Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-24
he Railroad Men Of Chicago with the Ex.
ception OF C. and N. W. Employees.
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The following is the balance Of yester-
day 8 afternoon report-EDs.
TERRIBLE WORK AT READING.
Reading, Pa, July 3-The mob which
had been tearing up the track here to-day,
came in conflict with portion of the 4th
regiment shortly after I p. M The soldiers
fired INTO the crowd, killing four and
wounding several others.
Several thousand persons assembled along
the Reading railroad this afternoon, and
stopped freight, coal and passenger trains,
only permitting the mail trains to proceed.
AT O'Clock this evening companies OF
the 4th regiment of the national guards of
Pennsylvania arrived and proceeded along
the r. r. to Pennsylvania street While in
deep cut extending two squares from Wal
nut to Pennsylvania street the soldiers were
assailed with stones and Immediately bugun
firing, it is alleged without
orders, doing BID work. There
was an immense concourse of people
in the vicinity, among whom were many re-
dren. The troops fired down Seventh and
up and down Pennsylvania streets. Five
persons are known to have been killed and
from Is to % wounded, several MORALLY.
The police were stationed along the railroad
tracks to preserve order and received the
full fire of military. A number of soldiers
were knocked down by large stones. Great
excitement prevails.
Tonight the mob broke into the armory
of the Reading rifles and captured all their
guns and sacked gun store They threaten
vengeance on the military.
The mob is tearing up railroad tracks
and there is blockade of freight and coal
cars. The railroad company has a strong
guard around the machine shops and other
buildings.
Several companies of y. S. regulars and
the 10th Pennsylvania are expected to
night
AT HARRISBURG
Harrisburg, July 23.-At IL tonight an
armed MOB took possession of the Western
Union telegraph office in this city and drove
out the operators. Subsequently the sheriff
at the head of..l 900 citizens reinstated the
proprietors and promised them protection.
and communication was restored.
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore, July 23aAt midnight the city
is unusually quiet
THE PRESIDENTS PROCLAMATION.
Washington, July 23-The president has
issued the following proclamation:
WHEREAS, 1t is provided in the consti-
tuition of the United States, that the United
States shall protect every state in this
union on application of the legislature, or
the executive, when the legislature cannot
be convened, against domestic violence
and
WHEREAS, The governor Of the state OF
Pennsylvania has represented that domestic
violence exists in said state, which the au-
thorities Of said state are unable to sup
press and,
WHEREAs, The laws of tile United States
require in all cases Of insurrection in any
state on obstruction to the laws thereof
whenever in the Judgment of the president
1t becomes necessary, to use military
force for the suppression of such insurrec.
ton or obstruction to The laws, he shall
forthwith, by proclamation, co nmand such
insurgents to disperse and retire to Their
respective abodes within limited time
Now, therefore, 1, Rutherford B. Haye
president of the. United States, do here
hy admonish all good citizens o
"e United States and all person