Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-13

! Is beng rapidly established. Inc story OF
the week is told in detail herewith.
The Situation from Thursday Till Sum
day.
The mob increased i'm numbers and vo-
| lence during Thursday and Thursday night
and on Friday it held full sway in the ter
ritory including the towns of Kensington
| Burnside, Fordham and Grand Crossing,
on the outskirts of Chicago, along the Hi
! nOis Central tracks. Over 200 cars some
of them Pullman sleepcrs, were burned
during the day, and in the evening 225
freight cars many of them loaded with
merchandise, were burned on the Pan Han
die tracks.
The most serious trouble occurred on
Saturday. a wrecking train was at work
clearing away the debris of some cars
which had been fired by the strikers, and
was guarded by company of militia. A
mob of 1000 people, composed largely of
Poles and Bohemians, gathered and con-
tented itself for while with hurling inn
precautions at the soldiers and police. Be
coming emboldened at the pacific attitude
of the troops they began throwing stones,
bricks, coupling pins and anything that
could be used for missiles. 1t became evil
dent that stern measures were necessary,
and the soldiers were ordered to fire. They
did so and followed it up with the bayonet,
the mob scattering at once. Twenty-Five
| persons, one of them a woman, were in
iured, and several of them fatally. a
| young woman who was watching the fight
from the roof of a building was struck by
stray bullet and killed. The women,
mostly foreigners, were prominent in the
rioting, and urged the men to eXcesses which
they might not otherwise have committed.
In the thickest of the trouble they were
found, setting fires and urging men to ev-
cry kind of outrage.
\ desperate attempt was made to burn
the packing houses at the stock yards
Waste soaked in oil was thrown into cars
in the yards and set on fire and the police
and firemen were stoned when they ar
rived All day long the troops were kept
busy guarding railroad property and the
mob surged from one point to another,
creating trouble wherever they appeared.
1t was evident that the mob was acting un-
der intelligent direction, for several times
they would go to some point a mile distant
from the police and cause an alarm, only
to return and set fire at the point the pO-
lice had Just left. The tiremen answered
62 calls daring the day and worked under
the greatest difficulties, the mob cutting
hose as fast as it could be laid until enough
police were present to prevent them. By
night men and horses had become so eX-
hausted that they could only move at a
slow walk to answer the most urgent call.
There were frequent threats to burn the
town of Pullman, and soldiers were sent
out to guard the place
In the city proper a decisive step was
taken by Gen. Miles in placing all the rail-
| s
Garrisons of two companies each were sent
to all the railroad stations to protect the
deputy marshals and trainmen in making
up and despatching the trains. Maj, Gen
Scholield, commanding the army, announc-
ed his readiness to send all available Unit
ed States troops, several thousand in num-
Der, to Chicago at an hours notice. Or
ders were sent by him to Brig Gen. Otis at
Vancouver, Wash, and to Brig.-Gen. Mer-
ritt at st. Paul, Mimi, directing them to
take charge of the Northern Pacific rail
way lines and to keep them open as post
and military road. A similar order will be
sent to Brig Gen. Brooks at Omaha, Neb.,
directing him to assume control of the
Union Pacific.
At Oakland and Sacramento, Calf, the
strikers were masters of the situation, and
they allowed no trains to be moved. In
those cities also government troops garri-
soned the stations.
To the south and west of Chicago all
Dads were blockaded, and there was trouble
from threatening mobs at many points.
Two passenger trains carrying Pullmans
were abandoned at Van Buren, Ark, Fri
day night.
Gov. Stone of Missouri issued a procla-
nation calling upon the citizens of that
state to uphold the law, and warning all
2 against interference with either passenger
or freight traffic
| Railroad men estimated that the number
e of cars burned in Chicago Friday night
nd Saturday would reach at least 1000
; Proclamation by the President.
Sunday evening President Cleveland
issued the following proclamation:
Whereas, By reason of unlawful obstruc
tions, combinations and assembages Of
= persons it has become impracticable, in
; the judgment of the President, to enforce
by the ordinary course of judicial proceed
ings, the laws of the United States within
5 the state of Illinois, and especially in the
city of Chicago within said state; and
Whereas, For the purpose of enforcing
/ the faithful execution of the laws of the
l United States and protecting its propert!
y and removing Instructions to the United
States mails in the state and city aforesaid
e the President has employed part of u
e military forces of the United States.
D Now, therefore, l, Grover Clevela l
S President of the United States, do hereb!
. admonish all good citizens and all persons
l who may be or may come within the cit!
y and state aforesaid, against aiding, coun
o tenancing, encouraging, or taking any par
in such unlawful distractions, combina
tions and assemblages; and hereby war;
+ all persons engaged in or in any way con
e nected with such unlawful Instructions
e combinations and assemblages to dispers
n and retire peaceably to their respective
4 abodes on or before II o'clock noon on tn
S 9th day of July inst.
n Those who disregard this warning an,
n persist in taking part with riotous mo-
# in Iforcibly resisting and obstructing tn
n execution of the laws of the United State
20. or interfering with the functions of tn
p government, or destroying or attempting +
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