The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-26
Outline Of the situation at Railroad
Ccntrcs--Thc strike stiii Pow crfuI.
Arson aud Rapine Saueichcd Every
whore by tho Ntrik ers.

Outline Of the situation at Railroad
Ccntrcs--Thc strike stiii Pow crfuI.
Arson And Hanine Saueicheh Every
whore by tho strik ers.
Moon Associated Press ieportl
WASHINGTON, July 25.--The tele.
graph has capacity for but u mere out.
line OF the news, and IL less deilnite
than war map,
Governor Hartranft has reached
Pittsburg and has issued proclama-
ton.
There ia q general cessation Of travel
on the Morris and Essex and New Jer
sey Central roads.
II Is thought that the pork packers
and coopers AZ St. Louis have Joined
the strikers.
The railroad men have struck at
Kansas City. The strikers compelled
the suspension OF labor OF all kinds.
Tho strikers are In undisputed con.
troll OF all roads ut rerre Haute, In.
diana.
Freight conductors, tlremen aud
brakesmen on the New York Central,
at East Syracuse, have struck. The
strikers have detailed men from their
own body TO protect property, The
mails and passenger traius may pass.
The strikers warn or outsiders, and
tramps and communists.
a stranger, supposed TO como from
New York, appeared among the strik.
ers at East Syracuse and advised them
to burn the buildings OF tho company.
The strikers drove him from the yard
at the point OF pistols. He fled to the
woods to escape with hls life.
Engineers OF the New Jersey Cen.
trail have decided not to run with
green crews.
General Hamilton, with six hundred
regulars, have arrived at Reading,
Pennsylvania. The city was quiet at
m dnight, but rioters have virtual
possession of the roads.
Roughs oonilnetheir demonstrations
against the Chinese In San Francisco.
Halt dozen houses have been burn
cd In different parts OF the city.
Crowds are clabbed from one point
only to gather ut another.
LouIsviLLE, July 25.-An attempt to
hold meeting tonight OF the Pacific
workmen was failure, Two thou.
sand assembled, but nothing formal
whatever was acted upon.
Many boysand negroes threw stones
into windows and broke street lamps
rs they proceeded.
Reaching Ninth and broadway the
mob attacked the freight depot of the
Louisville and Nashville Great South
ern railroads, smashing its windows
and doors.
The mob then proceeded to Tenth
street, and wrecked the windows oil
the Pullman Southern ear company.
Proceeding up Broadway with loud
yalls. they stoned all fine houses on
the street until Third was reached.
Coming into this avenue, Mayor
Jacobs house was attacked, and then
that of DR.. Il. ID. Stanford, president
Of the Louisville, Nashville and Great
Southern road was attacked In the
same manner. Along Walnut street
also houses and stores were stoned.
AT Floyd and Green streets flfty po-
licemen placed themselves In line and
when some one in the crowd yelled 10
attack them, the officers opened lire,
shooting over the heads OF the mob.
The men and boys scattered In all Iii.
rections
The damage done cannot he estimas
ted. The excitement II great and the
arrival Of arms and ammunition from
Frankfort IL waited for with anxiety.
NEW YoRR, July 25.--A meeting
was Leld last night TO make final ar
rangements for the mass meeting to-
night in TOnipkins square. Justice
Il. Schwab, communist, presided.
Several addresses were made to the
effect that II any policemen or mill
tary appeared at the meeting there
would be trouble, tut II they stayed
away everything would pass OF
quietly.
Finally Schwab was ordered to no.
tify the mayor and police commission
ors TO refrain from sending a police
force or military TO the ground.
One hundred special policemen were
then sworn. All are members OF the
meeting, and will wear red badges and
keep order. Much trouble In feared.
Sr. LOUIS, July 2b.-Tho mayor pub
fishes q proclamation this morning,
warning all persons against the COM
mission of acts OF violence, and declar-
ing non-interference between the
strikers and the railroad company,
and announcing committee OF eafeiy,
under the directions OF General A. j.
Smith, Judge Thomas, Ferdinand &c.
net and General John $. MarmadVke
and others.
President Arthur, Of the Locomotive
Brotherhood, said yesterday, ut Cleye.
land, that the brotherhood was not
connected with this strike, aud his ad
vice to members had been, not 10 jeop-
ardlze their lives nor compromise their
manhood. They sympathize with the
strikers, tut not with the communists.
Rails are not removed from the Erie
tracks at Clemny bridge.
The strike was eonsumated at Kan
sas City to-day. Workmen la shops
were forced TO quilt.