Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-07-07

CHICAGO. July 6.-11:3O P. M-Two
hundred stock cars Of Grand Trunk
now burning at Stock Yards. S. B.
Richie, watchman on Fort Wayne road
has been stoned to death 0y mob.
CHICAGO, July Six dead and an
indefinite number OF injured is the rec
ord Of casualties in the street conflicts
in Chicago to-day.
Yesterday one man was shot IN the
leg.
II the blood letting tomorrow shall
show a ike increase, th1 coroner will
have a summers work before him.
The developments Of the night and
those Of to-day have but confirmed the
conviction that nothing short Of an
overwhelming armed force, with in
structions to shoot to kill can settle the
trouble.
The local and State authorities have
awakened TO the critically grave nature
of the strike malady which is ain citing
the nation generally, and Chicago in
particular. and are taking measures TO
apply adequate remedies. The city pO-
lice force has already been recruited up
10 over 3, 900 men, and by request OF
Mavor Hopkins and the order Of Gov
eroor Altgeld, two brlgades OF State
militia have been ordered here 10 aid Ia
queluDg the disturbances.
AT THE NATIONS CAPITOL
also o. fact is recognized that the pre-
vailidg conditions are entirely out OF
the ordinary and that provision must Dc
made Tor such a mSSsing Of fighting
men as has never before been seen to-
4 Essfs.r- ln the history Of tce nation.
The day in Chicago has been one OF
constant alarms and calling for police,
depUA marshals and soldiers, here,
there Tnd everywhere throughout a
wide stretch Of territory IN the south
ern part OF the city. Riot has been
running rampant throughout the day;
ears have been overturned, switches
broken and tracks ObStTucted 10 numer-
Gus ways, the torch has been applied 70
numerous buildings aud cars, switch
towers and the like, not 10 mention an
attempt 70 fire a part OF the great Ar
mour packing plant; 10 fact at one time
the incendiary bIaZeS followed each
other in such quick succession that the
fire department was put 70 straits TO care
for all OF them.
TO ADD TO THE GRAVITY
OF the situation, il was found that the
strikers were interfering with the
police, railroad and fire alarm telegraph
system. and In one or two instances
policemen who were using the police
telephone calls were stoned.
Ia general, the order Of things, COM
pared with that Of yesterday, was re-
versed Then the railroads were trying
10 break the blockade by sending trains
out. To-day they recognized the fulfil
ity Of procedure and practically gave
up any attempt to outward movement.
But there were some incoming paSsen-
ger trains on several of the roads to-
gether with few Of the regular milk
trains. Between these two classes Of
traffic the strikers maraged 10 make
trouble for nearly every road running
ln a southerly direction.
The Fort Wayne, the Lake Shore,
the Michigan Central, the Baltimore
and Ohio. the Illinois Central, the Al
ton, the Panhandle, the Western In
diana, the Rock Island, the Monon, all
experienced difficulty in greater or less
degree at some time or all OF the time
during the day. The trick Of soaring
the crew from train, cutting the en-
Rine loose, running up the track, open
ing the throttle and
LETTING IT RUN FULL TILT
back upon the standing train, was
new one and OF character likely to DO
initiated.
The stoning OF incoming trains was
common pastime with the mobS and |
several persons were more or less in /
lured by 9ying missiles. One engineer |
on a Rock Island train was so badly |
injured that ii was at 6rst reported that
henYas dead.
Ne assaults Of the mobs, however, |
vert not met with the passive resistance |
which characterized the course pursued |
yesterday.
On two occasions at least their at
'tacks were met with accurately aimed |
lead
sSqring a riot in the forenoon over an |
iise ming mail train at Kensington,
dtpUty United States marshal shot and |
killed two strikers and during the after
noon the deputies guarding an incom- |
lag Baltimore and Ohio passenger train |
replied TO the vOlley Of shots and stones
which the strikers showered upon them /
by turning their revOlvers loose. KIN /
Jog four Of their assaiants and Eonnd- 4
ing number Of others.
A new and grave feature was added /
10 the situation this afternoon when a |
meeting Of representatives OF al the
bodies Of organized labor in the citv |
after prOtracted discussion IN which a |
general sympathy strike was favored |
appointed comRittee Of
THREE WITH FULL POWER To ACT
and at the same time, called a meeting
OF all organized labor for next SUNDAY
10 ratiiy their action.
The following statement and resolu.
tion was adopted:
"At meeting Of the representatives