Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-01
THE LABOR WAR.
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Some ofthc Results of the Baltimore M
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Galveston.
Baltimore, July 30.-Inquiry into the
causes which led to the death of ten per-
sons in the riot on the evening of the Goth,
when the Sixth regiment fired into the mob,
began to day. The testimony showed that
several soldires were knocked down before
any shooting took place by them, and that
they fired without orders from the colonel.
Captain Taher, who commanded the
detachment, testified that as soon as the
doors were opened a vol, ey of stones and
other missiles poured in a perfect shower
on the soldiers, some of whom were on
the stairway and some on the landing.
Some shots were fired over his head by
some of his men. He succeeded in
reaching the street, where he reformed
his command and gave the order several
times TO charge bayonets. At no time did
give the order to load. He tried TO stop
and recollected saying to his men "For God
sake quit firing" He heard the reports of
several pistol shots from the crowd which
was in rear of his men. He started with SO
men from the armory and had 80 when he
reached Camden station. He heard threats
that not a mar of his regiment should leave
the armory alive. He was frequently APP
pealed to by some of his men to allow them
to wheel and fire on the mob, but he did not
give the order. He believed if his men had
not fred they would not have been able to
retain their muskets.
Capt. Fallon, Jr., commandant, testified
that Of 36 men he had at starting, he had
only Is when he reached Camden station.
Several Of his men were severely hurt by
the mob on Baltimore street, and some
were carried off for dead. The crowd
numbering fully 5000 persons, He no
ticed many children and women in the
crowd in front of the armory. If the sol
diers had not fired unfortunately they
might possibly have reached Camden station.
He did not regard the men demoralized.
He thought the firing was strictly in self
defence.
Police officer jameson testified that he
saw two soldiers raise their guns on Front
street and fire. AT this moment he saw one
of the soldiers struck with a rock and fall.
Officer Haley saw a soldier hit with a
brick and fall. He then heard the officer in
command give his squad orders to fire and
they fired. He saw a soldier leave the ranks
and shoot a man in front of Coleman & Ro-
gers drug store.
Galveston, July 30.-The strike on the
Texas Pacific railroad ended this morning.
The company agreed to pay the amounts
due the employees priorto June l by August
% and the amounts due prior to August | by
October |, and to make wages uniform with
other Texas roads. The trainmen on the
San Antonio road secured an advance of 10
per cent. to take effect August /. Shop
hands on this road have not vet accepted
this proposition, but it is thought they will
do SO. The men had not struck, but it is
understood they would have done so if the
advance had not been granted.
Early this morning the negro laborers
employing IN reconstructing the buildings
destroyed by the late fire on Market street
organized a strike and marched to the cor
ner of Strand and Twenty Fourth street,
where a olock of buildings is in course OF
erection, and induced the laborers to quit
work. From that point the strikers went TO
the Corner of Avenue A and T~wenty-eight
street and induced the laborers employed
upon a block nearly completed to Join them.
They next visited the narrow guage rail
road and the gangs engaged in ballasting
track-laying ON Avenue A and both ave
nues joined the strikers. Levire's pickery,
STUMP pldnlHg, tHe UaINeStOn, houston
and Henderson freight depot, -four mills and
other places were visited and in most ms
stances the laborers quit work. The strikers
are confined entirely to unskilled colored
laborers. White mechanics are working as
usual. The movement seems to be without
1t aders or a common purpose, and wherever
it has been met with irmness it has accom-
plished nothing, The negroes appear to be
unable to explain why they struck or what
they demand. The movement was incitec
by white d~emagogues. A strong detachmen
Of police are keeping the strikers constantly
in view and any violence to persons or prop
erty viii be promptly suppressed.