Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-08-03
THE WAR FOR WAGES.
ALL QUIET AT FITTsBuRG-A REVIEW OF TIL
SITUATION.

ALL QUIET AT PITTSBURGH REVIEW OF TIL
| SITUATION.
| PITTsBURG, Pa, July 3O.-Everything i
quiet and the strike among railroad EN-
ployes to all appearances is ended. Oh
the Pittsburg division of the Baltimore ant
Ohio road, freights east and west are now
arriving and departing on schedule time
and all freight offices are open for receipt
and delivery of freight. On the Pennsyl l.
vania railroad the stock trains are being
moved as rapidly as they can be gotten in
readiness, and trains which have been de
layed along the line are arriving. The
first three trains sent out on this road were
under military guard, but no trouble h9v
ing occurred trains are now running
without guards. The company is not receiv-
ing freight for shipment yet. but this is ow-
ing to the fact that the tracks over the burnt
districts are not yet completed. and will
thus delay local treights day or two. On
the Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago
road. efforts are mainly directed to clearing
the tracks OF rolling stock which is strung
along the line of road for fifteen miles below
the city, and having city freights delivered
ed. All workmen in the shops on this road
resumed work this morning. On both
the Pennsylvania and Fort Wayne roads.
the officers have notified ENGINEERS and fire
men they can have their old engines if they
report for duty at once. The opening OF the
blockade of the Fort Wayne road will open the
Cleveland and Pittsburg and the Pitrsburg
and Erie roads to business. On the Ale
gheny Valley road passenger trains are ar
irving and departing on time, and it is ex-
pected freights will be started to-day.
The Pittsturg, CINCINNATI and St. Louis
road, Pan Handle route, are running trains
as usual. The Home military are still un-
der arms and forces under Gov. Hartranft
maintain their positions at 2Sth street. The
United States troops are encamped on the
arsenal grounds. The arrests of parties
charged with being engaged in the riot are
constantly being made by the police.
AN AGREEMENT WHICH FAILED.
KKYsER, West Va, July 3O.-Ata con-
ference of citizens and strikers with Vice
President keyser last night, it was agreed
that trains should be started to-day but
when the effort was made to start this
morning, crews would not 90 out. Several
hours conference followed, resulting in n
failure of the agreement. 1t is understood
tull crews are coming from Baltimore to
take trains West and full traffic will be
opened tomorrow. All East bound trains
have been started on the way from Keyser
coRoNER's INQUEST ON THE VICTIMS OF THE
BALTIMORE RIOT.
BALTIMORE, July 30.-The inquest on the
victims of the riot here on the Goth in
slant, when the Sixth regiment fred on the
mob, commenced to-day. Col. Peters ties
titled that the soldiers on leaving the arm
DRY were greeted with volley of stones,
ETC., several shots were fired by the SOL
diers from the hallway of the armory. Wit
ness gave no orders to fire but ordered the
firing to cease. Several members of the
regiment were badly hurt by the mob.
Capt. Happen, of Company |, which
LETT the armory first, testified
to stoning by the mob aud said
several of his men fired from the arsenal
stairway at the mob without his orders.
lie directed them to stop firing. He had
heard threats by the mob that not man of
his regiment should leave the armory alive
The firing of his men did not seem TO deter
the mob which followed and attacked his
men pertinaciousy. and he was frequently
appealed to by some of his men to allow
them to wheel and fire upon the mob which
was attacking them in the rear. but
he did not give the order to that
effect. The men could load their
guns without removing them from
their shoulders. Several of his men were
hit with stones and two or three were shot.
The crowd in front of the soldiers was not
large. but the crowd in the rear consisted
of between 1000 and 5000, he believed
honestly If his men had not fired they
would not have been able to retain their
muskets. Captain FallOn, of Company +,
gave cOrr0rbOrative evidence of the violence
of the rioters. We gave no orders to ire,
and it the soldiers had not fired indlscrim-
inately they might possibly have reached
Camden Station. lie did not regard the
men as demoralized and thought the 6ring
strictly in self defence.
sTRIkE OF CANAL DRIVERS.
WHITEHALL, N. Y, July 3O-Thc canal
drivers OF the Whitehall transportation
company are on a strike. 1t IL reported 4
they will arrive here at midnight in a body |
from the South. 1t is apprchendcd they |
may commit some depredations, and fifty |
special policemen have been appointed.
OUTBREAK IN SCRANTON, rA.-roUR n. TINS /
klLLkp AND MANY WOUNDED
SCRANTON. Pa, Aug, At ll:,A this
morning about a.oro men armed with clubs
md reyolyers. forced all the employees y.
tie Lackawanns Iron and Coal Company
who had returned to work, to dcsist. They
hen proceeded to the ear shops oi the
Delaware, Lackawanna ami Western raj,
'oad company and drove the men from their
,Jsts, and threatened to destroy the -.
hops and oih,c. They ytS.e4tiy assaulted
evcral employees Doth IN the shops and
.ihces, and many OF them sustained painful
Wounds. Mayor Mekune FASTENED to the
Gene and at the same time sent word ~ tha
olunteer organization of Young men which
ave beon guarding abe stores OF the Lacka-
Sanna Iron and Coal Company for a week