The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-09
n. Y. TROOPS READY.
Preparations Made to Send 1000
Regulars to Chicago
Gen. Howard Only Waits for Word
from Gen. Schoield.
Little Quarter VIII he Given, says
Col. Mourc.

II was learned thi. afternoon lnat all
preparations have b,cn made to trans
port loo regulars from the vicinity of
New Norll direct t. the scene OF the
strike Gen. q. q. Howard. who Is In
command OF this department is only
waiting for the word from Gen. Scho-
dyld to start the troops on their Journey.
1t Is understood that this order was re-
ccived last night.
Col. James NJ Moore, Depot Quarter
ma ter OF the Department Of the East
Is authority for the statement that the
movement of l.ool regulars is anticipated
Col. Sionrc said this afternoon:
white we stand ready TO transport
1000 men am not prepared to say
when they will be moved. Wc have
heard nothing to-day from Gen. Scho-
field in that connection. should the
men bc sent 1t will he done as quietly
AS possible.
"if the fact of their being ordered
to n certain point were made public the
telegraphing ahead OF the news would
give the strikers an opportunity to In
tcrfere with their progress should they
be so inclined.
"For myself do not think it advisable
10 take regular troops away from New
York under existing cpniiti ms. There
is no question, however, that regulars
are the proper soldiers to cope with
rih'e rs.
The militia is efficient in some cases,
| but the trouble is that its members are
| localized, and there Is always some little
sympathy existing among state troops
| for the labor cause. Many of them are
members of labor organizations.
"1hr proper troops to handle rioters
are either regulars or militia brought
| from dist stance.
"rherc is. no doubt that there will
he little quarter given the rioters after
the Presidents proclamation has been
| posted.
Il say that If q man now uncouples
a train kill him He is an enemy to the
Government"
over from Governors Island on the $50
boat this morning. and returned 10 the
island an hour later. He courteously
declined 70 state the object Of his visit
| 1t was thought he had come over to
confer with Col. Moore, but this could
| not he verified.
Gen. Howard is keeping n close watch
of the situation, and reads every line of
news which is received from the scene
of the strike.
He purchased "~Ne Evening Worlds"
eary extra whine he was In New York
| this morning. and an Evening World''
| reporter who returned with him on the
! boat TO Governors Island could not get
/ him to talk until he had carefully read
| the latest dispatches from Chicago.
| When asked II he had received orders
| to send any more Federal troops West
| he made no reply, but began to talk
about the situation generally. BEING
! pressed for an answer, he replied that
| ne had not yet opened his correspon-
! denCi'. 80
Returning to his office, the General
! opened his letters, but II there was any
| thing In them relative to the strike stu
! alton he gave no sign.
/ Suddenly referring to n question put
! by the reporter some minutes before. he
| said:
you asked me whether I anticipated
any orders for the movement of troops.
will say, in answer to the question,
that ! can't anticipate. II is not my
the kindly old warriors eye seemed to
indicate that he did expect to hear from
the War Department very soon.