The herald., 1894-07-10
CHICAGO STRIKE NOTES.

Trains Moving N,arly All Lines.
A Midnight Riot.
Chicago, July 9.-Reports from the
various roads having term mails in
Chicago, as issued by the Msnag ars' as-
sociation today, showed pa assengsa trains
were being received and sent out on
nearly all the lines. A sufficient Ium-
beF OF frsigat trains 20 care for the
traffic offered were run. The trat KS,
however, we're heavily patrolled by
police and troops.
At midnight a crowd of Poles anal
Hungarans gathertsi at Ashland avenue
and the Grand Trunk tracks and before
the authorities were warned bad torn
up several hundred feet of track. A COM
pany from the Second regiment charged
the crowd and disperseH it after firing
several sh0ts. No one WAS hurt as lar
as known.
Freight cars seemed to be the object
of attack by the in csnGiarleH last night.
The firemen were called 10 extlnSuleh
many incipient blaZes in cars standing
in isolated places. s.-Fhsre ware no large,
gatherings of rioters for the purpose of
Wholesale destruction az OH previous
nighta.
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the treasury department sent report to
the department that among the cars
burned in the railroad yards were many
containing goods which were i'll ond to
the government, being in traneit from
the port OF New York and other sea.
ports to the Chicago custom house.
The effects OF the Btriks on railroad
traffic are plainly porcoprie's-in the Of
fetal returns of last week. Inc Gimp
ments fell off from AZ, 1857 tons the previ-
Gus week to IL ,66l tons.
Messrs. Armour. Swift and Morris had
their clerks and other employees make
up trains of dressed meat today, which
we're sent out tonight. They have also
instructed their country agents to re-
sumo shipments.
Mayor Hopkins and Chief of Police
Brennan last night ordered detail of
four police to each of the water works
cribs. They were taken out on tug
aud will prevent any boats from touch
ing. This is merely precautionary
measure.
Chief Brennan has called into active
service all the pensioned officers OF the
police force. This increases the city
force about 100 men.
The Light Horse guards, Scandina-
vian military organization, returned
from their encampment at st. Joseph
last night and rendered their services to
the mayor. Tha entire body, number
ing 45, were eent to the stock yarda.
Marshal Arnold yesterday received a
copy of the Injunction frcm the federal
court at Cincinnati, similar to the one
! filed In Chicago and indianapolis,
| which will be served On Debs and How
ard today.
The following communication was
t,ent to Mayor Hopkins last night:
| HEADQUARTERS OF
ABRAHAM LINCOLN PosT No. 81,
CHICAGO, July 9Th.
! Hon. John p. Hopkins, Mayor Of Chicago:
DEAR SIR:-We are among those who
resp pnded to the call of our government
in 1861 to defend our country and flag,
hence we have had ex experience in battle
We therefore now offer ourselves ready
to res pond to call from you to. deient
the far name OF our city, ito homea anG
famiihe from the destruction and ruiz
threatened by a lawissa and unreason-
able mob. This offer includes 200 vet
Grams who have had experience and sr
members of cur post.
[SIGNED. b. III. TuURsToN,
Commander.
j. r. LoRING, Adjutant.
T. M. BRowN,
j, NJ. Caldwell,
GEO. CowIsoN, Commander.