Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-25
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 1S.-The
President has issued the following
prOclamation

WHEREAS, 1t is provided in tho
Constitution of the United States that
the United States shall protect every
state in this Union on application of
the Legislature, or of the Executive
(when the Legislature cannot be con-
vencd) against domestic violence; !;
and
WHEREAS, The Governor of the
State of West Virginia has represent
ed that domestic violence exists in
said state at Martinsburg and ut
various other points along the line of
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad in
said state, which the authorities of
said state arc unable to suppress; and
WHEREAS, The laws of the United
States require that in all cases of in
surrection in any state, or of obstruc-
ton to the laws thereof, whenever it
may be necessary in the Judgment of
the President, he shall forthwith, by
ents to disperse and retire peacefully
so their respective ahodes within
limited time.
NoW, therefore, |, rutherford b.
Hayes, President of the United States
do hereby admonish all good citizens
of the United States, and all persons
within the territory and jurisdiction
of the United States, against aiding,
countenancing abetting or taking
part in such unlawful proceedings,
and Edo hereby warn all persons en-
gagged in, or connected with, said
domestic violence and obstruction of
laws, to disperse and retire pcaceably
to their respective abodcs on or be-
fore II o'clock noon of the 10Th day
of July, instant.
BY the President, r. 3. HAYES.
Il. A. SEWARD, Acting Secretary of
State.
GROWING SERIOUS.
WHEELING, w. Va, July 1S.-It is
reported that the militia have been
ordered home from Martinsburg and
United States troops called for, but
no authentic information can be had.
The strikes along the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad are growing more se-
rious. Strikes are also expected to
take place ON the Central Ohio and
Chicago Divisions.
ANOTHER STORY
of yesterdays shooting affair at Mar.
tinsburg says the militia company
deploycd on both sides of the train
about starting. One of the strikers,
William Vanndergriff, seized switch
ball to run the train on a side track.
John Poisal, one of the militia, jump
ed from the engine and attempted to
replace the switch. Vandergriff fired
two shots at Poisal, one causing a
slight flesh wound. Poisal returned
the fire, shooting Vandergriff thro'
the hip. Several other shots were
fired at Vandergrif, striking him in
the head and arms. When the firing
was heard large crowd wdofrailroader;
and citizens collected, and the feeling
became intense. The volunteering
engineer and fireman of the train ran
off as soon as the shooting began
Capt. Faulkner then made the state.
ment that he had performed his duty
and il tho train men deserted their
posts he could do nothing more. The
militia company was, therefore
marched to the armory and disband.
ed.
| IN PROCESSION.
BALTIMORE, Md, July 18th,
strikers have control of the Baltimor.
& Ohio Railroad, and have stopped
freight trains at Kcyser, Grafton
Martinsburg, and Wheeling. Tht
Matthews Light Guard have arrived
at Martinsburg, and their officers are
in consultation with the State author
tiles. Gov. Matthews only came a
far as Cumberland, when he returned
to Wheeling.
! Tho ringlcaders of the strikers a
Grafton, who made an attack upoi
the non-striking fircmen, have bee,
arrested.
i Vandergritl, shot during the attacl
upon the soldiers at Martinsburg yes
terday, has had an arm amputated.
At Martinsburg to-day the striker
, went into the work shops and order
ed the men to stop work. They re
fused, and the strikers retired.
TIE TROOPS.
BALTIMORE, July lS.--Batteries II
and l., and detachment of Ligh
Battery A, Second Artillery, Unite,
States army, armed as infantry, LEI
here this evening for Martinsburg.
i WAsuINCToN, ID. G., July IS.-Si
: companies Of United States artiller,
3 acting as infantry, left here for Maj
! tinsburg tonight.