Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-10
SUNDAY IN CHICAGO.
imperative quiet Prevails Hut Car
burning Continues.

Comparative quiet Prevails But Car
burning Continues.
comparative auiet prevailed a. rule
In Chicago Sunday, although there were,
as might have been expected NUMBER OF
s,araa,c instances where little knots OF
indictments gathered. became poisterous'
and were scattered by charge from the
militia. a number OF small mops Formed
vent riotlps, firing, and overturninz cars;
heads were cracked. and mailer Draws
mostly the result Of too much oau WIFE
Key. were frequently reported q. ponee
beadouarters There was. however no
concerted effort at incendlarisin vi VIZ
lence although al NUMBER o. piaoss M
dIyldual cars were nred, se'erai VI "nien
vsre destroyed a coal-traln on the East.
srr tnlnois was ditched at Root street
nv , switch being misplaced atte- the
engine and four cars had passed over
CLEARING THE TRACKS.
The work OF clearing the tracks IN the
Grand Trunk yards at For'y-hinth anu
Ashland avenue, where DEBRIS rom ths
hundreds OF burning cars h''eieu inc
tracks. was completed under ponce anu
military protection. the MONOTONE now
saIIies when the gatherings OF idiers
watching the work became too large ana
threatening. At4P. NJ, when the hnish-
ing touches had been put on the work.
nearly ali the onlookers had disappeared.
and tho troops. laborers. and police were
withdrawn. No sooner had they got wen
ont of sight however, than a gang OF o'
men suddenly appeared. and. with crow
hara picks. and shovels, tore up aDout
an eighth of a mile Of track before worn
could be gotten to the Police Department
They fed before another charge Oh the
nolice and the work of repair was again
nusbed forward There was no trouble
at Pullman during the Day
MORE CARS BURNED.
pio,ous mobs. consisting OF men. wo-
men. and children. took possession OF tne
Sre,gb,-vards at Halstead, Morgan, ana
Meagher streets. In the afternoon. Ihey
burned cars. and had everything their
own wav for nearly two hours All OF
tha raserve force Of police officers on the
wsst side had been detailed to the yards
NJ the Chicago, Burlington, anu quincy
and the Wisconsin Central roaus eaI"ei
in the day. and nothing lay IN the pam
~ the frenzied strikers and Their iriehus.
shor,iv after 3 O'Clock John NJ. Egan,
yenaral managers headquarters. sent the
following message to Chief Brennah'
.Ts there no way that we can secure
nrotection from the mobs IN our ysiuS
They are burning cars ana uvs'ioSnns
other property in the yards AT haisteau'
Meagher, and Morgan streets anu ho'
policeman can be found.
Chief brennan at once transmitted the
message TO Inspector Lewis. who detailed
n so,,ad of thirty police officers to the
SCENE of the disturbance. The Fire De-
nartment had been called out on three
different occasions, each time TO ektln-
guish flames in freight-cars. thirteen
cars were burned. The mob gathered
about the fremen when they arrived in
response to an alarm, and greatly Inter
fered with the work Of extinguishing the
fires. The arrival Of the police had but
little effect.
POLICE PELTED WITH STONES.
The bluecoats were booted at and pslted
with stones The crowd numbered nearly
two thousand and was made up OF the
toughest element of the city. Well-known
thieves and other desperate men, WITT
whom the police OF the Maxwell-Street sta
ton have had great trouble. mingled In the
mob. and took an active part In the dis
turbances The police finally made de-
termlneu CndrRe anu uiONe iu' INV W
the adjoining streets and from the
freght-yards. clubbing the leaders freely
The police remained on duty all the after
noon, and the strikers were kept from
doing further violence.
At the headquarters OF the General Man.
ayers Association Sunday night II was
frankly admitted that not railroad in
Chicago was moving any trains except
under heavy military or police guard
Most Of the roads were getting through a
limited number Of passenger trains. but
the tie-up Of freight business was practi-
cally complete.
ANARCHISTS DEMAND BL JDSHED.
Five hundred Anarchists gathered at a
picnic in a grove near Western avenue
and Fifty-ninth street Sunday afternoon
and discussed the strike situation In true
Anarchistic style. The speakers were
unanimous in a demand for violence. and
bloodshed was repeatedly named as the
only solution OF the trouble. The speak
ers declared that the strike could only be
won by the use Of torch and gun. and
called upon all workingmen to aid in the
battle against capital.