The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-06

General Manager Alien SalQ To-Day
the Rock Island road would not at
applied to both freight and passenger
traffic
The Rock Island officials today closed
all their offices and locked them up. All
their clerks and office men were sworn
in as U. S. deputies.
A mob broke open three cars loaded
with general freight on the Wabash
tracks at 45th street early today and
were raided by the police and eleven
rioters were arrested
There are now massed on the lake front
five companies Of the fifteenth infantry.
five OF various regiments from Fort
Leavenworth and two from Brady, troop
X, seventh cavalry and battery K first
artillery=about 600 officers and men.
Gen. Miles today said the mobilization
of the regular troops on the lake front
was prompted by a belief that their
presence near the business center Of the
city was necessary. The idea was TO fore
stall all concerted movements on the
part of the strikers against prominent
down town buildings
Eesiering Dead Carcasses.
One of the most serious aspects of the
strike from the standpoint Of the city
officials IS that horses are dying in the city
from 90 to 100 day and there is absO-
lutely no way of removing them For
some days a train of these carcasses has
L
Michigan Southern tracks, consigned to
the Pan Handle road. which is to carry
them to the estAblishment of the
Union Rendering company. The carcasses
are fostering in the sun and the health
of the community is seriously threatened.
The same Is true IN other localities
where these carcasses are left because
the city cannot remove them.
AT the stock yards today there seemed
to be no attempt TO bring in any live
stock and the total receipts consisted of
three wagon loads of lambs and two
of cattle sent out yesterday on the MIchi-
gan Central and over which WAS such
struggle was returned to the yards and all
attempts at shipment viii be abandoned
The shipments for the past week have
been limited to seven cars for Swift i
Co. and eleven for Armour & Go.
Had 3 Permit From Debz
This morning three mail trains on the
Fort Wayne road were sent through the
district between Forty fifth and Fifty
fifth streets. where the blockade ex-
listed yesterday. During the night
the. freight cars that had been dumped
across the track were removed and
the trains were sent out without trouble.
Part of the mob charged gang Of work
men engaged in icing meat cars at 45th
street under supervision of Alderman
Carey. He showed the men permit
done and the rioters left
Gov. Altgeld has ordered out the first
and second brigades OF the state militia
commanded by Brigadier Generals
Wheeler and Welch.
The conference Of labor unions at
Uhlrichs' hall adjourned at o'clock. A
committee of three was appointed with
full power 10 act IN the matter OF calling
out labor organizations.
2 p m.-Twenty-one freight cars are
reported burning the Fort Wayne
TRACKS at 55th street by the mob
The conference of labor leaders called
by President Debs today, was attended
by representatives from every union in
the city. The tone Of the talk was
strongly in favor of supporting he strike.
An engineer on the Rock Island, who
was reported to be stoned TO death, IS
said to have had several ribs broken, but
to be still living. His name IS Grogan.
His engine under fusillade Of
stones while running from Thirty ninth
to Thirty-fifth streef.
Mobs Numerous
AT ] o'clock a mob appeared in the
yards Of the c. & A. and commenced
overturning cars The police were i'm
mediateiy called for
1920 p. ma riot is in progress at the
union depot. A mob is trying to ditch
train. The union depot is used by the
Alton. the Burlington, the c. N. & St P.
and Pennsylvania.
The firemen employed in the packing
house Of Nelson, Morris q Company,
Swift & Co, and Armour & Co, have
struck aud were soon followed by the
steam filters in all three works. Meet
ings of all the labor unions n the city
viii be held on Sunday night, to ratify
the action Of the meeting.
2:IJ .. m.mA serious riot is reported
in progress at Fifty first and the Rock
Island tracks The mob there IS said
to be a big one.
Tried Fire Armour's Works.
No arrests were made BY the police Of
the parties who fired the cars this morn
ing AT attempt was made By the
strikers and their sympathizers TO
burn ArmOur's warehouses in the
stock yards Some one set fire to car
load Of coal standing back of the fertil-
izing works and blaze was soon start
ed An alarm was turned IN and an en-
CINE and hose cart were soon on their
way to Armours. The department had
no difficulty in subduing the flames after
they got on the grounds. This act Of in
cendiarism was denounced on all sides.
At the City Hall.
Military headquarters we're estab-
lished in the city hall very soon after the
militia was ordered ont today. Brigadler
. General Wheeler reported at the mayor
office and all callers We're excluded
while the two looked over maps and
I outlined the work for the state troops.
A mob attempted this afternoon to
overturn some cars on the Pan Handle
/ road at Brighton Park. They were re-
sisted BY deputy sheriffs, and one Of the
! strikers named Charles FoOte was shot
in the neck by a deputy. The wound
viii be fatal