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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06
A CHARGE ON THE MOB.
The Strikers Give Way Before the
Bayonets of the Soldiers.

The Strikers Give Way Before the
Bayonets of the Soldiers.
Chicago, July 5.-The regular troops
made their first charge on the strikers at
the yards this morning Ninety of the
Fifteenth regiment under Mai Hart
and Capt. Chaplin, Company B. and
Capt. MITCHELL Company d, dispersed
1900 men that were blocking the passage
of a meat train near the main entrance
TO the yards. Swift & Co. were starting
a meat train for New York 1t was
ready TO leave the yards, but the crowd
prevented its departure and refused to
move from the tracks. Troops were sent
for, and a detachment under Mai. HART
vas soon on the ground. A short distance
from the scene of the trouble an order
to move on the double quick with fixed
bayonets was given. Through the crowd
the soldiers moved without resistance
and the strikers and their sympathizers
fed without reforming.
TRAIN MOVED UNDER GUARD.
Union Stock Yards, July 5-The Michi-
gan Central started a train of live stock
this morning under an escort of United
States troops. When the strikers saw
the train moving they rushed up the
tracks ahead of the troops toward Hal
sted street and overturned three box cars
on the main line, completely blocking the
road. The officials of the stock yards
went to WORK to remove the obstruction
from the tracks. Orders were given by
the commanding officer of the regulars to
fire upon any person caught uncoupling or
Interfering with cars. Shortly after u
o'clock the officials Of the stock yards
succeeded in clearing the overturned cars
from the tracks, and the train, filled
with live stock again started for the
main line. Cavalry Troops X and b led
the way along the tracks, clearing the
mob, while the infantrymen Were strung
out in Indian file alongside the entire
length of the train. The train passed
down Fortieth street, amid boots and
curses from the mob of men and women,
who gathered on the street corners.
The Illinois Central railroad renewed
its suburban service to-day, and a limited
number of trains are running with the
usual regularity The officials believe
the complete service will be soon re-
stored There was no trouble in securing
crews for the engines. The suburban
service of the Illinois Central has been
suspended since last Saturday and was
seriously crippled for some days pre-
viouS.
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panies gree TO restore all their employees to
their situations without prejudice and the
trouble win be ended
have now clearly, aud as briefly as possl-
BILE. stated the position OF the American Rail
way Union. as il was at the beginning of the
trouble-as il IS now.
THE STRIKERS MIsREPREsENTED
We have been deliberately and maliciously
misreprcsentcd, but we have borne il all with
unwavering faith that the truth will finally
AMI owerfully prevail We hrmly believe
our cause Is just ant while we hold that be-
lief we will not recede.
1t has been asked, what sense Is there in
sympathetic strikes: Let the corporations
answer, When one is assaled all 40 TO the
rescue. They stand together thev supply
each other with men, money and equipment
Labor, In unifying its forces. simply follows
their example. II the proceeding IS vicious
and indefenslble let them first abolish it,
In this contest labor will stand by
labor. Other organizations will not he
called out. but they wiil go out and the spec
taele OF Mr. Pullman, famed by the prcezes
OF the Atlantic. while his employees are starry
ing is not calculated to prevent their fellow
wage workers from going 10 their rescue by
the only means at their command
Let me repeat that we stand ready to do
our part toward averting the impending
crisis.
The statement closes with these words:
II the corporations refuse to yield. and stub
bornly maintain that there is noibing to ar
bltrate, the responsibility for what may
ensue Will be upon their own heads and they
cannot escape its penalties
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BENT ON DESTRUCTION.
The Mob in the Stock Yards District
Becoming Very Rabid.

Stock Yards. Chicago, July 5.-At $50
O'Clock this afternoon Special Detective
Gregory of the Western Indiana railway
shot TWO men in the leg who had made an
attempt on his life. The shooting was
done in self-defence.
Two cars loaded with meat were
burned near the Fort Wayne crossing be
fore the fire department was able to dis
tinguish the hames. The Union Stock
ards Switching Company has been
blocked by four freight cars which the
strikers have placed across the tracks
From there they proceeded to the round
house with the intention of piling some
box cars on the switch leading to the
round house 50 that the engines could not
get in or out. Inspector Hunt with 80
police met the mob, however, and drove
them away.
The mob is very rabid, and seems bent
on doing everything to destroy property
They pay no attention to attempts TO dis
suade them, having become recklessly
daring. There are large crowds blocking
every street and alley in the stock yards
district
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and Chief of Police Brennan went down
the Lake Shore road with an Official of
that road, intending TO 20 to the stock
yards. Their passage was obstructed
ana they We're compelled 10 finish the
Journey on foot
THE STRIKE BROADENS.
OF the strike in general it may be said
that it has broadened during the day.
Ihe Big -Four, on which it was under
stood traffic was TO be resumed by agree
ment, Is practically tied up.
AT Joliet everything is at standstnl,
because the Yardmen have gone out and
the city water works have shut down for
lack of coal. Kansas City is again tied up
pretty completely.
The federal troops quickly put an end
TO the trouble at Ration, n. M, arreSting
lot of strikers and starting them Tor
Denver, though they may be hung up on
The way.
There are federal troops at Los An
geles, but none have been sent to Sacra-
mento or Oakland, pending decision of
the question whether or not the state
troops and the United States marshals
can cope with the situation
The day closed down with u very un-
easy feeling touching the developments
of the morning
GEN. MILES ON TIE SITUATION.
Gen. Miles, in speaking of the obstruc-
tive tactics of the strikers and their
sympathi2ers al the stock yards and ad-
jacent railroads, said
These men do not seem to realize how
close to death they are every time they
attempt to stop a train and harrass
the troops That bloodshed has
not vet taken place is due TO the
extraordinary coolness of the men, and
their wonderful self control They have
taken the taunts and cheers of the crowd
with great forbearance and have sub
mitted TO indignities and insult in a
avoid any overt act and resist by
physical force the pushing of the
crowd before they will resort to
their guns If a shot is fired or an as
sault is made upon them while in the dis.
charge of their duty they will meet it,
and when | contemplate that result | can
not help repeating that these people do
not know what they are doing. They do
not seem to realize what a terrible engine
of destruction they are going against
when they fool With the soldiers. Fifty
of those soldiers could NOV
down 1000 people in a few
minutes | believe that if this
were fully realized there would not be so
much interference with the troops and
wide berth would be given to the railroad
tracks. The President is in earnest in
this matter of suppressing interference
with the operation of the laws. The or
ders of the federal court are being treated
with contempt Conditions like those
existing to-day cannot last many hours
without ending in a declaration of mar
tial law. Then the military will be su-
preme.n
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MORE MEN OUT.
The Calumet and Blue Island Roads
Hands Strike.


Chica go, July 5.-The engineers, fire.
men, ,trainmen and sw hmen Of the Calu-
met and Blue Island railroad in the south
Chicago yard of that company went on
strike tonight at o'clock, giving
their employees three hours notice
AS this company does the
switching for the South Chicago plant of
the Illinois Steel Company, it forced the
closing of the works of that company,
throwing out Of employment upward of
5000 men who have scarcely recovered
from the effects of the long shut down last
winter.
SiXty-tve freight handlers of the Hi
nois Central went on strike at 10 O'Clock
to-day in sympathy with the switchmen
brakemen, conductors and fremen who
are now out on the Central. This hin
dered that road in its attempt TO raise
the freight blockade to-day
The conductors and brakemen on the
Northwestern met at llS0 Lake street
this morning and decided to remain out.
Judge Grosscup's order for "A special
grand jury to investigate violations of the
United States statutes by the
strike leaders was entered in
the record of the federal court
to-day, but Clerk Burnham says the jury
will not be called till tomorrow. AS the
jury is not TO meet until next Tuesday
morning, the court officers declare that
there Will be sufficient time TO call the
venire and get the jury in readiness.
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SPREADING AT DETROIT.
Switchmen, Freight Handlers, En-
gineers and Firemen Striking.

Switchmen, Freight Handlers, En-
gtneers and Firemen Striking.
Detroit, Mich, July 5.-The railroad
strike is spreading in this city All the
swtchmen and freight handlers of the
Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee, at
the Brush street depot are out, and trains
are being moved with dificulty, the
switching being done by the train and
yard masters.
This morning all the switchmen, freight
handlers and engineers and tiremen Of the
Lake Shore road at this point went on
strike and that road is practically tied
up. 1t is expected that the engineers and
fremen on the Detroit, Grand Haven and
Milwaukee will also go out
A truce was declared at the Union Ter
minal station until this afternoon, and all
Flint and Pere Marquette, Detroit. Ian
sing and Northern, and some Wabash
passenger trains were moving this MORN
ing. NO Pullman cars are being moved
however.
Everything was quiet at Port Huron
this morning
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06
PLANTS MEN FAITHFUL.
They Disapprove the Strike and viii
Stick to Their Posts

Montgomery, Ala, July 5.-At a meet
ing to-day of the employees in this city of
the Alabama Midland railroad of the
Plant system, embracing the engineers,
firemen, conductors, brakemen and
switchmen, operators, clerks and freight
handlers, a resolution was unanimously
adopted dlsapproving the action of rail
way employees in striking on account of
the disagreement between the Pullman
company and its employees. They also
pledged their loyalty and hearty support
to the road. This road leads from the
great watermelon fields of Georgia, and
until the strike hauled more than d
hundred carloads of the fruit daily.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06
ALL LABOR MAY BE CALLED OUT
A Meeting of the Different Organiza-
tions to Be Held To-day.

Chicago, July "a meeting of the
chiefs of all the leading labor organiza-
lions, including the international Ma
chinists, Knights of Labor, the National
Street Car Mems Association, the United
Mine Workers, the National Typograph-
ical Union and the American Federation
of Labor, who have placed themselves at
the disposal of the American Railway
Union subject to call, has been called for
tomorrow in this city, when it is
expected an attempt will be made
to call out every member of labor organi-
zations in the country. Mayor Hopkins,
in the name of the city of Chicago. this
afternoon sent message TO George NJ.
Pullman, urging Ou him the necessity Of
arbitration, and requesting him TO return
to this city to do all in his power TO settle
the great strike.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06
IN A STATE oF SIEGE.
Oakland in Control of the Striking
Railroad Men.

San Francisco, July 5.-The striking
railroad men have placed Oakland under
siege and are absolute masters of the
ferry system. They have stopped trains
on both lines and connection by rail with
all cities across the bay has been cut OF
They have seized the railroad yards at
West Oakland. Those yards are now in
possession of an Oakland mob and not a
wheel is moving The strikers accom-
plished this work within an hour aud a
half, and not hand was raised against
them by the authorities. Several com
pauies of the national guard are under
arms ready TO march at a moments
notice
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06

stock Of flour in Mobile will not last ten
days; grain is also low. but four cars Of
corn we're received here yesterday. Meat
is getting low. The Louisville and Nash
vile Is open 10 Louisville, and that city
has some meat TO spare SupJ
Charles Marshall, of tbe Louis
vile and Nashville, was in the
city to-day and was asked why the
employees Of his road in New Orleans had
not passed resolutions to stand by the
road as had the employees Of the Illinois
Central and Qneen and Crescent system IN
New Orleans He said that some sus-
piclon as To their loyalty had rested upon
the New Orleans employees Of the system
mentioned, and that they had taken this
action to clear themselves of such sus-
piclon. He did not think that any such
action was necessary on the part of the
New Orleans employees of his road.
REFUsALs 70 JOIN THE UNION.
Two emissaries of the American Railway
Union spent several days here cndeavor-
ing to persuade the employees of the sew
eral roads in this city to Join the union.
but they got the cold shoulder hero and
were not able to find corporal's guard
who were desirous of connecting them
selves with the organization President
j. c. Clark of the Mobile aud Ohio is at
Springfield, Ill, to-day, endeavorine to
OBTAIN an injunction against interference
with the property of his company He
has telegraphed here that he will run
trains tomorrow at all hazards
The fruit steamer Sunniva, that left
here Monday afternoon with cargo of
$4,000 punches Of bananas for New \ orlK
returned here Wednesday night and yes
terday the cargo was loaded into Mobile
and Ohio cars and will be put through if
possible.
The steamship Fulton, to j. B. CamOrs
Co, with 10000 lunches of bananas,
arrived in the lower Bay Wednesday and
was ordered TO proceed to Galveston.
bananas are selling here at ten cents a
bunch.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06
SOLDIERS REPULsE A MOB.
A Marrow Escape From Conflict OF
the Rock Island.


Chicago, July 5.-The special train
from Blue Island carrying two companies
of the Fifteenth regiment to the scene of
the trouble between F'orty-third and
Fifty-frst street on the Rock Island
tracks arrived there at noon. A coporals
guard of soldiers was stationed inside
and outside the tracks and on the tender
of the engine. II was found that the
Lake Shore through train had been held
there for an hour. Thetrain was stopped
at Forty-fourth street by mob of
sympathizers Two of them got into
the cab and one choked the engineer
by tying a handkerchief around his neck.
The engine and baggage car had been cut
from the rest of the train and moved a
block away. A call for police was
responded 10 by force Of sixty officers
The train was coupled together again and
moved under police protection TO FIFTY
first street, where IL was held till the
arrival Of the soldiers train. Then 1t
was started without further trouble.
SOLDIERS KEPULsE 4 MON.
AS soon as the soldiers had been or
dered out of the car, q mob Of several
hundred came toward them. Some Of
the crowd got under line Of box cars
standing next 10 the fence, and Lieut.
Jameson OF Company & led squad OF
soldiers. who quickly drove them on The
rest of the crowd was driven back along
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sTRIxERs UNDER ARREST.
They Are Charged With Contempt in
'DisarminR Deputies.

Trinidad, Cot, July Yesterday even
ing the United States troops surrounded
the American Railway Union headquar-
ters here and arrested forty-eight 1'rini-
dad people, a number being American
Railway Union men, together with their
chairman, secretary and member Of the
executive committee The order of ar
rest came from United States District
Judge Hallett, charging the men with
contempt in disarming United States dep
uty marshals on Sunday last. The pris-
oners were taken 10 Denver.
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MILES VERY mENACINa.
He Hints That Bullets VIII Fly if
There Is Much Nonsense

Chicago, July 5.-Gen. Nelson A Miles
arrived in the city last night. Alluding
to the strike in a conversation no said ;
81 would suggest that the newspapers
warn all law biding citizens, as well as
lawbreakers, to keep as far away
from those commands as possible
The rapidity of fire and the range of
their weapons is such that great loss of
life must follow if the troops fire The
military is not performing its present du-
ties for display or for picnic purposes, but
are under orders of the President They
do not propose to allow themselves to be
besieged, or to stand too much nonsense. q"
The general at once assumed command Of
the troops.
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swIToHMEN RESUME WORK.
a Ledge of the American Railway
Union Throws UP It's Charter.

st. Louis, July General Agent Gays
Of the st. Louis Associated Lines has an
nounced that the switchmen of the ST.
Lonis, keokuk and Northwestern rail
way returned to work late yesterday
afternoon. The Xxx" line will hence
forth accept all freight
Division Superintendent Hardy of the
Iron Mountain and Southern said that he
had received notice that the Desota.
Mo, lodge Of the American Railway
Union had thrown up its charter.
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on 10th the eastern and western divisions
at an early hour this morning. The engi-
neers refuse to work with non union men.
The eastbound vestibule train was
KILLED here this afternoon, the strix-
ers pulling the pins and refusing to let IL
go out
The westhound mail train was also
held, but succeeded in getting out about
o'clock, four hours late. The passen-
ger coaches were cut OF and nothing but
the mail cars and engine were allowed to
90
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DEBS TO BE DOWNED.
The Instieator of the Lawlessness to
Be Arrested.

Chicago, July 5.-"if the strike was
settled tomorrow it would not make any
difference" said Edward Walker, special
counsel for the government, yesterday
Every man who has trampled on the
law will be punished. do not care any
thing about the few misguided men who
have been arrested. 1t is the instigator
Of the lawlessness that the government
wants to punish. That is Debs We
shall have Debs. We have the evidence
against him now and he will be punished '
a special grand jury to sit next Tuesday
was summoned this morning
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the tracks by platoon of soldiers at the
point of bayonets. 4 few of the crowd
were too slow in moving, and were started
by the bayonets. Some stones were
thrown out of the back yards of houses
along the tracks, but no one was hit.
The baggage of the soldiers was un-
loaded at Forty-fourth street, and the
soldiers will remain in camp at that point
if necessary one of the crowd was ar
rested by deputy marshals.
AN EXPREss TRAIN STOPPED.
A Rock Island express from the west
attempted TO follow the train bearing the
regulars from Blue Island into the city
this afternoon, but at Fortieth street the
train was efToctually blocked by the
strikers, who had thrown fiat cars across
the track. The mob induced the fireman
TO get off Of the cab.
L. Chief Clerk Hubbell of the superinten-
dents Office of the Rock Island was Sc
verey stoned while attempting to switch
the Blue Island special bearing the sol
diers, and the mob burned a Rock Island
freight ear at t'ortieth street, and would
have demolished the tower at that point
but was prevented by the police and fire
department.
OVERTURNING CARS.
At O'Clock tonight mob numbering
1000 started north on the Lake Shore
tracks, marching toward the heart of the
city. AT Twenty-eighth street they over
turned two freight cars on the track; at
Twenty sixth street three, and at Twen-
ty-tifth street two. They were met at
Twenty street by a small detach-
ment of police, and before the officers
could make any arrests the mob had dis
perSed. The trainmen repaired the dam
age within two hours.
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NO MEN OUT AT MOBILE.
Efforts to Have Them Join the Rail-
way Union Fail

Mobile, Ala, July while none Of the
local railroad employees are taking any
part in the Debs strike, the effects Of the
embargo placed on the traffic Of the roads
is seriously felt here. The fr1it business
is proba o'y the heaviest loser, but other
branches Of trade are suffering TOO. The
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-06
A STRIKE ON THE BIG FOUR.
The Yard Men at Benton Go Out on
Account Of q Shipment.

Benton Harbor, Mich, July 5.-At 7
o'clock this morning all the yard men of
the Big Four went on strike, and that
road is tied up here The cause Of the
strike is the receipt by the Big Four of
fourteen cars of potatoes from the Balti-
more and Ohio road, consigned from 81.
Louis to Chicago. The potatoes were to
have been shipped to Chicago by boat and
are hopelessly side-tracked.
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EXPRESS TR AIMS SEIZED.
Strikers Running Things With High
Hand in Arkansas

Little Rock, Ark. July 5.--1'he Texas
express on the Iron Mountain which left
here last night was seized by strikers at
Barring Cross and the locomotive derailed.
A mob of strikers at u so o'clock, took
possession of the Little Rock and Mem
phis passenger train and refused 20 allow
it TO proceed Gov Fish back has been
asked to call out troops
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THREATENING AT 1RoNwooD.
The Strike of the Miners Complicated
by the Railroad Men.

Ironwood, Mich, July 5.-The strike of
the miners was complicated here this
morning by a strike of the switchmen
and brakemen of the Chicago and North
western in mpathy with the American
Railway Union. In consequence Of this
strike the companies were compelled to
abandon attempts to load ore for ship
ment, as it was impossible to get cars.
The striking miners are in an ugly mood,
and a clash with the militia on duty here
is feared
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LAKE TRAFFIC. LIFELEss.
The Boats Doing Nothing Pending u
Settlement of the Strike.

Chicago, July 5.-The steamer lines
gave up their efforts to fill out cargoes,
and their boats are being sent out with
partial loads. All the line agents were
on the board of trade to-day eager to
secure grain for shipment. They needed
4C0, 600 bushels of corn. OF course, in this
emergency vessel agents are not trying
to charter outside boats and have set
tied down to wait for the end of the rail
road strike. Not for ten years, vessel
men say, was the marine business so life
less as now in Chicago. IL has become to
be quite an event when a vessel moves up
or down the river. Much dificulty is
being experienced in unloading steamers
for lack of warehouse room, no freight
a week past
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Rio Grando Engineers Won't Strike.

Denver, Col, July 5.-The engineers Of
the Rio G.ando have unanimously de
cided that their duty to both their order
and railway requires them to perform
every service required of them as en-
gineers by the road. A majority of the
tiremen are of the same opinion as re-
CARDS themselves
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Freight Trains Abandoned.

Nashville, Tenn, July 5.-The Louis
vile and Nashville railroad has discon-
tinued through freight trains.
Local freights on the Louisville and
Nashville, and Nashville, Chattanooga
and st. Louis are running as usual.
Slcepers to Chicago are still discontinued