The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-07
BLOGDSHED.
Six Persons Killed and Many Wound
ed During the Riots.

CHICAGO. July Six dead and an in
definite number of injured is the record
of casualties in the strike conflicts in Chi
cago to-day. Yesterday man shot
IN the leg If the blood letting tomorrow
shall show like increase the coroner will
have a summers work before him.
The Developments of yesterday went far
to convince all thinking people that the
gravity of the situation had not been ap-
preciated by the authorities or the people
at large. Persons who were here during
the railroad riots of 1877 and who saw
the atmosphere clear perceptibly when
more than eighty bronZed and husky reg
ulars from the plains marched down Mad
ison street, and went into camp on the
lake front, wagged their heads knowingly
when three times that number were
dered from Fort Sheridan, comprising
the three arms of the service, and said
they would make short work of Mr.. Debs's
followers But after twelve hours of
patient and persistent GOODNESS and bravery
under trying circumstances as was ever
seen. these same citizens and the officers
in command were forced to admit that
things were not they were in 1871 and
that it was still a long mark to peace and
the resumption of unimpeded traffic on any
of the railroads running out of Chicago.
The developments of the night and those
of to-day have but confirmed the convic-
= tion that nothing short of an overwhelm-
ing armed force, with instructions to shoot
to kill, settle the trouble or, Colo
mel Crofton put 1t: 1T has ceased to be
a mere movement of troops and has be-
come a campaign"
Tha local and State authorities have
awakened to the critically grave nature
of the strike malady which is affecting
the Nation generally, but Chicago in par
ticular and are taking measures to apply
adequate remedies. The city police force
has already been recruited up TO over three
thousand men. and by request of Mayor
Hopkins and by an order OF Governor
Altgeld two brigades of State militia have
been ordered here to aid in Quelling the
disturbances.
At the Nations capitol, also, the fact is
recognized that the prevailing conditions
are entirely out of ordinary, and that pro-
vision must be made for such a massing
of fighting men as has never before been
seen together in the history of this Nation
in time of peace, if the authority and dig
nifty of the federal government and the
processes Of it's courts are not to be
laughed to scorn for an indefinite time.
The strike infection is widespread and so
menacing at many points that the Presi-
dent and his advisers believe it would be
unwise to withdraw any more regular
troops from the country west of Chicago
1t is. therefore, in contemplation. should
the forces. federal, State and municipal,
already gathered here be unequal to the
task of restoring order to send here the
ten companies stationed on the Canadian
border in the State of New York, with the
reserved intention, if circumstances de-
mand it. of exercising his right to call for
twenty thousand men from the crack
militia regiments of New York and Penn
sylvania.
RIOT RAMPANT ALL DAY.
The day IN Chicago has been one of con-
slant alarms and calling for police, deputy
marshals and soldiers here. there and
everywhere throughout wide stretch Of
territory in the southern part of the city.
Riot has been running rampant throughout
the day, cars have been overturned,
switches broken and tracks obstructed in
numerous ways; the torch has been applied
in numerous instances to cars, switch tow
ers and the like, not to mention an attempt
to fire a part of the great Armour packing
plant-in fact, at one time the incendiary
blazes followed each other in such quick
succession that the fire department was put
to straits to care for all OF them. To add
to the gravity of the situation it was found
that the strikers were interfering with the
police, railroad and fire alarm telegraph
systems, and in one or two instances po-
licemen who were using the police tele-
phone calls were stoned. In general the
order OF things. compared with that of yes
terday, was reversed. Then the railroads
were trying TO break the blockade by
sending trains out. To-day they recognized
the futility of that method of procedure.
and practically gave up any attempt at
outward movement. But there were some
incoming passenger trains on several Of TIE
roads. together with few OF the regular
milk trains. Between these two classes of
traffic the strikers managed to make
trouble for every road running iE a south