The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-07-07
MOB RULED CITY.
Thousand Freight Cars Last
Night Burned in Chicago.
Police and Militia Unable to Protect
City-Today's Developments.


definite number of injured is the record
Of casualties in the strike conflicts in
Chicago yesterday.
The Developments Of Thursday went far
to convince al thinking people that the
gravity OF the situation had not been ap-
preciated by the authorities or the people
at large. for after 10 hours of as patient
and persistent coolness and bravery under
trying circumstances military officers
were forced TO admit that 1t was still q
long march to peace and the resumption
oil unimpeded traffic on any OF the rail-
roads running out of Chicago.
The developments of Thursday night
and those OF yesterday have but con-
firmed the conviction that nothing short
of an overwhelming armed force with in
structions to shoot to kill can settle the
trouble; or, as Colonel Crofton put it: 'It
has ceased TO be mere movements of
troops and has become q campaign"
s The local and state authorities have
awakened TO the crtcal and grave
nature of the strike mslsdy and ars TAX
ing measures to apply adequate remedies
The city police force has already been re-
cruited up to over 5000 men, and by re-
quest OF Mayor Hopkins and by order Of
Governor Altgeld two brigades of state
militia have been ordered here to aid in
Quslling the disturbances.
AT the nations capital, also, the fact il
recognized that the prevailing conditions
are entirely out OF the ordinary, and that
provision must be made for such a mass
ing of fxhing men as has never before
been seen together In the history Of this
nation in time Of peace. If the authority
and dignity of the federation and tbs
processes Of its courts are not to be
laughed to scorn for an indefinite time
The strike infection has become so wide
spread and so menacing at many points
that the president and his advisers believe
IL would be unwise to withdraw any more
regular troops from the country west Of
Chicago. 1t is, therefore, in contempla-
tion. should the forces. federal. state and
government. already gathered here,
be unequal TO the task Of restoring order,
TO send here the 10 companies stationed
on the Canadian border in the state Of
New York, with the reserved intention,
IL circumstances demand it, of exercising
the right to call for 10000 men from the
crack militia regiments of New York and
Pennsylvania.
An EvsntfuI Day.
The day in Chicago has been one of con-
stant alarms aud calling for police, dep
uty marshals and soldiers, here, there and
everywhere. throughout that wide stretch
of territory in the southern part of the
city. Riot has been running rampant
throughout the day; cars have been over
turned. switches broken and tracks OBJ |
structed in numerous way; the torch has
been applied in numerous instances to |
cars.
Switchtowers and the like, not to men,
tion an attempt TO fire part of the great |
Armour packing places-in fact at one |
time the incendisry blszes followed each |
other with such quick succession that the
fire department was put to straits to
care for all of them. To add to the
gravity of the situation it was found that
the strikers were interfering with the |
police railroad and fire alarm telegraph |
system, and in one or two instances police J
men VINO were using telephone calls were |
stoned.
On two occasions at least three attacks
were met with accurately aimed lead.
During riot la the forenoon over an in |
coming milk train at Kensington, q dep
uty United States marshal shot and |
killed two strikers, and during the after
noon the deputies guarding an incoming
Baltimore and Ohio passenger train re-
piled 10 the volley of shots and stones
which the strikers showered upon them
by turning their revolvers loose, killing
four OF their assailants and wounding q
numb OF others.
A new feature was added to the situa-
tion when a meeting of representatives Of
all Of the bodies of organized labor In, the
city favored a general sympathy strike,
and appointed a committee Of three with
full power to act, and at the same time
called . meeting Of all organized labor
tomorrow to ratify their action.
Lats in the afternoon the Second repi.
ment state militia was ordered 70 the
stock yards.
May Reach she Atlantic
OF the situation in general the most sig
nificsnt feature OF it is the carrying out
of the strike east TO Cleveland, tying up
all the connections OF the sea board trunk
lines there, with the promise that by to-
night 1t will reach the trunk lines them
selves, and so practically reach the At
lantic seaboard by tying up the railroads
at Buffalo. Thus the strike would be ex-
tended from ocean TO ooear.
There Is no notable relief at the points
placed under embargo. and the situation
at Kansas City is complicated by the |
tyinG-up of the Fort Scott road, thereby
involving another southwestern line.
The Pacific coast remains in paralysis,
from which there are no indications of
relief. and significant note comes from
Wash, where the stsvedores were
vailed out by the chief OF the Knights of
Labor to prevent the unloading Of a
steamer from San Francisco, Indicating
thgt Sovsreign's promise to Debs to help
him In every way possible was no boast.
Planes Rampant
With flaming torch lawless hcrdes of
nrebuss went TO work at score OF points
In the south half Of Chicago
Fires ragged In every direction among
the Numerous railroad yards. hundreds of
cars and tens Of thousands of dollars I
worth Of merchandise have already goa,
up In smoke or been carried o6 By tn.
now frsnsied mobs of rioters
Incendisrism Is rampant. alarm after
alarm followed In quick succession all
dsy, and at midnight the glare reflected