Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-06
ANOTHER DAY OF RIOT.
More Railroad Property De-
stroyed by Chicago Strikers.
GOVERNOR ALTGELD's DEMANDS.

The Illinois Chief Executive Asks President
Cleveland to Withdraw All the Federal
Troops. as the state Is Wholly Able to
Protect Itself.
CHICAGO, July 6.-The sun has gone
down on by far the most turbulent and
critical day thus far in the unparalleled
railroad strike and boycott.
When 1t opened, there was a general
feeling that its passage would go far to-
ward clearing tho atmosphere. That ex-
pectation was chiefly based ON the pres
ence of federal troops in the most danger
GUS districts. Tho troops were few in
number at best, and when they were diyid-
ed into squads and distributed Mt points
separated by very considerable distances
it soon became evident that their prestige
as overawing bodies had been dissipated
at the same time. Instead of fleeing in
fear before tho faces of the veterans the
turbulent thousands surged about the lit
tie band of soldiers, jeered and hooted at
them, cast vile epithcts at them and liter
ally played hide and seek with them, stop
ping trains ut will and generally render
ing the embargo in the military district
moro effective, If possible, than before.
The throngs of strikers did not resist
when there were thousands of them about
a train which it sought to move and on
the track in front of it, they gave way
like water before the lcvcled bayoncts of a
single company of infantry or the tram
ping of n single squad of cavalry. Like
water, too, they closed in again Mt n point
just beyond. They turned switches, de-
rallied freight cars in front of the slow
moving train and played all sorts of tricks
l. Via.
ed. Thus it was the troops Mt the stock
yards, in perseverance and patience,
spent the entire day in a vain cndcavor
to get one trainioad of dressed beef out of
sight of the starting point.
The First Bloodshcd.
Another and plcasanter thing this eX-
pcricnco showed, and that was the admira-
bic GOODNESS, self poise and discipline OF
tho troops throughout an exaspcrating
IL hours. Not n shot was fired, not man
was pricked by bayonct, which shows
that with force enough the soldiers would
have done the work which was expected
of them. The quality was there; merely
the quantity was lacking.
Aside from the immediate ncighbor-
hood where the troops were operating
there was plenty of excitement and disor-
der. Great mobs gathered on the Lake
Shore, Rock Island, Alton and Western
Indiana tracks and proceeded to obstruct
them by ovcrturning box cars, breaking
switches and the like.
At one point they set fire to a switch
tower and an interlocking switchbox,
though the flames were cxtinguished be-
fore serious damage was done.
In two instances there was bloodshed.
On the Western Indiana tracks n hard
| pressed special policeman fired Mt his pur-
| sucrs, wounding "A striker in the leg. On
| the Lake Shore road an official of that
| company, in charge of train which he
was cndcavnring to force through, emp
tied his revolver point blank into the
masscd strikers about him, wounding two
or three, it is believed. He was saved
from the fury of the mob by his engineer
who put OH steam and ran hack to the
point of starting.
Shortly after noon q mob numbering
| 1000 started north on the Lake ShOr,
| tracks at Thirty seventh street, uvcrturn
| ing cars and ohstructing the line in every
| possible way. They were not checked un
| til they reached Twenty second street
| where d heavy force of police was masSc,
and succeeded in turning them back.
The Rig Four Practically Tied Up.
During the afternoon Mayor Hopkin
and Chief of Police Brennan went dow
the Lake Shore road, with an official ant
an engine of that road, intending to 80 t
the stockyards. Their passage was oh
structcd, and they were compelled to fin
ish the journey on foot.
| OF the strike in general it may be sal
that it has brOadcncd during the day
The Big Four, On which 1t was undcrstoo
traffic was to be resumed by agreement
is practically tied up. At Joliet every
thing Is ut standstill because the yard
men have gone out, and the city water
works have shut down for lack of coal
The Calumet Terminal railway employ
ees have struck, and result the Stc,
mills in South Chicago will probably clos
down.
Mayor Hopkins has issued notice. i
which the police are directed to dispcr,
every asscmblagc Of persons in the publ
streets or on railroad tracks and To promp
ly arrest all persons who refuse to dispcr:
. on demand.
The mayor has also ordered the suspcI
sion of police who refused to put IA stop
lawlcss acts of strikers on the Lake Sho
J and Michigan Southern. 1t is evideI
that the police are in sympathy with Il
strikers.
Although General Miles has called f
more troops, which have been ordered
be sent, he seems confident to lie able
put down lawlcssncss with the numb
at his disposal. and intimatcs that q
reason why the strikers gained temper
E ~ victory today is because he wanted
avoid bloodshcd if possible, but says
will not tcmpOri2e any longer with &
mobs.
Fourteen prisoners, II of them citizc
of Blue Island and all arrested by dcpu
United States marshals, were nrraign
before Commissioner Huyne, charged wi
- obstructing mail trains and intcrfcrii
with United States officers in the Il
charge of their duty. They were all he
under bonds of $1,000 each until tom,
row morning at 10 o'clock, when they q
III to be called for trial.
re- More Troops Ordered.
y, WASHINGTON, July 6.-Thc preside
no and cabinet held another conference
ur the strike. General Miles tclcgraphed
n eIforccments, claiming that his trOC