The herald., 1894-07-21
MILITIA At THE POLLS.
Trouble at an Election in
Pullman.
Laundry Girls Assaulted by
Strikers.
Continued Rieting at the Chicago
St0ckyards.
Cleveland Criticised at Labor Meeting.
A Scheme to Prevent Strikes In
tho Future General
Strike News

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, July 20.-The unusual sight
of militia called to preserve order at the
polls was witnessed at Pullman today.
At the Sixth primary district polling
place Of the Thirty-fourth ward, located
st the Pullman engine house, fight was
waged between the factions supporting
George w. Miller and Frank Robey for
nomination for the Third senatorial dis
trict. Miller's interests at the polls were
in charge OF Alderman Chadwick, while
the A. r. U. candidate, Robey, was sup
ported by large crowd of the strikers.
The latter claimed that their man was
not having fair play, and that Miller had
two of the three judges and all OF the
clerks. They placed William Birkhoff
at the polls as a challenger, and Alder
ma n Chadwick demurred, claiming that
Birkhoff was not resident OF the dis
trict. This caused lively row, and for
q time it looked as If the crowd, which
had rapidly increased, would clean out
the polling place. The police Were mott.
fed, and sent patrol wagon with Lieu
tenant Bassett and eight officers to the
scene. At the same time some one sent
for troops, and two detachments OF
Company f, First regiment, were sent
ON the double-quick to the polls. The
show of force prevented any trouble, and
the police drove the crowd back.
LAUNDRY GIRLS ASSAULTED.
The Pullman laundry started today
with force of 40 girls, most OF whom
were old employees. Men were at work
in the shops cleaning and oiling and
making inspections, and in addition $50
applications were received from old
workman
The First regiment, I. n. G., was
called to arms at the Pullman works
this afternoon bv the rumor that a riot
wss in progress. The report was caused
by women and children hurling rocks,
mud and insulting epithets at Pullman
! laundry girls. The girls were chased
several blocks.
No more trouble occurred until p.
M, when the laundry girls quit work.
! When they quit the works they were
| surrounded by demonstrative mob of
from 500 to 1000 women and children.
Several policemen were on hand and
gave them protection. No arrests were
made. The police were not accustomed
to dealing with crowd of the feminine
gender, and did little more than keep
the most turbulent women from selzlng
hold OF the frightened girls.
HoLLANDERs PROTECTED.
A O'Clock 50 Hollanders, who have
been employed about the works as lum-
ber showers for the track graders and re-
pairers, left the work for their homes in
Roseland. They had guard OF 16
policemen, commanded by Lieutenant
Basseit. Scarcely had they reached
homo when 500 strikers surrounded
them. The police charged the crowd
several times, with liberal use OF
clubs, before they dispersed.
AN A. R. U. VICTORY.
In the election today the A. R. o.
delegates to the senatorial convention
were elected by 244 to 104.
RIoTING AT THE sTocKYARDs.
Strikers overturned two loaded stock
cars in the stockysrds today and threw
switch in front OF freight train, de-
railing the engine. Strikers continue
their threats against the workmen and
several small outbreaks occurred. but
were quickly suppressed by the police.
INDICTED STRIKERS.
Only two of the men indicted by the
federal grand jury gave bail in tine
United States court. Most of the day
was consumed in making out bench
warrants against the men indicted.
The men who gave bail were J. j. Han
ahan, vice president and master OF the
Brotherhood of Firemen, and August
Hodges, one Of the Brighton park strik-
ere.
X. OF L. MANAGERS.
The members of the general executive
board of the knights of Labor are in
Chicago and tomorrow will begin a sev-
ersl days session. Measures will be
adopted to push the impeachment of
Att0rney-General Olney.
CLEVELAND CRITICISED.
At late hour a labor meeting ad-
iourned, after having adopted the report
of com mittee which had drafted let
ter to President Cleveland, severely
criticising his course during the recent
strike. This letter will be forwarded to
the president tomorrow. 1t will be
signed by President Manner of the state
Federation of Labor, and number OF
other leaders.
TO PREVENT STRIKES.
The Civic federation of Chic ago has
started movement which its m EN- bers
hope will tend toward the settlement OF
labor questions and will prevent strikes
and all troubles of that kind. The plan
ie to hold congress of representatives
of employers and employees. similar to
the parliament of religions held in this
city last year. The representatives of
these bodies will confer and give the re-
suits of their experiences and adopt
some measures OF conciliation which will
avert strikes in the future. A date for
the proposed conference has not yet
been set.