The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1894-07-07
READY FOR WAR
Twelve Thousand Deputy Mar
shals Sworn in at Chicago.
Fifteen Hundred Rifles Stacked in
the Government Building,


CHICAao. July Mot since the days
of the civil war has the government
building presented so animated an APP
pearancc, SO far as its interior is con-
cerncd, as it did Sunday. All Saturday
night the windows on the third story,
fronting on Adams street, were ablaze
with lights, and the representatives of
the railroad companies that dragged
themselves up the steps to learn the
latest intelligence from the govern
ment point of view, found United States
Marshal Arnold and his chief deputy.
James Donnelly, at their posts, with
the corridor filed with citizens anxious
and willing to be sworn in for service.
Enrolment began in earnest at noon,
and by { o'clock twelve thousand stall
wart men had taken the special oath
of allegiance to the United States and
received their commissions. Fifteen
hundred 3S-caliber rifles were stacked
on the floor in front of the bookcases.
Immediately behind the desk of Chief
Donnelly. while over in the corner
were piled high several thousand
rounds of revolver ammunition. A gun
and supply of cartridges were fur
nishcd each deputy marshal immediate
ly upon the oath being administered
and he was then stationed in the ante
rooms to await call for services.
At 4 o'clock the request was made by
the officials of the Rock Island for as
sistance at Riverdale. where the mob
of Saturday night had returned and
assumed threatening attitude. Fifty
men were at once dispatched to the
depot with the understanding that the
road would undertake to transport
them to the seat of hostilities.
Half an hour later the Panhandle
put in a request for half hundred
men for service at Blue Island. in
order that it's east-bound and west
bound trains passing that point might
be allowed to proceed without molesta-
tion. The request was reinforced with
the statement that over thousand
strikers and sympathiZers had assem-
blcd at the depot and that the presence
of United States marshals was abso-
lutely necessary for the preservation
of order and the dispatch of trains.
To this request Chief Marshal Ar
mold returned a query concerning the
facilities of the road for transporting
the deputies to the point at which they
were needed, and the reply was re
turned that the road was not in a posi-
ton to take Il posse to the scene. where
upon Marshal Arnold decided to hold
the men in reserve until daylight Mon
day morning, under the stipulation
that if the road was in IL position tC
guarantee transportation at that time
the men would be sent ahead. A simi
lar reply was returned to the demand
for assistance at Riverdale.
Monday. say the leaders at strike
headquarters. the strike will cross the
Ohio and continue eastward until no,
q state or territory has escaped.
Sunday the leaders of the union were
confidently predicting that within {
week, unless settlement of tho
trouble at issue has been effected il
the meantime, every railroad in the
United States. east as well as west
will be under as much of an embargo
as We're the roads leading out O
Chicago Sunday morning. 1t is upor
these conditions that the officers o
the union, at daylight Monday morn
ing, claimed that they had achieved
substantial victory.
Col. Crofton, commanding the fedora
troops at Ft. Sheridan. ILL.,. was mott
fled Sunday to hold the Fifteenth regi
ment of infantry in readiness to NOV
to the scene of any strike trouble OF
the railroads at moments notice.