The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
DYNAMITE AT THE STOCK-YARDS?
One Firm Delivers Meat 10 Its Downtown Mar
kets-Grand Trunk Tracks Cleared by
tho Wrecking Train Without Trouble.


nation was received to-day by the Com
mandant OF tho Second Regiment that n
plot was Matching to blow up the camp
OF his regiment with dynamite. EE-
traordinarly strong guards were set to-
night No man could approach within
nifty feet of the camp without running
against a bayonet. The Information OF
the dynamite plot came to Col. Moulton
indirectly from Blue Island railroad
man who Is among the strikers. but IL
not an Anarchist. Col. Moulton did not
put much faith in It, but he overlooked
no precautions. II would not be sur
pr,sed at such a thing" said he. The
odds. OF course. are that the story IL un-
true, but we are taking no chances. To-
night every man will have to keep clear
across the street from my camp or take
a chance OF being shot. I am going to
set an outguard all about the camp in
closure. and the sentrIes will have or
ders to fire, ana fire to kill. at any one
who does not halt on challenge"
A sentry was stationed on III, root Of
the grand stand in the park where he
could command both Halstell AMI For
ty-nInth streets Hond!ums threw stones
ut him and the officer Of the day, duIrs
Col. Moulton's absence. ordered him down.
When the Colonel returned he had the
post re-estahlished. end lie picked u"t
the best sharp-shnoter in his regiment
for duty there. lie orlcral this mar 10
shoot and 10 Keep sh9o'la% VI he was at
tackled. Every man OF the Second was
under high tension all night. Camp
Wheeler itself was almost deserted. Tor
the companies were all dong night picket
duty along the railroad trucks.
Inside the stock yards two companies
Of the sixth Guards, rom Camp dexter.
AMI B Troop. Of the SIZE cavalry, sent
down from Thirty 'nttr street. kept
guard.
The regulars remained quiet all day,
save for one small detachment OF
cavalry Capt. Chaplin sent out on a
scouting tour. From an old red barn
between Laul!na street and Ashland
avenue. along the Grand Trunk road,
single shot was fired at Company X
Capt. Benning, as the guards We're
ma ching west along the tracks at 1.3s
last night. The mlscreant who fired
kept well out OF sight, and the COM
mand to fire was not given. The bullet
struck the fish plate on the rail, within
All men OF tIlt soldier y lODt.
This was only an incident of the lively
day experienced by the guards who
| walked the track through the district
where the riot and carnage OF the pre-
viOus day took place. All day the men
were targets for all sorts of abuse. Not
n few stones We're thrown. but no one
was hurt and not u shot WIS iircd by the
militia.
y PACKING FIRMS STRATEGY.
one OF the neat-st bits OF strategy yet
accomplished by the packing firms was
done by the officials Of SWIFT X Co. who.
under cover OF the night, supplied all
their downtown markets with Sufficient
stock To last several days
ArmouT's wagon men ha! quit, or
been forced 10 by the, rnru!y element
! about the yards ana N" other packing
firms had been more or less apprehens!ve
about sending olt wagons. Several
drivers had been badly beaten because
they refused TO strike. To move wagons
during the day was. considered too great
risk of life ami property. II was
, generally understood that Swift & Co
would make no further attempt 10 sup
ply downtown markets. Meanwhile the
strikers We're juhiidnt.
Tn" iirm decided TO make bold move,
and secret order was issued 20 all
buyers and officials to report a. the
main office in the yards at Midnight.
over three hundred men responded. All
won't TO the stables where the horses
We're hitChri w, and every man who
could drive and many who could
make but poor show a. IL We're gwen
charge OF It meat delivery wagon and "A
team. Clerks who ala nos know king
holt from Il martiuEtI" were pressed
7 into service as full-h,lgcd tcam>ter $.
OFFICIALS who hay, spent years behind
mahogany desks climbed to the driver S
1 the dashboard and made ready Tor a
/ start, cattle buyers, VINO are more a
! cnstomed TO sharp harEains and fat
J pO. iSvthouks, took charge OF meat
teams and greasy lines.
/ ONLY \ FEW STONES THROWN.
| When N. entire force was out IN
wagons We're VA Tine and ready for the
march To load lheIn was no small task
ana required about three hours, When
AN was r.tIy Zach driver and helrsI
"as provided vita gun, ami VIII elet
INTO .ta~ ,"l started for the lons drive
"rr""a Ut 3 \. NJ The procession
rGUt.,1 Gown The quiet streets through
he St-eh-Nards district while small
eFDSnl- pt br!Atei corner loafers looked
ng ~ mute surprise. Occasionally somt
sH would Vel! 'scabs' al the drivers
Hgr 30 violence was offered beyond tbs
throwing 10. e Jew stones. some OF which
i.i '.- Eprsr-. The procession was sew
.raI tlquk- long. When the downtown
district MAS reached the wagons sepa
rated. an. before daylight each has
reached Us dest inatlon, and the HON,
try "as made after daylight.
Nam p-opl" in the city who ate ten
tc.Inlu Tor breakfast dii not know tina
"a Uus brought u them by drivers wh'
live. on M!cAisan avenue and alon1
.buuleyarcs IN the finest residence portion
u the city. just behind the main pro
ctssion ~ wagons came FIVE othe
wagons and Troop X, Of the Seventh
United States Cavalry. The troop lef
the lake front at midnight under order
70 escort the Government contract mea
wagons to and from the Nelson Morri
Company's shipping house at the Stock
Yards. The wagons were loaded wit
| supplies for the camp at the lake from
, No trouble was reported during the iris
About the only disorder that haI
I pened during the daytime was at tn
Root street crossing or the Chicago an