The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1894-07-11
THE GREAT STRIKE.
OF MEN ARE NOW OUT
AMI MORE GOING.

The National Government cts by MOVING
Trooos-The Business of the Rosds Suf-
terIne somewhat-strikers Occasionally
Riotous.
WASHINGTON. July 4.-Se;retarY
Lamont went to the War Department
after the cabinet meeting yesterday and
made public the following statement:
The United States marshal. the United
States District Attorney and the United
States District Judge. having certified to
the President that in their judgment 1t Is
imprecticable to otherwise execute the
orders of the court, the troops under
command of Col. Crofton at Fort Sher-
idap, consisting of eight camps OF infan.
try, TWO troops of cavalry and battery
of liyht artillery have been ordered to
Chicago to enforce the observance OF the
laws of the United States. These orders
were telegraphed at $3.50 p. m. to Cal.
Martin, the adjutant general al Gen.
Miles headquarters ii Chicago.
Freight shipments to all points west
of Pittsbrug are practically at standstili.
Tolrtv.twO Western roads have notified
the Pennsylvania Coupany's general
Office 10 Pittoburg that they will not re
ceivs freight of any kind, until the boy
colt has been settled. Freight trains
are tied up all along the routes between
Pittsburg and Chicago and the losses
from the delays will be enormous. The
railroad officials today, for the first time,
admit their inability to move through
freight. All efforts are concentrated in
keeping local freight and passenger trains
moving.
The situation OF, the Wabash is more
desperate than at any time since the
strike began. All Of its trainmen, in
cludlng locomotive engineers, have quit.
Scarcely wheel on the entire system is
moving. The Chicago and Alton is
also greatly embarrassed. None OF Its
trains got through to St. Louis this
morning. Several trains. ARE reported tied
no at Bloomington. The Wabash shops
at Toledo have been closed for lack Of
workmen. In anticipation Of conflict
between strikers and non union men in
the Missouri Pacific yards, the members
of the first regiment NJ. n. G. have re-
cei7ed orders to report at the armory
and hold themselves in readiness for in-
slant action.
CHICAGO, July 4-Col. Crawford
aud his $50 United States troops from
Fort Sheridan arrived al the Northwes'
tern depot Just before midnight on their
wav to the various riotous points in and
around Chlcsgo. An order was received
at the Fort to move al 4 O'Clock, but the
start was not made until 9 p. NJ, and
it took over TWO hours to cover the LWen-
ty.five miles. There are eight companies
Of the Fifteenth Regiment, Two troops
of cavalry, B and K, Of the Seventh
Regiment, aud Battery F of the First
Artillery. The second train, bearing
accoutrenents and cannon, pulled in al
ter the troops train, but stopped quar-.
Ter of q mile east of the Chicago river.
AS soon as the regiment lined up on
the platform a conference was held ia
one of the cars between Col. Crofton
commanding, United States Attroney
Milchrist, J. M. Egau, Assistant Mar.
shall Donnelly and the staff officers,
comprising Lieut.. Col. Obonsheim. Maj.
Bayly, Lieut.. Blow, Adjutant and Quar-
termaster Smiley. Manager Egan, pre-
sented the claim of the railroads, and at
ter brief consultation the following ap-
poftionments of troops were made:
Companies A, c, G, and H, comprising
the First Battalion Of $50 man, to 60 to
Blue Island under command of Maj.
BaYley; companies E and F, under
command of Col. Humphreys, to 90 to
Grand Crossing, and companies E and
y. Mai. Hartz commanding, to 90 to
STOCK Yards, the cavalry to be divided
up tomorrow between Grand Crossing
and Stock Yards, and the battery will
90 to the latter place. Col. Crofton's
headquarters ere to be IN this city, from
which point he will direct the manage
ment of the troops. After the decision
as to the location of the regulars they
boarded The tram and were backed to
the base of supplies, where two days
rations we're lssusd, and the various de-
tacbments marched to their respective
depots for the vrious points. The First
Battalion left from the Rock Island at 2
o. m. on a special train, with fiat car
ahead of the engine, on which was
mounted the artillery. This precautlon
was taken as show Of strength, and
was suggested by Milchrlst.
The detachment for Grand Crossing
left the depot about the same time on
the Illinois Central trian.
At 8 O'Clock this morning Saift i
Co. succeeded in getting out stalled
train of beef which had been on the
track at Halstead and Fortieth street
since Monday. Thirty men from
Company B., fifteenth United Safes In-
fantry, under Capt. Chapin, with 100
policemen, guarded the train to the
Michigan Central tracks. When the
soldiers marched back to camp they
were followed by a crowd Of about 500
men and boys, who cur ID and yelled at
them until Capt. Chapin ordered his
men to charge bayonets, and scattered
the crowd.
TIE STRIKERS FIRED UPON
CHICAGO, ILL J uly ;5.-At 3 o'clock
this afternoon special train consist
ing of an engine and one passenger
car, was sent out on the Lake Shore
Road from Van Buren station loaded
with a detail Of special police. Officers
of the road were also on board. The
police had been dispatched to aid in
the moving of trains in the vicinity of
the stock yards. At Fourth street the
mob grew so demonstrative that the
train was compelled to halt. The en-
gineer believed himself the object of
attack and drew his revolver. Before
he could shoot a policeman disarmed
him. The crowd saw the movement
ana became wild with frenzy. They
rushed upon the train, literally swarm
ing around it, pelted it with stones
and sticks, breaking many windows
and bowling like mad men. The po'
lice then drew their own revolvers and
fired into the crowd. One or two men
are said to have been hit, but it is not
yet known how seriously they are hurt.
A dozen shots or so were fired. In the
meantime the engineer had reversed
his engine and the train was soon