Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-07-14
20 Men
Men Go Down Before the
Regulars at Chicago.
A General Strike to be Ordered
Jointly by President Debs
and Master Workman
Sovereign.
A SANTA FE TRAIN
Leaves Los Angeles with Pull
mans and Troops.

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men were killed by the Regulars at
57th and LOOMS streets.
The Regulars at last opened fire and
twenty men went down before them.
There is no telling how many have been
wounded. The mob attacked the troops
who at once replied with volley. A
train is now bringing the wounded to
this city.
At Endlewood several hundred rioters
fired at the police and soldiers. The
fire was returned by the police and G
charge made dispensing the mob.
MOB DEFIEs THE POLICE.
CHICAGO, July with intent to destroy
cars, in the Monon yards, mob gather
ed this morning. The policemen were
ssnt to the scene, but the strikers were
defiant and many shots were fired before
the mob fled. One man was wounded.
Forty soldiers are in charge of the
Grand Trunk yards and buildings.
SOLDIERS ORDERED TO THE SCENE.
CHICAGO, July AT IL a. m. a moi
is reported firing the cars and property
on the Chicago and Northern Pacific
road. Five companies of United State.
troops have been ordered to the scene
Serious rioting on the Grand Trunk il
reported.
EVERYTHING PERIsHABLE DESTROYED
CHICAGO, July 7.-PresIdent Debs hal
been served with an INDUCTION. A survey
at the stock yards this morning showed
that everything pershable had beer
destroyed for distance of three miles
The fires are still burning. Man!
distractions were so ingeniously anC
firmly fixed that it was at most impossi
bic to remove them.
CHICAGO, July 7.-Traffic is at stand
still despite the fact that 1900 armed
men are in the city and under orders
to prevent lawlessness and guard pro
perty. The @. B. & Q. is about the
only road running into Chicago, whose
trains are running on time. Incendia
rism is prevalent and the fire depart
ment is abaout exhausted from its labort
of the past twenty-four hours.
More militia have been called out.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July Tt is expect
ed that the strike will be inaugurated
here tomorrow and Will not be confined
to the railroads.
sCHoFIELD ORDERS THE ARMY INTO
OPERATIONS.
WASHINGTON, July General Sho
field, commanding the army has SEM
orders to st. Paul and Vancouver:
directing them to use their forces tC
open communication through the
entire length of the Northern Pacific
Similar orders have been issued cover
ing the Union Pacific line.
QUIET AT SACRAMENTO.
SACRAMENTO, July THE city j:
quiet this morning. The United States
marshal is again at the depot for the
first time since the conflict on Wednes
day. The marshal emphatically denies
that he asked the president for regulars
to dislodge the strikers here. Man,
strikers are armed with wholesalers
On account OF the overpowering mum.
bers it is believed that the militia will
be overpowered in case of a conflict. Al
present truce prevails.
ST. Louis, July THE officials here
feel but little anxiety over the coudi.
ton of affairs. There are plenty of re-
gulsr troops and police on hand to pre-
vent trouble.
SANTA FE WITH PULLMAYs.
Los ANGELES, July This morning
the Santa Fe overland with Pullmans,
and loaded with passengers, pulled out
of the depot. Fifty soldiers were on
board. They will go with the train as
far as the Needles. The action Of the
officials in sending out the train Was a
great surprise to everyone.
BURNING CARS.
CHICAGO, July 7.-Incendiaries COM
menced burning cars here this morning
in the G. B. & @. yards. About s o'clock
a. m. a mob of 500 captured the Bslti-
more & Ohi) wreck engine, but the crew
fled
GENERAL STRIKE To BE ORDERED.
CHICAGO, July 7.-Debs disclaims any
to leave city. The call for a
general strike will be made by himself
and Master Workman Sovereign jointly.
He claims that hoodlums and not strik-
ers are rioting.
United States marshal Arnold and
General Miles have decided to send
troops on all the roads and clear the
tracks and ya'ds. The soldiers will be
ordered to fire on any one who
disobeyed an order to leave the property
of the railroad.
NEW COMPLICATIONS FEARED.
CHICAGO, July president Gompers,
Of the American Federation of Labor,
will be here Sunday. New complica-
tons are feared in anticipation of call
ing out all the labor organizations.
A mob of 500 tore up the main tracks
Of the Panhandle road at 50th street.
The rioters overturned several cars on
the Burlington tracks today for the first
time. The police dispersed the mob.
At Brighton park squad of police I'M
der Lieutenant Walsh had orders to
shoot at the first attempt any rioters
who try to destroy property.
ST. LOUIS, July About midnight
mob of 200 surrounded passenger train
and drove off the crew. The fireman
vas badly beaten. Warrants have been
ssued by the United States court for
he arrest Of the leaders and others.
PORTLAND, Or, July There is no
change In the situation here. All trans