Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-07


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;he morning and the road completely
blockaded. All night long scattering mobs
continued their riotous work of destroy
ing railroad property During the night
thirty one alarms of fire were sent into the
lire department in the stock yards district.
but owing to the prompt action of the fire.
men and police the blazes were extin-
gu~hed before any serious damage re-
suited.
Two Rioters Killed.
The idle mob resumed the work of de-
struction nj the stock yards in the morn
ing. In the vicinity of Forty third street
and Ashland avenue were overturned,
switch shanties burned, and switches
tampered with. Police and deputies had
but little restraint on the lawless throng.
Mayor Hopkins wired Governor Altgeld
To call out five regiment of militia to help
preserve the peace. The chief of police
began swearing IN extra men. He now
has total force of regular and extra
men o. over three thousand.
mob began oyerturning cars at Ken
siugtOn, a suburb twelve miles south, the
junction point of the Michigan Central
and Illinois Central roads, half mile
from Pullman. Troops were hurriedly
u'st''cneu 10 'He sccne. At noon 1he
"'o@ Nv. ''no'' O'1''"i
fight deputy marshals killed two rioters.
The rioters overturned n milk train de-
tached the engine and took it half mile
down the track. opened the throttle, and
let it run full-tilt back on the wrecked
train, smashing the engine and cars.
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h'o''is was rtporteu at Ihe Rock ISL
anu 'rat * ana fity-hrst street. A COM
pahy OF regular troops We're sent there.
utucF"i Mita says IL Is not the business
Oh the ohiteu states troops TO FURNISH
ponce protection TO Chicago, nor to dis
pcrse mobs unless they are interfering
with Interstate commerce or mails, or I'M
les matters go peyond the power Oh the
city to control them.
Inc Rock Island management decided
not 10 attempt To move trains oil any
sort. NO attempts are being made TO
prihg III i've STOCK at he yards. The to-
,ai receip's consisted Oh three wason
,oauS o' laiios anu TWO COWS from an ad-
joining farm. Inc tram load oil catti"
" - vs. Wv -"~.''e"" N'.''' wa
Wh'ch 'here was suc' u struggle, WAS
Drought oack 10 the yhrus.
More Rioters Shot.
a passenger train on the Baltimore and
OHIO road which has been held at South
Chicago started for the city under "a guard
OF deputy mnrshals. At Forty-third and
Ash streets 1t was met by u mob which
fired OH it aud ut the same time poured
volley after voll-y of stones The trai l.
men ana deputies returned the lire and
Tor three minutes u livery iusilinde was
Kept up. -Four strikers were hit and car
ried oil by the comrades. No one on the
Tram was injured ana the Tram continued
10 the station. IL was later reported that
TOUR striker. were Killed III the hSht ana
several INJURED. shortly afterwards the
strikers ooS'ructeu tine tracks oy throw
ing cars across them anu SET IRE 10 line
VI 'eiSH' '"io'
Engineer Nearly Killed.
Engineer ueosah Oh the fort wayne
was nearly kiiieu AT rorIieth street Dy
strikers WHO s'oheu Tine mix tram wnlch
ueoeah was h',ui,hG 10 tne Guy. "heh
Tue ram rehcneu rortieVh street, prog
ress Diockeu ny rioters VINO STOOD on
.he 'r"ch anu "i.er" Pei'ec
rochs anu ciuos "t the en-
g''e anu SHS' ue'san "hu hS
hIehihh anu an Tue Tram crew were oriVeh
on, INC nioo hI SIN. ~, u. lien i,'.. G "s 'ney
i"m..ad 80, y, ,hn" ,ta -. a, "I nv, s'..