The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-07-25

about twenty miles from Chicago, where
from an early hour mob violence reigned
supreme. Two companies OF regulars
were despatched to the scene. Late
in the afternoon there was a pitched
battle between the regula ars and tbs
mob. This is the list OF casualties Charles
Fleisher. carp enter, married, aged ffty-hve,
resident Of Hammond, was killed Instant
Ly, bullet entering his abdomen and pass
ing clear through the body. W. Il. Campbell,
shot in right thigh. fatally. Victor
seitor. also of Hammond, shot in knee :
amputation of leg necessary, condition
critical Miss Annie Fleming, of East Chi
eago. bullet wound in right knee. Unknown
man. stranger in Hammond, shot in right
leg amputation necessary The trouble
began at daylight, when 4 mob which
had been in the neighborhood since
the evening before. overturned fifteen
freight cars on the Chicago and Calumet
Terminal Railroad between Hammond and
East Chicago. Six OF the number were
thrown across the main tracks OF the Michi-
gan Central. and two others were thrown
across the rails OF the Nickle Plate. To lift
the blockade General Miles set out scout
ing train, with Company D, Fifteenth United
States Infantry, thirty-fve men, Capt Hartz
In command. The mob had had its way all
day and was not inclined to be afraid of the
soldiers. About eight thousand men, women
and children swarmed on the tracks. stoned
the cars and terrified the passenger in the
delayed trains. The crowd was jeering and
hooting when the troops left the train, but the
soldiers Mt once advanced and the mob was
ordered to d!sperse. In answer to Captain
Hartzs command they hurled stones and
coupling pins at the soldiers and deaed
them to fire. Captain Hartz sent his
thirty-fve men on run at the
went down before the bayonots.
but instead OF retreating the crowd pressed
forward. Finally an order to fire was given,
and volley Of bullets went into the mob.
many OF the soldiers, however, deliberately
firing over the heads OF the rioters. The situa-
ton became grave. but the troops held
gtesdy. As the mob came on several shots
were fred. though none OF the soldiers were
truck, and then the order was given to fire.
This time the yolley was more deadly, the
casualties resulting as given above. On re-
sewing the second fire the mob retreated
and left the soldiers IN possession ofthe field.
Strike Leaders Arrested.
Eugene v. Debs, President; George W.
Howard. Vlce-President; Sylvester Keliher
and L. W. Rogers, Directors ofthe American
Railway Union, and fourteen OF their fol-
lowers, were arrested at Chicago upon war;
rants issued by special Federal Grand
Jury impanelled before Judge Grosscup.
They are indicted for conspiracy to i'm.
pede the United States mails. The books and
papers of the American Railway Union were
seized by the order OF the Grand Jury shortly
after the bench warrants were issued. Debs,
Howard, Keliher and Rogers promptly gave
bonds in the sum of $4,000. The trial Is set
for October. The others OF the party bad
already been arrested and were out on
bond. They were taken into custody
Judge Grosscup's charge to the jury dwelt
upon the seriousness of interfering with
the United States mails and with inter-
State commerce. United States troops
from Chicago went to Spring Valley, ILL.,,
fired into mob, killed one man, wounded
others and went back to Chica;p.
General Master Sovereign, OF the Knights Of
Labor, issued an "appeal'' to all Knights in
the country to quit work in sympathy with
the Chicago strikers.