The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1894-07-27

and when the engine company arrived,
ITS work Was hsmpered by the mob until
the police were re-enforced.
At toe headquarters OF the General
Managers Association tonight il is ad-
mitted that not 4 roAlroad in Chicago is
moving It's trains except under heavy
military or police guard. Most OF the
r1ads are setting through a limited num-
Der o; passenger trains, but the tie-up OF
height business here is complete.
1T 4 late hour tonight all is quiet, al
though seven groups OF rioters have
made threatening demonstrations 81 diff
tersnt points about the cit during the
evening.
The officers commanding the United
States forces made public tonight the fol-
lowing telegram received by General
Miles this afternoon
To commanding officer OF nited
States troops: General Schofield wires
that Governor Matthews Of Indiana has
asked the President that three compa-
MES Of United States troops be sent TO
Hammond 10 disperSe the rioters This
makes YOUR duty and that Of your troops
plain. You are 10 fire upon any mob Of
men who are obStructing the line Of road
aud hold the place until further orders.
By command OF Msjor-General Miles,
About midnight it was discovered by
the police that q notorious anarchist was
drilling his fellows in hall ST Ashland
and Forty-nlnth streets, hot-bed OF for
ejEuers, but they became alarmed and
scattered before 3 raid was made.
John Mcbride, president Of the Miners
National Union, arrived IN the city this
evening, and is conterriug with the lead
ers OF the strike
HAMMOND, Ind, July S.-A mob Of
5000 strikers had possession of the town
Of Hammond this morning. They sacked
the Western Union Telegraph office,
overturned freight cars and committed
al kinds of depredstions. There were
frequent fights, and five railroad en-
ployees were wounded. Ii is believed
that one OF them viii die.
The outbound Sunday passenger train
from Chicago on the Moron Railway was
brought 70 q halt by the mob. The en-
gineer and fireman were made 70 dis
mount and the locomotive was quickly
killed by opening = valve and allowing
all the water 10 run out OF the boiler.
The active Leaders Of the mob were not
the local strikers or known 10 Hammond
people. Under their leadership, how
ever the town was terrorized throughout
the night and railway traffic par2lyzed.
Body operating, it had everything
nearly its oEn way.
The worst trouble came about 2. n,
when IN . skirmish with railway en-
ployees three men were laid low in q
bunch Two o-har railway men were
badly injured IN other encounters. The
man whose WOUNDS are supposed TO be
mortal Is H B. Miles, "a employee OF
the Interlocking Switch Company.
One Of the acts Of the desperate mob
wss the burning Of 3 Pullman coach. Il
was st on FIRE in several places stimuli
taneo1sly and completely consumed.
Fully twenty-five freight cars were de-
rallied and tipped upside down, but the
torch was not applied
Al unprecedented proceeding in the
strike tactics was the attack on the tele-
graph Office. The mob became possessed
with the idea that kilograms were about
to be sent TO Governor Matthews st In
dianapolis asking Tor troops, and the
strike leaders determined TO forestall
such sction II possible.
Entrance 70 the telegraph Office was
effected with scaut courtesy, and. in the
expressive language Of an eyewitness,
''the place was cleared out completely"
Since then, telegraph communication
between Hammond and the outside
world has been cut of completely.
CHICAGO, July 5 Early this morning
-
train was attacked by rioters at West
Hammond, Just within the Illinois State
line. Distinctions placed on the tracks
brought the train 10 standstill. and the
mob assaulted the engineer. The fire
man escaped by hiding in the bushes at
the side Of the track, while the mob pro-
ceeded TO oyerturn the cars, blocking
the tracks. An east-bound freight az
rived at about this time, and was also
blocked and the crews driven from the
train Companies D and VI OF the First I
Regiment I. y. G., the battalion in /.
charge Of Captain Barrett, was dis 4
patched 20 the scene and the rioters fed 4
across the Indiana State line. Uuder 4
guard Il the militia, both trains were 4
backed 70 Kensington, where they are
now standing.
INDIANAPOLIS, July S.-Governor Mat I
-hews has ordered fifteen companies Of /
militia to Hammond, Indiana. All are
Northern Indiana companies, except one
detachment OF light artillery from this
,ity. The number Of soldiers ordered
1ut VIII make 80. The train carrying
he light artillery lett here at Jpn.
CHICAGO, July She rioting at Ham
noud, Ind, eliminated this afternoon
n a conflict between the mob and Com
1any B. Fifteenth United States Infantry,
4 which Charles freshman was killed,
Victor Vacter fatally wounded, and VIII
lam CambeIl shot through both legs A
lumber OF other people we're slightly in
1rsd, cut were carried away by their
riends and secreted, and It will beimpos- /
l1. e 70 learn the exact number wounded.
The trouble began last night, as told
q these dispatches Tie rioters kept
heir WORK up al night, burning cars
nd disabling engines. This morning
hey burned a Pullman car Most Of
his work was done inside the Illinois
,tate line, and az soon as the Illinois
militia arrived on the scene the men
sered at the troops.
About 9 O'Clock this morning 4 great
roFd gathered about the Monon depot.
.evtral freight cars were overturned and
be Michigan Central tracks blocked.
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