The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10

stock yards. At 4Oth street the mob
grew so demonstrative that the train
was compelled to halt. The engineer
believed himself the object of an attack
and drew his revolver. Before be could
shoot, q policeman disarmed him. The
crowd saw the movement and became
wild with frenzy. They rushed upon
the train, literally swarming around it,
| pelted 1t with stones and sticks, break
ing many windows and bowling like
mad men. The police then drew their
Ow~nrevolvers and fired upon the crowd.
One or two men r said to have been
hit, but it is not yet known how seri-
ously they were hurt. A dozen shots
or SO were fired. In the meantime the
engineer had reversed his engine, and
the train was soon forced backward
out of reach of the now unbridled mob,
and returned to the city. This is the
first shooting in the present strike. 1t
occurred in q locality where the men
were already furious, and it is believed
it will be the signal for desperate en-
counters very soon.
TO COVER THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
CHICAGO, July 5.-A meeting of the
chiefs of all the leading labor organiza-
tions, including the International Ma
chinists, Knights of Labor, the National
Street Car Mems Association. the
United Mine Workers, the National
Typographical Association and the
American Federation of Labor, who
have placed themselves at the disposal
of the American Railway Union sub
ject to call, has been called for to NOR
row in this city, when it is expected an
attempt will be made to call out every
member of labor organizations in the
country.
Mayor Hopkins, in the name of the
city of Chicago, this afternoon sent q
telegram to George M. Pullman, urging
upon him the necessity of arbitration
and requesting him to come to this
city and do all in his power to settle
the great strike.
DEBs TO BE ARRESTED.
IF the strike was settled to morrow
it would not make any difference"
said Edwin Walker, special counsellor
the government, yesterday. Every
man who has trampled on the law will
be punished. I do not car anything
about the few misguided men who have
been arrested. 1t is the instigatOr of
the lawlessness that the government
wants to punish. That is Debs. We
shall have Debs. We have the evidence
against him now and he will be pun
p
ished."
A special grand jury to sit next
Tuesday was summoned this morning.
GEN. N CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Ill, July 5-Gen. Nelson
A. Miles arrived in the city last night.
Abiding to the strike in a converse
tion, he said: Il would suggest that
the newspapers warn all law abiding
citizens as well as law, breakers, to keep
as far away from those commands as
possible. The rapidity of fire and the
range of their weapons is such that
great loss of life must follow if the
troops fire. The military is not per-
forming it's present duties for display
or for personal purpose, but are under
orders of the President. They do not
propose to allow themselves tO be be-
sieged or to stand too much nonsense"
The General at once assumed COM
mand Of the troops.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The special train
from Blue Island carrying two COM
panies of the 18th Regiment to the
scene of trouble, between 43rd and 51st
street on the Rock Island tracks, ar
rived there at noon. A C~orpOrals
guard of soldiers was stationed inside
and outside the tracks, and on the ten
ders of the engine. It was found that
the Lake Shore through train had been
held there for an hour. The train vas
stopped at 44th street by the mob.
Two of them got into the cab, and n
choked the engineer by tieing q hand
kerchief around his neck, while the
other man started the engine ahead.
The engine and baggage a had been
cut from the rest of the train and moved
a block away. A call for the police
was responded to by a force of sixty
officers. The train Was coupled together
, again, and moved under police protec-
ton to Fifty first street where it was
!, held until the arrival Of the soldiers
train. Then it was started without
further trouble. AS o as the soldiers
had been ordered out of the car, amob
of several hundred came towards
them. Some of the crowd got under q
lot of box cars standing next to the
fence, and Lieut.. JamisOn, of Company
\ O., led q squad of soldiers who quickly
drove them off. The rest of the crowd
was driven back along the tracks by a
platoon of soldiers at the point of the
bayonets. A few of the crowd were
too slow in moving and were started
9 by the bayOnets. Some stones were
thrown out of the back yards Of houses
along the tracks, but no n was hit.
The baggage of the soldiers raj un.
loaded at 44th street and the soldiers
will remain in camp at that point If
necessary. One Of the crowd was ar
rested by Deputy Marshals.
A Rock Island express from the West
attempted to follow the train bearing
the regulars from Blue Island into the
city this afternoon, but at 10th street
the train was efectually blocked by
the strikers, who had thrown fat cars
across the track. The mob induced
the fireman to get out of thecab. Chief
! Clerk Hubbell, of the superintendent's
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