Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-07-12

CHICAGO, Ill, July 5.-Wild scenes
were enacted to-day on stretch Of
railroad territory occupied by the tracks
of the Lake Shore and Rock Island, and
running south for some three miles from
the Board of Trade structure iu the
heart of the business district.
Within this strip, hardly more than a
block in width, and fringed on either
side with tenements or the humble
homes of railroad men and other wage
workers, mob that aggregated not less
than $4,000 men, women and children
had complete control.
Nearly score of cars were over
turned on the main tracks, others were
fired, switches were unlocked and rem
dered useless, regular troops were jeered
and police hootcd at and dared to do
their best or worst.
General Miles, who has now assumed
command of the troops, is not disposed
to allow rioting to continue. He says !:
81 would suggest that the newspapers
warn all law-abiding citizens as well as
law breakers to keep as far away from
those commands as possible. The
rapidity of fire and the range OF their
weapons is such that great loss of life
must follow if the troops fire. The
military is not performing its present
duties for display or for picnic purposes,
but are under orders of the President
They do not propose to allow them
selves to be beseged or to stand too
much nonsense,
MAssING TROOPS IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July 6.-The million
and half of people residing in this
great metropolis rose from their beds
this morning with feelings of anxious
expectancy, for the occurrences of the
past "a hours can only be likened to
those of the commune. Anarchy and
violence were rampant. Thousands of
angry men and shrieking women, made
reckless by seeming immunity from
punishment. gathered quickly at score
of points several miles apart and while
squads of regulars held at bay the
yociferous and cursing swarms of law
breakers at one point, another mob was
engaged in the work of pillage at
another point out of sight of the guards.
Railroad yards all over the southern
half of the city are blocked here and
there by wrecked and overturned cars
spiked frogs and switches, signal and
switch towers stand deserted by their
tenders through fear of violence at the
hands OF riotous mobs. Commerce is
paralyzed, and while thousands are
hungry tons of choice meats and other
luxuries are rotting in cars for want of
ice to preserve and motive power to
haul them to destinations.
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Miles last night began massing the
United States soldiers in Chicago and
its vicinity on the lake front. This
morning were found there the two
companies OF infantry which have been
/, guard at Grand Crossing, one company
of cavalry, one battery OF artillery
which has been fighting to uphold in
the stock yards, four companies of in
tantry which came from Fort Leaven-
worth on special train at the rate of 80
miles an hour, arrived at a. M, and
three companies of infantry from Fort
Brady, Mich, which came in OH u
special little later. This is believed
Early this morning commanding
officers were pouring over large map
of Chicago and discussing among them
selves matters Of grave moment. One
of them, who desired that his name be
not given, said;
"If the threat of Debs to call out the
allied trades, the laboriny men of
Chicago, is carried into effect, it is feared
there will be rioting and destruction of
property in the city. We are here to
prevent it, if possible, but to stop it in
any'event
MoBs GIVE WAY BEFORE DAYoNETs.
Warlike scenes attended the efforts of
the Rock Island to move trains last
night between Blue Island and Chicago,
according to the stories CLEANED from
eye-witnesses, Ten hours were con
sumed in moving three trains over the
intervening IL miles. Bayonets, reyol.
vers and police clubs were used against
the mobs, which at times filled the right
of way and the mob fought back by
overturned freight cars in front Of the
line of trains.
Between Fifty-first and Twenty-iifth
streets over 25 cars were thrown across
the rails, for the mob ran ahead and
: upset the cars faster than the railroad
officials could clear the tracks.
Colonel Bailey, who commands the
troops at Blue Island, received orders to
send two companies to Fifty-tirst street.
ut was decided by the general superin-
tendent to take advantage OF the oppor-
tunity and move the Kansas City and
Omaha through trains to Chicago. A
special was made up for the troops and
the three trains moved out Of the yards,
the troops train leading, The trains
reached Fifty-second street without
trouble, but the sight of a large
crowd at FiftY-tirst street, brought
the engine to stop at the
crossing. The crowd stood directly on
the track and when the engine with
its guard drew near many of the men
( in the mob stopped down and clutched
pieces of the rough-edged track ballast.
Without waiting for the engine to stop,
! Lieutenant Jameson sprang from the