New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-10
RtMORs OF DYNAMITE PLOTS.
INCREASED MILITARY FORCES At THE sTocF
YARDs- SHIPMENTS OF DRESSED BEEF

INCREASED MILITARY FORCES At THE STOCK
YARDS SHIPMENTS OF DRESSED BEEF
Chicago. July s-Rumors of dynamite pots are
nyng fas, In the Stock Yards section. A. Camp
Dexi.r the military forces have been increased by
five companies OF militia. two companies % Tinted
States cavalry ana thirty mounted police Extra
guards have been paced around fhc park. AMI
a.. strangers are challenged a. the n'ty-yarl .ir'
The same precautions have been taken AZ Camp
Whee or. In In s,eal-s'.. arl the Grand Trunk
tracks.
Since Friday the packng-houses AMI large brick
wards ives, Of here have been bringing OLE into
Bucklngiown in stree'-water sprink Ing carts. Tho
Oh IS hau.el from the cars now standing on thr
tracks near the Indiana state Inc" and VII De
used instead u coal.
For the first time since .asi Wednesday 'he
Wabash ROAD succeeded IN moving a freight 'rsin
hts morning from the Twe'ffh-s'. yards tS.cr
Mechanic Jameson acted a. engineer and fireman.
AMI Yarimaster LOWRY threw the switches. The
train was guarded by state troops. and pulled oni
Of the yards at Forty-scvcnth-st. shortly aiier !
o'c.ock SIX engineers who had been on strike
returned TO work this morning on the wabash
line.
Tbis morning the Rock Island company dis
trlbu,ei carload OF negroes IN the towers along
the road from Twenty-Sxth-st south. Il crowd OF
excited strikers gathered around the tower-houses
at the diiieren; street corners and threatened 10
houses strong detachment Of police w"r" on
duty along the tracks ana no person was allowed
10 approach the tOwerhOuscs Al noon mob
vainy tired to burn the buildings. when com
many OF troops arrived and dispersed the crowds.
The recent action Of the American Railway | "a
In voting 10 exclude co.ored men from thrir ranks
has caused considerable hard feeling among the
negroes and (; is said they Will oil The positions
vacated by the strikers whenever possible.
John Lake. License collector, was DrGta'y a.
district west of the stock yards. The foreigner
are still In an excited condition over Saturday 8
district is OF the worst IN the city and any
person caught wearing badge or star generally
suffers violence at the hands OF the ignorant
foreigners.
At i2:3o A. m Swift q Co attempted to move sey-
eral wagon loads of beef from the big packing
housF to their downtown storehouses. As the Wag
erald SITS. crowd Of strikers standing In the snade
opened fire the drivers with reviewers. OFFICERS
Duffy and Tracy. VINO were detailed In this district
rushed to the scene. and Il terce hght TOOK pAce.
call for assistance quickly sent TO the stock
Yards station and promptly responded 10 by patrol
wagon loaded with police The police finally sue
Ncston. Henry Lanaher. Thomas Shaw.
John Fitzpatrick. one Of the drivers received a
McNichol shot in the left rg
Al q; IN. 100 meat wasons belonging TO the iaIf
1owpfnwn dlstrict load~i win SUPPLIES for thc
branch markets. Nelson Morris & 60. sent twenty
four Armour & Co thrty-thre and Swift 4 Co.
lar drivers had struck had been driven from their
work by threats Of strikers Last night the entire
office force turned out and volunteered 10 drive heI
load the wagons or make themselves useful In any
way possible Every man on the wagons " II
armed and other armed guards rode on hoTscbact
cary part OF the night spent in loading the
wagons and arranging the start. Superintendent,
Cossins. Of Swift e. CO., led the march