The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-07-26
THE STRIKE.
Rioting in Chicago
and Louisville.
Another Raid ON the Chi
nese i'm San Francisco.
An Outbreak in st.
| Louis.
AN ERIE PASSENGER TRAIN
THROWN FROM THE
TRACK.
Quiet Restored at Cincinnati, Buff
falo and Albany.
ST. LOUIS, July 25.-There was riot here
| tonight.
| This despatch was received here at half-past
three. No further particulars were received
| up to the time of going to press.]
AT CHICAGO.

The Grand Army Ordered to be in Readi-
ness.
CHICAGO, July 25.-J. S. Reynolds, COM
mande- of the Grand Army of the Republic,
has issued general order to the following effect:
All posts of this state are ordered to hold them.
selves in readiness to respond instantly to
future orders from these headquarters, etc.
A Mob Raidiug ON Manufacturing Estab.
iishmenfs.
Noon 1t is reported the mob came in con-
tact with the police on 22d street, and the
latter being assailed with stones and sticks,
fred revolvers over the heads of the crowd,
and for q time quelled the disturbance. 1t is
also said the police were reinforced and witt
clean out the rioters. A portion of the mob
went this morning to Blatchfords white lead
and oil works on Fulton and Green streets,
where 200 men are employed, and demanded
the place be closed up. This being refused,
they began staving the building, breaking win
dows and committing other depredations.
4p. m.-News has just been received Of a
fight between the mob and the police at the
corner of Canal and jackson streets, in which
the former came off the worst, severalsof them
being laid up by blows from clubs and others
being lodged in the station houses: Some time
ago it was reported branch of the mob was
moving on the gas works on the west side, but
this is not yet confirmed.
The coal men at the water works have been
compelled to quit work and the shot tower has
been closed.
The Board of Trade has adopted a resolution
calling on the Governor and President of the
United States to quickly suppress the prevail
ing instruction wherever their authority ex-
tends.
The report of riot in 22d street is correct.
But two policemen were injured. The gang
was composed of about the same material as
yesterday and dispersed when the police fired.
Other branches of the crowd OF SO called work
ing men are scattered over town. The Union
Sfock RnIipo Mil and Mallaahla Iron works IN
the south side have been closed and there are
500 hands idle. The mob was making at last
reports for McCormick's great reaper works,
and will there meet opposition. A gang of
rioters are engaged in running street cars into
the stables on the south side as fast as they
come In. Railroad passenger trains and the
mail are running except few cars.
Many who were compelled to quit work
yesterday have gone back to-day. The north
| side mob is most disorderly, breaking windows
wherever resisted. The Phoenix distilery was
| seized by hem and the proprietors called for
l United States troops. The strikers drove the
| police back from the north side of the rolling
| mills and they were compelled to return to the
/ station. Gen. Torrance, commanding the
l militia here, has been notified of many arrests,
| chiefly of vagabonds and thieves who consti-
| tute the crowd. Troops arrived this afternoon
| from the Indian country. The swearing in of
| special police is progressing rapidly. Some
sailors struck last night, but this movement
| met little success. About $50 veterans are
now enrolled Vast numbers are said to be
assembling in the lumber districts. All sa-
looms on the west side are closed. There is no
incendiarism yet. Early this morning 15 OF 20
roughs boarded an outgoing train on the Illi-
nois Central and compelled the engineer to
back up and return. An attempt was made to
stop the dummy from the stock yards to-day,
but the conductor, revolver in hand, defied the
mob. The strikers detached an incoming train
i from Omaha at 10th street last night,
L n. m.-Tho mob continued their visits to
manufacturing places and shops where large
numbers of men were employed during the
afternoon and caused many to stop work.
| Their meetings are success as q rule. A
meeting was held in the Tabernacle this even
ing. Over 5000 men agreed to report for special
policemen. They will be organized into COM
panies for action. A meeting of commun lists
is assembling at Market Square.