Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-08-02

whenever the military disappear.
! CHICAGO, July 26, 6 P. M.-But foll1
men are reported killed as vet. Tn,
entire force of United States troops are
expected here. They are six companie.
of the I'd Maryland regiment and 81,
companies of the 9th regiment infantry
Societies for protection have been form
ed in almost every ward to-day. and
preparations for a lively campaign to
night are complete.
1t is reported that Il gang from the
stock yards is coming, declaring that
they will clean out every policeman on
HaIstead street. They are armed with
butcher knives, gambrel sticks and ev-
cry conceivable weapon.
CHICAGO, July 26, $40 P. M.-There
is little news to chronicle since the last
dispatch. Both sides have been taking
breathing spell, but seem to be
gathering again in the vicinity of the
viaduct, Late this afternoon an at
tempt was made by plug ugies to fire
freight cars on the Chicago, Burlington
d Quincy railroad track by burning
some combustibles in one car. Some
of the employees of the firm in the vi
clnity put out the fire. This is the first
attempt at incendiarism. The fire de
partment is confident of being able to
subdue all attempts at burning. Citizens
are guarding every street and store to-
night, and incendiaries, if caught, will
be summarily dealt with. A company
of cavalry has just left the stock yards.
The stock yards mob have not been
heard from of late.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Midnight.- The
firing at the viaduct was less deadly than
expected. Two volleys were sent into
the mob which had the effect of disper-
cling it, probably for the night. No
casualties are reported. The 22d reg
iment are quartered on the viaduct for
the night. Special police several hun
dred strong and all mounted patrol, are
quartered at the armory Three cav
alrymen came into the station a little
while ago, considerably hurt, but not
dangerously, by stones and missiles.
Wild rumOrs are a1oat and some
have been telegraphed hence of fearful
carnage which has not yet occurred
The total number of those known to be
killed. cannot exceed 15. OF those. 8
bodies are at the mOrgue, A Rumor
is current tonight that band of des-
peradoes are on Milwaukee avenue, in
Northern Chicago, but this is uncon-
firmed and probably untrue. The names
of the killed are SO differantly reported
that they cannot be given with any de-
gree of certainty tonight. They are
generally unpronouncable Polish, Bohe-
mian and other foreign names. None
of the police have received dangerous
wounds or aught but hard blows. They
have behaved gallantly, as have the 22d
regiment.
PENNSYLVANIA.
TITUsvILLE, July 26.-The extensive
barrel works of the Standard Oil COM
pany of this place, were entirely de-
strOyed by fire at two o'clock this morn
ting. 1t is supposed to be the work of
an incendiary.
BETHLEHEM, July "a gang of
strikers from Easton reached here this
morning, and at Bethlehem Just when
the passenger train on both branches of
the Central road, n. }. was ready to start,
they uncoupled the cars from the engine
and warned the crew that they would run
the train at their peril. A large num-
Der of citizens came to the rescue, and
while the train dispatcher was consult
ing with the strikers, the train was re-
coupled and pulled out very rapidly and
got off. A squad of coal and iron police
arrived, and the crew was made up and
the through car from Philadelphia to
Mauch Chunk was taken to its des-
tinatiOn. The police leave shortly
for Odenwelders, where the track
men will make necessary repairs. The
strikers have telegraphed men at Easton
ofthe presence of the police, and their
intended visit to Odenwelders. All
trains on the North Pennsylvania road
are running on time. Up-county mails
of last night and to-day, are standing in
the baggage room.
superintendent Palhelmus with his
gang of repair-men and their escort of
coal and iron police, arrived at Oder
wilders this afternoon, whether they had
gone to repair the turn-table. They were
met by large and excited crowd who
drove off the repair men. Palhemus ad-
dressed conciliatory speech to the
mob, but they replied by informing him
he was at liberty to walk back to Mauch
Chunck with his force; after which they
run his engine on the side track and
drew fire. Polhelmus and his escort ar
rived back at Bethlehem by stage this
evening. He says he has no hope of
running trains tomorrow The drum
corps is parading the streets for recruits
for the 4th regiment, and special po-
lice force is being sworn in.
HARRISBURG, July 27.-Freight trains
were started east and west on the Penn
sylvania road from this city this morn
ing, and are also moving on the Phila-
delphia & Reading road. A number of
men resumed work in the Pennsylvania
railroad shops this morning.
MAUCH CHUNCK, July 27.-Men on the
Lehigh Valley and Lehigh & Susque-
hanna roads are all out and all trains
have stopped running.
WILKESBARRE, Pa, July 27.-No trains
to-day on any road passing through here
No mails received or sent out. Two
thousand miners in a meeting at Ply
mouth, demanded an advance of %
per cent.
MILWAUKEE, July 26.-At a meeting
of socialists tonight, to express sympa
thy with the strikers, all speakers dep
ricated violence, and resolutions were
passed advising that steps be taken to
prevent mob rule.
All roads here are running on sched-
ule time No disturbance anticipated.
The mayor has issubed a proclamation
calling on citizens to keep cool, and
saying any indication of mob must be
met by force.
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The morning