The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-07

trains are nearly running on schedule time.
The Improvement il due almost entirely to
the presence of the militia.
Division Superintendent Troy, at Chica-
go, telegraphed the postmaster gensral
yesterdar afternoon that the rioters had
obstructed all the tracks entering Chicago
from the south and east SO that trains
were not now entering that city.
Sixty freight cars ou the Wisconsin Gem
tral railroad at the Fifty-hrst street yards,
Chicago, were destroyed by fire last night.
One million dollars worth of property be-
longing to the railroad and residents OF
the neighborhood IL endangered.
Incsndiaries set fire to box car on the
Michigan Central tracks at Fortieth street
at 9 O'clock, but the flremen quickly extin-
Guished the blaze. There had been no less
than dozsn alarms Of fire sent in since
daylight and the men and horses were al.
most completely exhausted.
The Omaha night train for St. Paul
which left West Superior, Wis, last night,
was derailed mile from the depot. The
train crew We're attacked with stones and
the fireman badly cut. The train is now
guarded by two deputy United States
marShals and squad Of city police.
General Miles considers that the federal
and state troops will work in co-opera-
tive way at Chicago without interference
with each other. He regards 1t as proba-
BILE that General Wheeler will call upon
him in conference before issuing any spe-
citc orders for the employment of the
militia.
AT St. Louis Judge Thayer granted an
omnibus injunction against the strikers to
take effect at once. In case the strikers
make any resistance Governor Stone will
be asked to order out the troops, aud If he
should not respond as rapidly as desired
the regular troops at Jefferson barracks
will be called out.
One Of the men shot at Kensington was
named William Inslier and he Is said to
| have been fatally wounded. Michigan
Central Detective Stark fired the shot aud
the mob tried to lynch him, but no was
safely landed in the Kensington Jail and
| from there taken to the city by the police,
Fifty policeman from the Hyde Park sta
tion dispersed the mob
While a gang Of about twenty men
were engaged in tipping a car onto the
Illinois Central tracks at Kensington they
were fired into by Special Detective Stark,
of the Michigan Central road. Two of the
men were hit but not fatally hurt. Stark
was protected by the police and taken to
the Hyde Park station. The crowds
burned about 200 cars at Kensington and
| Burnside.
Receiver Callaway, of the Toledo, st.
Louis and Kansas City railway having
been notified by his employees that they
would strike by order of the American
Railway union. Immediately gave orders
to shut down all the shops on the road,
stop all freight trains and discharge all the
men on the road in every capacity except
few to run limited number Of passen.
ger trains.
At meeting Of representatives OF Chi
| cago labor unions resolution was passed
asking every trades union in Chicago to
appoint a committee OF three with power
to attend meeting ut Ulich's hall next
Sunday night and take such action as may
seem best calculated to insure the success
Of the American Railway union in its pres.
ent struggle against the Pullman company
and the railroads.
Secret meetings Of Pittsburg railroad
employees were held last night to organize
local lodges Of the American Railway
union and on Sunday general mass meet.
ling of railroad men will probably be held.
All the men in attendance last night ap-
peared to be in full sympathy with the
American Railway union. The different
speakers denounced the press for their at.
tacks on President Dsbs.
While no clash is expected to occur at
Chicago between the state and federal
troops, it is plainly the intention Of the
municipal aud state authorities to show
their resentment of federal invasion by
entirely ignoring the regulars. The state
troops will be assigned to guard duty
wherever deemed best, regardless Of the
presence or absence of the government
The orders to be given will be to dsperpC
the mobs at any cost and to permit no dis
turbances of any sort.
The mob at Thirty ninth street, Chicago
began throwing stones In the afternoon Al
the policemen who were on duty there
The police attempted to arrest the ring.
leaders, when the latter made rush fol
the officers and pounded and kicked then
until the police retreated. They called on
Captain UNell for assistance aud he re-
spOnded with fifty police, who charged
upon the mob with clubs. Several persons
in the mob suffered scalp wounds. Tn,
mob grew rapidly and numbered nearly
9, 600 men and boys.
President Debs said: 1.-THE situation il
more promising for the railway union now
than at any time since the Pullman strike
began. Trade unions in Chicago aud thu
country over have given assurances ol
help. In California 100000 has been
raised for us by popular subscription. A
mass meeting will be held here Sunday
night to protest against the calling o.
government troops here. 1t is an outrag,
to bring them here and the people will re-
sent it. General Miles is quoted in tn,
morning papers as saying that he has de
feated the strike. II he said that he is I
disgrace to the position he occupies. The
police and state militia could and woulC
put down the rioting if left alone, re
gret the disturbances, but we can't govern
the lawless."