Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-11
the Police AmbulanceFOrce to BE
Used If Necessary.

Brigadier Gen. II. A. Wheeler has been
placed in command Of all military forces
which have reported OF may hereafter
report to the mayor of Chicago.
ID. VI. Appel, acting medical director of
the federal troops on duty in the city.
has asked of the mayor that the medical
corps OF the federal troops be authorized,
in cases of emergency. to call upon the
police department of the city for ambulance
service, II ii should be necessary to re-
move men from the Hell to the hospital
camp Oh the lake front. The mayer answer
ed that any request of the klnd would be
promptly compiled with.
The federal troops from Fort iiiley ar
rived at the Van Buren, street depot at .
pm.
after the conference between the mayor
anu the three official generals commanding
biiSades now in service in the city, Mayor
Hopkins said that there would be no i'm
mediate Change in the disposition of the
troops. except in cases of emergency. The
mayor said he anticipated no reason for
additional police protection in the down
town districts on account of the projected
general strike of today. There was some
talk of having the militia do res ular
patrol service IN the streets of the city, but
that plan was abandoned.
The labor wing of the arbitration COM
mittee. which called on the Pullman off,
Gals Monday. called on the mayor yes-
before they had seen him. They would not
state their business.
The fact that Assistant Counsel Rankin
and Gen. Manager Brown of the Pullman
company were present in the mayors office
al the time. gave rise to a rumor that there
might be arbitration. The Pullman off,
Gals, however. came simply to ask for more
police protection at Pullman.
Want to Induce Mr.. Pullman to Yield
movement has originated among
coterie of Pullman stockholders on
the board of trade to induce the
resident directors Of the Pullman Com
pany to bring their influence to bear on
Mr.. Pullman to yield to demands for arbi-
t-aticn. or. If necessary, to call an emer-
gency meeting of the executive committee
of directors to act Independent of the presi-
dent in the interests Of a majority of the
ownership.
More Militia mt Chicago.
Eleven Of the twenty-three companies
comprising the fourth and fifth regi-
ments Of the second brigade. 1. N.
c.. ordered by the government to come
to Chicago. reported Monday night May
CT Hopkins had a special train provided for
them, and to 1t they marched az fast as
they arrived in the city: Late at night the
special train pulled out for the base ball
park at 35th street and Wentworth avenue.
where the brigade will have headquarters.
Brig. Gen. Barclay wired. saying he was on
the way, anu report 10 Mayor f1Op-
kins upon his arrival The other companies
of the command are expected during the
day.
Yards Ready to Receive sheep.
Word was sent to the yards that
the Northwestern Company had a train
load of six thousand sheep within six
hours run of Chicago. and that 1t
would be started in II the cars could
be handled in the yards. Reply was made
that the mines in the yards were clear.
Guarding the Stock Yards.
stock yards. and the yards are now under
the protection of the regular and state
troops.
Tnmpering With the Water.
The Chicago water department is
having considerable trouble with the
water supply, particularly that for the
stock yards district, and that it is a
common occurrence for his men to ind
valves and gates closed, shutting off the
water supply of a part of that section. Who
is doing the work he does not know. The
greatest danger he believes is TO the I'D
street pumping station. from which most
of the stock yards supply of water is
pumped. Here city police and special
watchmen are on constant duty.
Another thing which threatens the water
supply is the proposed strike of coal
miners. Already the city has been obliged
to send anthracite coal to all its pumping
stations exceps Hyde Park, where oil is
burned. Not as good results are obtained
as from bituminous coal, as the boilers are
arranged for the soft coal.
TRIED TO WRECK A TRAIN.