Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-09

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police used their clubs with telling effect
and In short time the mobs were dis
persed. The militia were camped in tho
yards at Western avenue and were in
strueted to deal severely with any one
caught in tle act of burning or uncnup-
ling cars. shortly before noon smoke was
seen % come from freight orr on the
Wisconsin Central tracks The flre1nen
worked under guard Of police officers
and had difficulty in extinguishinR the
flames. No sooner was the fire out at this
point than another was discovered two
blocks away. This was soon catinghsh.
ed. Alarms Of this sort continued.
During Sunday another mob went to
the yards Of the Panhandle road az Rock
well and Sixteenth streets and set FIRE to
q number Of cars The yards were poorly
guarded by tho police, and whom the en-
CINE company arrived its work was ham
pered by the mob until the police were re-
enforced.
Anarchists Demand rIoodshed.
Five hundred anarchists gathered at
picnic IN grove near Western avenue and
Fifty ninth street and discussed tho Strike
situation in true nnarchlstie style. The
speakers were unanimous in a demand for
violence, and bloodshed was repeatedly
named ms the only solution Of the trouble.
The speakers declared that the strike can
only DO won by the use OF the torch and
gun and called upon all worklngmen to
aid in the battle against capital
The conference announced between n
committee Of the employees OF Pullman
and Second Vice President Wicks of ths,
company did not occur, as no committee,
appeared. Mr. Wieks remained at his
Office for several hours waiting for the o. 1
pccted visitors. 1--WE are always ready to
receive our ex-employees, y he said, and
hear what they have TO say. The position
Of the company in this matter is unchanQ.
ed however, and we have nothing moro
to say TO the men than has already been
said. The talk Of conference between
Mr.. Debs ana myself is all canard. We
will not receive Mr., Dehs, Mayor Hon
kins or any ono else as representatives Of
our ex-omployecs. If the latter wish to
talk to us, they must come themselves and
without outside representation "
The veteran corps Of the First regiment
l. n. g. Is preparing TO take part IT. the
present trouble. The corps numbeys 100
veterans and expects to DO able to report
TO General Wheeler today. The organiza.
lions equipment is at Springfield, and
Vice President Wicks Of the Pullman
company agreed to furnish blankets for
the men, who are gathering at their ar
mory
Pennsylvania Roads Losses.
The Pennsylvania succeeded IN send
ing out an early accommodation and the
Columbian special for the cast Neither
train met with serious interference and
left the city limits about on time.
Some idea Of what the strike has meant
TO the Chicago railroads can DO obtained
when the organization Of the Pennsylva.
MA lines is noted. Tho company, imme-
diately after the declaring or the Pullman
boycott, established headquarters il INA
city under the charge Of a strike manager
and proceeded with an organization war
like and complete, Commissariat Of seven
barracks was established, ana for a week
the department has been feeding and lodr-
ing ], 300 people. a force Of $50 deputy
marshals was organized, with officers IA
troll wagons and signal stations, and a
corps Of engineers was put to work upon
the details Of the damage done BY the riot
ers
But despite this force Of men. backed
by city, county, state and government
troops, the company has suffered fearful
loss Of poperty. Up to Saturday night 667
Of its freight cars had been burned, besides
many signal towers, oil and toolhouses
and other property. or the burned cars
more than 100 We're loaded about 30 with
coal and cinders and the remainder with
merchandise. No attempt at an accurate
Of the damage has yet been mad.
but it viii reach an enormous figure. he.
spite the danger incident upon travel dur
ing the strike largo numbers Of peoDlo
have daily gone out over the Pennsylya.
mia.