelled TO quit
ha,o uvnV and a. sny,a cs.ss h.r" I'm.
msais,siv resumed work mon The depart.
ure Of lilo crowds. The Illue Island Ave
nue. limo Of street cars was stopped by them
for abont ~ honr. from : 10 Q o.eiock, ou,
.n1I 49,, y. ma ,h NV az. are now rnn.
ming ON time. as we'll a. others. The First
and second Regiments are under arms .,
i tnelf respective hfnlOrlcn tO-nibnt, hnu