The Portland daily press., 1886-06-29
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
A Large Force of Police Clear the
Yards of the Rioters.
The Company Succeeds in Moving a
Train from the Railroad Yard.
A Belief that the Worst of the
Trouble is Over.

by the police Tor compllclJy IN SATURDAY s
rioting at Chicago, nine have been bailed.
The others are refused bail. Norton, Kearns,
Adair, Hogan and Bond were liberated on
$1,000 bail each. Doran and Tierney, two
laborers on $3.50 each, John Hayes on 800
and Thomas Smith on $500 The police be-
lieye they have evidence enough to convict
Frank Day who is under lock and key for
throwing the mail train from the track on
Friday night. The man in South Chicago
Jail who gave his name as John e. Sullivan
is Edward Sullivan. who was discharged
from the nickle plate shops two weeks ago
There is State warrant outfor him for rob-
berry Kearns is the engineer who was in
charge of the Milwaukee and st. Paul en-
CINE which was captured by the strikers and
used in pursuing the Lake Shore train.
Kearns claims that the strikers placed the
muzzles of two revolvers at his head and
threatened him with death in case OF refusal
to do their bidding.
A Chicago paper this morning says that a
new stock jobbing scheme has been discover
ed in connection with the riots. An enter
prising firm of New York stock brokers,
Since the strike began, has had representa-
tives on the grounds and each attempt by
the officers to move trains whether they be
successful or not is instantly reported to the
central Office The results may be guessed at
the paper says.
The chief of police OF the town OF the
Lake appeared at the switching yards Of the
Lake Shore road this morning with a police
force of 100 men, including specials and
some of Pinkerton's force, and at once be-
gan the work of attempting to clear the
yards of strikers and idlers. very few OF
the latter had entered the yards, but remain
ed in large groups just beyond the railroad
tracks watching the movements OF the rail
road people, Several hundred men, how
ever, remained in the vicinity OF the round
house and the cars of the Lake Shore
road and refused to obey the order of the po-
lice to move. Several rushes were made at
these groups, the police using their clubs,
and the crowd gradually withdrew from the
immediate vicinity.
The company had made no attempt to
move the cars up to O'Clock, put at that
time an under current of excitement and
suspense was visible. Detectives from the
town of Lake started through the yards this
morning repeating to the crowd, "All you
people must move. Do not congregate IN
groups on the track crossing or we VIII be
obliged to take means to disperse you and
we will do it too" The crowd moved back
surlily but at once and momentarily increas-
ed in numbers. Some resistance was shown
in moving off Root street, and one man was
severely beaten by policeman.
The excitement rapidly increased and the
after the Lake police cleared the tracks and
the streets leading to them of the crowds.
Just after this Pinkerton with 124 men ap-
peared on the scene, many of them armed
with Winchester rifles.
At II O'Clock this forenoon fully 200 police
and specials were stationed along the Lake
Shore tracks between 41st and 45th streets.
Some were armed with breech loading mus
kets. These men were guarding the round
house tracks at intervals OF 30 yards and no
one was allowed to approach the switches or
any property of the railroad. The strikers
and their adherents remained along State
street and just outside of the railroad, excit-
edly discussing the situation, but made no
demonstration.
AT little before II o'clock the company
ran four engines out of the round house and
south to the main switching yards at 43d
street supposedly to get out train.
Keputy Sheriff Gleason appeared at 41st
street shortly after 10 O'Clock accompanied
by six deputies. This is the first time since
the strike begun that any representatives OF
the sheriff have appeared on the ground. The
deputy read the riot act at four points along
the Lake Shore road between 4lst lstreet and
Englewood and the police and special depu-
ties then began to clear the track. The
crowds moved off quietly after the reading
of the riot act and at II o'clock everything
remained quiet.
The Lake Shore company succeeded in
making up train of IA freight cars and ca-'
boose and started south at 11.55 without mo-
lestatiOn. A few minutes before the train
started five of the strikes yentured into the
yards at 43d street, and refusing to move
were handled roughly by the police. One
was placed under arrest and the others NOV
ed off The strikers then congregated on
State street and intimated that they would
attempt no demonstration in the presence of
armed men.
The Lake Shore company has at last sue
ceeded in getting a freight train started from
the yards at Root street. The blockade was
broken at 1915 O'Clock today. At that hour
the switch engines, which had been busy in
the yards making up train, steamed on to
the side tracks and the regular engine was
coupled on to the train. Special police with
their Winchester rifles ready, stood on the
alert. The guns were too much for the
crowds who thronged the streets in the vi
cinity and not an attempt was made to inter
fere with the movements of the train men.
When everything wasin readin ess for the
start detail of Pinkerton men, armed with
rifles, climbed to the engine and to tops of cars.
Their appearance gave the scene warlike
look.
Just before the train was ready to start the
switch engine, to which the caboose was
attached and which was heavily guarded,
steamed on to the regular freight. But the
conductor only had orders to proceed to
South Chicago. The train reached Engle,,
WoOu db lz.1U u. III, having run lllo Sduullot
of strikers from Forty-third street without
molestation. At Fifty-first street crossing
there was a large crowd of men and boys,
who jeered as the train passed by, but offered
no violence. The train left Englewood at
1920 p. M, and at 125 o'clock South Chicago
was reached and no serious opposition had
been encountered.
There was large crowd in and about the
yards, but a large ssquad of Hyde Park po-
lice prevented even the semblance of disor-
der The train left at 1.25 o'clock and will
be guarded to Indiana State line by armed
specials on board.
Some think the backbone of the strike has
been broken, while others believe the trouble
has only just begun, and that strikes will be
ordered on all roads running into Chicago
In the libel suit of Cyrus W. Field against
Henry Labouchere, of the London Truth,
Monday. Fields counsel announced that
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