Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-09
FLAMES IN OHIO.

Ten Box Cars Loaded With Coke and
| Railway Station Burned.
! A disastrous fire occurred at North
Kenora, Ohio, at 10 o'clock Saturday
night. Incendiaries set fire to box
ears loaded with coke lying on the Norfolk
ana Western tracks. and ten of them were
! burned. The flames communicated to the
/ depot and destroyed that also.
| RAILWAY BRIDGE BURNED.
The Police Believe They Have a Clue
to the Inccndiary.
: The Chicago and Great Western bridge
between st. Paul and Minneapolis was
burned yesterday and all stock yards traffic
on that road will be stopped for the present.
The fire was incendiary. and the police, be-
ing confident OF their know ledge of the per-
petrators. expect to arrest them before
night.
.-erythinG is quiet among the A. R. Us
at st, Paul. The Northern Pacific train
ports and no trouble is anticipated before
reaching Montana.
Trains Leaving Chicago.
The Pennsylvania succeeded yesterday
in sending out from Chicago an early ac-
commodatior and the Columbia special for
the east. Neither train met with serious
Interference, and left the city limits about
On time.
Some idea Of what the strike has meant
to the Chicago railroads can DC obtained
8 when the Organization of the PENNSYLVANIA
lines as noted The company, immediately
after the declaring; of the Pullman boycott
established headquarters i'll the city under
the cha .se OF strike manager. and pro-
ceeIed with an organization warike and
complete. CommiSsariat of seven BARRACKS
was established. and for a week the depart
meat mas been feeding and lodging LOO
&
was organized with officers patrol WAGONS
and signal stations. ana corps Of engineers
was put to work upon the details OF the
damage done by the rioters.
But despite This force of men, backed; by
city, county and state and government
troops, the company has suffered fearful
loss or property. Up to saturday night, SIX
hundred and sixty-seven of its freight cars
had been burned, beside many sigma! tow
ers oil and tool houses and other property
Of tie burned cars, more than one hundred
We're loadeo. about nrty with coal ana can
GERS, aAc the remainder with merchandise
No attempt at an accurate estimate of the
carnage mas Yet been made, but il will
reacn enormous usure
Despite the danger incident upon travel
aurinS the stIike, large numbers OF people
have daily gone out oye- the Pennsylvania
ana the nu:lber of passengers was mater
iaily Increased yesterday.
Quiet mt Philadelphia.
everything was quiet at Philadelphia
yesterday. al trains on the the Penn
syivania and Baltimore and Ohio roads
| equipped with Pullman cars. were ar
rlVlns and departing on time. There was no
more indications OIL a strike than when the
western trouble began.
Quiet at Cincinnati.
| Everything at Cincinnati was quiet
as can be. Private kilograms said
| that the engineers Of the Alabama and
Great Southern road have voted to not
| join the strike. The firemen of that road
nave gone out. but their places will be
easily filled.
Uneasiness at ChattanoOgn.
The Nashville. Chattanooga and St.
Louis railroad closed it's freight de-
| partment at Chattanooga Saturday, and
gave notice that it would take no
freight for shipment anywhere All pas
senger trains were leaving and arriving on
time, but there was a feeling Of uneasiness
about the railroad yards and depots. A. r.
y. agents are in the city trying to induce
! the men there to Join In the strike.
There Was No Peace Conference.
The conference announced Gor noon
yesterday. between committee Of
pany and Second Vice President Wickes
| Of the company did not occur, as no com
mittee appeared.
Organising at Delphis, Ohio.
A special from Delphis, Ohio says that a
representative Of the A. r. U. has organic
ed a branch among Clover Leaf employees
at that place and that they are likely to 60
| out tomorrow.
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
The President and His Cabinet in
Consultation Yesterday.
The President and his cabinet are watch
fv,er t1aI
| abated vigilance. and soon after breakfast
yesterday morning. when. in ordinary
times, the President has been taking a
pleasant drive in the country. he was sur
rounded by his constitutional advisers.
reading bulletins from the west and dis
cussing the probabilities Of the future. Be
fore noon there had called at the White
House Secretary Ores ham. Secretary Car
Isle, Postmaster General Bissell, Mai. Gen.
Schofeld commanding the army and Adtt.
Gen. Ruggles. Secretary Lamont of course
was already present.
Troops Wanted in Idaho.
During the morning, Senators Dubois and
Shoup of Idaho called at the White House
to urge federal protection for Wallace
Idaho, where rioting is reported. The gov
ernor Of Idaho, Saturday night made strong
appeal for troops to quell the rioting. The
Senators were admitted to the cabinet room,
and the whole matter was discussed.
The situation in Idaho presents a differ
ent phase from the troubles elsewhere, in
asmuch as the trouble is not connected with
the railroad strike, and the governor has
called for federal troops. 1t was pointed
out to the Senators that the governor must
certify that he has exhausted all Of the re-
sources in his power before the President
can respond. The Senators telegraphed the
fact to the governor. with suggestions how
to proceed.
Gen Miles Dispatch.
The only official report that came to the
White House before noon was a telegram
from Gen. Miles. saying that the night Lad
passed quietly in Chicago and that he ex-
pected no serious trouble yesterday OF
course this was encouraging to the admin
istration, and it confirmed Cen Miles fore
cast saturday evening when he was In