Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-07-12
SIX STRIKERS KlLLED
BLOODSHED IN GfisCAS0 as ne.
SUIT OF TIE S7'ssIAE,
Cor flict between Omcers and strtk.
ers and Their Sympathisers, I'm
Which Six Men Are Killed and
Many Others Wounded,

Chicago, July six dead bodies and
an indefinite number Of injured is the
record of the casualties in the strike
conflicts in Chicago today. Yesterday
one man was shtt: i'll the leg. If the
blood-letting tomorrow: shan show a like
increase the coroner will have a sum-
mer's work before him. The day in
Chicago has been one of constant alarms
and calling for police, deputy marshals
and soldiers here, there and everywhere
throughout vice stretch of territory in
the southern part of the city. Riot has
been running rampant throughout the
day; cars have been overturned, switches
broken and tracks Distracted in numer-
GUS ways; the loren has been applied in
numerous instances 10 cars, switch tow
ers and the like, nos 10 mention an at
tempt to fire part of It's great Armour
packing plant; in fact, AZ one time the
incendiary blazes followed each other in
such quick succession .ias the fire de-
partment was put to strait, to care for
all of them. In general the order of
things, compared with that of yesterday
was reversed. Then the railroads were
trying to break the blockade by sending
trains out. To-day they recognized the
futility of that method of procedure and
practically gave up any attempt at out
ward movement. But there were some
incoming passenger trains on several of
the roads, together with few of the
regular milk trains Between these two
classes of traffic the strikers managed to
make trouble fcr nearly every road rum
ming in southerly direction. The Fort
Wayne, the Lake Shore: the Michigan
Central, the Baltimore a. Ohio, the lii
nois Central, the Alton, the Pan Handle,
the Western Indiana, the Rock Island,
the Monon, oil experienced difficulty in
greater or less degree at some time or all
of the time during the day. The trick Of
soaring the crew from train, cutting the
engine loose, running it up the track,
opening the throttle: and letting it run
full tilt back upon the standing train, was
a new one and of a character likely to
be initiated.
The stoning of incoming trains was a
common pas:;tne with the mobs, and sew
eral persons we're more or less injured
by flying missiles. One engineer on q
Rock Island srain was so badly injured
that it was at first supposed that he was
dead. The assaults of the mob, how
ever, were not met with passive re-
sistance which characterized the course
pursued yesterday. On two occasions at
least, their attacks were met with &C.
curately aimed lead. During riot in the
morning over an incoming milk train at
Kensington deputy United States
marshal shot and killed two strikers and
during the afternoon the deputies guard
ing an incoming Baltimore & Ohio pas
senger train replied to volley of shots
and stones which the strikers showered
upon them by turning their revolvers
loose, killing four of their assailants and
wounding number Of otkess.
Of the situation in general it may be
said to have broadened and strengthened
its grip. The most significant feature Of
it is the carrying of the strike East to
Cleveland, tying up all the connections
of the seaboard trunk lines there, with
the promise that by tomorrow it will
reach the trunk lines themselves and so
practically reach the Atlantic seaboard
by tying up all roads at Buffalo. Thus
the strike would extend from ocean to
ocean. There is no notable relief at the
points heretofore placed under embargo,
and the situation at Kansas City was
complicated by the tying up of the Fort
Scott road, thereby involving another
Southwestern line.
The Pacific coast remains in paralysis
from which there are no indications of
relief.
The conference of labor leaders called
by President pebs to-day was attended
by representatives from every union in
the city. The tone of the talk was strong
ly in favor of supporting the strike The
conference adjourned at 1 o'clock. A
committee of three from each union was
appointed with full power to act in the
matter of calling out labor organizations.
Meetings Of all the labor organizations in
the city will be held Sunday night to
ratify' the action of the conference.
Master Workmen Sovereign, of the
knights of Labor, arrived to-day and
says that he is ready to cal! out all
knights of Labor if President Debs
thinks it necessary in order to win the
strike.
Mysterious Murder.
New York, July Ed Meyers, a race
track font was called from his hOuse