Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-07-20
TORCH APPLIED.
The American Railway Unions
Pullman Boycott.
Deadly Volleys Poured Into Riot
ers by Militia and Regulars.

Ten Thousand Regulars, Militia and
Police Massed In Chicago
Engines Derailed, Switches De-
stroyed and Hundreds of Cars Set
on Fire-State Militia Ordered
Out by Governor Altgeld-Strik-
ers Shot-Governor AItgeld Re-
plies to CIeveland's Message and
the President Rejoins.
The eighth day Of the greatest railroad
strike in the history OF the United States
brought no signal victory for either eide.
Rtt followed riot in Chicago, and the
United States troops, called upon to
force a way for trains, were pressed about
on all sides by angry crowds that
heaped abuse upon them. The soldiers
did not fire, but there W ere cavalry and bay
onet charges in attem pts to dispense the
crowds. Cas- were overt urned to block rail-
road tracks from which OBJ distractions had been
removed and when the cavalry dashed for
ward the human masses separated. only to
close again after the passage of the horse
men. A mail train was stopped by strikers
and cars were destroyed and burned. The
rioting continued far into the night after the
troops had gone into camp. the police being
unable to cope with the frenzied strikers.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign OF the
knights of Labor arrived in Chicago. Dis
trict Assembly No. 80, which includes
the knights on the entire Union Pacific
system from Omaha west voted unanimous
ly to stop work. Governor Altgeld, of Hi
nois, telegraphe1 President Cleveland de-
mandtrg that all Federal troops be removed
from Illinois. The news was received with
cheers by the strikers, and 1t created mo-
mentary panic among the railroad man
agers. The Presidents reply, was as fol-
lows
"WAsHINaroN, July 5, 1894
"Hon. John P Altgeld, Governor OF Illinois,
Springfield, Ill:
Federal troops were sent to chicago
in strict accordance with the Constitution
and laws of the United States, upon the de-
mand of the Postofffce Department that
obstruction of the mails should be re-
moved, and upon the representations of the
judicial officers of the United States that
process of the Federal courts could not be
executed through the ordinary means, and
upon abundant proof that conspiracies ex-
listed against commerce between the States.
To meet the conditions, which are clearly
within the province Of Federal authority,
the presence of Federal troops in the city OF
Chicago was deemed not only proper, but
necessary. and there has been no intention
of thereby interfering with the plain duty Of
the local authorities to preserve the peace
OF the city. GROVER CLEVELAND"
Governor Altgeld then sent another mes
sage to President Cleveland protesting
against the presence of Federal troops in
the State. President Cleveland replied in
sisting that the Administration was acting
within the law and Constitution, and sug-
costing 70 the Governor that in this emer
gency discussion was not of the first i'm
portance. Governor Altgeld's second tele-
gram to the President reached the White
House nnf1 the hour of midnight. 1t came
over the private wire and its contents were
carefully read. Then the President dictated
the following reply: