Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-07
About Expresses the Railway
Situation at Chicago,
AND NATIONAL PARALYSIS TO COME
The Inaetion. However, docs Not Ex.
tend to the Mob, Which
Resorts to the
Torch.
FATAL WORK DONE BY COLD LEAD,

-Troops To He Masscd Mt the Western
Metropoiis-strike Leaders to Call Out
All Union Men In Every Industry the
National Labor Revolution ut Hand. .
CHICAGO. July six dead and an in
definite number Of njured is the record of
casualties in strike conflicts in Chicago
yesterday. The developments of the past
two days but confirmed the conviction the
nothing short of overwhelming armed
force can settle the trouble, or rs Colonel
Crofton put il: ut has ceased to be n
mere movement of troops and has become
campaign" The local and state authori-
ties have awakened to the critically grave
nature Of the strike, and are taking meas
utes to apply adequate remedie The
city police force is already recruited to
over 5000 men, and by ttM request of
Mayor Hopkins Governor Altgeld has or
dered two brigades Of stat militia here to
aid in quelling disturbances. At the ma
tons capital 1t is held that provision
must he made for such massing of fight
ing men rs was never before seen in the
history Of this nation in time of peace
May Call On Outside states for Help.
The strike fever is so widespread that
the president and his advisers believe it to
Inc unwise to withdraw any more regular
troops from the country west Of Chicago.
lt is therefore in contemplation, should
the forces federal, state and municipal
already here be unequal to the task OF re-
storing order. to send here ten companies
Of federal troops stationed on the Cana
"A fat, Inr
reserved intention, IL the circumstances
demand 1t. OF the president exercising
the right to call for about 10000 men from
the crack militia regiments of New York
and Pennsylvania.
Riot Runs Rampant All Day.
The day in Chicago was one of constant
alarms and calling for police. deputy
narshals and soldiers throughout the
wide stretch of territory in the southern
part OF the city. Riot was running ram
pant throughout the day: cars were over
turned, switches broken, and tracks OBJ
structed: the torch was applied in numer-
Gus instances to cars. switch towers and
the like; to say nothing of an attempt to
fire the great Armour packing plant. In
fact ut one time inccndiary blazes fol-
Owed each other in such quick succession
that the fire department was put to straits
to- care for all of them. To add to the gem
eral seriousness of the situation it was
found that the strikers were interfering
with the police railroad and fire-alarm
telegraph systems.
Running Train. safely Impossible.
Railroads recognized the futility of en-
deavoring to send out trains, aud practi-
cally gave up the attempt. But there
were some incoming passenger trains. to-
gether with few milk trains. Between
the two the strikers managed to make
trouble for nearly every road running in
southeriy direction. The stoning of
incoming trains was n favorite pastime and
several persons were injured by flying
missiles. The assaults of the mobs, how
ever. were not met with the passive re-
sistance which characterized the course
pursued Thursday. During n riot over an
incoming milk train mt kensington q
deputy United States marshal shot and
Killed two rioters, and the deputies guard
ing the incoming Baltimore and Ohio pas
senger train replied to shots and stones
which the rioters showered upon them by
turning loose their revolvers, killing four
of their nssailants and wounding num-
Der of others.
Two Significant Developments.
A new and grave feature was added to
the situation when a meeting of repre-
sentatives of ali bodies of organized labor
in the city after a protracted discussion in
which general sympathy with the strike
was expressed appointed committee of
three with full power to act, pnd at the
same time called meeting u all organ
lied labor for tomorrow to ratify its ac-
IA Inn In, l.
strike may be said to have broadened and
strengthened its grip. The most signif-
cant feature in n tie-up at Cleveland which
threatens to reach the seaboard trunk
lines and involve the eastern states as
we'll There was no notable relief at points
heretofore placed under embargo. and the
situation ut Kansas City was complicated
by tying up the Fort Scott line. The Pa-
ciiic coast remains in paraly sis from
which there is no indications of relief and
the Knights of Labor steved ores have
been called out at Seattle.
sovereign Arrives In the City.
Grand Master Workman Sovereign, of
the knights of Labor. has arrived from
Des MONIES. He said that he came to
render what assistance he could to tho
American Hallway Union, and he should
do whatever the officers of that organiza-
NlDn NOuiu DtSt Servo the
interests of the strike. lie thought the
climax of the movement about reached,
and that IL was imperative of every labor
organization to put up its best
blows to win the strike. lie added that
this will practically be n battle for self
protection and for the future life of every
workingman's organization in the coun-
try. No one could over-estimate the inn
portance of winning the conflict. Defeat
will mean not temporary setback alone,
but o permanent disadvantage to organized
honor and honesty among the working
people 81 the land.
Grand Tie-up Probable Tonight.
President Debs has sent out large
number Of kilograms to various organiza-
tions and A. X L. assemblies urging
them To stand firm for mt least twenty
four .hours longer. II by that time the
strike situation has not improved Debs m
nounced that orga nxed labor all over the
country will be called out without any
reservation whatever.
Debs also issued proclamation to the
strikers cautioning them against being
parties To any violation of the law, urg-
them to apprehend nny person commit