The Globe-republican., 1894-07-13
STRIKE SITUATION.
Conflict Between Troops and q
Chicago Mob.
Thousands Of Cars Burned and . Number
of Lives Sacrificed-TrOuble ut HAM
mOnd. Ind.-Latest Phases
Of the Strike.

mOnd. Ind.-Latest Phases
Of the Strike.
Ugly and Uglier.
CHICAGO, July ..-Yesterday was
day of disorder and destruction. The
Panhandle yards for distance of eight
blocks were mass of fire, and blazes
were started in various parts of the
city. From 1000 to 1000 freight cars
were burned and during the day six
persons were killed.
Troops Fire.
CHICAGO, July 9.-The burning of
cars continued Saturday, but not so
bad as the day before. About o'clock
in the afternoon company of militia
had a conflict with the mob at the
Grand Trunk tracks on FOrty-ninth
street. Lieut.. Reed was struck on the
head and probably fatally injured.
The militia fired, killing one man and
wOunding many others. Quiet was
finally restored.
A Quiet Sunday.
CHICAGO, July 9.-Comparat:ve quiet
prevailed as a rule within the city
yesterday, though there were. as might
have been expected, n number of
sporadic instances where little knots
of malcontents gathered. became bOis-
ferrous, and were finally scattered by a
charge from the police. \ number OF
small mobs formed. went riOting.
firing and Overturning cars: heads
were cracked and small fry brawls,
mostly the result of too much bad
whisky. were frequently reported at
police headquarters. There was. how
ever no concerted effort at incendiar-
ism or violence. although at a number
of places individual cars were fired,
several of which were destroyed. n
coal train or the Eastern Illinois was
ditched at Root street by a switch be-
ing misplaced after the engine and four
cars had passed over.
At Hammond, Ind. adjoining the city
on the southeast, was the theater OF
the days greatest excitement. Here
the rioting of Saturday night was re-
sumed and finally became so serious
that company of United States troops
went out there. They preserved peace
for several hours, but the mob increased
in size and finally became demOnstra-
tive. so that it necessitated charging
on them by the troops, with the result
that one man was killed. two badly
wounded and a number of others re-
ceived serious injuries.
Later Developments.
CHICAGO, July 1O.-Yesterday in Chi
cago passed without a serious conflict
between the rioters and the armed
forces now on duty here. The feature
of the day was the action early in the
morning. after an all-night session of
the Federated Trades unions of Chi.
cago. in deciding to call out all classes
of la Dor on this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
unless George Nj. Pullman shall have
agreed before the meridian of that day
to settle the differences between his
company and his striking employees. by
arbitration or otherwise. For reasons
not known to the public, Grand Master
Workman Sovereign of the knights of
Labor and his advisers subsequently
decided to postpone the general walk
out and paralytic stroke which they
now propose to infict upon the bust
ness of Chicago until o'clock WedneS
day morning.
Touching the situation in general, il
may be said that in Chicago the roads
were all doing better than on any pre-
vious day since the strike began. Pas
senger trains were moving with more
or less regularity, and some freight
traffic has been cared for. a large
number of striking freight handlers OF
the Illinois Central returned to work.
and other roads noted accessions tc
their operative forces.
To-day will see in this city 1.0oC
more federal troops than there Were
yesterday morning. These. with the
forces already in the field. it is believed
will be able to make further better
ment in the conditions in this city. AMI
the mobiliza ton of troops and marine
at San Francisco. and of regulars at
other points on the Pacific coast. will
suffice. in all probd bility. to start traffic
on the trans-cOntinental lines to-day.
Four assemblies of tine Iron Mold
ers union struck yesterday. $500 men
going out The Lake Seamen's Benev
client association, with 1900 members,
and the Cigarmakers' union. 1860
strong. voted last night to strike. None
of these bodies have any grievance. bat
have decided to strike solely because OF
sympathy with the Pullman boycott.
At Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-. July iO.-The
night switch crews employed in the
Kansas City yards of the Missouri Pa
cific quit work early last night and
Joined the ranks of the strikers.
Eighteen men went out in ALL
The Local officials of the Santa Fe
now regard the blockade. so far as it
pertains to the yards at Argentine. "a
substantially at an end. They are be-
ginning to talk about regular trains,
whereas heretofore nearly all the
freight trains were extra. run whenev-
er opportunity afforded.
Two local freichtS left the Wabash