The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-09
NOES PARADE TEE STREETS
And Chicago's Authorities are Unable to
OEeN the Rioters.

And Chicago's Authorities are Unable TO
Quen the Rioters.
Chicago July 5-The sun went down on
by far the most turbulent and critical DAY
thus far in the Unparalleled railroad strike
and boycott.
When it opened there was a general feel
ing that its passage would 60 Tar toWaru
clearing the atmosphere, if, indeed, 1t dlo
not practically lift the embargo on COM
merce which has held this city in its grip for
the past week. That expectation was chiefly
based on the presence of federal troops III
the most dangerous districts.
Looking at the situation at the close OF
the day, however, it must be conlesseu
that the hope INDUCED at the opening IN
this regard has not been justified. The
troops were few in numbers at best, and
when they were divided into squads and
distributed at points separated by very con-
siderable distances, it soon became evident
that their prestige as overaWine bodies had
been dissipated at the same time
Instead of fleeing in fear before the races
OF the veterans as was expected they Wouid,
the turbulent thousands sureed about the
little band OF soldiers jeering and hootlflg
at them, casting vile epithets at them ana
literally played hide and seek with them
stopping trains at will, and generally rem
dering the embargo in the military dlstrlct
more effective, if possible, than before. &
The throngs of strikers did not resist Un-$
Gle Sans police again and again when there's
were thousands Of them about tram Whl =
il sought to move, and on the track IN 1rohS
of it they gave way like water before thet
leveled bayonets of q single company OF MI
fantry or trampling Of a single squad DIV
cavalry.
Tn two instances there was bloodshed1
m the Western Indiana tracks a hard'
pressed special policeman tlred at ms pur-
snere. wounding a striker in the leg. On,
Official
cornDanv in charge of a train which he WAS
endea vorines to force through, enptied his
revolver point blank into the ma5sed
strikers about him. He was saved from
the fury Of the mob by his engineer, VINO
Dut on steam and ran back to the point
of starting.
Shortly after noon a mob numbering 200
started north on the Lake shore traces
at Thirty-seventh street, oyertuFning cars
and obstructing the line in every possible
way They were not checked until they
reached Twenty-second street, where
heavy force OF police was massed, and sue
ceeded in turning them back.
Ali t0 Re Called Gus.
A meeting Of the chiefs of all the leading
labor organizations including the Interna-
tional Maohinists, Knights Of Labor the
National Street Car Mems Association and
the American Federation OF Labor, who
have placed themselves at the disposal Of
tn9 American railway Union, SupJect 10
call, has been called for tomorrow in this
city, when it is expected an attempt will
be made to call OUT every member Of the
labor organizations in the country.
mayer hopkins, IN the name or the city
OIL ChlcdSo' thls afternoon sent telegram
70 GHoiSe M. Gullnah, urging upon hlm
the hece"Sl~y OF afOitf2Cl0n, and requesting
INN to return to this city to 90 all III his
power to settle the great strike.
General Niies's Advice.
General Nelson A. Miles arrived in the
city last night. Abiding to the strike in a
conversation he said:
q would suggest that the newspapers
warn all law-abiding citizens as well as
law breakers, to keen as far aWav from
those commands as possible The rani7ity
Of fire ana the range Of their weanons IL
such that great Ioes of iife ,,,,,st falioo, #
The tronns fro Two ,,,ii;+at,, 10 ,,+ ,fo,1
inc it's rrosant 5,,+ioo ~. liS,,,},,,- ~ f. ia
mic nurnoses l,,t 1re nre'or oTde,,s ~ ~
,}r4sdent ,Thax, 10 mon ,,rorn.a IA o11,,,,
thenselyes, to h. he.a,gad ~: 70 stand too
much nonsense.''
General Miles. in snea1irg of fine ohstrpct
ing tactics Of the strikars and fnej, SYM
pathi2ers .8t tha stooIl vords and adiacant
railroads. said:
.'These men do not seem to realize how
close to death thev are a,,a,,. ti,,,o thc,1 ~.
tenant IN sion = train and horraes tba trooT,s
That bloodshed has not vel taken place is
due to the extraordinary cooIncs5 Of The
men and THEN. wonderful salf-confroI They
have taken the sneeys of the crowds win,
great forbearance and have submitted 10
Ipdi~nities and fus1Iits in = remarkable
manner II a shot is fired and an assn ult is
made l,-on +bay7 ,,7bil, i'm mo 1iectaraa ar
f!7air G+l+v tbe<, viii meet = ana whom
tae% con(empIate th1t result / cannot help