The Portland daily press., 1894-07-09

and assemblages, and warning all persons
engaged or connected with such obstruc-
tions and assemblages to disperse and retire
peaceably to their homes on or before noon
of July Q. Those who disregard she warn
ing or take part in any uprising will be
considered as public enemies 1t further
says there will be no hesitation in decisive
treatment of the guilty. The proclamation
was sent to General Miles.
Chicago, July S.-The seat of war in the
great railroad strike was transferred today
to Harmon, Ind, just across the borders
where from an early hour mob violence
reigned. This afternoon there was a pitched
battle between the regulars and rioters.
Charles Fleischer, resident of Hammond,
was killed by a bullet. and H. Campbell
fatally injured. Victor Seitr sof Hammond
was shot in the knee and Miss Annie Flam-
ing of East Chicago, has bullet wound
above the right knee, but the wound is not
serious. An unknown man was shot in
the. e.right leg. The trouble commenced at
daylight, when a mob which had gathered
since the evening before, overturned freigh
cars n the Chicago and Calumet Terminal
railroad between Hamond aId:East Chicago.
Six were thrown crosswise over the main
trakcs of the Michigan Central. Two were
thrown across the rails of the Nickel Plate.
At break of day the mob set fire to a Pull
man car on a side track. The fire depart
ment responded with alacrity, but not before
four Pullmans were badly scorched. Short
ly after daybreak the north-bound train
on the. .Monson road reached the depot. AS
soon as it stopped it WAS surrounded by
crowd of strikers, boys and women, and
the engineer and firemen were ordered to
get down from the cab. Many of the mob
were armed with revolvers.1a The two en-
ployes quickly obeyed. One striker took
possession IF the enigne and the train was
side tracked. Military assistance was sent
for from Chicago, and at 1l.20 company d,
United States Infantry, rs strong. arrived
n two coaches. The regulars marched to
the side track where the train was stationed
and the mob fell back on the approach of
thesmilitary an hooted and jeered. Prepa-
rartlons were made to move the train, and
the scrowd increased until it was nearly
1000. A detail was sent to the telegraph
Office with instructions to wire Chicago for
more troops. Major Riley ordered Capt.
Garrz to clear the tracks to the sidewalks
with fixed bayonets. The regulars advanced
the mob retreating, and for a time being
was at bay. Shortly before one, train
OF empty cars started from the yards, the
way being cleared by the soldiers. and the
mob contented itself with jeering and in
vectives. Temporary quiet was secured
while Sheriff Fredericks read telegram
from Governor Mathews, stating sa large
| force of state troops would reach Hammond
| tonight from Laporte, Rochester and other
| points with instructions to maintain the
| law and order at all hazards and cooperate
| with the Federal troops. The mob listened
| to the reading of the dispatch, and when
the sheriff concluded sent upfa yell of def
ance and becoming emboldehed by the ap-
parent inactivity of the military closed
upon the rails to be repulsed. This condi-
ton of affairs continued intermittently
until p. m., when train that brought the
second detachment of regulars was run
| into the Monson yards. Just as it was
brought to standstiH, several box cars
| were dumped on the track block and a
| half north, and at about the same time a
| Monson train came in from the south. The
company of regulars ordered to the state
| line had barely passed before the mob as
sembled at the state crossing and rope
| was thrown around Pullman car standing
| on the side track with the evident inten-
ton of throwing it over on the main track
| and preventing the further passage of the
| train. The officer on the locomotive gave
| the word and toward the west and east a
volley was poured from the engine and win
dows. Some bullets went over their heads,
many ploughed the ground and few took
| effect. Without waiting for further orders
the regulars made for solid earth and with
| bayonets fixed made dash for the mob on
both sides of the track. The mob took to
| their heels.
The Plan of Campaign.
| Chicago, July S.-The decision of General
| Miles to garrison every depot in the city
means that the crisis has, ssbeen reached, and
| from now on no effort will be lacking to
subdue the lawless element and keep tthe
mob under control. For two hours before
| the order was issued, General Miles was in
consultation with the representatives of diff
/! ferent railroads and of the General Mana
| gers Association. United States Marshal
| Arnold was also present. The representa-
| tives of the railroads stated they had an
ample force of.employes with which to re-
sumo business, and all now necessary was
the exercise of the authority vested in,the
| army department loi pTotecGiFe purposes
| After this conference General Miles called
| Col. Martin and Col Crofton into consulta-
tion. and in few minutes thereafter
formal order, assigning the different COM
| panies to the depots had been signed and
conveyed to the military camp on the lake
| front. The plan of operations to be fol-
| lowed is outlined as follows:
| Trains will be made in the depots and
| +ha
States deputy marshals. with the military
| acting as a reserve force. .Should the mob
attempt to prevent the making and de-
spatch of the trains the deputy marshals
will first exercise their authority, and
should this not be needed troops will be
called into requisition, and the mob driven
| to q safe distance with the use of bayonets,
and rifles if extremes are forced. In the
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