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it I THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE ESTABLISHED JUNE ] 9 , 1871. OMAHA , SUNDAY MO11NING , JU1LT 8 , 1894-8IXTEKN PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. MILITARY IN CHARGE * Pacific Bailroacl System Taken Under Con trol of the War Department. WILL NOW BE OPERATED BY SOLDIERS All Trains to Bo Under Guard of Detach ments of Hegulars , ' [ , AIL LABOR TO BE ORDERED OUT MONDA\ \ Every Organization of Labor Will Bo Asket to Assist the 'Boycott. ORDER STILL HAS TO BE APPROVEC If It Oors Into iTect : Ono Hundred nnd Fifty Thousand .Men Will Quit Work In Various I'aru of the Country. Blooa was shed yesterday in the name ol the law at Chicago. Acting under the orden of General Miles , who directed that any ns eault or opposition be met by resistance with firearms , ono company of Illinois Na- tlonal guards fired on a band of straggling rioters , killing ono man and wounding sev eral others , four of whom will die. Rome trains were moved under the pro tection of troops , who are instructed to sec that mall and Interstate commerce trains arc not obstructed. Ono of the novel features of the sltuatlor is the taking of the Pacific railroad systen : under the control of the War department , placing General Brooke of the Department ol the I'latto at the head of the Union Pacific , Troops have been ordered from the various western army departments to points along the line of the Pacific roads , where all move- mcnU of trains can bo amply protected. Desultory rioting continued till late at night In Chicago , the most serious conflict being at Twenty-second street , where one man was bayoneted and three others ar rested by regulars. In Colorado the strike Is practically over. No opposition to the movement of trains was offered. One train on the Santa Fee was run out of Los Angel's , nnd at other points on that rystem the embargo seems to be loosenlns. At San Francisco , Sacramento nnd other points on the Southern Pacific the lie-up Is as tight as ever , and no effort Is being made to move trains. General Mrster Workman Sovereign and President Debs have addressed a letter to President Cleveland , laying their sldo of the controversy before film , and' arguing that ho should afford the men the same protection he has afforded the employers. It was announced that the arre-st of Debs \vas contemplated by the Chicago authori ties , but at a. late hour last night It was given out that this plan had been abandoned. At a cabinet conference the action of the War department In taking charge of the Pacific roads was endorsed. The federated board of the Union Pacific employes announced that It would not strike in sympathy with the A. H. U. The men prefer to remain loyal to their promise given to Judge Caldwell. At Hammond , Ind. , n serious riot took place- late last night. Trains on the Monon and Michigan Central were stopped and one ilreman , who lefused to desert his engine , was dragged off by the mob and severely beaten. The South Omaha packers that had laid oft their hands yesterday will start up again today. , * * If Dobs' and Sovereign's determination Is endorsed , all organized labor In the United States will bo asked to strike tomorrow. It Is probable that all union men In Chicago Will go out anyhow , ONCLK SAM IN 1'nclllc Itntlrond * Taken rossonalmi of by the War Department. For the first time In the history of the government of the United States , In tlmo of peace , the strong military arm of the fed eral power has taken poisesslon of a great railway system * The Union Pacific railway , by virtue of the order of the War depart ment at Washington received shortly after 4 o'clok yesterday afternoon , Is now under the personal control of General John It. Brooke , commander of the Department of the Plattc , with headquarters In Omaha. From Omaia | to Ogdcn the Union Pacific is In the luuula of the government , and any man or number of men who In any way Interfere with the running of trains will 1 c treated nnd punished as a prisoner of war. It was late yesterday afternoon when the military authorities at Washington decided upi.li this Important step. Once decided upon , General Schofield Issued orders to General Merrltt at St. Paul nnd to General Otis at Vancouver Barracks , directing them to assume military control of the Northern Pacific and to open communication through the entire length of the system. The War department bases Its action upon the theory that the Northern Pacific Is a military and r mall line , and that Its free and unob- etructcd operation was necessary for the safety of the government's Interests. Within on hour after the above order was Issued a further order was sent to Gen eral Brooke of the Department of the Platte nnd to General Huger of the Department of California , Instructing them to assume a similar control of the Union and Central Pacific railways respectively. 11ECEIVKKS FIRST NOTIFIED. The first news of the action of the War department was received In Omaha a few moments after 4 o'clock , the Information coming In the form of a dispatch to the receivers of the Union Pacific. The news was at once telephoned to General Ilrooko trom Union Pacific headquarters. A mo ment later the ofilclals were also handed the Associated press bulletin received at The Bee olllco. Although the Information came through unofficial sources , the department did not doubt Its genuineness and steps wcro at once taken to place the military arm In motion. General Brooke stated at 4:30 : o'clock that he was still wattingtor official orders before acting upon the news already received , but ho Intimated that every prep aration was being made to act promptly. So complete wore the arrangements that when the official orders came shortly before G o'clock telegrams were at once sent to post commanders throughout the department with definite Instructions to meet every emergency. The first orden sent were to the com mander of Fort Robinson , ordering him to lit once dlipatch two companies of Infantry to Cheyenne. Two more companies of in fantry wcro also ordered to Cheyenne from Fort Nlobrara. The troops will make Chey enne their first objective point , but as soon as possible companies will be stationed al various points along the line of the Unlor Pacific. Troops from Fort D. A. RusscI and Fort Wnshaklo have also been called out It Is General Drooke's Intention to en force his orders to the letter. No troop ; will bo moVcd from Fort Omaha at present the wild rumor that the Omaha soldiers hni been ordered to Chicago being contradicted most emphatically at the department. II Is stated as positive that the War depart ment will withdraw no more troops from the west In order to reinforce the army al Chicago. All such reinforcements will be drawn from Iho cast , -even to the extenl of taking the troops now stationed nlotif the Canadian border. The government has too many Interests widely scattered west of the Missouri to permit a general move ment of troops from the west to the cast. TRAINS WILL. UK OPERATED. In operating the Union Pacific trains Gen eral Drooko states that he has but ono set tled policy. Ho will operate them. II necessary he will place troops on every trait : and these troops will bo given explicit In structions to see that no one interferes Ir the slightest degree with Its progress. Any one attempting to prevent the arrival or departure of trains at any station along the Union Pacific will be placed under ar rest and treated and tried as a prisoner ol war. This means n court martial trial and speedy Justice to all offenders. General Brooke anticipates no trouble on the Union Pacific between Cheyenne and Omaha. Trains arc running without Inter ference on this part of the road , and no trouble Is looked for unless a general strike should bo ordered at Omaha. In view ol the action of the Federated Board , printed elsewhere ln this issue , no such strike la looked for. The following Is the full text of General Brooke's orders , received from the War department at 5:30 : o'clock yesterday after noon : WASHINGTON , July 7. HrlRadlcr Gen eral Hrooke , Commanding Department of the Pintle , Omaha : In view of the fnct , as substantiated by communications re ceived from the Department of Justice , from mllltnry reports nnd from other re liable sources , that by reason of unlawful obstructions nnd combinations nnd nssem- blnges of persons It hns become Impractica ble , In the judgment of the president , to en force by the ordinary course of judicial pro ceedings the laws of the United Stntcg and to prevent obstructions at United Stntes malls nnd Intenuptlons to commerce be tween the states on the line of the Union Pacific railway nnd the Central Pacific railway , nnd to secure to the government the Use of the same for postal , mllltnry nnd other put pose. " , as contemplated by the net of July 1 , J8G1 , nnd others acts amendatory thereof , you are directed by the president to employ the military force under your command to remove obstructions to the malls and to execute any orders of the United States courts for the protection of property In the hands of receivers appointed by such courts and for preventing Interrup tions of interstate commerce nnd to give such protection to said railroads as will liiburc to the government the use of the same for postal , military and other pur poses. J. M. SCHOFIELD. JIaJor General Commanding. FQRMED THEIR PLANS. General Brooke and Adjutant General Schwan hold a long conference at the former's residence y.es > terdiy evening to dis cuss details of the proposed campaign. These details were not divulged , but It was stated that the movement of troops would not require the presence of any of the offi cers of the department at present. Another order received from the War de partment later stated that the post at Fort Douglas , near Salt Lake City , which belongs to the Department of Colorado , had been transferred to the command of General Drooke during the continuance of his orders to open the Union Pacific. The western ter minus of the Union Pacific being in such close proximity to Fort Douglas , it was deemed best by the War department to add this post temporarily to the Department of the Platte. moors it AVI ; A , io.j. llcrctiU'iiu Task to Cimril All thu Transcoti- tlnontiil Lines. WASHINGTON , July 7. The president to day dealt another and n heavy blow nt the spirit of lawlessness abroad In the west , by causing the Issilo of sleeping orders to the commanders of the great army departments to open up and maintain free communication over the transcontinental rallroad _ lines from the Mississippi river to the Pacific ocsan. Such orders are unique In times of peace and In themselves clothe the military com manders with great power. As explained in their text , the basis , for this action , which may Involve the use of United States troops In at least ten states , is the organic law under which these railroads were aided by the government and Incorporated , whereby they were made post and military roads and required to be kept open at all times. The task before the military command ] Is ono of great magnitude , for at many points on these lines traffic Is stopped by angry and turbulent mobs , and the force at command Is so small that It will require the most skillful handling to cover the thousands of miles of lines. Per haps the reason which ha ; most strongly Impelled the administration In making these orders Is the fact that the strikers have prevented the movement of United States troops when they were needed to reinforce army posts * The conference at the white house , which has become a regular thing. Is again In session tonight. It Is not held so much for the purpose of arriving at any action , but tlio' officials spend the evening with the president so as to receive news by special wires. General Miles and others in command of troops report at stated Inter vals , and these repeorti are 'read and con sidered. DECIDED ON SENDING MORE MKN. It was after 12 o'clock before the confer ence began to break up. In view of the seri ous state of affairs It was decided to send more soldiers to the storm center of the trouble , and orders were Issued by which It Is calculated almost a thousand more sol diers will bo added to the federal army near Chicago. The conclusion reached by the conference was embodied In the following statement given out by Secretary Lament at 12:35 : a. m : "General Miles has been authorized to order to Fort Sheridan , near Chicago , the batteries of artillery under Major Randolph , from Fort Rlley , and four troops of cavalry from the same point. General Brooke hag already been directed to send four troops of cavalry from his command , and the Ninth regiment of Infantry , stationed at Sackctt's Harbor , N , Y. , has received like orders. " hulitn Fe UruUrmeu Will Not Strike. OALESIIURG , III. , July 7. The general grievance committee of the IJrotherhood of Hallway Trainmen ot the Santa Fe con cluded its conference with the oClclals here today. The division Includes all the Santr Fo system between La Junta * Col. , and Chi cngo. A statement for publication says t scries of resolutions were adopted to bo prc scntcd to the members , the most vital om being that they have no direct grievance against the company ; that they are prepare * to perform their usual duties nnd that tliej recognize the authority of no labor orgnnlza tlon above the Brotherhood of Hallway Train men. It Is believed this action will keep tin Santa Fo men from going out on a strlki and Influence those that have gene out. TIIKY WII.I. NOT HTUlKlf. I'r < lrriitcd Hoard I.oyul to C'onipiiny nml t ( thu Court. At the meeting of the federated board o the Union Pacific system held In Cheycnm Friday , with representatives of tin Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers , tin Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen , Ordei of Hallway Trainmen , Switchmen's Mutua Aid association , Knights of Labor and Ordci of Hallway Telegraphers present , the foi lowing resolutions were adopted and ordoret telegraphed to Judge John A. Hincr al Greene , la. , CHEYENNE , Wyo. , July G. The member ! of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen Order of Railway Conductors. Brotherhood of Hallway Trainmen. Switchmen's Mutual Aid association , Knights of Labor and Or der cf Railway Telegraphers on the Unlor Pacific System. We , the undersigned , general chairmen o ! the above-named organizations In seslsoti assembled , believing that by Judges Caldwell' ! and Hlner's decision , organized labor has foi the first time In the history of Jurisprudence , been recognized as the equal of organized capital , and since by decree of the United States court the receivers of the Union Pa cific system were forced to recognlzo all contracts with their employes , and as these contracts have not been violated by said receivers , we deem It our duty to again as sert our determination to abide by the rul ings of the honorable court ; and , Whereas , A strike has been Inaugurated on many of the railroads of the country and has In a degree affected the employes of the Union Pacific , who were parties to said , court proceedings , therefore be It Resolved , by the authorized representa tives of said organizations , that wo advise and earnestly appeal to members to stand by their contracts ami agreements on this sys tem and thus redeem our pledges of honor to the court. Resolved. That while wo believe the Pull man employes are Justified In resisting the offensive methods used against them , and believe labor should assist them wherever it reasonably can , In Justice and In equ.ty and In view of the position taken by the Union Pacific employes before the United States court , we deem It unwise for them to recede from the pcsltlon that they are legally In and which may be the means of sacrificing all thit has been gained for labor everywhere by the effect of the Caldwell decl-ion. GEORGE W. VROMAN , Chairman Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers. CHARLES A. M. PETRIE. Chairman Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. JOHN L. KISSICK , Chairman Order of Rail way Conductors. " S. D. CLARIC , Secretary Federation Board and chairman Brotherhood of Hall way Trainmen. G. M. PALMER , Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association. * HENRY BREITENSTEIN , Chairman Knights of Labor. . F. E. GILLILAND , Order of Railway Telegraphers. WORD FROM RINER. Yesterday Judge Hlnor arrived in Omaha and after preparing his answer to the resolutions adopted at the meeting Fri day telegraphed the federation board as follows : OMAHA , July 7. George W. Vroman , Henry Breltenstcln. F. E. Gllllland. John * L. Klssick , Charles A. M. Petrle. S. D. Clark , Cheyenne : Your telegram containing resolutions passed -by your board jit Cheyenne yesterday was received by me on the train last night too late to answer. The action taken by you Is unquestionably right , and , In view of what has occurred In thepast. . Is the only course. In my Judgment , which can con sistently be taken by the employes of the Union Pacific system. I am specially glad to note your statement that the receivers have observed and obeyed the orders of the court heretofore made affecting the employes In the service of the court. The course taken by the receivers relieves them , as you must concede , from any responsibility whatever for the present difficulties , and leaves the employes , who have quit the service , without any justification for the course pursued by them. I am gratified to see that you , as representatives of employes engaged In the service , appreciate this fact and propose to aid In the supremacy of the law. Although a new procedure on the part of labor In the west , the resolutions brought considerable Joy to the officials about the Union Paclflo headquarters , showing at least n profound regard for law and for the court which made possible the condition of things as found by the federated board. Judge Hlner left last night for Cheyenne with his family. nints Aiiiti-isis TIM : PICK IDKNT. Ono Kulo for tin- Companies nnd Another for the rmploje * . CHICAGO , July 7. The following letter was telegraphed to President Cleveland to night by Messrs. Debs and Sovereign of the American Hallway union , and Knights of Labor : CHICAGO , July7. . To Hon. Grovcr Cleveland , President of the United States , Washington , D. C. : Dear Sir Through a long period of depression , enforced Idle ness and low wages , resulting In widespread poverty and In many cases actual star vation , the working people have been pa tient , patriotic and law-abiding , mid not untfl the Iron heel of corporate tyranny was applied with the Intention to subjugate the working people to the will of arrogant monopolies , did they make any effort to stay their oppressors. The Pullman strike was not declared until the employes of the Pullman company were driven to the verge of starvation , their efforts spurned with con tempt and their grievances denied a hear ing. No refusal to handle Pullman cars was declared by any railway employe until all propositions looking toward arbitration ind conciliation were rejected by the Pull man company ; Notwithstanding the facts set forth above were known to the public and the national authorities , you have seen ill under the guise of protecting the malls ami federal property to Invoke the services ot the United States ; army , whoao very presence Is used to coerce and intimidate peaceable working people Into a humiliating ibedlenae to the will of their oppressors. By your acts In so far an you have sup planted federal and itato authorities with Lhe military power , the sirlt of unrest and destruction has been so far aupmentod thai n dcepscatcd conviction Is fast becomltif prevalent that this .government . Is soon tc bo declared a military despotism. The trans mission of the United States malls Is nol Interrupted by the striking employes of anj railway company , but by the railway com * panics themselves , who refuted to haul tin malls on trains to which Pullman cars were not attached. If It Is a brlmlnal Interference with the United States malls for the em- ploycs of a railway company to detach from mall train a Pullman palace car contrar ) to the will ot the company then It hold ; true that It Is the same criminal Inter ference whenever a Pullman palace car is detached from a mall train In accordance with the will of a railway company , while said mall train Is In transit. The line ol criminality In such cases should not be drawn at the willingness or unwillingness of railway employes , but at the act Itsoll and Inasmuch as It has been the common practice of railway corporations to attacli and detach from mall trains Pullman can at will while said cars are in transit and carrying the malls of the United States , It would seem an act of discrim ination against the employes of the railway corporations to declare such acts un lawful Interference with the transmission ol the malls when done by the employes wither or without the consent of their employers. In view of these facts wo look upon the far- fetching decision of Attorney General Olney , the sweeping , unnmerlcan Injunctions against the railway employes nnd the movements o ( the regular army , as eiilplqylng the powers of the general government , for the support and protection of the railway corporations In their determination to degrade and oppress their employes. The present railway strike was precipitated by the deslro of the rail way corporations to destr&y the organizations of their employes and making the working employe subservient to thewill of their em ployers , and as all students of governments agree 'that free Institutions depend for their perpetuity upon the freedom and prosperity of the common people It would seem more In consonance with the bplrlt of democratic government If federal authority was exer cised In defense of the rights of the tolling masses to life , liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But , on the'contrary , there Is not an Instance on record where In any conflict between the corporations and the people the strong arm of the military power has been employed to protect the working people and the Industrial masses from the ravages or persecution of corporate greed. But the measure of character has been in the line of declaring the corporations always good and In the right and the working people al ways bad and In the wrong. Now , sir , wo pledge to you the power of our respective organizations , individually and collectively , for the maintenance of peace and good order and the preservation of' fife and property and to aid In the punishment of all crim inals. In the present contest -between labor and the railway corporations we shall use every peaceable nnd honorable means at our command consistent with the law and our constitutional rights to secure for the workIng - Ing people just compensation for labor done and respectable consideration In accordance with the Inherent rights of all men nnd the spirit of republican government. . .In doing so we appeal to all liberty'Ic&iijs'p'eople , ql .the nation to aid and support , us"In thfs" most just and righteous cause. H EUGENE V. DEBS , President , American Hallway. Union. J. R. SOVEREIGN , Master Workman , Knights of Labor. AVEKK OHDIHID TO KIM , . Troops Directed to Ite.slst Aisnnlt by Shoot- lug Down the Molig. CHICAGO , July 7. "And It Is further ordered that if any act of 'hostility ' be committed mitted- such as firing upon railroad trains , assaulting trainmen , marshals or soldiers , by throwing at them rocks , pieces of Iron , or other missiles , those assaults shall be re pelled by the use of firearms. " So wrote General Nelson A. Miles In his order Issued this afternoon 'detailing federal troops to assist United States marshals in preventing obstruction > tO > the movement of mall and interstate commerce trains. It was , In short , notice to. all rioters that tem porizing with them had ceased , and that thereafter the policy of .the government would bo to put an end to their rioting , arson and pillage , by shooting to kill whenever - " ever and wherever necessary. As chances would have it , however , It did not fall to the lot of the' national troops to be the first to carry outv" the spirit of this order. Company C , Second regiment , Illi nois National Guard , had that distinction. The story of the encounter between the thirty-seven young mllfttamon composing this company and a vicious mob at Fifty- seventh street anl Loomis street is told elsewhere. Up tp 4 o'clock In the afternoon the day had been comparatively quiet , though small mobs had been going all through the dis trict west of State street and south of Thirty-ninth , burning a few cars hero and there and threatening to fire railroad shops and the like , but it was moro In the na ture of bushwhacking than anything else , and not at nil like the massed bands of strikers who gathered along the railroad tracks yesterday and the day before , ab solutely blocking all movement by sheer force of numbers. This state of affairs was doubtless the outgrowth of various conditions , such as the p'resence of a vastly increased force of sgldje s.and the fact that yesterday's wreckingand , firing of cars had left a largo share of the tracks Impassible , so that all tl i dlscepilbla movement was In the shape of wrecking ! trains , endeavor ing to bring order out fafl the chaos which existed all through that ireglon. The dis turbed section today -embraced a space of about twenty-live square , miles , not to men tion the sporadic jjlt or ; Incendiarism on the Burlington rpaj ! > at' ' .Crawford and at ' Western avenues , 'the .latter having the dis tinction of being the work of women and children , It Is estimated ) that In the dis trict mentioned not lets than 15,000 strikers were out at one time and another during the day , but the ground'was so thoroughly patrolled by the police , the marshals and .lie military that th y found little oppor- : unlty for gathering In large numbers , as they have been doing heretofore. Still some of them at the stock yards found tlmo 'or Indulging In the grim humor of laying out a graveyard In dU ( order and erecting icadstones at the graves , bearing the names of their pet avenltms , including that of the president of the' United States. STEAM FITTERS CALLED OUT. One feature ot the day was the showing of ts teeth by the Building Trades council of he city In calling out the iteam fitters In the big packing houses 'at the stock yards , with the threat that It w s merely a pro- Imlnory to calling out Its 25,000 members ind the tlelng up of all building In the city. Another feature of the day WAI tha patrol- Ing of too sentrleu before the federal sub- reaaury , In whoso vaults He some $15,000,000 ot Uncle Sam's money , which General Miles THE BEE BULLETIN. Weather for Omaha ami Vicinity Fair ; South Winds ; Warmer In the West. THRO. 1. Mllltnry Takes Oliurgo of llnllrnnd * . Chicago Itlotcr * Killed hy Troop I. 3. Atmrchy Still Thrcntrin Kuronc. Crisp Xiiinrs Ills Confi'rt'iico Coiiiiiilttrc. 4. Oiimlm Society on u Btrlltc. I.Uoly Letter from London. 0. Oitmlm ( letsthe Soroml from Ie Mollies M > un > I.oriil llorno ( 'Imtter. Itrltuiinlii llcitt * tlu < Vigilant Afiin. ! 0. Council lllufTi I.oriil Mutters. AtTiiln at .South Onmlm. 8. Omiilut Populists Hold u Itiilly. I'opc l.eo'rt Latest llnej clleal. to. "I.ourilcR , " hy Kmllo Zulu. 11. U'oitmu : Her Ways mid Her World. 13. IMItorlnl nml Comment. Story of u Nebraska Turty'd AiUcntnrc. in. KiuaKesof China's Illaek Death. IMuctitUm.il Demands of the Hour. rounded on Christian I.otc. 1C. Omaha's Trade. Conditions. Commercial anil Financial Nona. Llvo Stock MarUetK Itutlawvil. 10. Wvclily Grist of bportliiR l.osslp. thought might prove a temptation to some of Debs' followers , especially In view of the fact that they nro not flush just now. For the first time since the strike opened there were several distinct notes of Improve ment In the situation , and these were not confined to Chicago. Here the postal author ities reported a noticeable improvement in the movement of the malls. Outside of Chicago cage It was to be noted that the strike , while It made no progress worthy of mention at any point , gave many evidences of having reached its culmination and of falling. To begin with , the promise that the seaboard trunk lines 'would be tied up at Buffalo was not fulfilled. The strike was not extended to Plttsburg , as was predicted at a number of points In the tied up district. The strain was lightened nt one or two points , men who iad agreed to go out falling to do so ; but , most significant of all , perhaps , was the refusal of the A. R. U. at Louisville , Colorado rado Springs and Denver to obey Debs' order to strike. Jollet also reported a defection from the ranks there , the employes of the Jollet , Elgin & Eastern returning to work. On the other hand , the friends of law and order had occasion to be pleased on ac count ot the massing of troops here and at the ordering of the moving of troops by the president with a view of lifting the embargo on Pacific coast business , both by the North ern and Central routes. To this end he or dered General Merrltt at St. Paul and Gen eral Otis at Vancouver barracks to see tc the opening of the Northern Pacific lines , while General Ruger at San Francisco and General Brooke of Omaha were similarly instructed to set things to moving on the Central and Union Pacific systems. To all this the only foil which the man agers of the strike were able to show was an arrangement between President Debs and Grand Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor to call out the members of that organization , some 150,000 In number , provided the other four members of the executive committee would agree to the order calling tliem out. It Is estimated that Debs has"now about 76.0QO . ' . ' ' - the agreement goes , IT will be no email 'addition to the forces ot Idleness. There has been a rift in the cloud , but the cloud Is still there. 1I11OKE LOOSK AGAIN AT IIAUMONI ) . Michigan Central uml Monon Trains Stopped and Firemen Itcaten. HAMMOND , Ind. , July 7. Just after dark this evening a mob of 1,000 people gathered In the yards here and proceeded to blockade trains. Two Michigan Central trains were stopped and the engines killed. The fire man of one train disobeyed the order to leave the engine and was dragged to the ground nnd severely Injured. Most of the passengers " * have left the cars , fearing violence. About 8 o'clock a Monon train pulled In from Chicago and was Immediately surrounded by the mob. The two Pullmans were detached by the crowd and run Into a siding. Then the leaders ordered the en gineer to pull out with the remainder of his train. Up to this time he has declined to start without orders from his superiors. The telegraph operators of all the roads In the country lion been warned to keep In side their office ; and give no Information on pain of having their heads broken. It is stated that the manager of the Postal was chased out of town. The mob have run all the Western Union operators from the Mich igan Central offices and the Monon night operator has just lied for his life , pursued by a howling mob. CHICAGO , July 7. At 11:10 : p. m. word comes from Hammond that the Michigan Central operator has Just been caught by the mob and beaten nearly to death. The Erie , operator has just lied for his life. 'All communication with Hammond Is now cut oil and no trains are moving. At 11:30 : the crowd Is rushing down the Erlo tracks , throwing switches and extin guishing lights to Indicate that the tracks are clear. In nil forty-one shot and bayoneted men were taken to the drug store at the corner of Forty-olghtth and Loomis. There a hospital was Improvised and those hurt were attended to. TKOOl'S ItlCAOY AT I'OHT OMAHA. . , ICxpcctlnf ; to llu Moved Into Action at Any Moment. At 2 o clock this morning all soldiers at Fort Omaha were under arms , distributed In such a manner as to be ready for service on a llvo-mlnuto call. They wore expecting to be brought Into action at a moment's no tice , but In what direction was a matter the officers would not reveal. Shortly after 2 o'clock an effort was be ing made at the fort to secure telephonic communication with a number ot local rail road ofilclals with a view to the Immediate movements of troops In some direction , though no train was under steam for that purpose at that time. It is now definitely known that Fort Omaha will not bo left without soldiers and If those here at present are moved others will be sent to take their places. At 4 o'clock this morning a train was got- tey ready on the Elkhorn and preparations made to move four companies of the Second Infantry to some destination which could not be learned , as the movement was carted on with great secrecy. I'rvleht Shipment * the bmallest til Years. CHICAGO , July 7. Less than 12,000 tons if freight were sent east for the week ending Thursday. One must go back thirty year * ar more to find a week when the eastbound - bound shipments were so small. Mllltla Sworn In iia Deputies. INDIANAPOLIS. July 8. After a Jong inference between Governor Matthews , l-'ercral Judge Baker , United States Attor ney Burke and United States Marshal Haw kins the governor at 1:30 this morning or- lercd out ilx companies of mllltla from the northern part of the state. The troops wll not be In uniform , but will bo sworn In n : deputy marshals and will have full authorltj to arrest all strikers who Imvo dlsrcgardei the federal court's icstralnliiK order. Tin six companies will reach Hnmmond tht ( Sunday ) morning about 0 o'clock. STAKVIMYO.MIM1 ! I'KOl'I.i : . ' ( Iront Distress Strllto on thp Oterliuut I'mi'liiR tress In MHIIJDistricts. . CHEYENNE , July 7. ( Special Telegram ti The Dec. ) At a number of thp towns wcs of Chc > cnne the condition of affairs beglm to present a strange aspect because of UK continued suspension of freight traffic. Every thing consumed In these towns has to b < shipped by rail. Supplies are beginning t < run short and If the tlc-up continues man ] days actual starvation will be staring tin people in the face. At Rock Springs , where the great Unlot Pacific mines are located , about 300 Fins and Huns , besides COO Chinese are employed The mines have been closed down since tlu beginning of the difficulty and the forolgr clement has been greatly excited and demon stratlve. They are llablo to destroy tin property and set the mines on fire at anj moment. In this town of 5,000 Inhabitant ! a reign of absolute terror prevails. Yester day the engine of the west bound mall was partly disabled by the mob , although twi armed deputy marshals were In the cab The train finally got out of town , but hai been held at Green River since then. Last night the castbound mall was rut through there at a speed of forty miles ati hour. A mob of over 1,000 rushed to the depot when they heard the train coming , but It got by before any obstruction was put on the track. This was the last at tempt to run trains through that place , Trainmen say It would be suicidal folly tc attempt it until ample federal protection If afforded. At other points on the division the situation remains practically unchanged and the strikers show no signs ot weaken ing. Companies B , D , G and F of the Seven teenth infantry at Fort Russell , ordered foi duty on the line of the Union Pacific , Icfl for the west at midnight. Two of the com panies will be stationed at Hock Springs anO the others will go on to Pocatello , Idaho , Lieutenant Colonel Brady will be in com mand at Rock Springs and Coloned Poland at Pocatello. A special engine was sent tc Orlu Junction tonight to bring the special train with cavalry troops from Fort Robin son and Fort Nlobrara to Cheyenne. They will arrive in the morning and be assigned to duty at Laramie and Huwllns. AT TORT MOHUAltA. A'.l In Ileadhu'Srt to Co to the Scene ot Trouble * . VALENTINE , Neb. , July 7. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) Yesterday Colonel Gor don , commanding Fort Nlobrara , received orders to have Ills command ready to move at a moment's notice. Preparations were commenced at once , ammunition being Is sued freely , camp equipage brought out and In a short tlmo everything was In read iness. Today has been devoted to practice with Galling and Hitchcock suns and put- tlng _ on finishing touchespreparatory - to moving. The garrison consists of headquar ters' band and five troops , Sixth cavalry , two companies Eighth Infantry , with de tachments In charge of field pieces. Tonight two coaches were switched from the pas senger train , which It Is supposed are for the use of the two companies Eighth Infantry and that they will be moving soon. FORT ROBINSON , Neb. , July 7. ( Special Telegram to The Bee , ) Companies C anil D , Eighth Infantry , are all ready and under marching orders to go west tonight by the Elkhorn train. Rumor lias It that the two companies of the Eighth at Fort Nlobrara will pass through here , taking up our two companies , the whole to be under com mand of Captain A. W. Corliss , Eighth Infantry. CHADRON , Neb. , July 7. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) The Elkhorn has re ceived orders for a special train to convey troops from Forts Nlobrara and Robinson to Evanston and Rawllns , Wyo. , to assist In quieting the labor troubles In the west. The train from Nlobrara will pass through here tonight , picking up the Robinson troop's on Its way. IIAVK A SCAIIK. Mob Kcpnrtcil CiimliiK that Way Which Has Xot Matcu-l illicit. CHICAGO'July ' 8. The residents of Pull man were thrown Into a panic at midnight by a report that a mob was marching toward the town from Kensington intent -burning the place. The becond battalion of the , First Infantry , under Major Tallman , was quickly under arms , prepared to quell any attack. Five howling drunken rioters made their ap pearance In the streets and wcro chased off , after which the town quieted down , and sspec'ally cs It wts repirUd that the mob was btlll at Kensington. Later the town was routed once more by the report that a mob was marching over from Hammond , deter mined to attack the town. (3 ( a. m. ) At this hour nothing of an exciting nature Is reported from Pullman. No signs have been observed of the approach of the mob which had becrrreported moving on the town from Hammond. It is thought there will bo no trouble tonight. The troops are fully prepared for any emergency. LOSS OVKIt A MILLION. Ten or TueHo .Milen of Panhandle Tr.icka Dcntrojed by the l''lrc. , CHICAGO , July 7. The traffic managers of the various railroads met at the stock yards today and decided to attempt'to move no freight trains until Monday. The number of cars on the Panhandle road between Fifty-fifth and Sixty-third streets destroyed by lire last night Is estimated to have been from 1,200 to 1,500. The total loss Is tald to bo not less than { 1,000,000. It Is estimated that besides the loss of rollIng - Ing stock that at least ten or twelve miles ot track Is ruined. At Flftyfifth street boulevard there are five tracks. The yard branches out there In a fan shape , and at the iouti ) end Is about twenty tracks wldo. All the rails on which burning cars stood are ruined , and on many of the tracks the ties are entirely burned. It Is Impossible to place any value on the freight destroyed by the fire. Whole coal trains had been side tracked In the yard and were entirely de stroyed. Deli * ' Letter Not Yet l ( < > celviiil. WASHINGTON , July 8. At 1:30 : a. m. the Uebs-Soverclgn dispatch had not been received by the president and no response to It will be sent out tonight , A report was In circulation hero tonight that the object of a two-days * trip Secretary Herbert made and from which he returned today was to see Mr. Pullman , with a view to bringing about an end of the strike , but Secretary Herbert would neither deny nor confirm any reports as to thu object of tha trip. TROOPS OPEN FIRE I Illinois National Guards Usa Their Guns with Tolling Effect. STRIKERS RETREAT BEFORE THE FIRE No Accurate List of the Casualties Oan Bo Obtained. MANY SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN KILLED Published List Only Includes Tkoso Brought in by tlio Police. MILITIA WITHDRAWS TO THE CITY lloro _ Kvldciico When Tlu-y Arrhed tlutf Tlioy Iliul Seen lliiril UKIIRO Conlllct emitted ( Jrcat Incitement ut Army Headquarters. CHICAGO , July 7. Tlio strikers and th state of Illinois came together this afternoon and a pitched battle was the result , The number of killed ami wounded may never be known , as tlio mob carried oft a number of men who were seen to fall , and whether they wcro dead or wounded , cr how many of them fc'.l , It Is Impossible at this time to ascertain. As far as known the casualties were as follows : JOHN IJUUKE , striker , killed by a bay onet thrust through the abdomen. Wounded : Lieutenant need , company C , Second In fantry , Illinois National guard , struck on tlio heud by stones ; condition critical. Thomas Jiicknun , shot In the back ; will ' die. John Kornbcrg , stabbed with bayonet ; will die. Unknown man , shot through the liver ; will die. Unknown boy , 11 years old , shot through tlio abdomen ; will die. Tony Gajewesk , shot In tlio right arm. Henry Williams , shot In tlis loft arm. > John Kerr , shot In the hip. Unknown woman , shot In the right hip. Joseph niilneberg , three bayonet wounds ; may die. Anton Kocmlnskl , shot In tlio right side. Joseph Szecepauskl , shot In the shoulder. Unknown boy , shot In left leg. The name of the woman hot Is Annlo Slcgler. The bono of the left leg was so badly shattered that amputation was neces sary. sary.Tho The fight occurred at the Intersection of Forty-ninth street and the Grand Trunk tracks , a locality which has always had an ovll name ojid which can produce any day two toughs for every square yard of terri tory within a radius of half a mllo. Serious trouble was expected here early thr | morn- Ing. Deforo 9 o'clock In the morning a mbb had gathered and made threats of burning the Grand Trunk roundhouse. Aid was asked from the authorities , and company C of the Second Infantry , thirty-eight strong , commanded by Captain T. I. McNalr , was hurried to the spot. The mllltla was rein forced by a number of deputies , and the mob was presied back from thu roundhouse. The mob gathered again at Fiftieth street and began to turn over the freight cars and tear up the tracks. A squad of pollco under Lieutenant Duffy attacked the mob , and several shots were flred on both sides , but no one was Injured. The mob then went back to Forty-ninth street , and while n portion tion of the crowd , which by this tlmo was fully 8,000 strong , occupied the mllltla and the deputies , ether * ran a freight car Into the pit of a turntable and made the ma chine useless. Superintendent Atwater and Yardmaster HcKee of the Grand Trunk , with a gang of men , set to wcrk to remove the obstruction , while the mob , which had now grown to be very ugly , stood around , howling and hooting and occasionally letting - " ting fly a stone at the soldiers. This con dition of affairs prevailed for two or three hours , the mllltla behaving with excellent spirit and showing good dl clpllne. * MOB BECAME EMBOLDENED. Finally the mob , encouraged by tlio fact that the troops did not fire , began actlvo hostilities. A crowd of men- pushed a freight car from the siding onto the track where the train which had brought the mll ltla to the scene was standing , with the evident Intention of blocking the tracks. Captain McNalr conferred with Superintend ent Atwatcr and concluded It was Impractical to clear the track , and as" it was known that the mob was growing wilder every mlnuto the best thing to do- was to leave the place before the strikers proceeded to such an ex treme as would necessitate his opening flra on them. He accordingly detailed one-half of his company to move the car which blocked the track on which the train 'was standing , and with the balance held -back the crowd , which began to press closer and closer as It saw signs of the troops making a retreat. Ho drew his men back slowly , Koveral times turning them to confront tha crowd when It came too close. Again and again the mob , shouting , howl ing and using the vilest language , made a rush , but every tlmo they wcro met stead ily and the croud paused before the threat ening rifles. Kiially ( several toughs on the edge of the mob made a rush at the yardmaster - master , ono of them flourishing a revolver. Yardmaster McKee drew his own revolver and flred , but the bullet flew wldo. Tha strikers by this tlmo were fairly wild with rage , and bricks , stones , chunks of coal and coupling pins rained around the troops. The lieutenant was struck twice on the head by stones and fall to the ground llko a dead man. man.COMMAND TO CHARGE GIVEN. It was concluded the tlmo had come , and wheeling his men quickly the captain gave the word to charge , and the handful of militiamen sprung for ward with leveled bayonets. John Burke was standing In the front of the mob throw ing coal as fast PS ho could move hU arm. Ono of the first soldiers In the clmrgo plunged his bayonet clear through hU body , the point coming out at the back. Burks went down llko a log , and dcd ! In a few minutes. The mob broke before the charge , but quickly rallied and after a short pauio came on again , sending a pattering of re volver bullets before It. Tha troops , tha deputies and the police watted for no orders , but the rifles came to a love ) , revolvers wer drawn and a storm of leaden death swept Into the mob. Men fell right and left , but the mllltla , deputies and police pressed for ward , rapidly driving the crowd before then * In the wildest confusion. It wan all over la three minutes and the mllltla marched into their train and with the deputies returned ) to the city. They looked a though Ui J