The Yellowstone journal., 1894-07-07

and untold quantities. OF merchandise OF
all imaginable descriptions have fed
flames. Valuable locomotives have been
wrecked and disabled.
Miles of tangled wire and PROSTATE
poles lay on the ground. Telegraph,
telephone, electric light and fire alarm
wires are now especial objects OF attack.
Plugging fire alarm boxes constitute a
new and doubly dangerous element.
Incendiarism is sweeping over the
southwest portion OF the city. The pre-
venting Of notice being received OF the
starting of fires until, with poor water
supply in these outlying districts, the
fire has attained such headway that it
cannot be stopped except through lack
OF further material upon which TO feed.
Debs has issued the following: To
all striking employes-knowing the re-
ports OF disturbances in various locali
ties deem it my duty to caution you
against being party to any violation OF
law municipal, state or natlonal-dur-
ing the existing difficulties. 4 man who
commits violence in any form. wheth-
er a member Of our order or not. should
be promptly arrested and punished. and
we should be the first to apprehend the
miscreant or bring him to justice. We
must triumph as law abiding citizens or
not at all. We have 1t upon reliable au-
thority that thugs and toughs have been
employed TO create trouble 50 as to pre-
iudice the public against our cause.
These scoundrels. IN every case. should
be made to pay the penalty of the law. /
appeal to you to be orderly and law abid-
ing. Our cause is just. The great pub
lie is with US, and we have nothing to
fear
Attorney General Olney has received
joint telegram from the governor OF
Utah. Judge Of the supreme court and
U. S. marshal stating that the situation
had grown serious there. The railroads
are in the hands OF the strikers and the
| U. s. Marshal was unable to secure
enough deputies to enforce the laws.
They called on the government for
troops.
Telegram from Chicago this morning
SAYS: Six dead and an indefinite num-
ber injured is the record OF the casual
ties in the strike conflicts IN Chica-
go yesterday. Developments went
far TO convince all thinking people
that the gravity OF the situation had
not been appreciated by the authorities or
people at large. Persons who were here
during the railroad riot Of 1877 and who
saw the atmosphere clear off permanent
ly when no more than eighty bronzed
and husky regulars from the plains
marched down Madison street and
camped on the lake front, wagged their
head knowingly. and when three times
that number were ordered from Fort
Sheridan. comprising the three armies
Of the service. and said they would make
short work OF Debs' followers. but af
ter twelve hours Of patient and perse-
verenee. GOODNESS and bravery, these
were forced to admit that things were
no, as they we're in 1877 and that it was
still long way to peace and the re-
sumption of traffic on any of the rail-
roads running out of Chicago. Develop
ments have led to the conviction that
nothing short OF an overwhelming
armed force with instructions to shoot
to kill can settle the trouble. Or as Col
Grafton put it. it has ceased to he a
mere movement Of troops and has be
come campaign.
The local and state authorities have
awakened to the criticel gravity Of the
situation and ale taking steps to apply
adequate measures.
OF the situation in general, the strike
may be said to have broadened and
strengthened it's grip. The most signifi
cant feature Of it was the carrying OF the
strike east to Cleveland and the tieine
up of all connections Of the seaboarc
trunk lines there. with the promise thai
by night it will reach the trunk line'
themselves, and SO practically reach thu
Atlantic seaboard by tieing up the rail
roads at Buffalo. Thus the strike woult
be extended from San Francisco to New
York.