The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-06-07
UNDER MARTIAL LAW.
A Regiment OF Soldiers on Guard, Who Re-
fuse to Allow Strangers to Pass the Lines.


fuse to Allow Strangers to Pass the Lines.
JoHNsTowN. May Ga wall has been
thrown around Johnstown, and nobody
can enter it unless it is shown he has bust
ness in the city. The Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company has been making every
effort to keep out the crowds, but the Bal
timore e. Ohio opened yesterday, and
brought in a food of people from the
Somerset valley this morning. General
Hastings heard of it, and a conference was
held between himself, John b. Scott and
Roger O'Mara, of the Pittsburg police force.
1t was decided to send Company f. of the
Fourteenth Regiment, to Somerset for the
purpose of preventing any further rush of
people this way. A committee of citizens
accompanied the militia They will stop
off at all the stations along the road and
demonstrate with the people against
coming to Johpstown. The crowds
of curious ones are constantly growing,
much to the hindrance of the work of re-
moving bodies and clearing away debris
On the Pennsylvania railroad side the gates
are practically shut. and it is hoped tHis
move will have the same effect on the Baltl-
more e. Ohio. There is but one bridge
across the Conemaugh, and nothing but a
pass from Adjutant- general Hastings or Mr..
Scott will carry one over It
Every point is guarded, and soldiers
patrol the dividing lines. They are very
active, and they deport themselves like old
veterans. They guard the approaches. and
line. 1t is probable that the Eighteenth
Regiment will be ordered out. from the
fact that it takes so many soldiers to cover
the ground. A special guard will have to
and other points, and this alone viii take a
regiment of soldiers. The Acknowledgement
was at first backward in ordering out
any troops, from the fact. that it
that there was trouble here. The only
reason for calling out the troops is to re-
lieve the Pittsburg and Johnstown police
men. who have had little or no sleep for
ment boys are being well fed, but they are
compelled to work, and work hard: Adiu-
tant-general Hastings said to-day that No
one will be permitted to enter the city un-
less he has pass OF is identihed by mem
ber cf the local citizens committee. who
will be stationed at each entrance. ANA
teur photographers and sight-seers are not
necessary, and we will not have them"
Early this morning Chairman Heine. OF
the relief committee, was informed by sew
erai Pennsylvania railroad conductors that
two or three women of questionable charac-
ter had arrived in town last night The
railroad men watched them the entire
route. and said that from their language
they were PROGRESSES who hoped to- prey
on unfortunate young women. He referred
the matter to the police officials, who in
tend to warn all suspicious characters to
said: ''You can say that should
find the women, and be sure they were
here for such purpose. 1 would throw
them into the river. ALI young women who
of these women. The Ladies' Aid Society
of Pittsburg is interested in the matter.
and will have officers prevent any more
from coming here. We have many in
stances of women who have lost all their
friends and are reckless, and they will be
sent to Pittsburg."
About noon to-day it was reported to
Chief Gageby, of the police committee. that
body of alleged rescuers at the foot OF
Main street were removing jewelry from
the bodies they carried away. Gageby or
dered policeman to 60 and pretend TO SUI
perintend the work for the purpose of ap-
pretending the thieves. Special police had
to be detailed 10 prevent stealing from the
debris back of the general hospital.
The officers are arresting men every
hour, some of them on the slightest provo
cation. In all cases where the otfense is
trivial the victims are pressed into work
with the relief gangs.
Laborers Demand Better Food.
JoHNsrowN, Pa, June 6.-There was n
small-slzed riot at the labor camp, this
morning, on account of there not being
food enough for the men. or utensils to
cook it with Mr.. Flynn, who is at the
head of the labor bureau. made a speech to
the men, and stated that it was impos-
sible to get things down from
the railroad, but that it would
be gotten down as soon 80
possible. He also stated thas
they did not want me-. who expected to
live on the fat of the land, and that this
was principally a work of charity. even
though the men did get paid for their work.
A few minutes after this. as Mr.. Flynn was
drinking some black coffee and eating
some hard crackers and cheese. two work
men came up to him and commenced to
complain because they did not have soup
and meat. This enraged Mr.. Flynn, and.
after telling them that he thought he was
used to as good eating as they were. he
ordered the guard to take them ont of town
and not permit them TO come back again:
This seemed TO have the desired effect, and
there was no more trouble.
This morning twenty time-keepers from
Pittsburg arrived. and they are now hard
at work getting the names of the men en-
ployed. Five thousand men were at work
to-day, and it is expected that by to-mor-
row at least 10000 will be employed.
but even this large tOrce OF men Will not Do
able to remove the debris in less than sew
eral weeks. Last night about five hundred
of the laborers had no tents to sleep in. but
word has been received from Washington
that tents are on the way. Sheriff McCand-
less and w. s. Brown. of Pittsburg. are on
duty at the labor camp.
Shortly after midnight riot was re-
ported at Cambria City. and word was sent
to Acknowledgement Hastings. requesting
detachment of soldiers. He immediately
ordered one of the companies of the Four
they arrived there they found that there
was little or no necessity for their services
The only trouble at the place was between
some drunken Italians, who were making
idle threats that did not amount TO any
thing.