Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-24
From Yesterdays Second Edition.
THE RIOTERS.
A Presidential Proclamation
to Be Issued.
The Pittsburg Strikers are Surenderng to the
Citizens Committee
AT THE WAR DEPARTMENT.


Washington, July 23-In the war depart.
ment this morning there was scene Of un
usual activity, and numerous kilograms are
being transmitted between the department
and various military commanders, especial
ly Gen. Pope, commanding the department
of Missouri, and Gen, Hancock, command
ing the military division of The Atlantic, in
regard to the movements of troops for the
protection of public property. Adjutant
General Townsend, with corps of assis.-
ants, was at the department throughout the
night, but all the officers are very reticent
as to the plans and action of the author-
ties. AT 10 o'clock a special meeting of the
cabinet was called, and is now in progress
TWELVE O'CLOCK NJ.
Cincinnati, July 23.-Up to noon every
thing quiet here though there seems be an
anticipated movement of some kind on the
part of the strikers this afternoon. No
freight trains are running ON any roads.
The first passenger train on the Cincinat!
Southern Railroad leaves Cudlow, across
the river, for Somerset by three o'clock
this afternoon.
BY PERMISSION FROM THE sTRIK ERs.
St. Louis, July 23-Tne strikers in East
st. Louis, have given a special permit to the
National stock yard for people to use their
own locomotives to haul feed TO the yards
for the stock there. They have also permit
ted the Union railway and transit company
to select ten men to switch trains coming to
the relay depot destined for this city.
TIE CHICAGO & ALTON
road attempted to move a freight train out
of the yard, hut it was stopped and taken
back.
LUGGING in POLITICS.
serasvill, o., July 23.-About o'clock
in front of new hotel being built under
this morning two thousand men assembled
contract and demanded the men working on
the. building to quit The men complied
and assembled in front of the court house
whore the crowd was addressed by
Henry Blandy, who counselled mod
Grafton and to look to the democratic
convention for consolation After his
speech large crowds marched to different
manufacturing places in the city, compelling
men to quit work. They also waited on
Townsend & Burgers, proprietors of the
street railway, compelling them to haul off
the street cars. Mayor McBowan has re
quested saloons closed. No violence is an
ticipated. About so manufacturing estab-
lishments are idle
THE ORDER WITHDRAWN,
Louisville, July 23.-In the absence of The
receiver of the Louisville & Cincinnati short
line, who is out of telegrapliic reach, Chan
cellor Bruce this morning issued an order
Withdrawing the recent circular announcing
a reduction in the pay of that roads EN-.
ployees. This was done at the instance of
the attorney of the road
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THEM.
Pittsburg, July 23.-The real strikers in
their attitude to-day show no affiliation with
the lawless mob. A line should be drawn
between the strike proper and its terrible
consequences evinced by burning and pill
aging than those who inaugurated real strike
They are those who have neither character
nor position to lose by their action and
seem to hold themselves amenable to no law
whatever. Regarding compromise be-
tween the Ft. Wayne men and their en-
ployers it is stated all hopes in that direc.
ton ended. The railroad authorities have
distinctly informed the strikers there will be
no compromises whatever. They also sta
ted that when this became known all pass
enger engineers and fremen quit their
engines. AS result no trains of any kind
will go out this evening on the Penns, Iva
mia railroad.
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