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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

cials have been able to handle the situation.
but IL any assis ance were needed the State
stood ready to furnish 100 men for every one
man required. and stood ready to do so at a
moments notice. Notwi Outstanding these facts,
the Federal Government has been applied to by
men who had political aud selfish motives for
venting to ignore the State Government. We
have now had ten days Of the railroad strike,
and we have promptly furnished military aid
wherever the local officjsDs sneNIed It. II
the. Marshal for the Northern District of
Illinois or the authorities Of Cook County
needed military assistance. they had but to
ask for 4 In order to get 1t from the State.
At present some OF our railroads are para
cause they cannot g,t men to operate their
trains. For some reason they are anxious to
keep this fact from the public and for this
purpose sre making en- outcry about obstruc-
tions in order to divert attention. IL is true
that In several instances . road made Efforts
to work few green men and crowd standing
around insulted them and tried to drive them
away, aud In few other cases they cut on
Pullman sleepers from trains. But all these
troubles were local In character and could
easily be handled by the state authorities.
Illinois has more railroad men than any other
State In the Union, but as a rule they are
orderly and well-behaved. This fs shown by
the fact that so very little actual violence has
been committed Only very small per cent.
of these men have been guilty OF any infrac-
tfon OF the law.
The newspaper accounts have in many cases
been pure fabrfcatfons, and In others wild ex-
aggcrations. have gone thus Into details to
show that it 10 not soldiers that the railroads
need 30 much as IL IL men to operate trains.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

The authorities who endeavored TO
pull the spikes were driven away and
several policemen quite badly cut.
There was but one train north from
Terre Haute over the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois in three days.
Cincinnati railroad yards are prac-
tically under martial law, so closely Is
the property guarded. At the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton and Dayton espe-
cially all intru lers are met by armed
men. officers also GO in and out OF the
city on every train, while rifles held
by brawny arms are to be seen on
every hand in the neighborhood of the
depots. Team sters and molders OF the
city numbering several thousand Of
fere1 to join the strike.
AT Springfield, ILL.,. traffic is entirely
suspended on the Wabash railroad and
two abandoned mail trains we're left
standing in the depot. The trainmen
we're willing to take out the mail cars.
but the company refused to let the mail
cars go except in connection with the
rest OF the train. The three companies
OF militia from Jacksonville, Peters
burg and Springfield which were or
dered to Decatur we're delayed fifteen
hours at Springfield for the reason
that no engineers would pull the train.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
Ten Thousand Men Hootlng.

United States troops were forced to
use their bayonets against q frenzied
mob OF Chica 20 strikers at III o'clock
Thursday morning. Nobody was killed,
but for a time it looked as II q pitched
battle would result, and pitched at
tie between soldiers and mob OF men
armed only with stones could end In
nothing but carnage. The encounter
took place at the ,4th street crossing
of the Lake Shore and Michigan South
ern Railway. The officials of the road
hal determined to send out the limited
train for New York at any cost, aud it
left the Van Buren, station on schedule
time. It consisted of engine, baggage
car, mail car and five Wagner sleepers.
No obstruction was encountered until
Forty-fourth street was reached. At
that point there was a mob of everal
thousand turbulent strikers, who had
evidently been notified OF the railway
company's intention and were prepared
to stop the train at all hazards. The
engineer slowed down as he approached
the mob, though he said that his only
chance Of getting through the crowd
was to pillow right ahead at top speed.
But to do that would have meant the
mangling of hundreds of human be-
ings, for the track on which the train
was running was black with people,
and the engineers nerve was not strong
enough for slaughter.
AS soon as the train stopped 1t was
closed in upon by the mob, which at
once took possession of the engine.
The engineer attempted to reason with
his assailants but they were obdurate
and would not listen to him. This Is
a mail train" he said, "and I'm re-
sponsible to the Government for"
@To h-u with the Government
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

Two thousand railroad strikers at
Blue Island, near Chicago, openly de-
fed the United States authorities. The
mob attacked the United States depu-
ty marshals, and stabbed one of them.
Placards informing the strikers that
the United States Court had issued an
order enjoining them from interfering
with trains were torn up, and when
the United States District Attorney
appealed to them, they cursed the
President and all the Federal authori.
ties. The riotous demonstrations made
it evident that Uncle Sam would have
to take the matter In hand,
and the President, the Attor-
ney General and the Secretary
of war held Insulation the outcome
of which was declaration that ii
necessary the whole military force Of
the United States would be used to aid
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

shouted burly fellow, ami almost in
stantly the cry was echoed from every
part of the mob.
But, the engineer persisted. this
mail train has got to go through If it
takes Calling guns to do it," He was
leaning out of the window of the cab
as he said this. He said nothing more.
Somebody whipped out large ban
dana handkerchief, noosed it around
the engineers neck, and drew his head
down until he was gasping for breath.
Pinioned thus it was impossible to
move or to speak.
Now the engine was uncoupled from
the train, one OF the strikers pushed
the lever, and the engine was run
down the tracks distance of fifty
yards. In the meantime two compa-
MES of soldiers were laundering up
from Blue Island. Somebody had
telegraphed from near the scene OF
the disturbance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

the line at all hazards. Some of the
Marshals were armed with riot guns,
Of which United States Marshal Ar
mold had secured 100. These weapons
are awful in execution, scattering a
dozen shells at each shot. Three
trains with 300 passengers had been
detained at Blue Island all night.
AS soon as the train came to a stand
still several hundred strikers and SYM
pathizers, REINFORCED by large num-
ber of brick-makers, surrounded the
cars and engine. United States Mar
shall Arnold stood in the open door of
the mail car and read the injunction
granted by Judges GrOsscup and Woods
of the United States Court. While
the crowd listened respectfully, half a
dozen outsiders who were drunk began
hooting and yelling so that at times
the Marshal's voice could not be heard.
The train backed up to the crossing
while the crowd cheered. Deputy
Marshal Arnold climbed on to the rear
platform of one of the stalled trains
and read the general injunction grant
ed by the Circuit Court. His voice
was also at times drowned out by the
boots and yells OF the more radical
ones. One of the leaders OF the strik-
ers made his way to the platform of
the car and told the crowd to keep of
the right of way They obeyed ut
once. The Rock Island officials imme-
diately proceeded to clear'the dummy
tracks, and no attempt was made to
stop the work. Soon train No. /, with
mail cars attached, pulled out of Blue
Island amid the strikers cheering. AS
the last car went over the switch one
of the strikers yelled: 1--WE won't both
er Uncle:Sam, but Lord help Pullman.
The blockade was raised only tempo
rarily, however, for none but mail
trains were allowed to pass.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
CHARGE THE STRIKERS.
Troops DIsperse n Mob of 5000 at tn.
Chicago stock Yards.

Troops DIsperse a Mob OF 5000 at the
Chicago Stock Yards
Regular troops made their first
charge on the strikers at the Chicago
Stock Yards Thursday morning.
Ninety men OF the Fifteenth Regi-
ment, under Major Hartz and Captains
Chaplin, Company B, and Mitchell,
Company ID, dispersed 300 men who
were blocking the passage of a meat
train near the main entrance to the
Yards. Swift & Company we're start
ing a meat train for New York. 1t
was ready to leave the Yards, but the
crowd prevented its departure and re-
fused to move from the tracks.
Troops we're sent for and the detach-
ment under Major Hartz was soon on
the ground. A short distance from
the scene OF troub 9 the order to move
en- the double quick with fixed bay
onets was given. Through the crowd
the soldiers moved without resistance,
and the strikers and their sympathiz-
ers fled without re forming.
Not striker came in contact with
the soldiers. The appearance OF the
solid line Of glittering bayonet, bear.
ing down on the crowd was as effectual
"a direct encounter and the disorder
ly crowd q turned tail in hurry befo: c
the ninety soldiers. Maj. Hartz formed
his men in protecting line along the
train, occupying both sides OF the
track. The w,rk of preparing the
oars for departure was completed with
cut further show OF oppositiJD IN.
In face Of the fixed bayonets oi
United States troops red-handed an
archy, with torch and fagot, reigned
king at the Chicago Stock Yards
Thursday night. 1t defied the law
Go, ernment and United, States army
all day, and when the sun dropped be
hind the smokeless chimneys Of the
giant packihg-houses the railroad
tracks were hidden under wrecked
and burning cars. Twenty thousand
people blessed the sight: a third
wives, a third children and a thirt
rioters. They fought six-hour bait ,
without bullets and faced bayonet,
with bricks, stones AMI coupling pins
And the policemen laughed. Under
cover OF darkness the riotous work
was kept up increasingly.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

freight traffic, while passenger trains
made up by yardmasters are moving
practically on time. On both sides OF
the river all switchmen have struck
except those of the Wabash and the
st. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern.
In all about 200 men have gone out
in all the yards.
indianapolis is deeply involved in the
Pullman boycott. Confusion reigns in
railroad circles and the ramifications
of the American Railway Union have
shown themselves so numerous that no
one knows where the next outbreak
will occur.
In Sioux City all roads are practical
ly tied-up as result of the A. X. U.
strike. Not passenger or freight
train had le the city since Sunday
night. The switches in the yard were
all spiked and nothing could be moved.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
GOV. ALTGELD PROTESTS.
Demands the Withdrawal Of Federal

Demands the Withdrawal OF Federal
Troops from Chicago.
Gov. Altgeld of Illinois sent tele-
gram to President Cleveland demand
ing the removal of Federal troops from
Illinois. The Governor says:
am advised that you have ordered Federal
troops to go into service In the State Of I'LL
nois. This step is entirely unnecessary, and.
rs IL seems to me, unjustifablc. Waving all
questions Of courtesy, / will say that the
State Of Illinois is not only able to take care
of itself but It stands ready to-day to furnish
the Federal Government any assistance It
may need elsewhere. We have stationed In
Chicago alone three regiments of infantry,
one battery, and one troop Of cavalry. and no
better soldiers can be found. They have been
ready every moment to 20 on duty. and have
been and are now eager to 20 into service.
But they have not been ordered out because
nobody in Cook County, whether Official or
private citizen, asked to hsve their assistance
or even intimatcd In any way that their assist
ance W - desired or necessary.
So far as have been advised the local offi-
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

various points, the United States au-
thorities at Chicago, acting under ad-
vice from the officials at Washington,
were taking steps TO protect the trav-
cling public and the mails from incon-
venience and delay. The court, on ap-
plication OF the United States at
torneys, issued q general oil der cover
ing every road running into Chicago,
and through Illinois, enjoining the
strikers not only from interfering with
the mails, but from interfering with
any train, this latter protection being
granted the railroads under the Inter-
state Commerce act.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

continued to order out men on
the Western railroads, and also
issued mani 'esto declaring that
the only terms up n which the
strike could be settled and peace be
restored would be satisfactory COM
promise with the Pullman Company,
under which all the employees would be
taken back, and a guarantee from the
railroads. in case a compromise was
effected with the Pullman Company.
to restore all the strikers to their old
positions. The labor dictator received
. telegram from Grand Master Work
man Sovereign. of the Knights OF La
Dor, Offering t. order out all
the men of that organization II
Mr.. Debs desired it. But while
Mr.. Debs wa ordering strikes,
and the strikers we're Interfering
with the running OF trains at
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
President Cleveland replied as fol-
1Ows.
PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE.

Boycott Spreading and with No Indica-
tions Of a settlement.
An east-bound Rock Island passen-
ger train was held up by body OF
strikers just outside Of Kansas City
and permitted to go no farther.
At meeting Of 600 members of the
American Railway Union and other
railway employees in Detroit it was
unanimously decided to inaugurate q
strike on all the railroads in the city.
The Union Pacific is no longer free
from the Pullman boycott. 1t has OK
tended over the line and the men are
now spreading it with as great effect
as possible. Not a wheel Is turning
west of Cheyenne and few in Nebraska,
Twelve thousand men are affected.
The status OF the strike in st. Louis
is that of complete interruption OF
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

HENRI RoCHEF0BT says Casiu ir-
Perier's Presidency mesns civil war.
Mr. GLADSTONE will not again stand
for election TO the House of Commons.
The University OF Michigan con-
ferred degrees on $50 at its commence
ment.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND has signed
the bill making Labor Day nation Il
holiday.
WILLIAM DAVIS GALLAGHER, poet
and journalist, died at Louisville, n.y.,
aged 81.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

The tie-up has caused such ascarcity
of coal and ice In Chicago that the
packers will all have to close down.
The grain trade on the lakes Is COM
pletely parslyzed, as the railroads are
unable TO get any corn or oats TO the
elevators.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
Face THE BAYONE7
Strikers Now Confront the
United States Army.
FEAR OF BLOODY WAR
Great Excitement Prevails Through.
out the Country.

Passenger and Freight Tranic Practically
at q standstill-Train Carrying Soldiers
60 Scenes of Disorder Is stopped by the
quires All of Uncle Sans Forces to Do
It-Roads Under Federal Protection
Sweeping Federal Injunction Issued.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

The pairs were as follows: The first
named would have voted for the bill,
the others against it:
Brice with Wolcott: Butler with Cameron:
Camden with Peftigrec; Gordon with WI
son: Pugh with Hodr: Mcpherson with Nor
riM
Mr.. Harris moved that a conference
committee OF seven Senators on the
disagreeing votes of the two houses
be appointed, and although Mr.. Allison
protested against this action, maintain
ing that q, yet there was no disagree
ment, the motion preva led and the
Vice President appointed the follow
ing committee: Messrs. oorhees,
Harris, Vest, Jones Ark, Sherman,
Allison and Aldrich.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
TROUBLE AT BLUE ISLAND.

Squad of lab Deputy Marshals and sher-
ifs Try to Clear the Tracks.
A special train left the Forty-sev-
enth street shops Of the Rock Island
road in Chicago, bound for Blue ISL
and. One hundred and twenty-five
Deputy United States Marshals and
forty Deputy SherifYs we're on board.
All were armed, and instructed to open
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
PASSED THE SENATE.
MEASURE GETS A MAJORITY OF
FIVE VOTES.

Senator Hill Casts the Only Democratic
vot" Against It-President and Federal
Judges Must Pay Tax ON Their Salaries
To Take Effect August I.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
MICHIGAN THURSDAY

which bring the osss within the Federal
Il .s.sy wan fhs
authorised the use OF Federal troops in State
whenever II shall be impracticable 70 enforce
ssstss Sta % b. = the n ordinsry judicial
Such . condition does not exist In Illinois.
repeat that you have been imposed upon In
Msss Sss
within the letter OF the statute. then submit
that local % sovs.nsSsnE 4 # tunS.%sns:l
Ignore. local government, In matters
Of this Kind, when the local govern
!: Ttd rnh sss nos nssSSS sna
insult: the RsNps Of this st.ss By %pusins to
of Our IN
tions. As Governor OF the State Of Illinois
protest aeainst this and ask The immediate
duty T in this II state. Should The situation st
any time got so serious that we cannot control
It with the State forces we will promptly and
such, timeSI protest. with al due Difference.
against this uncalled- for reflection upon our
people and again ask the immediate withdrawal
Of these troops. have the honor to be. yours
respectfully. JOHN =. ALT0ELD,
Governor of Illinois.
President Cleveland replied as fol-
lows:
HON. JOHN p. ALTaELD. GOVERNOR OF
ILLINOIS, SPRINGFIELD. ILL.-Federal troops
the Constitution and laws Of the United States,
upon the demand Of the Postoffice Department
that obstruction Of the mails should be re-
Judicial officers of the United States that the
process of the Federal courts could not be exc
cuted through the ordinary means. and ucon
competent proof that conspiracies existed
against commerce between the States. To
meet these conditions, which are clearly with
in the province Of Federal authority. the pres
NJ Fad wall In N nj
was deemed not only proper. but necessary.
and there has been no Intention Of thereby'tn-
terfering with the plain duty of the local au-
thorities to preserve the peace OF the city.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

N~~~~ONONooINN.NNo"ONO"O c~~~NONNO~~~~N~
M. E. CHURCH-Rev. s. g. Taylor, Pastor.
Services at 10 80 o'clock ain. and 71t pm. Sun
day school at IL m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7,4 o'clock. All are cor
daily invited to attend.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Rev. John Irwin
Pastor Servi, very Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hour. Sunday school fol-
lowing morning service. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

DANISH Ev. LUTHERAN CHURCH - Rev.
A. Henritzy. Pastor. Services every Sunday at
1880 n m. and p. m. and every Thursday at
7:3O D. m. Sunday School at 2p. m.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

Rev. J. J. Willis Pastor. Services every Sun
day ut 6:30 p. IN. Sunday-school at 2 p. m.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

ST. MARY's CATHOLIC CHURCH.-Fathel
H. Webeler. Regular services the last Sunday
in each month.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

LEBANON CAMP, No. 21. w. o. w.-Meets in
regular session every Monday evening.
GEO. II. BoNNELL. Counsel Com.
HARRY EVANS, Clerk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1894-07-12

CRAWLING LODGE, No. sSe. ,. d A. NJ.
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening on or before the full Of the moon.
r. ID. CONNINE, w. M.
A. TAYLOR, Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-28
SHERTFFS NOTTCES.


SHER1FF,s SALEM cHANcERY OF NEW JER-
~ sey.
Between Dudley B. Flemming, complainant. and
Catharine Myer, ct ais, defendants.
"a. ia. For sale 81 mortgaged premises.
keturnable May term, 1894.
william Henry Lewis, Solicitor.
By virtue OF the above stated writ to me directed
and delivered, Ishall sell by public vendue, at Real
Estate saiesroom, No. So Montgomery street.. Jersey
City, on
THURSDAY. the twenty,eighth day Of june. A. D.
1894.
at two O'Clock In the afternoon, all the following
described land andapremises, with the appnrten-
ances, being the same described In said writ, that Is
to soy: IL ss19o4
ALI that certain tract or parcel OF land and prem
lses hereinafter particularly described, situate, iying
and being In the city of Jersey City, In the County
Of Hudson and State of New Jersey, being the lot OF
land with brick dwelling house erected thereon, sit
uated on the n~ortheriy side Of State street. Begin
distant westerly from the westerly line OF the Jersey
City and Bergen Point Plank Road NOW Grand
street), sixty (60) feet and seventy one hundredtns
(O-10W of q foot thence running northerty at righb
angles to State street, ninety nine feet and sixty hve
one hundredths Of q foot 100 65lN it, thence west
thence southerly at right angles to State street nine
ty.nine feet and seventy-two one hundredths OF a
foot 90 72f00 it, to the northerly line Of state
street; thence easterly along the nOrtherly line. OF
State street TO the place Of beginning. Being lot
thirty-seven SD, in block one hundred and thirty
three, on map of property Of E. b Wakeman,
formerly G. B.. Sisson, Bergen New Jersey. Being
Inc Myer, by John II. Myer. by deed dated August
26, 1892.
JOHN J.. ToFFE Sheriff.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-05-28
cHERIEE,s sALE-IN cHANcERY OF NEW

SHERIFF's SALEM CHANCERY OF NEW
~ Jersey.
Between James A. Gordon, complainant, and
Mary Campbell, ct al, defendants.
FL ia. For sale OF mortgaged premises.
Returnable May term, 1894.
James A. Gordon. Solicitor.
By virtue OF the above-stated writ, to me dtrected
and delivered, l shall sell By public vendue, at real
estate salesroom. No. IS Montgomery street. Jersey
City, on
THURSDAY, the seventh day Of June. A.. D. 1894.
at two O'Clock in the afternoon, all the following
described land and premises, with the appurten-
ances, being the same described in said writ. that is
to say
All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land and prem
ises situate, lying and being in the City OF Jersey
City, in the County Of Hudson, and State Of New
Jersey, bounded and described as foilows-Au that
certain lot or parcel Of land and premises which
on a map. entitled Map of property. situate In the
Town Of Hudson, Nj, belonging toWiliam OiDavey
and E. Z. Carpenter, surveyed and Laid out by X {.
Baeot, City Surveyor. and filed in the Registers
Office of Hudson County" is known as the westerly
half of lot number nine ID, beginning at 2 point on
the south side Of Latdlaw avenue, formerly Passaic
avenue, at a point distant one hundred feet dis
at right angles with Laidlaw avenue forty nine feet
six inches 40 1T. 0 i'm, to land formerly OF Colerdi
thence easterly parallel with Laidlaw avenue TWEEN
tylfve feet(251; thence northerly at right angles with
Laidlaw avenue forty-nine feet six inches(49f II. 6inJ
to Laidlaw avenue; thence westerly along Laidiaw
avenue twenty-five feet G5 IT, to the place OF be-
ginning.
JOHN j. ToFFEY Sheriff.