The herald., 1894-07-07

through wide stretch OF territory in tn,
southern part OF the city. Riot hal
been running rampant throughout thu
day, cars have been overturned, switchel
broken and tracks obstructed in numer
Gus ways. The torch has been applied
In numerous instances to cara, switch
towers and the like, not to mention an
attempt to FIRE part Of the great Armour
packing plant. In fact at one time ths
incendiary blazes followed each other in
such quick succession that the fire
department WAS put in straits to care fol
all of them. To add to the gravity oi
the situation. it was found that the
strikers were interferinE with the police,
hFe alarm and telegrsphic signals, and
In one or two instances, the police who
we're using the police telephone calls
were stoned.
THE GENERAL ORDER.
In general the order of things, COM
pared with that Of yesterday, was re-
served. Yesterday the railroads were
trying to break the blockade by sending
trains out under the escort Of troops, but
they recognized the futility OF that
method of procedure and practically
gave up any attempt at outward move
ment today. There were some incom-
ing passenger trains on several roads,
together with few of the regular milk
trains, but outside of this class OF tratfi c
the etrikers managed to make troubl
for nearly every road running in south
sFly direction. The Fort Wayne, Lake
Shore, Michigan Central, Baltimore and
Ohio, Illinois Central. Alton. Panhandle,
Western Indiana, Rock Island and the
Monon all experienced difficulty in a
Rreater or less degree at some time dur
ing the day. The trick Of soaring a
crew from q train, running the engine
up the track, opening up the throttle
and letting it run back full tilt on the
train standing on the track, was u neal
one of character likely to be initiated.
The stoning OF incoming trains was COM
mon pastime with the nobs, and eev-
eral persons were more or less injured
BY flying missiles. One engineer on
Rock Island train was so badly injured
that it was thought he was dead.
FORCE MET WITH FORCE.
The assaults of the mobs were not met
with the passive resistance which char
acterizsd the course pursued yesterday.
On two occasions at lesat their attacks
were met with accurately aimed lead.
During riot over an incoming stock
train at kensington q deputy United
States marshal shot and killed two
strikers, and during the afternoon the
deputies guarding an incoming Baltimore
and Ohio passenger train replied to
volley of stones which the strikers show
sred upon them by turning their re-
volvers loose, killing four of their
aesailants and wounding number OF
others.
NEW AND GRAVE FEATURE.
A new and grave feature was added 10
the situation this afternoon when a
meeting OF representatives Of all the
bodies of organized labor in the city,
after protracted discussion in which
general sympathy strike was favored,
appointed committee OF three, with
full power to act, and at the same time
called meeting of organized labor for
next Sunday to ratiiy their action.
Late this afternoon the Second regi-
ment, state militia, was ordered to the
stock yards.
TUE STRIKE EXTENDED.
OF the situation in general, il may be
raid to have broadsned and strength.
ened in its grip. The most significant
feature of it is the carrying OF the strike
east to Cleveland, tying up all tae con-
nections of the seaboard trunk lines
there, with the promise that by tomor-
row it will reach the trunk lines them
nelves and 80 practically reach the At.
lantic seaboard by tying up the rail-
roads at Buffalo. Thus the strike would
be extended from San Francisco to New
York. There is no apparent relief at
the points heretofore placed under en-
barge, and the situation at Kansas City
was complicated by the tying up of the
Fort Scott road. thereby involving an
pther southwestern line.
sMoKHLEss CHIMNEYs,
The Herald will say in the morning,
"After today smokeless chimneys
will give Chicsgo's smoke inspectors
nothing to look for. An exhaustive
canvass of the industrial concerns OF the
city reveals an appalling state of affairs,
that warrants the statement that to-
morrow rs per cent OF them will stop
their machinery and keep it go until
the present embargo on traffic is raised.
The effect will be to throw into idlenese
upwards OF $1,000 workers"