The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-07-12

partment-Every Enort Being Made 70
Concentrate Regulars at Chicago. b.
wAsBINerox, July 7.-Every effort
of the administration, in conjunction
with Mai. Gen. Schofeld, is being di-
rected to arranging for the speedy con-
centration of troops at Chicago. The
federal government will exhaust every
means in it's power to bring about a
compliance with the several injunc-
tions issued by the United States
courts.
The president and his legal and mill
tary advisers here have not yet felt
warranted in considering the question
of inaugurating martial law at Chica-
go, but they have fully looked into
their powers in case it should be neces-
sary to declare martial law.
This could only be done in case the
state troops should be prevented by
mob violence from executing the laws.
This is such an unpleasant and SEEM
ingly remote possibility that the adj
ministration officials are 10th to give it
serious consideration as yet.
There was much talk Friday of a
contemplated order of the Federal
troops to fire on the mob, but it is said
here that this is a matter wholly with
in the control of Gen. Miles. He will
never order the troops to fire until
every other resource shall have failed.
The purpose of the government is
not to attempt to control the mobs en-
gagged in rioting in Chicago and else
| where, unless the state authorities fail
| in this duty. The government troops
and the posses of United States deputy
marshals will devote their energies to
protecting government property, to
preventing interference with interstate
commerce, and to securing the free
transmission of the mails.
The cabinet meeting Friday resulted
in general understanding to carry
out the policy indicated. One impor-
tant development of the meeting was
that the militia organizations of one
state could be called on to suppress
disorder in another state where the 10.
cal authorities had failed to enforce
obedience to the law. Atty.-Gen. Oh
ney said Friday afternoon that there
was ample constitutional authority fol-
such action. and it is not unlikely that
preparations for drawing on state mi
litia for this purpose will be made
although there is no immediate neces
sity for carrying the policy into eff
feet.
The proper distribution of govern
ment troops is causing serious concern
at the war department. A high officia
said that five thousand regulars were
needed to suppress the disorders in tn,
west. All the companies of infantry
batteries of artillery and troops O.
artillery at western army posts ar,
needed where they are now stationed
and IRE practically resting on thei
I arms. .4- 81; -.
The army authorities are apprehen
sive that if they are sent to variou
points where rioting is going OF
trouble will follow at the places from
This is particularly true of San Fran
cisco.
The failure of the California stat
militia to preserve order at Sacrament
has caused the government to conside
the advisability of sending regular
there, and the federal officers ar
confident that the Fifth Artillery req
ment, now stationed at the Presidio o
San Francisco could restore order a
Sacramento without difficulty.
But just there the difficulty comes in
1t is not considered good policy t
withdraw the regiment from the Pre-
sidio at this time, for the absence q
the troops might prove the opportunit
r. a
all over the west, and Maj. Gen. Schc
field is holding his forces in reserv
while he watches every indication c
disorder that may call for action 0
, the part of his soldiers
Gen. Schofield says he will not orde
the Presidio troops from San Francisc
unless on the urgent request of Brig
Gen. Ruger, commanding the depar
, ment of California.