The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1894-07-12
THE GREAT SfRIKF.
OF MEN ARE NOW OUT
AMI MORE GOING.

AMI MORE GOING.
Tho Nation nj q Government A cts by Moving
Trcops-The Busineas of tho Roada Suf-
fering Some what-strikers Occasionally
s,otnus.
WASHINGTON. July 4.-Se ,retary
Lamont went TO the War Department
af.er the cabinet meeting yesterday and
made public the following statement:
Tho United States marshal, the United
States District Attorney and the United
States District Judge. having certified to
the President that in their judgment 1t is
impracticable TO otherwise execute the
orders of the court, tho troops under
command Of Col. Crofton at Fort Sher-
idan, consisting of olght camps of infan.
try, two troops of cavalry and battery
of light artillery have been ordered to
Chicago to enforce tho observance of The
laws of the United States. These orders
were telegraphed at $3.50 p. m. to Cal.
Martin, the adjutant general at Gen.
Miles headquarters in Chicago.
Freight shipments to all points west
Of Pittsbrug are practically at standstiii.
TnlrLy.twO Western roads have notified
the Pennsylvania Company's general
Office In Pittoburg that they will not re
ceive freight Of any kind, until tho boy.
cott has been settled. Freight trains
arc tied up all along tho routes between
Pittsburg and Chicago and the losses
from tho delays will be enormous. The
railroad officials today, for the first time,
admit their inability to move through
freight. All efforts arc concentrated In
keeping local freight and passenger trains
moving.
The situation Oh the Wabash is moro
desperate than at any time since the
strike began. All of its trainmen, in
cludlng locomotive engineers, have quit.
Scarcely wheel on tho entire system is
moving. The Chicago and Alton is
also greatly embarrassed. None of Its
trains got through to st. Louis this
m orning. Several trainssare reported tied
up at Bloomington. The Wabash shops
at Toledo have been closed for lack of
workmen. In anticipation Of a conflict
! between strikers and non. union mon in
the Missouri Pacific yards, the members
Of the first regiment M. N. e. have re-
ceived orders TO report at the armory
and hold the mselves in readiness for in
stnnt action.
CHICAGO, July 4-Col. Crawford
aud his $50 United States troops from
Fort Sheridan arrived at the NorthWes
tern depot just before midnight on thei
way to the various riotous points in ant
around Chicago. An order was received
at the Fort to move at O'Clock, but th'
start was not made until p. m., ant
it took over TWO hours TO cover tho Lwen
tY.dve miles. There are eight companies
Of the Fifteenth Regiment, two troops
Of cavalry, B and X, Of the Seventh
Regiment, and Battery Il of the First
Artillery. The second train, bearing
accoutrements and cannon, pulled in af.
ter the troops train, but stopped quar-.
ter Of a mile east of the Chicago river.
AS soon as the regiment lined up on
tho platform conference was held in
one Of the cars between Col. CrJfton
commanding, United States Attroney
Milchrist, j. M. Eyau, Assistant Mar.
shall Donnelly and the staff officers,
comprising Lieut.. Col. Obsnsheim, Mai .
Bayly, lieut.. BLOW, Adjutant and Quar-
termaster Smiley. Manager E san, pre-.
sentcd the claim Of the railroads, and af.
ter brief consultation the following ap--
portionments Of troops were made:
Companies A, G, G, and II, comprising
tho First Battalion Of $50 men. TO go TO
Blue Island under command of Maj.
BaYley; companies IG and r. under
command Of Col. Humphreys, TO 90 to
Grand Crossing, and companies T. and
y, Maj. Hartz commanding, TO 20 to
Stock Yards, the cavalry to be divided
up tomorrow between Grand Crossing
and Stock Yards, aud the battery will
go TO the latter place. Col. Croiton't
headquarters are TO be IN tins city, from
which point To will direct the manage
ment Of the troops. After the decision
as to the location Of the regulars they
boarded The train and were backed tC
The base Of supplies, whore two day's
rations were Issued, and the various de-
tachments marched to their respective
depots for the vrious points. Tho First
Battalion left from the Rock leland at {
q. m. on special train, with fiat cal
ahead of the engine, on which was
mounted the artillery. This precautior
was taken as show of strength, ant
was suggested by Milchrlst.
The detachment for Grand CROSSING
left the depot about the same time or
| Ilie llllllOlS OolLTAl tflHu.
At O'Clock this morning Swift &
Go. succeeded in getting out O stalled
tram of beef which had been on the
track at Halstead aud Fortieth street
since Monday. Thirty men from
Company B., Ffteenth United Safes In
fantrY, under Capt. Chapin, with l0C
policemen, guarded the tram to the
Michigan Central tracks. Whsn the
soldiers marched back to camp thoy
were followed by O crowd of about 800
men and boys, who cursed and yelled at
them until Capt. Chapin ordered his
men TO charge bayonets, and scattered
the crowd.
TIE STRIKERS 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
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