Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-07-14
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
Of Railroads and Telegraphs
Discussed.
The Militia of New York and
Pennsylvania to be Called
Out by the President
If Necessary.

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CHICAGO, July Ga mob began over
turning cars at Kensington junction, on
the Michigan d Central and Illinois
Central roads, half a mile from Pull
man. Troops were hurriedly dispatch
ed. The deputy marshals fred on the
and several wounded.
Lster-Two strikers were killed out
right and others are thought to be Sc
riously injured. At 10 o'clock this morn
ing fifty men were rushing up and down
the yards everturning freight cars and
destroying tracks. About $50 United
States deputy marshals and the Cook
county deputy sheriffs charged the mob
at various places. The strikers forces
were rapidly strengthened and by 1910
a thousand frenZied men we're bowling
and throwing stones over a stretch of
track mile in length. A. that that
time an Illinois Central milk train came
steaming slowly up from the southwest.
The mob charged on it and in an instant
the train was ditched and several cars
were overturned. The train crew fled.
The strikers then mounted the engine
and carried it back a quarter OF a mile
when, opening the throttle they jumped
from the cab. The locomotive rushed
forward at full speed, dashed into the
wreck, tore through the derailed cars
and was thrown on the other side. The
crowd mounted the wreck with exuIt-
ant cheers and held high carnival until
force of deputies made a charge. AS
they came on the run they we're met
with shower of stones and coupling
pins and hating, fired. For a moment
the mob wavered as the bullets cut
through their ranks, and then with a
howl they charged the little force of de-
puties, which reireated to a safe dis
lance to await reinforcements. Police
details were rushed to the scene and the
rioters continued ditching the cars
while awaiting for the expected attack,
carefully concealing the dead and in
iured.
THE STRIKE AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, July Gall the switchmen
and firemen on the Chicago, ST. Paul,
Minneapolis and Omaha road in this
city struck this morning.
TRAINS MOVING WITH REGULARITY.
ST. PAUL, Mo-, July 6.-Passenger
trains are moving in and out with usual
regularity, with full equipment, nearly
all the roads succeeded in clearing up
the freight on hand and the difficulty
now lies is getting freight through the
gateway.
AN ENGINEER STONED To DEATH.
CHICAGO, July Gan engineer on the
Fort Wayne attached to train enter
ing the city was stoned to death at 10th
street. The train was left in possession
of the mob. At the same time on the
Wabash at 54th street, train was also
IN the hands of a mob. The mob broke
open three cars loaded with general
freight on Wabash tracks at 45th street
Eleven rioters have been arrested. The
Rock Island officials today closed all
their offices and locked them up. All
the clerks and Office men we're sworn in |
as United States deputies. The Rock |
Island will not attempt to run any
trains today.
CALL FOR REGIMENTS MADE.
CHICAGO, July 6.-Maior Hopkins has
wired to Governor Altgeld to call out |
five regiments to aid him maintain the |
peace. There are two stationed in |
Chicago.
11:15 a. M. a mob stretches along
Illinois Central for mile at Kensing-
ton.
The mgrshals killed two men instead |
of one.
REFUSED To ARBITRATE.
SACRAMENTO, CAL, July 6.-The strik-
ers refused the business men PROPOSE
ton Tor arbitration this morning.
LABOR CONFERENCE.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, July Ga conference
of labor leaders was called by President
Debs today and was attended by repre-
sentatives from every union III the city
The tone strongly favors supporting the
strike.
AN INJUNCTION AGAINST DEBs.
ST. Louis, July 6.-The District
attorney has presented petition of in
junction against E. V. Debs ct al, to
them from interfering W
Interstate commerce.
TWO TRAINS LEAVE FOR SAN DIEGO
Los ANGELES. July Cat $40 train
arrived here from Barstow manned by
Southern Pacific officials Sixteen men
United States Weather Bureau.
TUCSON, ARR. July 6, 1894.
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