Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-08
chnvnLANp.s DECISIVE AcrloN.
sweepinG orders 4" Army Depart
mcnt Commanders.

OF lnMluaaneSs abroad M the West by
causing the Issue OF sweeping orders
TO the commanders Of the great army
departments TO open up ana maintain
Nee communication over the trans
continental railroad lines from tho NILS
s!ssippl TO tho Pacific. Such orders are
unique In times OF peace and In them
selves ciotho the military commanders
with great power ana responsibility.
As explained Ia the text. tho basis
for this action, which may involve
the use OF United atntus troops In az
least ten states, Is the organic law
under which these railroads were aid
cd by Che government aud incorpor-
atod, whereby they were made post
and military roads and required TO
be kept open az all times. The task
before the military commanders IL
one Of great magnitude, for at very
many points on these lines trniflc IL
stopped by angry ana turbulent moba
and the force nt command II SO small
that u win require most sltillml hand
ling OF the troops TO cover the thous-
ands " miles OF lines
why the order Was ntndc.
Perhaps the reason which has most
strongly impclled the administration In
making these orders Is the fact that
the strikers have prevented the move
meut OF United States troops whom
they were needed TO reinforce army
posts, When Gen. Sohnhold WAS SHOWN
the Associated PresS bulletins report
ing firing by state troops on the riot
erH he became grave at once and lih-
tened with deep attention to the de-
tails OF the Hkirmlah at ~ too bad
they were obliged 10 retreat" he said
1T may have bad eject on the mob.
II was mistake TO nave fow troops
al one point, though. with 30 many
miles OF railroad and each company
asking fer troops ! suppose II Ia hard
to plan otherwise. | have issued or-
dera 10 the federal command at Chi
cage not TO ueparate the troops IN thpt
way. Where Eoups are at al there
ought to be enough to oope with any
mob without the possibility OF retreat
being necessary. Kegular troops would
not have rotreated Ia this instance,
at least not until the mortality was
greater than It Wan ihiH time"
ReadinE the Dailctinr.
How long viii II be before fed
eral troops Will take a hAnd2"
81 thought they had" said the gem
eral, referring 10 the trst reports In
this city which were ia the effect that
federal troops had done the nrin9
Anyway they will take a hand ms
soon ~ the necessity presents Itself
They certainly have orders fully nde-
AhhAt ~ HlNNA any tAH'i h'NN9 AiA
whom that emergency arises II viii
be their duty TO Dire. / have no doubt
they VIII do their duty. although, "
course. we hope the necessity VIII not
Hrlae."
Gen, Sehoneld stated that he was
holding all United States troops In
readiness TO be used at any moment
and could Increase the force at Chi
cago Within tweuty-four hours to more
naNtl.Ia ia ~
this might prove 10 be at the oxponsc
OF other points, Many army officers
now on leave OF absence are having
their leaves suspended and nre valun-
tarily returning to their regiments. The
conference NJ the white house which
has became n regular thing IL again
IN HeHsion tonight. II r. not. however
80 much purpose OF arriving at Rc-
tlon, for the orders now operating are
regarded ns fully equnl TO the Hitua-
tlon. hut the officials spend the eVcn-
ing with the president no as 10 receive
news which comes to the white house
by special wire. Gen Miles and othera
IN command Of troops That are In oper-
alton report Mt stated Intervals TO
Secretary Lamont ana the reports, as
wen aB press bulletins and kilograms
from other sources. are rend and con-
sidorcd. such new orders as are sent
out 80 by the special wire.
~ was alter u u'ciueK pafore the con-
ference broke up. Attorney General OIL
Hey wac the fifet TO leave, and he was
shortly followed by Blascll ana ssecre-
tarv Gresham, The situation evidently
had been carefully canvaaHod and the
records Of strength nj various army
poets IN order 10 decide where troops
ciild be Rafnlt drawn from TO reinforce
the troops nt Chicago In Wow OF the
forlt US state Of nifnlra II was decided
to nend more soldiers 10 the storm cen-
ter OF troubles. orders We're inaucd
by which II IL calculated about 1000
more SOLDIERS Will be added TO the army
nt Chicago. The conclusion reached bS
the conference was embodied W tie
following statement piycn out by Ace-
fetary Lamont nj 12A5 a. M:
General Miles has been authorized
20 order to DIRT Sheridan, near Chioa-
no. three batteries of artillery under
randolph from Fort Riley. kan.
and four troops OF cavalry from tue
same point. General Brooke has also
been directed 70 send four troops or
cnyhlry from his command and the
Ninth regiment Of infantry, stationed
al garketts ll0rbor, y. ", has re-
ceived like orders. This concentration
81 troops 10 for the purpose o. having
troops where they VIII be available u
rcnulled 20 protect government prop
prty and TO enforce the order or the
federal courts"