Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-05
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHI;i NEWS.
The Railway Strike.

CHICAGO. July 5.-Rspor;s from the
various points contiguous TO Chicago,
where rioting has been the most IN
tense. indicate that the mob has quiet
ed down. The only point at which
danger Is feared is at 5lst street. where
2 mob is considering the advisability OF
burning the Rock Island yards and pas
senger coaches. The Baltimore and
Ohio is working its passenger trains CD
time. In the West the Santa Fe is
gaining ground. The passenger ser
vice on the Nickel Plate was handled
in fairly good shape. The Chicago and
Grand Trunk started its morning mail
train for the East on time.
Edwin Walker, counsel for the gov
ernment. said yesterday that every
man who has trampled on the law will
be punished. 1T will be not only the
misguided men who have been arrest
ed, but the inStigator OF the lawless-
ness that the government wants TO
punish. That is Debs. We have the
evidence against him now and he will
be punished
MILWAUKEE. Wis, July 5.-The fire.
men. switchmen and trainmen OF the st.
Paul road went out yesterday. The
. s;c;aI- . : ~ ,.o,I3 -. s;n-x -, -
MEMPHIS, Tenn, July "a boycott
declared upon all the Memphis roads
last night has become fairly effective.
BLUE ISLAND, H., July 5.-All is
quiet. No strikers appear in sight and
no further trouble is anticipated.
CINCINNATI, July "a Chesapeake
and Ohio freight train was held up for
two hours and Louisville and Nash.
vile freight all day by strikers yester-
day All the switchmen OF the Louis
vile and Nashville and Chesapeake
and Ohio in Covington and Newport
yards are out.
SALT LAKE CITY, July Dive com
panies OF United States troops were
ordered to Ogden last evening from
Fort Douglass. Serious trouble is an
ticipated
CHICAGO, H., July at II o'clock
call was sent to the military camp for
more troops and was responded 10 by
troops B and K of the 9TH Cavalry, and
Light Battery E of the 1st Artillery
with three guns. a train OF empty
cars was brought up alongside the
stock yards to load with cattle. but the
employees Of the yards Immediately quit
work. Officials OF the road took the
places OF the strikers and made slow
progress in loading the cars. At 1870
the train was still OF the side track
with the entire United States forces in
the field.
CHICAGO, July IA live stock train
Of Il cars. with the superintendent of
tie yards as engineer. was gotten cut
Of the union cattle yards to-day after
the ears had been frequently uncoupled
by strikers and other cars wrecked in
front OF it, The l. 5. troops were call
ed out and were ordered to shoot any
one who interferred with the train.
DEs NQINEs, Iowa, July 5.-General
Master Workman Sovereign has re-
ceiYed from Mr.. Debs forwarded tele-
gram from Joseph Lee, master work
man of district assembly 50. embracing
all the knights OF labor from Council
Bluffs to San Francisco requesting him
TO call oct all members of that assem-
bly, at once. sovereign says he cannot
order them out. He can permit them
If they ask.
CINCINNATI. Ohio, July 5.-Judges
Taft and Lurton, OF the I. S Court.
yesterday issued an omnibus injunction
against Debs, Phelan and all other
strikers, similar to the one issued at
Chicago.
OAKLAND. Gal, July "a company
of I. 5. troops has been sent to the
west Oakland yards to suppress the
strikers. Five companies Of militia as
sembled at the armory and declared
their sympathy for the strikers.