Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1894-07-12

and persisten! bravery under trying
circumstances as was ever seen, these
same citizens and the officers in
command were forced to admit that
things were not as they were i'm IT
and that it was still long mark to
peace and the resumption of unim-
peded traffic on any of the railroads
running out of Chicago.
The developments of the night
and those of to day have but con-
firmed the conviction that nothing
short of an overwhelming armed
force, with instructions to shoot to
kill, can settle the trouble, or, as
Colonel Crofton put it, sit has ceas-
ed to 6e mere movement of troops
and has become a campaign
FIRED INTO THE CROWD.
At 3 o'clock this afternoon spec.
ial train consisting of an engine and
one passenger car was sent out on
the Lake Shore Road from the sta
ton at Van Buren, street, loaded
with detail of special police. Off
GERS of the road were also on board.
The police had been dispatched to
aid in moving the trains in the Vi
cinity of the stock yards. At fortieth
street the mob grew so demonstra-
tive that the train was compelled to
halt. The engineer believed himself
to be the object of attack, and drew
his revolver. Before he could shoot
a policeman disarmed him. The
crowd saw the movement, and be-
came wild with frenzy. They rush
ed upon the train, literally swarming
around it, pelted 1t with stones and
sticks, breaking many windows, and
howled like madmen. The police
then drew their revolvers and fired
into the crowd. A dozen or SO shots
were fired.
In the meantime the engineer had
reversed his engine, and the train
was soon backed out of reach of the
now unbridled mob, and returned to
the city.
At $50 o'clock Special Detective
Gregory, of the Western Indiana
Railroad, shot two men in the leg
who had made an attempt on his
i, life. The shooting was done in self
defense.
THE SITUATION IN BRIEF.
| Nine men dead.
/, That is the record that firearms
and one wreck made in the great
railway strike yesterday.
| The number of wounded is large
but not accurately known.
Seven of the victims of violence
lost their lives in Chicago.
Four were killed at Forty-third
and Ash streets, where mob at
tackled B. & o. passenger and were
stonlng it when fired on by officers.
! At Kensington two men were shot
dead and large number wounded
by Marshals who defended an Him
ois Central train attacked by large
mob.
| The seventh man was killed at the
c., B. & Q. yards by Mrs. w. J.
Lehman, who was defending her
husband against an attack from a
discharged employe, whose place he
had taken.
The other two deaths were of a
fireman and engineer, killed in a
wreck caused by strikers near OF
tumwa.
| All day long the firebrand was
busy, the sum of its work at mid
night being between 800 and 200
cars destroyed.
Attempts were made to fire the
Armour packing house plant.
At Cairo long line CT freight cars
were burned, together with freight
sheds of the Big Four.
The conference of labor leaders at
Chicago favored general strike OF
all labor organizations, but deferred
final action until Sunday.
Governor Altgeld has written an
other letter to the President. He
has also ordered five regiments OF
State troops to Chicago and placed
them ut the disposal of Mayor Hop
kins.
Governor Stone of Missouri has
placed Missouri troops under arms
| awaiting an order from General
Wickham to send them to MOberly.
ALTGELD DEMANDS REMOVAL OF
TROOPS.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July g.
! Gov. Altgeld, of Illinois, has called
. iupon the President to remove the
f | Federal troops from Illinois.
cLEvELAND's REPLY.
| EXECUTIVE MANSION, WASHING
, TON, D. c., July 5, 1S94.-Hon.
John P. Altgeld, Governor of Him
ois, Springfield, Ill.,: Federal troops
5 were sent to Chicago in strict ae'
, cordance with the constitution and
laws of the United States, upon de
mand of the Post Office Department
that obstruction of the mails should
be removed, and upon the repre-
: sentations OF the judicial officers o.