The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-24
ASCARE ON IN BIRMINGHAM
The Police and Fire Department
Strengthened.

Thirty Men Added to the Former and
Two Companies to the Latter-Ru-
mors That Strikers Would Attempt
to Burn the City the Cause of IN
easiness-Troops Still on Duty.
Most of the Mines and All the Rail-
roads in Operation.
Washington, July pa special from
Birmingham, Ala, says: This city was
placed under an extraordinary guard
yesterday. Under apprehension of an at
tack by striking miners who threaten TO
burn and sack what part Of the city was
not destroyed by fire Saturday morning.
1t has been generally understood that the
conhagratlOn was started by miners or
their sympathizers, and the authorizes
have information upon which they place
reliance that the miners have met and re-
solved TO capture the city, release their
l25 comrades who are in Jail here and set
ire to everything in sight. The police
and fire departments have been more than
doubled and reserve forces of citizens are
sleeping on their guns. The Third regi-
ment of state troops arrived there yester-
day and the Second is also on duty.
Guards have been placed along the water
fronts and around the jail. Private citi-
zens are carrying arms and scouts are
everywhere near the city to observe the
movements of strange parties. Gov. Jones
is here and the confidence IN his ability is
the only rent in the cloud of apprehen-
sion that overhangs the city.
NO REIGN OF TERROR.
Birmingham, Ala, July 23-The report
that reign of terror exists in Birming-
ham, is calculated to do injury, and bears
correction. On Saturday morning at 10
H.1. 49,.
furniture store Of the Sewers Furniture
Company, and, as reported by the South
ern Associated Press, it spread in three
directions, causing a loss of property 10
the amount Of 100000.
An Age Herald reporter, in an interview
with the manager Of the furniture com
pany, asked him the pointed question:
do you think the fire was incendiaryl"
which he answered in the negative.
On Saturday Acting Mayor John Nc
CartIu added thirty extra policemen to
the regular force, and reinstated the East
and West End fire departments, which
had recently been discontinued. The
reason for this could possibly have caused
the idea that violence was anticipated
from the striking miners, although if
such was the case it could not be verified
from the president of the board Of police
commissioners or the acting mayor.
THE TROOPS ON DUTY.
The First and Second regiment Ala
bama State Troops have been on duty for
a week, this being the third call for
troops. The reason of the last call was
the attack on the negro miners by
strikers. The Third regiment was or
dered here Saturday night to relieve the
First regiment and Gov. Thomas G.. Jones
is in the city. having made this place his
headquarters ever since the beginning of
the railroad strike.
If there is a reign of terror existing in
this city, it exists purely in the minds of
the skeptical. There were rumors that
threats had been made to burn the city,
but they were rumors purely, and as
such, were discountenanced. Most of
the mines are in operations, as are all the
railroads, and business has resumed the
even tenor OF its way. The military now
here is as a preventive against other
outbreaks by striking miners against
negroes at work in their places.
The few mines now idle will be started
up in few days with negro labor The
soldiers will be here till they get under
way.
Most of the idle furnaces have gone in
blast in the last two weeks, which shows
that the coal production is getting back
to normal.