The Ottawa free trader., 1877-07-28


expect 10 make by il? The destruction
wrought around Reading must throw thoUs-
ands of MI ners and others out Of work for sn
indefinite time. Can the wealthy owners OF
the railroad and coal mines be made 10 suffer
IN any degree at a. comparable with the de-
mented strikers: Six companies Of US.
troops have arrived in Reading, and there
will be no more mob violence.
Chicago
Thus far there appears 10 have been compar-
invely little violence The decentralization
among the railroad men began faiglyto show it.
self on Honday morning, when band Of stIik
ers, manly from the Baltimore ~ OAio and
Michigan Central roads, went around from de.
pot to depot and freight house TO freight house
of the twenty or thirty different roads that ter
inmate there and ordsred the men 20 stop
work In most instances the men did SO most
unwlllingly, but generally considered it use.
! less to undertake to stem the genera. torrent.
The result Il, that freight trains on all the
roads in and out Of Chicago are stopped, and
on some roads tic passenger trains would be
stopped also, only that where the companies
stop their passenger trains, tie strikers take
them IN charge and run them.
Another feature about the Chicago strike
| is that a communistic rabble with which tha;
city is infested, have ayailed Themselves OF
the excitement Of the time TO forward their
eight hour project. They have raised mob
of ragamutfins OF two or three thousand, and
with these go from factory to factory and shop
to shop, and order all the operatives 20 cease
WORK on the pretense Of striking for eight
hours day. Not one in q hundred of tie
hands thus compelled to stop work has the
remotest desire 10 60 SO, but complies with
the unreasonable demand because lie fears the
vengeance Of IL C0Hlmnn6
Until Thursday there was no force to resist.
the unreasonable demands OF the mob except
the city police, who, however, did pref
| ty well, having in q few rough and tumble
encounters killed some Of the rUttans While
generally getting away with whole heads
themselves. Gov. CulloB, however, promised
to be ready with military aid should Chicago
need 1t, and on Wednesday two companies OF
! L. S. regulars arrived at Chicago who have
taken quarters in the exposition building, and
will be on hand for "tUsuess,n when the
exigency alises.
| The frstserious encounter between the mob
AM police occurred on Wednesday evening
when the mob, numbering about 1000 men
and boys, went to the yards OF the c. b. * Q.
road near Canal and 10th street 10 compel
the men to quit work. Nineteen policemen
appeared and ordered the crowd TO tisperse.
The crowd responded with a shower Of stones.
The police fired and the roughs fred back.
The police would have had the wOrs. Of 1t
bat for timely reinforcement, when the mob
was dispersed. Two men only were killed in
the engagement and about dozen wounded
All Wednesday night, however, the mob
spir. seemed to be gathering force, and on
Thursday morning a regiment Of local mill"
tia with battery were brought to the aid OF
the police.
About 8 o'clock the mob were reported 10
be gathering at Wes, 18th and Halstead street,
and a party Of police being sent there were
fred into by the mob and several policemen
wounded. \ detachment of cavalry and
couple of guns were sent to their aid and re-
stored quiet Before noon the mob here had
surged nor,hward as far as Harrison street, so
that finally several cannon shot were fred
among them, which finally dispersed them,
but with no serious destruction of life.
Other mobs occurred during the day at the
South Chicago Rolling Mill and Nelfs tan
merry, on Archer Avenue; at the Z. b. d q.
round house at 10th and Halsted street; at
Turner Hail and other points, and with all OF
them the police had more or less severe en-
counters, but with no serious loss on either
SIDE
The mob seems to be composed Of 'ramps,
roughs, boys and all sorts OF idle rubbish,
who roam the streets and in the excitement
find means TO steal loose property, and PICK
the pockets of careless spectators.
We need give no further details, however,
of the situation in Chicago, as the Chicago
daily papers have already carried 10 most oil
our readers more detailed accounts than we
can hope to give. The main point OF interest
to the country Is, that all trade with Chicago
and the east is at stand still while the COM
motion lasts, and that grain, cattle, &c, Will
be is hard property to dispose 9f for cash as
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Other Cities.
In Philadelphia vast mob took possession
of the road, tore up track, burned trains OF
oil, and inaugura,ed reign of terror, now
in check by local and Z. S. troops.
AT Harrisburg, after the stoppage OF trains
by the mob for several days, on Wednesday
most of the men thrown out of employment
bv the strike were willing to resume, provided
they were afforded protection. The Pennsyl-
vania and Philadelphia and Reading Rail-