The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1894-07-12
THE PULLMAN STRIKE.

seen.
The conditions as reported last
week became worse each day. More
railroads were involved and great
alarm was felt throughout the entire
country.
Il was thought the strike would
be practically over by Saturday,
but the situation was worse than
ever before.
On Friday Chicago took on a
scene OF veritable anarchy. The
federal troops charged on the mob
several times. The mob gave way
before them and closed in again
In the rear. Several riots occurred.
There was conflict OF authority
between the federal officers and
the city police. Governor Altgeld
protested against the president send
ing troops into the state of Illinois
before they had been called for.
The police fred into q body OF
strikers, wounding several. Two
men were shot by special detec-
tive during q riot near the Union
stock yards. Switch towers were
fred, many freight cars were
ditched and meat train burned.
Soldiers were ordered to shoot
anyone interfering in any manner
with trains, yet acts Of violence
were committed in various parts
of the city.
In Missouri the situation was less
serious, although in the large cities
freight and passenger trains were
abandoned and left standing on side
tracks. The mail trains were not
interfered with.
In other western states acts OF
violence were committed. Bridges
in some places were burned by the
strikers. In others, freight cars
were overturned.
On Friday there was more bood-
shed in Chicago. Ten men died as a
result Of the strike. The burning Of
freight cars which was begun on
Thursday was enlarged on, nearly
$1,000 being destroyed by the law
less.
OF the ten dead four were killed
while attacking Baltimore & Ohio
train In south Chicago. Several
were killed or wounded in skirmish
with deputies. Governor Altgeld or
dered out two brigades OF state
militia. Eugene Debs, president of
the railway union, issued procla-
nation warning his men not to in
terfere with trains. He said: "N g
must triumph as law abiding citizens
or not at ALL"
The strike seemed to be spreading
eastward.
In Iowa a train was ditched.
Several ditched trains were reported
in other states. In California Los
Angeles minister was arrested for
making incendiary speeches.
The strikers we're content to fol-
low the leaders in the movement and
confessed they had no idea where
the strike would end, They were
determined and had confidence in
the leaders. On Sunday the situation
was not improved and the indica-
tiops were that other organizations
would 60 out, including railway
telegraphers. When the strike win
be closed and business resume its
normal condition Is not now known.
It will be some time before commerce
recovers from the blow.
An important feature of the strike
70 the injunction order issued
by Judges Grosscup and Woods
in the United States court restraining
the strikers, based both upon the
mail laws and the interstate COM
merce act. 1t is very sweeping
order, and aims to protect the roads
ss common carriers to transport
frsight ~ well as carry the United
States malls. The order names %
roads, and In the command to the
strikers says that they must not
interfere, either by violence, inti-
midation or perspstiou.
There was a good deal Of minor
rioting In and about Chicago, and at
Blue Island q mob Of 1900 COM
pletely overawed the large force Of
deputy sheriffs and United States
yasyshals sent to raise the blockade,
and troops from Fort Sheridan were
called foS,
The ordsr % signed directs speci-
fcally that the men named dessst
from in any manner interfering with
business OF the following roads:
Atchison, Topeka a Santa Pc Rail-
road, Baltimore 4 Ohio, Chicago q
Eastern, Chicago a Erie, Chicago q
Grand Trunk, Chicago d North
western, Chicago q Western Indiana,
!. Chicago, Burlington 4 Quincy, CHI
cago 4 Great western Railway,
Chicago, Milwaukee a st. Paul,
Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific,
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago 4 St.
Louis, Illinois Central, Lake Shore 4
Michigan Southern, Louisviile, New
Albany 4 Chicago, Michigan Central,
New York, Chicago 4 6t. Louis
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