The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-07-29

railroad track to preserve order. aud
received the fail ire OF the military,
\ number OF sulait.a were Laockcd
down by la,cc stones thrown ut them.
Erea: excitement prevails to, night.
| The mob broke into tie a.nuly o: the
Reading Eilies and captured all ll.cir
equipments. .,.
DvrrsLo JEiy 2i.-,rLe cxeiteIus ut
here is Increasing. Tie mob have
i=ivca the inCn from severn! m:niac-
;uring establishments in lie lower part
ri TIE city, aEd intend to CLOSE them.
all up. The c;Eoct to get the wori,men
oct OF the principal manufacturing cs-
Establishments has utterly failed. The
people ard police express couiGcMca
in taoi- ability to coGtrcl the tralGpy
aud boys who Eave been insitinS ciot.
CHICAGO, July "i.--TEo strike OF
RAILROAD hands has. become general in
| Chicago. 1t was iuauguca.eL last night
among the switchmeu on TIE l.iCLisa::
Central E"ilrCRd, AID this morning
the entire force o: The road joined them.
These men, claim that b. the arrogance,
CnEirGucS:' and Vcnur:ousmrs OF the
infringement they have virtually been
forced iEto the strike. They gathered
in force this morning. visited other
railroad men il the city and induced
them all. with tie exception Of the
employees OF tho North Western Rail-
road, IL strike. Consequently. at this
hour, none but passengers trains are on
the road and all others AFRO being laid
UP.
4 mob, among whom Arc Lu. few
strikers but which y largely compos-
cd of disrerutables, is circulating 10
the number q! 500 OF the West Side and
compelling all classes Of workIarr TO
quit the railroad. The oMicr. present
a deserted appearance, and tine yards
are quiet. no Lcirrdations are being
committed. The policy Of most Of the
roads is 10 seI,l away rs many cars us
possible. The mob which closed the
workshops Of the railroads this morn
ing continued its lnbors during the NJ
ternoon, bIsying itself with closing
manufactures AMI all chops which lay
i'll their WAY. The proprirtors general
ly offered no objections, il b.iTg pretty
generally understood tina; the men
would r"turn AMI 30 to work Whenever
deemed advisable. The mob, which
ut times numbered 900, but was c!leu
divided into SECTIONS, VAS compy,;rt,
largely o; boys between fourteen ani
twenty but acting und.r directions
from older heads. All iaiir1aA shops,
including the Northwestern, hare been
closed, and the strii;cIj are mostly en-
ga5ed now III stowpim: freight tiainG.
As yG: no passenger, mali or express
trims hare been iHterfcrcd With. A.noug
the establishments closed M Gro the
following workshops: Michigan Cp!:ral,
Illinois Central, Chicago and Al,ua,
Northwestern, Milwaukee ana y. Paul,
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, CHI.
cngo, E0cA Island AMI Paeilc. Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern rail
roads.
PIrIsuUEG, Juiy 2i.--NUb law has
Tun its conrse i'll our community, nuG
order Tcigns again. Yesterday opened
| oGinJusly, bu, by HishtiIl! the feeling
Of security became general. and this
morning it is conceded that the crisis
had boon passed. The Committee 0.
Putiic Safety has Tie city f.nhcr sur
VIGILANCE. Volunteer companies Of cit
liens aud Ia. locHl militia crate ia
keeping guard. The police force has
been strengthened and IL all" to cope
with may riot IL itG iucipicrcy, and tho
people have been SO thoroughly nruu,rG
that any attempt at disorder will be
qUcilca. Eu:ayr5 that tie rioters in
tended commencing wu.k again were
freely circulated, ana had ihu eject Of
inducing most Of oar leading bUaiaoss
men 10 close their places OF h!Eiucas 40
| precautionary measure 10 Eivc them
m opportunity TO devote their attention
10 organizing for general Gpfoty. Tho
services Of the military we're freely ne.
copied, nDd il wa3 %i.h u feeling vi re-
lief tina! the people naw The clifton roi.
dicry in we'll A!ied rhalnmHcE on the
street thoroughly equipped aud ready
for immediate action. Tho situation
Oh tho diiy,ren. railroads remains an
changed.
CtSCrYATi, July 2i.-yha s!rihcrg
are gaining in numbers here. chiefly
from parties who ciaiin 80 bc working
men, but really i,llots OF tho worst c!ass.
Daring tho afternoon the yard cug;nc
o! "a" Dayton Short Line was prevent
cd irom shifting ears ~ the al:ikcra.
81. Louis, Jaly 2l.--N special detail
ct police ia 90 guard ut the EYHi ieH
Office TO night, Ia consequence Of some
ronnri;g made by one Of tho speakers NJ
Tho lucas Nor5d :GcgiiEG. 60 Che effect
tina. uha. Office ought ic be lnir"cd.
This wrs eau!h. mp and repeated by n
number uf ihoae in The crowd, and it
vas deemed niyiaablJ TO guard ugnirgt
ANY lnwlrss ret tlia, might bp commit
tod Icy excited Individuals.
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