The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-07-11
TIE GREAT STRIKE.
THOUSANDS OF MEN ARE NOW OUT
AMI MORE GOING.

THOUSANDS OF MEN ARE NOW OUT
AMI MORE GOING.
The National G Government Acts by Moving
Trcops-The Business OF the Rosds Suf-
ferire Somewhat--Serikers Occasionally
R,otous.
WASHINGTON. July 4.-Secretary
Lamont went to the War Department
after the cabinet meeting yesterday and
made public the following statement:
The United States marshal. the United
States District Attorney and the United
States District Judge. having certified to
the President that in their judgment 1t 10
10 otherwise execute the
orders OF the court, the troops under
command Of Col. Crofton at Fort Sher'
idan, slsting of eight camps of infan.
try, TWO troops of cavalry and battery
of light artillery have been ordered to
Chicago to enforce the observance of the
laws of the United States. These orders
were telegraphed at $3.50 p. m. to Cal.
Martin, the adiutsnt general at Gen.
Miles headquarters iu Chicago.
Freight shipments to all points west
of Pittsbrug are practically at q standstlli.
Tnlrty.two Western roads have notified
the Pennsylvania Cowpany's general
Office in Pittsburg that they will not re-
ceive freight of any kind, until the boy
colt has been settled. Freight trains
are tied Up all along the routes between
Pittsburg and Chicago and the losses
from the delays will be enormous. The
railroad officials today, for the first time,
adn,it their inability to move through
freight. All efforts are concentrated in
keeping local freight and passenger trains
moving.
The situation on the Wabash is more
desperate than at any time since the
strike began. All of its trainmen, in-
clud,ns locomotive engineers, have quit.
Scarcely wheel ou the entire system Is
moving. The Chicago and Alton Is
also greatly embarrassed. None OF Its
trains got through to St. Louis this
morning. Several traius:ars reported tied
up at Bloomington. The Wabash shops
at Toledo have been closed for lack OF
workmen. IL anticipation Of conflict
between strikers and non.union men in
the Missouri Pacific yards, the members
of the first regiment NJ. N. G. have re-
ceived orders to report at the armory
and hold themselves in readiness for In
stant action.
CHICAGO, July 4-Col. Crawford
and his $50 United States troops from
Fort Sheridan arrived al the Northwes'
tern depot Just before midnight on their
wav to the various riotous points IL and
around Chlcsgo. An order was received
at the Fort to move at 4 O'Clock, but the
start was not made until 9 p. M, and
it took over TWO hours to cover the LWen-
ty.67e miles. There are eight companies
Of the Fifteenth Regiment, Two troops
of cavalry, B and K, of the Seventh
Regiment, and Battery F of the First
Artillery. The second train, bearing
accoutrey1enis and cannon, pulled IN at.
ter the troops train, but stopped quar-.
ter of a mile east OF the Chicago river.
AS soon as the regiment lined up on
the platform q conference was held Ia
one of the cars between Col. Crofton
commanding, United States Attroney
Milchrist, J. NJ. Eyan, Assistant Mar
shal Donnelly and the staff officers,
comprising Lieut.. Col. Obansneim, Maj.
Bayly, Lieut.. Blow, Adjutant and Quar-
termaster Simiey. Manager + gan, pre-.
sented the claim of the railroads, and at
ter q brief consultation the following ap-
pottionments of troops were made:
Companies a, c, G, and Il, comprising
the First Battalion of $50 men. to 60 to
Blue Island under command Of Maj.
Bayley; companies E and F, under
command of Col. Humphreys, to 60 to
Grand Crossing, and companies E and
., Maj. Hartz commanding, to 90 to
Stock Yards, the cavalry to be divided
up tomorrow between Grand Crossing
and Stock Yards, and the battery will
20 to the latter place. Col. Crotton'S
headquarters are to be in thls city, from
which point lie will direct the manage.
ment of the troops. After the decision
az to the location of the regulars they
boarded the tram and were backed to
the base Of supplies, where two days
rations were issued, and the various de-
tschments marched to their respective
depots for the vrious points. The First
Battalion left from the Rock Island at 2
a. N. on special trsin, with fat car
ahead Of the engine, on which was
mounted the artillery. This precaution
was taken as show Of strength, and
was suggested by Milchrlst.
The detachment for Grand Crossing
left the depot about the same time on
the Illinois Central trisn.
at 8 O'Clock this morning Swift s
Co. succeeded 10 getting out stalled
tram of beef which had been on the
track at Halstead and Fortieth street
since Monday. Thirty men from
Company B., Ffseenth United Safes In
fantry, under Capt. Chaplin, with 100
policemen, guarded the train TO the
Michigan Central tracks. When the
soldiers marched back to camp they
were followed by a crowd of about sou
men and boys, who cursed and yelled at
them until Capt. Chapin ordered bis
men to charge bayonets, and scattered
the crowd.
IESTRIKERS FIRED UPON
CHICAGO, ILL July ;5.-At 3 o'clock
this afternoon special train consist
ing of an engine and one passenger
car, was sent out on the Lake Shore
Road from Van Buren station loaded
with detail of special police. Officers
of the road were also on board. The
police had been dispatched to aid in
the moving of trains in the vicinity OF
the stock yards. At Fourth street the
mob grew so demonstrative that the
train was compelled to halt. The en-
sineer believed himself the object of
attack and drew his revolver. Before
be could shoot a policeman disarmed
him. The crowd saw the movement
ana became wild with frenzy. They
rushed upon the train, literally swarm
ing around it, pelted it with stones