The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-07-11
Soldiers Have Orders to Fire on
the Striking Mobs.
GENERAL MOVE Is MADE.

A GENERAL MOVE Is MADE.
Disorders, Riots and Destruction of Prop
erty Has Continued Without Stop-The
Police We're Forced to Fire on Mob.
President Debs Has Been Served with an
Injunction.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The great strike,
the result Of a boycott by the American
Railway union against the Pullman Car
company, has drawn into the vortex OF
disruption and disorder, perhaps, the
greatest number Of 1aboring men ever
a1rayed against capital in this country.
With varying fortunes, the men have
waged relentless war for nearly two
months, and, for the past two weeks,
Chicago has been in state bordering on
civil war Millions of dollars have
gone up in flames, and under the batter
ing ram, in the hands Of mobs of men.
The American Railway union struck
n Chicago in sympathy with the Pull
man men, and, all over the west, mem
bers Of that union left their work in
sympathy with their Chicago brethren.
Eugene Y. Debs, president of the union,
for the purpose Of coercing the railroads
for the Pullman company has been al
most forgotten IN the fray, the railroads
being forced to the ront-has asked as
sistance Of the other trades unions Of
Chicago and the west, and many other
organizations, purely out of sympathy and
not at all affected, have left their work
and industries Of all kinds are idle from
the effects Of the strike.
Numbers Of small engagements have
taken place between mobs and deputy
marshals, and, in one Or two instances,
the police have been forced to open fire
upon their assailants to protect their
lives. The results have been the loss Of
q number Of lives, but when the magni-
tude of the affair is considered, the loss
Of life has been small.
Comparative quiet prevailed Sunday
throughout the city, and the following
proclamation by the president, it is be-
ieved, Will go far toward stopping the
disorder:
Whereas, By reason of unlawful OBJ
structions. combinations and assemblages
Of persons, it has become impracticable in
the judgment of the president, to enforce,
by the ordinary course of judicial proceed
ings, the laws of the United States within
the state Of Illinois, and especially within
the city of Chicago, within said state: and
Whereas. For the purpose of enforcing
the faithful execution Of the laws of the
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and removing Instructions to the United
States mail in the state and city aforesaid,
the president has employed part of the
military of the United States.
Now, therefore I. Grover Cleveland,
president Of the United States, do hereby
admonish all good citizens and all persons
who may be within the city and state
aforesaid against aiding, countenancing,
encouraging or taking any part in such
unlawful Obstructions, combinations and
assemblages; and l hereby warn all such
persons engaged or in any way connected
with such unlawful Instructions, combi
and retire peaceably to their various
apd respective abodes on or before 12
o'clock noon on the ninth day of July in
slant. Those who disregard this warning
and persist in taking part with rioutous
mob in forcibly resisting and obstructing
the execution Of the laws of the United
States, or interfering with the functions
of the government, or destroying or at
tempting to destroy the property belong
ing to the United States, or under its pro-
lection. cannot be regarded otherwise than
as public enemies. Troops employed
against such riotoUs mob will act with
oil the moderation and forebearance con-
sistent with the accomplishment OF the de
ci, nd h,1f tho nQcpcC1f1ac that
confront them will not with certainty
permit the discrimination between guilty
participants and those who are mingled
with them from curiosity and with crimi-
nal intent. The only safe course. there
fore, for those not actually participating
is to abide at their homes, or at least not
to be found in the neig ighborhood of riotous
assemblies.
s.While there will be no hesitation or
vacillation in the decisive treatment of the
guilty, this warning is especially intended
to protect the innocent.
In testimony whereof / have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
united States to be hereto affixed. in the
city of Washington, this eight, day of
July, in the year Of our Lord one thousand,
eight hundred and ninety-four, and of the
independence of the United States Of
America the one hundred and eighteenth.
GROVER CLEVELAND.
By the president:
W. @. GRESHAM, Secretary Of State.
The proclamation was communicated
to General Miles by Secretary Lamont,
who telegraphed as follows:
In view Of the provisions of the statute
and for the purpose Of giving ample warn.
ing to all innocent and we'll disposed per-
conc tho nreaidenf has deemed it best to
issue the accompanying proclamation to-
night. This does not change the scope OF
your authority and duties. nor your rela-
tiops to the local authorities. You will
please make this known to Mayor Hop
kins
Debs Sends Protest.
The proclamation followed closely up
Oh an address which lad been sent to the
president by Eugene V. Debs, after con-