Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-07-19

the most desperate IN the service, and any al
tempt to coercc illcm by tue Use OF firearms, II
is believed, would result in dreadful riot tba!
would probably end ia the militia getting mitch
the worse Of the battle.
The strikers are known 10 BE- we'll armed a.
well as fully determined 10 offer resistance to
the last against citizen soldiers, whopl they hold
in contcmp: alter tie tiaS30 OF yesterday mn.G-
Ing.
a scutlcmau just from Martinshu!s AZ CAN,
den Station, yesterday, says the stri kcrS are
in crowds about the railroad depot aad srouads
| aud in small squads above aud ttoIT tic t3wn.
| Their attitude is very threatening aod assured
and they declare they will ue7cr give up. III
general impression with cool aur! rr'jajiccd
people is that fifty regular soldiers or marines
| could sublue the strikers in lew hours, hat
the couoiry militia is looked upon as Of DO Us.
and will probably only ageravatc them.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon tA2 iLto:nia-
ton from hlar!iusburg vas that the strikers were
bepinnng to assume threatening attitude, -
| if they were impatient AZ tL3 hesitation Of the
militia and The rad Officials. Their movements
indicated that they lham-.vr- wen!d p:tc:ri'
| tate q crlsIS.
What Ike intention, ui he strikers were wa:
not known. but tie railroad people were A that
hour 10 fear Of somc new dtreIopnrui The
! telrcraph wires were closely watched AT this
time, the expectation being ihat any moment
The news OF SOME 5ti!fGr cv&nt would be ia,
ctiyrd.
| The Anxiety Ia rrtrrcncr 10 .tlLiti AZ Mar
linsburg H. Intense The delay Is probably
caused lv The conference Of officials With At.
tcrnry General White, who is also I.ob.lhy in
consolidation wlth Gov. Matthews, hy wire, At
| Wheeling.
The company Is nol receiving freight Tor any
| points on the main stem, OF periShaD!c IA.
ture, and when aDy freight is taken 1t is with
the full understanding on the part of the con
sienor that il cannot be forwarded until The
present trouble is over
The receipts consequently l.avc ialicD of con
sideraby with the exception Of that destined
for points on The Washington aud metropolitan
branches, which is received and forwarded Is
usual. Mr.. A. D. Fairbanks, general agent at
Camden Station, states that no freight trains
will be dispatched from Baltimore, Noun,
Clare or Locust Point to points west until all
possibility Of their obstruction or s,OpraPc has
been guarded against.
There ore very few Of the striking rcm"n n
Baltimore. The most OF them have gone up
the road where the scene is mare exciting. All
points where difficulty is apprrhcnd"'l are
guarded by the police.
As no attempt is made by The company 10
send Out freight trains there eau BE- nothing 10
induce trouble. 1t is, therefore, BOT probable
that any arrangements That may lave been made
for emergencies ia Baltimore vii! he ayallcl q.
HARRISBURG, July lS.-lhc situation Of
affairs up to this hour, p. H., remains IN.
changed. The strikers Gre still holding tenacl-
ously to their position, preventing ali freight
! 81 or ~ al
timorc and Ohio accede to their demands The
| IL p. III. train from Baltimore last night
brought upwards OF thirty Of the strikers who
| reside in that city, who have conlc here TO aid
| their brethren.
The Matthews guards, numbering sixty men,
| arrived here this morning. Large acccsSions
| from other localities engaged in the outbreak
are arriving here By every train, and the aspect
| of affairs is becoming serious The officials OF
| the company are here, but have been unable 10
! effect compromise. The strikers seem &c.
tcrmincd to stick to their purpose, and the
! company is equally determined to maintain lis
present attitude. TIE people here arc very
much excited, fearful that collision bctwccn
the authorities and the strikers mag occur at
any moment.
A large plumber Of cattln, h3rs AID sheep
contained in the c3rS destined ~ Baltimore,
that had been kept rcnDcd up .hi furnishing
for water and starving for food were this inoru-
ing removed from the cars AMI 'irIvoD into
| neighboring pastu.c hc!jS.
| Quite number Of cattle died from cnn.i1c.
ncnt and thirst, before this humane measure
was permitted By the strikers.
| Governor Matthews Vas Stoned ct tic Graf:
ton House, Grafton, Tuesday night by crowd,
who had previously attempted to lnllmldaIe
the detachment OF Wheeling militia and rescue
| the prisoners A stone cighing several pounds
Was thrown through The window Of the Gov
ernors room as he was retiring, AID fortunately
missed him and fell on the bed.
| CUMBERLAND. July lS.-This morning about
three hundred boatmen from this city and Sir
Johns Run, who have been employed on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, eft for Slarilus-
burg to join the strikers.
BALTIMORE, July lS.-This morning three
of lbe rioters at MarliDsturc were rescued from
the officers by citiz.ns. The strikers shortly
afterwards threw up entertainments On botl!
sides of the track, ctiteualy prcrcntug t;le
passage OF all freight trains. The auEi0:ltles
| looked DC while this ,Sas being done totally ua
able 10 cope with the rioters.
| WHEELING, July lS.-The Governor reports
that the Legislature Of 1915 did not provide Tor
organization or enrolling Of militia, and that
there is no organized force except two yo!uu.
tecr companies in the State. and in order to
protect the lives Of men and proven: bOodshed
he vas compelled 10 ask Ter Federal troops.
| The rioters took forty stand u! arms from the
volunteer companies today. Tie Governor was
vary reluctant 10 call for Federal aid. hu! deem
ed it necessary TO do 80 to preve0t the deStruc
tion of lives and property. The railroad officials
are very reticent, AMI no Information can be
obtained from them.
| BALTIMORE, July is --lien Barr, ia com-
mand at Fort Mcllenry, bavipg received orders
from Washington this afternoon TO forward
troops to suppress the disorder % the Bali.
more aud Ohio Railroad at MarlnShurr and
other points, batteries H. and Il and ietsc!i.
ment OF fourteen men from light battery 4, Il
artillery, were Immediately ordered out and
left the fort shortly after eight clock on .
special train.
The entire force sent from Fort McElc1ry
plumbers seventy.ive men, under Command O!
| Captain J ohm |. Rodgers, Of Battery l. officer,
ed by l.eutS. Crawford aud ll0yc; Battery |!
is of6cersI by Captain James +. W>oa and