The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-07

departments the mob turned about and
started for the city. On their way to
Forty-seventh street they set fire to all
cars that they had missed in their siur-
fied trip southwark. No water could be
obtained near the Garfield Boulevard
yards and the cars are slowly burning
up IL was noticed that the leaders Of
the mob were mostly foreigners, and as
they retraced their steps a few OF the
leaders. accompanied by hundreds.
started off In the direction Of the Stock
Yards.
There are $50 cars in the district now in
possession Of the mob and IL Is probable
that all will be destroyed by midnight.
4 number OF hoodlums We're in the
gang and they seemed especially prof.
cieut I'm the use Of the torch
The mob continUed its work Of destruc-
tion on its march 10 the Stock Yards.
Both gangs again met at FOrty-ninth and
Halstead and continued their march 10
the wards The $50 cars in the yards
mob reached the Stock Yards they d-
ylded up into small gangs and separated.
on It's return march the rioters set
fire 10 four cars standing the Grand
Trunk tracks iust west Of Ashland ave-
nue Tho cars were loaded with halod
twine An alarm Of fire was sent In
from Fortv-ninth and Ashland avenue.
but II was several minutes before the
nremen reached the scene. The over
worked horses were so exhausted mat
n was with difficulty that they could Doe
forced of a walk. The nremen IN this
district had responded 10 nearly sixty
calls during the past twenty-fOur hours.
and AS thov reached the tracks they We're
received with icers ana curses hy
mob Of BOhemians. Poles. and Italians.
The nremen succeeded in quenchins
the flames before the cars We're COM
r,Iafelv DESTROYED but had hardly reached
iba enciue-hOuec again when they We're
called out from the same box. Inc
rrob had set fire TO the cars again. THIS
time the worn out firemen made but
feeble efforts to eXtineuish the blaze;
Al . o'clock the cars had been reduced
~ fto, DESTROYING these cars the fob
dieIondod into small gangs and started
into the stock Yards In half dozen az
foront directions. 1t Is feared that the
bic packinc-houses OF Armour, swift
Morris and others will fan a prey 10
mob violence during the nlsht.
CHICAGO. July 9. 20 i. MA mon
~ tLree or four hundred is burning cars
I'm the Chicago. Burlington and quincy
Yards at Hawthorne, seven miles out.
-Four have been destroyed up 10 this hour
and IN is reported that there are many
other fires sprnging up I'm different
uarts Of the Yards. There IS absolutely
mo police projection there beyond enc or
two officers. and the militia is several
miles away.
rnAIN,iEN RTATEN.
At s O'Clock the Lake Shore Company
sent ont train load OF men 10 repair
the tracks between Thirty-ninth and Fif-
ty-frst streets. AT I6rty-seventh street
two men dropped from tie train with the
intention OF repairing some switches.
which had been wrecked by the mob
last night. They had hardly commenced
work when the strikers and sympathizers
10 the number of five hundred rushed
down uuon them and beat them urmcr-
cifIlly with clubs and coupling pins. Botn
men were severely cut about the face and
head before they We're rescued by the
police.
Interference with States Rights.
KANSAS CITY, July 6.-General j. o.
Shelby. United states marshal al Kansas
city. sent several deputies 90 Slater ID
release "a mail train that was detained by
strikers Governor stone resented this as
am Interference with STATE rights, ana
wrote 10 General Shelby. asking MIN by
what right United states officer inter-
fcred in trouble OF this Kind in the state,
"a. ho believed the State perfectly capable
Of taking care of IT'S own domestic dudlrs.
We're 10 not able 10 do $50, and finding IL
necessary 90 call for aid from the Federal
Government. he would DO SO I'm approved
Constitutional form.
General Shelby replied tartly. adding
that he was acting under orders from the
Attorney General 90 clear passage for the
United States mail, and I'm pursuance OK
tre-a orders was 10 prevent such nhiaW-
fn Interference by a-restng on proper
warrants ali such offenders auI tihinS
them before the proper Federal trlouhal
for examination.