The Yellowstone journal., 1894-07-06

CHICAGO a. IN. July q. A Lake Shore
train attempted to leave this city and
was attacked 10y mob OF over thous-
and men. and was defended by the pol
ice. Shots were exchanged and several
men were killed and wounded. The
police were eventually over powered, and
the train forced back To the depot where
the crowd dispersed. Reports are cur
rent that President Debs and others
have been indicted. Debs says all local
organizations will be called out il neces.
sary. 1t is reported that the railway
telegraphers will be ordered out
CHICAGO, 10 a. m. July 6. Chicago 10
in great state Of excitement. Last night
the strikers and sympathisers surround.
ed the yards Of various railroads and 80
men were badly wounded by clubs and
pistols used by the police and deputies.
Over one thousand excited strikers over.
turned dseventyfi We freight cars and stoned
passenger trains, The situation is hour
ly growing more serious and small riots
break out every hour. to be suppressed
by the police and deputies. Genl. Miles
is now in the city with one thousand
soldiers and will patrol the railway yards
with orders to shoot all who interfere
with the moving Of freight or passenger
trains. II these orders are put into ef-
feet no doubt there will be serious loss
life as the strikers are determined that
no trains shall move il they can prevent
them at any cost. The soldiers are hot
and will shoot at the least provocation
and the police have almost loet control.
The special police in different packing
houses have struck and given up their
stars and their places will be difficult to
things. Several men have been beaten
and shot in the packing houses and now
the police leave them without protec-
tion.
CHICAGO. IL a. u. july G.-The Big
Four's condition is most critical. 4
Cincinnati dispatch says: The freight
crews Of the Chesapeake * Ohio and
Louisville a Nashville quit work
today since the both roads have had
trouble. The yard master OF the Chesa-
peake Il Ohio quite work today, refusing
to work With non union men. Several
yard engineers and crews quit and the
situation looks gloomy on the G. a. o.
CHICAGO. l p. m. July 6.-The Rail
way yards here are in very terbulant
and critical condition. Thus far il is
unparalleled in the history OF strikes
and boycotts. The strikers have no
fear of the blue coats. Three thousand
strikers surged around the small bands
/ Of soldier and jeered and threw stones at
, them. 1t is like game Of hide and
seek. The soldiers, who are unacquainted
with the yards. findi impossible to keep
the men from in and around tine cars.
Switches have been turned and trains
wrecked right in the midst Of the sol
diers.
At the stock yards, in perseverance
and silence, the ofhclals worked all DAY
in vain to get one train load of beef out
of sight. Not gun was fired, not man
was pierced with bayonet. Aside
from the immediate vicinity where the
troops were not operating there wal
plenty Of excitement and disorder. Great
mobs gathered on the Lake Shore, Al
ton, West Shore and Rock Island rail
way tracks and proceeded to obstruc'
trains and destroy property.
At the stock yards at $50 a. m. Spec
ial Director Gregory. Of the western
Indiana railroad. shot two men in the
leg who had made sttemps on his life
The shooting was done in self defense.