Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-07-07
TORCHES AND BULLETS
Two Terrible Days In
Chicago.
8IX MIN KILE.S;D-C CARS
BURNED,
MARSHALS, POLICE AND
MOBS SHOOTING.
NOkTHERN PACIFIC IN THE
COVER NMENT' HANDS

WASHlNGroN, July 7.-Gcn. Schoticld
has issued an order directing Gen. Mcr
rift at st. Paul to assume control of the
Northern Pacific railway lines and keeu
them open as a post and military road
CHICAGO, July 7.-ShortIv after I a.
NJ. mob began to gather in the Union
stock yards, west llalstcad street, where
train OF beet was standing. Capt
Hartz with two companies of United
States infantry drove the crowd from
the yards and established dead line
200 feet from the cars.
Today's incendiarism began in new
quarter, in the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy switching yards at Crawford
Ill. a dozen freight clrsin The yards
were burned there his morning at day
light.
President Dcbs was served today with
an Injunction issued by the United States
courts, made some days ago.
AT 9:l5 a. IN, word was telephonod
to Capt. O'Neill OF the stock wards
station that mob of nearly 5000 men
were destroying the station aud round
house OF the Grand Trunk railroad com
pany at 10Th and Johnston streets.
A company of 200 men of the State mil
itia started Tor the scene of the trouble
at once.
ust before daybrcal a mob of nearly
thousand entered the yards OF the
Monon road at 53d and Wallace streets
and set fire to freight cars standing ON
t he tracks. \ squad of police quenchcd
he flames. The mob closed on The Off
GERS and a hand-to-hand fight ragged Tor
several minutes. Policemen sent halt
dozen vollcys into the mob. AS men t,ll
they were quickly dragged back and cs.
capped nnder cover OF darkness. The 30
lice arrested four OF the mob who were
charged with rioting.
a few moments after 1870 a. m. today
a mob numbering 500 tore up the main
track OF the Pan Handle roai at .itict h
street. The police charged them, but
were met with a volIey of pistol shots.
The police did not fire. but succeeded bv
renewed charge i'll dispensing the crowd.
The second regiment went to ~ h street.
and acted as guards TOR the Pan Ilandle
tracks.
The federal authorities have lcterm.
ined upon a decided move against the
strikers which may rcsul. in United
States troops firing upon he mobs.
United States Marshal Arnold and Gen.
Miles had a consultation this morning
attmilitary headquarters aud it as de.
cided to send troops to all the roads
winch are tled-up, and clear the
yards and tracks. The plan agreed
upon Is to send one company
OF troops to each of the dcpots along
with forty deputy marshals. The trains
will then be started on each OF the roads
and the military and marshals will clear
the yards and tracks OF the crowds. The
soldiers will have orders to fire upon any
one who disobeys the order to leave rail
road property. Marshal Arnold, after
comforting with Gen. Miles, returned to
his office in the government building and
issued orders for the marching OF dcpG-
'iNS W thN w i'plSs VIZ itNC NtClutti W
clear the yards.' said Marshal Arnold,
land it will be done at any cost. The
soldiers will have orders to FIRE if the
crowds don't dispersc. The government
troops will stand no nonsense, for their
orders are explicit"
The building trades courcl has decided
in favor OF a strike The council repre-.
sents $4,000 organized workiugmen.
blockade In Indiana
lNpl\NAroLIs, Ind, July 7,-lndiana's S
governor received call for troops last
night from the sheriff, OF Lake county
and replied .hat lie would have the men
on the way the first thing this morning,
Troops from the northern part of the
State will probably be called. Gov.
Matthews said; II have decided it is
time for effective measure"
HI Alabama.
BlRMlNGnAM, Aa., July S.-No trains,
except ono carrying the mail, are run.
ming on tn: X. c., Memphis and Birming.
ham road; even the telegraph operators
have joined i'll the tic up,