Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-08
CITIZEN CAVALRY VOLUNTEER.
The Heads of Conductors and Trainmens
Orders Condemn the Strike.

CHICAGO, July Mayor Hopkins re-
ceived a letter to-day from Chief-of-Polce
Seavy, Of Omaha. president Of the Inter
national Association OF Chiefs Of Police,
offering TO send 1000 trained and expe-
renced policemen 90 Chicago from differ
ent point, In the West II Chicago desired
their services and would pay them. The
offer will not be accepted. as all the men
necessary can be found in Chicago. The
Mayor said that while lie was very CRATE
full for the offer, he thought the city OF
Chicago could take care of Itself now.
The Chicago Hussars and the Chicago
City Troops. both Of them private mill
tary organizations have offered their ser
vices 20 aid In restoring order. The Hus-
sars are able to put IN the field al an
hours notice sixty mounted men. The
Sheriff accepted the offer Of this organize
ton, and the Hussars were assembled at
TattersalTs tonight at 7:30 o'clock and
sworn in as special deputies. Captain Il.
l.. Brand Is commander Of the Hussars.
They are armed with 45-calibre Colts re-
volvers.
The City Troop, Captain Funkhouser
commanding. rendered their services 10
Brigadier- Genera Wheeler. commanding
the National Guard of the State OF Hi
nols. They can put forty mounted men.
thoroughly equipped and wei drilled. into
the field AZ an hours notice
The owners OF the Monadnock building
to-day had twenty-five deputy marshais
sworn In to protect the building. and the
men were placed on duty. IL Is feared
that the fact that the Federal Court oc-
cupies a portion Of the biz building might
make IL an object OF attack In case of
riot down town.
THOUGHT A MURDER.
At o'clock this afternoon some work
men, who were loading q car IN the Santa
Fe Yards at Fourteenth street. found he
body of n man, whom the police think
was murdered. The body was noticed
lying under a platform. IL w. covered
with blood, and over the left eye was q
huge cash THE man was about 3, years
old. and in one OF his pockets was wit
ten "F. ". Paynter. If hurt, notify Eaty,
Harrisburg. Pa" The body WAS re-
moved to the county norsue.
Bishop Samuel Ialows nnl Rev. \.
s. Henson who headed the movement -
ministers for mass meeting at Battery
ID tomorrow TO consider means tor The
settlement Of the strike. announce that in
consideration OF the continued threnten-
ing aspect og affairs. II has been judged
wisest not 20 h0li the proposed mass
appointment OF a committee OF 100 repre-
sentative citizens. wro viii take charge
OF the neg tiations looking 20 arbitration.
CONDUCTORS AND TRAINMEN.
f.. r. CLARKE. grand chief OF the Order
OF Railroad n iuctors. was in the city
to-day alr. Clark said his order would
not Identity itself with the strikers. lie
said.
when the strike began J was requested
by Mr. Debs TO join In II. / said that
our order had laws which prevented any
anticipation In sympathetic strikes. and
that / had no personal desire to join In
movements OF the kind. The companies
with which we have agreements have
lived up to their contracts, and We have
no desire to break them. There are cases
where individual members Of our order
have Joined In the strike. We cannot help
that. A conductor who does not want to
work can quit after giving the company
notice. II, however. he goes TO the ex-
tent Of attempting TO get other conduc-
tors to go with him he viii be disciplined.
and in such cases that usually means ex-
pulsion."
!sThs triumph Of this railroad strike '