The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1877-07-20
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THE STRIKE ON PENNSYLVANIA
CENT. r. r. At PITTsBURe.

THE STRIKE ON Pennsylvania
CENT. r. r. At PITTSBURe.
The Strikers Refuse TO Disperse or
Permit the Movement of Trains,
TROOPS ORDERED OUT Bx TT. GOV,
LATTA.
PITTsBURG, Pa. July 20.-At twelve
o'clock last night Sheriff Fife, in eompli-
ance with requisition from r. r. officials,
visited the strikers at 28th street, and
ordered them to disperse; this they refused
to do. The sheriff remained there until
after a. M, but his authority was de-
fed. He was informed that trains should
not go out if they could prevent it, and
that they did not care for any posse he
could muster, nor for any troops that
could be brought out.
Finding the strikers not disposed to yield
obedience to civil authority, the r. R.
officers decided to call upon the military.
The following dispatches were at once
| forwarded to Lieut.. Gov. Latta and Sec'y
Quoy.
PrTTsBURG, July l9,-To Hon, Jno.
Latta, Lit, Governor of Pennsylvania;
| have forwarded the following dispatch to
his Excellency, Gov. Hartranf at Harris
burg. Learning that he is absent from
the state forward it also to you for such
action as you may deem your duty and
powers render proper.
(Signed) r. Fl. FIFE,
Sheriff of Allegheny county.
The following is the dispatch above
alluded to.
PITrsBURe, July 1a--To Hon. John F. Hartranft,
Governor OF Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa.
A tumult. riot and mob. exist on the
Pennsylvania railroad. at East Liberty and
in the 18th ward of Pittsburgh. Large
assemblages o. people are upon the rail
road and the movement of freight trains
either east or west is prevented by intimi.
datlon and violence, molesting aud OBJ
structing the engineers and other en-
ployees of the road in the discharge of
their duties. AS the sheriff of the county,
l have endeavored to suppress the riot
and have not adequate means at my COM
mand to do so, and | therefore request
you to exercise your authority in calling
out the military to suppress the same.
i (Signed) r. III. FIFE,
Sheriff of Allegheny Co.
The following are replies received.
BEAVER, Pa, July 10th, 3:25 a. m.-To R. H. Fife
sheriff
Your telegram is received; l have tele-
graphed to the Adjutant General.
LAroIS4ssE ssness sl7 . mro R. n n rSS.Q s QgoE sRe1 o.
Have ordered General Pearson to place
a regiment on duty, to aid you in sup
nressinp disorder
(Signed) JAS W. LATTA,
Adjutant General.
General Pearson was found shortly
after 3 o'clock this morning, and th,
, proper authority having been received
from the governor, he issued the following
order:
Head Quarters Sixth Div, n. G. of Pennsylvania.
II PITTsBUSG, Pa, July %. 3 a m.
Special Order No 5.
In compliance with Instructions from
Head Quarters n. g. of Pennsylvania, tn,
eighteenth regiment is hereby ordered ant
=, directed to assemble at che central armory
fully uniformed, armed and equipped 70
duty. at $50 a. N. Capt. n
Guthrie will report for duty with his com
mand at Union depot at o'clock, sharp
By order of Maj General Pearson.
= j. B. MOORE,
LIT Col. and A. A. Geul.
= PITTsBURG, July 20.-Gov. Hartranf
= has issued proclamation admonishing a
i good citizens against aiding or abettin
:, unlawful proceedings, and commaudin
= all persons engaged IN riotous proceeding
to disperse, or the military will be used t
enforce obedience to the Law.
!, There are l30 cars of cattle, hogs, an
% sheep, at East Liberty, ready for shiI
r ment, and e 100 cars more are reporte
d to arrive to-day from the Pittsburg & F.
II Wayne road. The stock loaded yesterda
5; for shipment had to be unloaded in th
:, evening.
II 1t is believed here that if the Pennsy
is vania r, r. men hold out till noon to-day
ce the Pan Handle & Ft. Wayne men wi
IN join in the strike. The strikers say,
I'd case these roads join, the Michiga
T. Southern & Lake Shore will also go il
rs and thus a strong effort will be made
of stop all freight between the east and ives
IT. and SO bring the railroad companies
grief.
PITTsBURa, July 20,--The Pennsylvani
r. r. strike continues, and the excite
ment increases with the efforts OF tt
u railroad authorities to remove the blockade
e Rumors are current that the employees
Al the road will center and join in the mov
a. :, ment, but up to ] clock no such demo-
- stration has occurred, but the strike
-s hourly increase in for3e as trains come
sc and their crews join the mob. Nine hui
dred loaded cars are lying on the track b
tween Union depot and East Liberty, al
the number at Eurante makes a total
1.5OO. The tracks viii soon be filed
I inert masses of heavily laden rolling stoc
with goods for all parts of the east al
ed west.
an PITTsBURe, July 2O.-This morning
,m cars of stock from the west which hi
collected on the Pennsylvania railro
ro- tracks near the outer depot were pe
mitted by the strikers to proceed
. East Liberty yards and dischare
Thirty eight cars more OF cattle arfiv
; over the Ft. Wayne road at ten Il
morning, and were unloaded also, bu
committee of the strikers accompani
each engine and saw that the crews
not oppose the strike. Immense crow
assembled at the outer depot at TWent
eight street but nothing occurred up
noon where at q meeting of the strike
one read dispatch from Hornellsvil
signed z. J. Dana which created
widest excitement; it announced that
20 fremen and brakemen on the n. 7.
ief, Erie road quit work this morning. I
nc sheriff appeared at the meeting and re
and the presidents proclamation, which '
and greeted with Kisses and boots; he assur
sY1' sfs' the strikers the law would be enforced