The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-07-26

night, ana tnlS morning. WHEN lAiS CtONO
began gathering. action was at once
taken to disperse it. The men were OBJ
stinate, and at first refused 10 move.
The police officers used their clubs with
telling effect, and in short time the
mobs were dispersed.
The militia was camped in the yards
at Western avenue, and early yesterday
morning the boys were distributed
through the yards and instructed to deal
severely with anyone caught in the act
of burning or upcoupling cars. Shortly
before noon smoke was seen to come
from freight-car on the Wisconsin
Central tracks. The firemen were under
a guard of police officers, and had dith-
Guilty in extinguishing the flames. No
sooner was the fire out at that point
than another was discovered two blocks
away. This was soon extingulshed.
Alarms of this sort continued through
out the day. During the day another
mob went TO the yards of the Panhandle
road at Rockwell and Sixteenth streets,
and set fire to a number OF cars. The
yards were poorly guarded by the police,
and when the engine company arrived,
its work was hampered by the mob until
the police were re-enforced.
At the headquarters OF the General
Managers Association tonight II Is ad-
mitted that not roalroad in Chicago is
moving its trains except under a heavy
military or police guard. Most OF the
roads are getting through a limited num-
Der of passenger trains, but the tie-up OF
freight business here is complete.
At late hour tonight all is quiet, al
though seven groups OF rioters nave
made threatening demonstrations at dlf-
ferent points about the city during the
evening.
The officers commanding the United
States forces made public tonight the fol-
lowing telegram received by General
Miles this afternoon:
"To commanding officer of United
States troops: General Schoteld wires
that Governor Matthews OF Indiana has
asked the President that three compa-
MES of United States troops be sent TO
Hammond to disperse the rioters. This
makes your duty and that of your troops
plain. You are to fire upon any mob of
men who are obstructing the line of road
and hold the place until further orders.
| By command of Maj General Miles"
About midnight it was discovered by
| the police that notorious anarchist was
| drilling his fellows in hall at Ashland
| and Forty ninth streets, hot-bed OF for
eigners, but they became alarmed and
| scattered before raid was made.
John Mcbride, president of the Miners
| National Union, arrived in the city this
| evening, and is conferring with the lead
| ers of the strike.
HAMMOND, Ind, July S.-A mob of
| 5000 strikers had possession of the town
| of Hammond this morning. They sacked
| the Western Union Telegraph office,
overturned freight cars and committed
| all kinds of depredations. There were
| frequent fights, and five railroad en-
| ployees were wounded. 1t Is believed
| that one of them will die.
The outbound Sunday passenger train
from Chicago on the Moron Railway was
| brought to halt by the mob. The en-
gineer and fireman were made TO dis
| mount and the locomotive was quickly
| killed by opening n valve and allowing
all the water TO run out OF the boiler.
The active leaders of the mob were not
the local strikers or known 10 Hammond
people. Under their leadership, how
ever the town was terrorized throughout
the night and railway traffic paralyzed.
Boldly operating, it had everything
nearly its own way.
The worst trouble came about 3 a. m,
when in a skirmish with railway en-
ployees three men were laid low in a
bunch Two other railway men were
badly injured in other encounters. The
man whose wounds are supposed to be
mortal is IL B. Miles, IA employee OF
the InterlocI. ,ng Switch Company.
One of the acts of the desperate mob
was the burning OF Il Pullman coach. 1t
was set on fire. in several places stimuli
taneously ard completely consumed.
Fully twenty-five freight ears were de-
rallied and tipped upside down, but the
| torch was not applied
An unprrc adented proceeding IN the
ptrike tactics was the attack on the tele-
graph office. The mob became possessed
with the id, il that telegrams were about
TO be sent To Governor Matthews at In
dianapolis asking for troops, and the
strike leaders determined TO foTcstall
such action ii possible.
Entrance To the telegraph office was
Z effected with scant courtesy, and IN the
f.. expressive language of an e-witnesa,
! 1.-THE place was cleared out completely"
Since then, telegraph communication
between Hammond and the outside
/ world has been cut off completely.
CntcAdo, July 8 Early this morning
| a Michigan Central inbound freight
train was attacked by rioters at Weat
\ Hammond, Just within the Illinois state
2 line. Distractions placed on tho tracks
g brought the train 20 athndstii. hnd tho
, mob assaulted The engineer The hre-
g man escaped by hiding in the huahea at
8 the side OF the track, while the mob pro-
ccedcd to overturn the ears, blocking
the tracks An eaht-bound freight ar
/ rived ut about this time. and MAS alfo
. blocked and the creaa driven from tho
20 train. Companioa - and Nj ot the fitat
. Regiment /. n. O., the battalion la
p charge of Captain Barrett was dis.
- patched 10 the scene aud tho rioters fled
! across the Indiana State line, uudet
guard Of the militia. both trains were
. backed 10 kennington. where they are
. now standing.
. lHniANAroila, July h.-GoVoinof Mat
thewH has ordered iitioen companies of
{ militia to Hammond. Indiana, All arc
Northern Indiana companies. except ono
y detachment oI light artillery from thih
. city. Tho number ot soldirfa ordered
e out will make 700 The train carrying
& the light artillery leli here al t.A,