Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-01-10

July 4-Federal troops a. Fort Sheridan sent
20 Chicago and at the stock yards were COM
peIlsd to use 6ayoness to restrain violence.
ers burned railroad property and looted
freight cars.
July 6-Chicago strikers burned over 600
freight cars and destroyed switch towers and
toolhouses- Three people killed in the riots
July TN battle In Chicago between rioters
road blockade reported complete In California,
except in few points in the south.
July s.Mob Of foreign miners inaugurated
reign OF terror at Spring Valley. Ill
July 9-Entire militia force of Illinois ordered
into active service -. Railways In Indiana.
Ohio, Michigan. Colorado and California tied
up by the strike. President Cleveland issued
proclamation calling on persons oostructing
WestviiIe III. troops firing over riosous miners
killed two women -. Committees representing
Chicago council and trade and labor organiza-
company to arbitrate -. Entire naval force at
Mare Island. Cal, ordered out to assist in pre-
July I0-Blockade lifted in ST. Louis. Omaha
and ST Paul. and Indiana strikers ask to be
reinssased to their places. Two strikers
Ill: ebs. Howard and Roger, A. r q. on
GERS. 7d.cted in Chicago for conspiracy.
trsst near bv .rs stpers Ioa
July 1.-TWO men killed by ditching Of train
July i+-Executive committee American Fed
cratic OF Labor and representatives OF other
decide against ordering general strike in sup
port OF American Railway union
July 16-Seven men killed in an attack by
strikers on colored men at Pratt's, Ala Five
men killed and IA persons injured in wreck
caused by miscreants
July IscGen Miles ordered federal troops
works in McKeesport. Pa. declared OF.
July ai-Railroad strike at Sacramento.
Cal. declared on Internationally
July 23-Str kers prevented opening OF Allen
paper car wheel works at Pullman BY threats
Portland Ore. declared on e v. Debs and
nine other A r Q: members held by Com
missioner Bloodgood at Milwaukee on charge
of conspiracy.
July 30-Iron miners strike in Michigan de-
clared of and troops ordered home.
scale upon reopening Of Chicago s Alton rail-
way shops 1t Bloomington. Ill
Aug: 2-Strike of the cattle and hog butchers
forced all packing houses in South Omaha to
close. Work resumed In repair department
at Pullman: no A. R. c. men employed.
American Railway union declared strike on on
all roads except the Santa Fee and Eastern Iili-
nois
Aug. 2O-At New Bedford, Mass. 1900 en-
ployes Of textile works went on strike against
reduction of wages
Sep. z0-Ready-made clothing industry in
Boston paralyzed by strike Of $500 operatives
Sep. 24-At Los Angeles, Cal, Gallagher and
Buchanan. A. r. U. strikers, sentenced to eight
months and $500 fine for fntimidating non
union workmen.
Sep. 2s-Miners and coal operators at Massil-
lon. O.. agreed to submit differences to arbi-
tration.
Sep 2s-Tin-plate plants shut down at Pitts
burgh. Pa. on account Of dissatisfaction in re-
gard to wages.
Gcfi sns!;5sss Of Of New Bedford (Mass> spin
Oct 9-An the cloakmakers in New York
strike for 0-hour day and abrogation Of piece
work.
Oct. 12-Striking spinners at Fall River
Mass. decided to return to work at 10 Fer cent.
reduction.
Oct. 17-Weavers at Fall River, Mass. again
on strike.
Oct. 10 An omnibus Indictment found
against American Railway union officers and
all strikers charged with violence and OBJ
structng the mails.
Dec. 14-Judge Woods, in Chicago, sentenced
Eugene V. Debs. leader of American Railway
union strike. to six months and other officers
of the union to three months in Jail for violat-
ing federal court injunction