Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-09

President Cleveland issued rrocialna-
ton, practically declaring martial law
in Chicago. and warning rioters TO dis
perse Def re noon to-day, and request
/ ing all peaceabe citizens 10 keep awaE
from The scenes of disturbance. All
who disregard this warning will he re-
i garded as public enemies. The procla-
nation indicates that the United states
authorities are going to take decisive
action at Chicago. Regular troops will
clear the way for the passage OF mail
trains, and rioters who disobey the
Presidents warning will meet with
prompt punishment.
The Chicago and Great Western
Railroad bridge at st. Paul, Mimi, was
burned.
Ofthe 10 900 men on strike on all
the western roads, it is estimated that
10000 are nearly destitute. Appeals
for aid are pouring into \. X. l. head
quarters in Chicago.
Knights of Labor assemblies in differ
ent cities endorsed the action of Grand
Master Sovereign in rendering the sup
port of the order TO the American Kali
way Union. The New York assembly
adopted resolutions, declaring that fed
eral and State troops were assisting the
railroads kings TO coerce their striking
employees into submission, and denounc-
ina the action of Attorney General Oh
ney and the President. The Typo
graphical Union of New York passed
resolutions Of sympathy with the a. r;
[. Agents of Dictator Debs attempted
simultaneous movements to tie up
junction points between the Ohio river
and the lake ports, but failed. The
action of The Federated Board of the
Union Pacific road and the Order OF
Railway Conductors has broken the
strike in Colorado, and General Nc
Cook reports that all lines in his terri
tory are open.
The strike. so far as st. Louis is con-
cerned, may be said practically to be
approaching an end.
Comparative quiet prevailed as a
rule within Chicago yesterday, although
there were, as might have been expect
ed, a number of sporadic instances
where little knots of malcontents gath.
cred. became boistrous and were scat
tered by charge from the militia. a
number Of small mobs formed, went
;iotng, firing and overturning cars
heads We're cracked, and smaller
orawls, mostly the result, of too much
oad whisky, were frequently reported
at police headquarters. There was,
however, no concealed effort at incendi
alism or violence, although at num-
Der OF places individual cars were fired
several of which were destroyed. y
coal train on the Eastern Illinois was
li:ched 1T Root street by q switch be-
ing misplaced after the engine and four
ears had passed over.
The railroad men Of Boston, Balti-
more, Philadelphia and other places
nave decided rot to strike.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
sent out two trains from Chicago yes
terday The company has lost heavily.
667 cars having been burned.
Trains were running yesterday at
Cleveland. Ohio. where the switchmen
struck on Friday, Everything is quiet
in Cincinnati. The Alabama and Great
southern engineers have voted not 10
Join the strike. The dremen OF that
road have gone out, but their places
viii be easily filed The members OF
the brotherhood Of Locomotive En-
gineeis employed on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad met at Roanoke.
Va, and decided TO remain at work.