The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-05

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through its short journey the men IN
cnarge had been harassed by the strikers
ana continually increasing crowd made
the situation serious.
Several times the soldiers were COM
PEELED to drive the men from the tracks
At the Fort Wayne crossing the gates
were closed and no one would open
them. The train WAS stalled at this
point Additions to the mob were being
received continually and the crowd
rapidly grew more excited. Threats Of
violence were loud and stones were
thrown
Cars DeraiIsd-
Fifteen freight cars were overturned
on the Lake Shore road near Thirty
ninth street and Halstead, just at the
entrance to the Union stock yards
at 80 D. M. A number OF cars
switching association were overturned
few moments before. The mob which
numbered far up in the thousands rushed
by common impulse at the cars and
pitched them in the ditch.
NO troops were at the scene of the
trouble at the time. One thousand
strikers congregated at Fortieth street
and Wentworth avenue and tried to wreck
the tower house on the Lake Shore and
the Rock Island roads. Policeman
Lieutenant Fitzpatrick was dispatched
to the scene with large force Of police
LATER-The mob overturned about
fifty freight cars the Fort Wayne
road. The attack was made between
59th and Root streets. a point not covered
by the troops at the time.
Knights Of Labor o Strike.
At 10 III. today it was announced at
the general managers headquarters that
Information had been received of an
order issued today by General Master
Workman Sovereign of the K of L. for
strike of all Knights between Omaha and
the Pacific coast.
The strike order, it was stated, in
cludod knights Of Labor employees in all
lines of businesS-not merely those
working for the railroads The informa-
tion come to the general managers in d
dispatch from Des i ONES
The order for special grand jury to
investigate violations Of tile United
States statutes by the strike leaders was
entered ON the records today in accord
ance with the decision of Judge Gross
cup.
RiotOus Scenes.
The scenes attending the moving of
the meat train in the stock yards today
were most exciting After the troops
scattering the crowd at the first charge,
the train started Soldiers guarded the
tracks and the cavalry preceded the train
Hooting and yelling on all sides. an in
creasing mob tagged behind calling the
men scabs and trying TO hinder the oper-
alton Of the switches.
Many women were in the crowd and
their voices joined those OF the men
in deriding the troops and peace
officers. The Forty-third street via
duct under which the train passed
was crowded with angry specta-
tors but at this time the opposition con-
fined itself to noise.
At Wallace street the train stopped
while an attempt was made to replace
switch that had been thrown.
fE~r.r f,o 1raff into
ruDted the work. NJ. S. Wright, an Off
ceI of the packing company was struck
and knocked senseless by rock. He
had been trying to throw a switch. His
fall was the signal for an order to the
cavalry to charge in advance of the
train. At the first move of the horsemen,
the rioters turned back and the railway
men threw the switch.
Cavalry Proves Effective.
Without further trouble the train pro-
ceeded to Dolse & Shepard's stone yards.
The command to close in by the cavalry
did not restore order. The order to clear
the tracks was given and the hOrsemen
rode into the crowd. The rioters scat
tered without being harmed.
From this point to the FIT Wayne
crossing the train made good headway
Closed gates at the crossing barred fur
ther progress and the train came to a
standstill. No one would open the gates
and the delay was prolonged. Be
yond the crossing several freight cars
were dumped sideways on the track and it
was impossible to move them. Neither
police nor the soldiers would touch the
cars At other points along the line the
same blockade was made, and the after
noon was spent in an attempt to straight
en- up the roadway.
About 10000 people gathered around
the stalled train, and any move by the
officers it was expected would
rfrla
Eent Mischfef-
Leaving the meat train at the crossing,
the mob started down the tracks in
tent on mischief The rioters pro
ceeded to the switch tower near
street and Stewart avenue
They drove the operating gang out and /
when the structure was deserted. it was
fred switch box controlling the in
system was fired, but in both /
cases the flames were extinguished with
out causing the destruction of the prop /
erty.
< dummy train on the Fort Wayne
from East Chicago stopped near the
crossing at which the meat train
was standing. 1t was the object
Of an attack by one section
Of the mob. The engineer and
6remen were driven from the cab
and the windows smashed The con- /
ductor and passengers abandoned the |
train. and 1t was left TO the mercy OF the
strikers. When it seemed permanently
abandoned the strikers stopped their at
tack and continued their march along
the tracks. Other freight cars were
dumped across the tracks The regulars
remained with the meat train.
RAIDED THE A. r. q. HALL.
Soldiers Break Into fhe Meeting Room
at Katon Looking for Arms.
RAToN. \. n, July 5.-Citizens are