The evening world., 1894-07-06
TROOPS TO THE LAKE FRONT.
4 Move That MAY Mean Martial
Law in Chicago. ~

CHICAGO. July 6-Under the cover Of
darkness, Gen. Miles last night began
massing the United States soldiers in
Chicago and its vicinity on the lake
front. This morning. when the city
awoke. It found there the two companies
Of infantry which had been on guard
at Grand Crossing; one company Of
cavalry. one battery of artillery, which
had been In the Stock Yards: four COM
panies of infantry which came from
Fort Leavenworth on a special train at
the rate OF nifty miles an hour. arriving
at A. NJ, and three companies Of in
fantry from Fort Brady. Mich. which
came on q special a little later.
This is believed by men conversant
with the situation to Indicate that Chi.
cago. within twenty-four hours, may be
under another government-that Of the
army OF the United States.
Early this morning comma nding off,
GERS were porting over a large map Of
Chicago and discussing among them
selves matters Of grave moment. One Of
them said: IF the threat Of Debs to call
out the allied trades, the labcring men Of
Chicago. is carried into effect. 1t 10
feared there will be rioting and destruc-
ton Of property In the city. We are
here to prevent 1t II possible. but to
stop It In any event"
Provision Train Looted.
Dressed meat, potatoes and fiour lie
scattered over the prairie In the vicinity
OF Forty-hfth street and the Wabash
track. Last night a mob Of 1000 marau-
i ~ al 90. ,h~rA
a train Of eighteen cars Of provisions
and dressed meat lay side-tracked. The
cars were torn open. and much Of the
contents carried away. What was not
confiscated was dumped out and thrown
about the tracks before Lieut.. Keller.
with a detachment Of twenty men. could
reach the scene Of devastation and dis
perse the crowd.
All Hands for PIunder.
When the officers arrived they found
the crowd carrying off the sacks Of po-
tatoes, boxes of canned goods. -four and
other freight contained in the cars.
Women had their aprons full Of stolen
goods and children staggered under
heavy loads OF booty. Barrels OF Hour
were being rolled down the streets lead
Ing from the yards. wagons were ON
hand and being loaded and q rich har-
vest was being gathered.
ON the arrival OF the police the mob
started on a run from the yards. Each
oticer singled out one OF the men and
soon had him under arrest. Eighteen
were marched to the station and locked
up. On the way to the station the
women attacked the officers and tried to
rescue the prisoners. The mob hooted
and yelled that they were starving and
must have food, even II they had to
steal II. Another detail OF police was
sent to the yards, but the mob had
disappeared. Many other cars were
found broken open and looted.
The stock was gathered up as well
as possible, and a guard stationed at
the tracks for the night.
Armour Driver Attacked.
A driver for Armour & Co. was at
tackled by a sang of strikers at Forty
ninth street and Central avenue last
night. when returning from the stock
yards with his team He was jerked
from his seat and fell into crowd Of
young men. A club in the hand of one
OF the men felled him to the ground.
When picked up bleeding and half dead
he tried to explain, saying: II was ready
to 60 out, but have never been asked"