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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. ESTABLISHED JUNE 1871. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , JULY 0 , 1894. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS. MILES AND HOPKINS Ohicago Will Have Two Head ? , Military and Civil , After Noon Today , CITY PRACTICALLY UNDER MARTIAL LAW Civil Authorities Not Altogether Suspended , but Military Given Broader Scope , PROCLAMATION FROM THE PRESIDENT All Citizens Warned to Remain Quietly at Homo and Avoid Assemblages , BULLETS DO NOT RESPECT PERSONS Will Flro < m Moln , mid the Innocent , If ITcscnt , \ \ 111 SulTur with the Clullty Order Mimt llo Restored In Chlciigu. f If possible , the situation at Chicago has grown more grave during the last twenty- four hours. So serious Is the condition of affairs there that President Cleveland has con flt to Issue a proclamation calling on ( ill peaceable citizens to remain Indoors and to avoid all sorts of assemblages after noon today , owing to the instructions that have been given to the military commanders to fealst with such force as Is necessary all attempts to obstruct or prevent the moving Of trains. This virtually 'puts Chicago under martial law , though General Miles Is spe cially Instructed that the operation of civil aw Is not suspended , and Is Instructed to Bo report to Mayor Hopkins. Yesterday n wild mob of stock yard and Bther toughs went to Hammond , Ind. , and Inaugurated a reign of terror , destroying property and defying all authority. Illinois tallltla chased the mob across Into Indiana and then the United States Regulars took a fcand In. Several members of the mo-bwere ( tilled and many were wounded In the run ning fight. On the Union Pacific the strike Is prnc- llcally over. Trains were moved under the protection of troops In Wyoming yesterday fend no opposition was offered. In Colorado trains are running with almost regular trips. Business on the Rock Island and Ncrth- Jwcstcrn to Chicago and on the Omaha to ) Bt' . Paul will be resumed today. In Now York the Knlqhts of Labor and Typographical union No. 0 adopted resolu tions of sympathy and decided to hold a mass meeting today. The siiparlnteiulcnt of police says the meeting will not bo held , but "Dig Six" says it will. Fresh trouble and new additions to the rolls of the strikers are reported from many points. It appears that the ctrlke Is far Irom settled. The conference that vas to fiavo been held between representatives of the Pullman company and Its men yesterday jiras not held. _ VIRTUALLY UNUKR MARTIAL LAW. Cleveland's Proclamation Warning : tlio Citi zens of Chicago of Ills Intentions. WASHINGTON , July 8. Just before mid- Bight President Cleveland Issued the- follow ing : "Proclamation by the president of the United States : Whereas , by reason of un lawful obstructions , combinations and as- rnblages of persons , It has become Im practicable In the judgment of the president to enforce by the ordinary course of judicial proceedings the laws of the United States ( within the the state of Illinois and the city W Chicago , within said state ; and , "Whereas , that the purpose _ of enforcing the faithful execution of the 'laws of the .United States anl protecting its property and removing obstructions to the United States aforesaid , the president has em ployed a part of the military forces of the United States ; now , therefore , "I , Grover Cleveland , president of the United States , do hereby admonish all good tltlzens who may bo or may come within the city and state aforesaid , against aiding , Countenancing , encouraging , or taking any part In such unlawful obstructions , combina tions and assemblages ; and I hereby warn ell persons engaged In or in any way con nected with such unlawful obstructions , com binations and assemblages , to disperse and retire peaceably to their respective abodes on or before 12 o'clock , noon , on the flth Bay of July , Instant. "Those who disregard this warning and persist In taking part with a riotous mob In forcibly resisting and obstructing the execu tion of the laws of the United States , or Interfering with the functions ot the govern ment or destroying and attempting to do- Btroy property belonging to the United Btatca or under . Ha protection , cannot bo regarded otherwise than as public enemies. JTroops employed against such a riotous mob . will act with all moderation and forbear ance consistent with the accomplishment of the desired end , but the necessities that Confront them will not certainly permit dis crimination between guilty participants and .those who are mingling with them from cu riosity and without criminal Intent. The only safe course , therefore , for those not actually unlawfully participating is to abide at their homes or at least not to be found In the neighborhood of riotous assemblages. [ While there will bo no hesitation or vacil lation in the decisive treatment of the KUtlty , this warning Is especially Intended to protect and save the Innocent. "In testimony whereof , I hereunto set my hand and cause the bcal of the United States to be hereto affixed , ' "Dono at the city of Washington this 8th Hay of July , in the year of our Lord , one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four , and of the independence ot the United Btatca ot America the one hundred and eighteenth. "Hy the president. | "GROVER CLEVELAND , j "W. Q. GRESHAM. Secretary of Stato. " 1 The proclamation partially declaring mar tial law In Chicago was decided upon after R full discussion In the cabinet meeting this morning. This Is the action which" General fcllles has desired from the beginning , as It prill give him more authority In the pity. None ot the cabinet" officials were milling to discuss the proclamation at the conclusion of the conference , but the follow If ing dispatch , which was sent from the War Department to General Miles at Chicago this evening , serves In a measure to Interpret the Intention of the president's action : "In view ot the provisions of statute and tor the purpose of giving ample warning to all Innocent and well disposed persons , the president has deemed It best to Issue the following proclamation tonight. This does change the scope ot your authority and duties , nor your relations to local authorities. You will please make this known to Mayor Hopkins. " WATCHING FROM WASHINGTON. President mid Cabinet Continues to Inhibit Unabated Vigilance. WASHINGTON , July 8. The president and his cabinet are watching the develop ments ot the strike with unabated vigil ance and soon after breakfast this morning , when In ordinary cases the president prob ably would bo taking a pleasant drive in the country , ho was surrounded by his con stitutional advisers reading bulletins from the west and discussing probabilities of the future. Before noon there had called at the whlto house , Secretary Grcsham , Secretary Car lisle , Postmaster General Illssell , Major Gen eral Schoflcld and Adjutant General Rnggles. Secretary Lament , of course , was already present. During the morning. Senators Dubols and Slioup of Idaho , called at tlio whlto house to urge federal protection for Wallace , Idaho , where rioting Is reported. The governor of Idaho last night made a strong appeal for troops to quell the riot ing. The senators were admitted to the cabinet room and the whole matter was dis cussed. The situation In Idaho prcicnts a different phase from the troubles elsewhere , Inasmuch as the trouble Is not connected with the railroad strike and the governor has called for federal troops. It was pointed out to the senators that the governor must certify that he has ex hausted all his resources before the order could bo given. The senators telegraphed the facts to the governor and If the state ment Is made In due form the United States troops will bo Immediately dispatched to Wallace to quell the riot. i The only report that came to the white house before noon was a telegram from General Miles saying that the night had passed quietly In Chicago and that ho ex pected no serious trouble today. Of course this was encouraging to the administration and If continued General Miles' forecast last evening , when he was In communication with Secretary Lament by long distance tele phone. Much gratification Is felt here at the Issue by Archbishop Feehan of his circular to all Catholic priests enjoining them to Impress on their congregations the patriotic duty of yielding respect and obedience to the lawful authorities. It is believed that a large pro portion of the strikers are church going people and that the Chicago ministers of all denominations today will counsel their flocks In the line Indicated by the archbishop. It Is explained by the War department of ficials that the reinforcements from northern New York and from Omaha ordered last night were sent at the suggestion of Gen eral Miles , not because he doubted the suf ficiency of his force , but , , merely as a meas ure of precaution to cover emergencies at other points In the Department of the Mis souri. The general belief Is that It Is good military practice to maintain a strong force of reserves at some central point where they can bo quickly forwarded to support the detachments at threatened points. Fort Sheridan Is admirably situated for this pur pose and while no further reinforcements have been ordered there today everything is In trim to hurry many more troops to the forts from General Drooke's command at Omaha , where there does not appear to bo any pres ent necessity for their services. Probably to that end today Captain Parry , Secretary Lament's military ( aide , und Colonel Corbln , assistant adjutant general , were summoned to the whlto house .tml re ceived the necessary Instructions to prepare orders for further concentration ot troops If If shall seem desirable. At present the exact strength of the military force at Gen eral Miles' disposal Is not known here , owing to the absence of reports showing the num ber of men In each company , troop and bat tery , but steps have been taken to get this Information by telegraph , so that the de partment can move advisedly in further transferring troops. Nothing has been fur ther seen at the white house ot the mes sage said to have been addressed to the president by Messrs. Debs and Sovereign. The published report In the newspapers , of course , has been noted , but until the formal communication comes to hand , the president will not take cognisance of the letter. ALL. PRESENT BUT MORTON. All the members of the cabinet except Secretary Morton were present. Senator Squire of Washington called at the white house alid laid before the conference n tele gram from Mayor Phelps of Seattle stating that ho was authentically advised that strik ers and an Industrial army were conspiring to cause trouble in Seattle , Spokane and Tacoma , and asking that the officers ot the revenue cutter Grant , now In the harbor at Seattle , be Instructed to land forces , If nec essary , to assist In maintaining order. Senator Squire was Informed by Secretary Carlisle that the officers of the revenue cut ter already had authority to land troops to protect government property , but that the forces could not be used to maintain the peace unless called for by the governor. The senator was assured , however , of the co operation of the government In so far as It had authority. This morning Senators Dubols and Shoup telegraphed to Governor McConnel of Idaho , who had asked for troops , that It will bo nec essary for the governor to certify to the president that the local authorities had ex hausted every means In their power to quell the disturbances , and that they were un- nblo to cope with the situation before the government could furnish troops. Tonight the following reply was received : nOISC , Idaho , July 8 , 1801. Jon-ilor Du bols , Washington , D. C. : Your telegram citing to mo the law was received. I am familiar with the statute to which you re fer , but It docs not cover this case. We have to deal with hidden and organized assassins and dynamltonj , several hundred strong , provided with arms. Guarded by their experience of two years ago , they are not now In open Insurrection , but are fight ing secretly and under cover. Many peace able citizens have been ordered to leave the country. The sheriff declares his Inability to protect life and property. Wo have no sufficient militia to support him , and noth ing but the presence ot troops will restore confidence and safety. This Is no time to quibble over questions of law and precedents. The conditions are now and serious ; blood has been shed and property destroyed. I therefore believe my request to the presi dent for troops embodies all that should bo required , and ask that you unlto In peti tioning him for the aid wo need. "W. J. M'CONNEL. Governor. " NO lail'KOVUMlSNT AT WA1IASII. Ilrothurhood of KiiKlncori Now Inclined to Fn\or Ilin Striken ) . WADASH , Ind. , July 8. The anticipated improvement In the railroad situation has not materialized and tlio blockade Is al most complete on the Michigan division ot the nig Four. The strikers are still united and confident , and their warning to the Brotherhood of Engineers at this point has caused the latter to waver In their support of thu company. Two trains on this line , both very late , came In last night and were held hero by strikers Inducing the firemen to quit work. The federal Injunctions are Ignored by the strikers , but. there have been no arrests. The Bcnton Harbor passenger train went north this morning. On the Wabash tralllo Is paralyzed. Hut one pas senger train has been run on the main line In twenty-four hours , and no stops are made at the division points. The river division of the Wabaah Is also tied up , but one train arriving In forty-eight hours. VUUUIIATUD IIUAUI ) Seine Union Vuclflo Kmployos nt Uonvtr Go Out. DENVER , July 8. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen of this district held a meeting last night. 8. D. Clark of J'oca- tello , Idaho , who represented the trainmen on the Federated board at Cheyenne yester day , was present. The officers refused to give out any Information regarding the meeting , but one ot the members nald the lodge had refused to endorse the stand taken by the Federated beard at Cheyenne and would allow the men to strike an Individuals. Many of their number are now out and these will bo given fullest protection. Rocky Mountain division , Order of Rail road Telegraphers , has decided to not strike until ordered by the grand chief. This pol icy was agreed upon at a meeting held last night. The members uphold the A. R. U. In Its action and fight , but believe It their duty to live up to the laws of their constitution and not violate their conracts with the rail roads , against which they have no grievance. CONDITION MUCH IIIPUOVUI ) . Mobs In Some Districts Destroy Property hut CotnpanitUn Quiet Reign * . CHICAGO , July 8. Comparative quiet pre vailed as a rule within the city today , though there were , as might have been expected , a number ot sporadic Instances where little knots of malcontents gathered , became boisterous and were finally scattered by a charge from the police. A number of small mobs formed and went rioting , firing and overturning cars. Heads were cracked , and small-fry brawls , mostly the result of too much bad whisky , wore frequently reported at police headquarters. There was , however , no con certed effort at Incendiarism or violence , al though at a number of places Individual cars were fired , several of which were de stroyed. A coal train on the Eastern Illinois was ditched at Hoot street by a switch being misplaced after the engine and four cars had passed over. The work of clearing the tracks In the Grand Trunk yards at Forty- ninth and Ashland avenue , where debris from the hundreds of burned cars littered the tracks , was completed today under po lice and military protection , the monotony , however , being enlivened by occasional ral lies when the gatherings of Idlers watching the work became too largo and threatening. At i p. m. , when the finishing touches had been put on the work , nearly all the on lookers had disappeared , and the troops , laborers and police were withdrawn. No sooner had they got well out of sight , how ever , then a gang of SOO men suddenly ap peared , and with crowbars and shovels tore up about an eighth of a mile of the track before word could be gotten to the police de partment. They fled before another charge of the police , and the work ot repairs Is again being pushed forward. RIOTERS COLLIDE WITH REGULARS. At Hammond , Ind. , adjoining the city on the southeast , was the theater of the great est excitement. Hero the rioting of last night was resumed , and finally became so se rious that a company of United States troops went out there. They preserved peace for several hours , but the mob Increased in size and finally became demonstrative , so th.it It necessitated charging on them by the troeps , with the result that two men were killed , two badly wounded and a number of others received serious Injuries. Everything at Pullman was quiet today. Riotous mobs , consisting of men , women and children , took possession of the freight yards at Halstead , Morgan and Meagher streets this afternoon. They burned cars and had everything their own way for nearly two hours. All of the reserve force of police officers on the West Side had been detailed to the yards of the Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy and the Illinois Central railroads earlier In the day and nothing lay in the path of the frenzied strikers and their friends. Shortly after 3 o'clock John M. Egan , at the general managers' headquarters , sent the following message to Chief Brennan : "Is there no way that we can secure protec tion from the mobs In our yards ? They are burning cars and destroying other property in the yards at Halstead , Meagher and Mor gan streets and not a policeman can be found. " Chief Brennan at once transmitted the message to the inspector , who detailed a squad of thirty police officers to the scene of the disturbance. The fire department had been called out on three different occasions , each time to extinguish flames In freight cars. Thirteen cars were burned. The mob gathered about the firemen when they ar rived In response to an alarm and greatly Interfered with the work of extinguishing the fires. The arrival of the police had but little effect. The blue coats were hooted at and pelted with stones. The crowd num bered nearly 2,000 and was made rp of the toughest element of the city. Well known thieves and other desperate men whom the police of the Maxwell street station have had considerable trouble with mingled in the mob and took an active part In the disturb ance. CHARGED BY THE POLICE. The police finally made a determined charge and drove the mob to the adjoining streets and from the freight yards , club bing the leaders freely. The police remained on duty all the afternoon and the strikers were kept from doing further violence. The mobs commenced to collect early this morning In the yards of the Chicago , Bur lington & Qulncy and the Wisconsin tracks at Western avenue and Sixteenth street. Threats against the railroads and denuncia tion ot the police were heard on all sides and It only required the move of some leader to start another conlllct. The police , num bering 150 , and three companies of the Sev enth regiment were on duty all last night , and this morning when the crowd began gathering action was at once taken to dis perse It. The men were obstinate and at first refused to move. The police officers used their oluba with telling effect and In a short time the mc-ba were dispersed. The militia were camped In the yards at Western avenue and early yesterday morning the men were distributed through the yards and Instructed to deal severely with any one caught in the act of burning or uncoupling cars. Shortly before noon smoke was seen to come from a freight car on the Wisconsin Central tracks. The firemen worked under a guard of police ofllccrs and had difficulty in extinguishing the flames. No sooner was the flre out at that point than another was discovered a few blocks away. This was soon extinguished. Alarms ot this sort con tinued throughout the day. During the day another mob went to the yards of the Panhandle road at Rockwell and Sixteenth streets and set flre to a num ber of cars. The yards were poorly guarded by the police and when the engine company arrived , Its work was hampered by the mob until the police were reinforced , MICH A ItUGUI.AIt AIt.HY. How tlio lVninyl\anlu Synteni Hal Con ducted Its Defense. ' CHICAGO , July 8. The Pennsylvania sysT tern succeeded today In sending out an early accommodation and the Columbian special for the east. Neither train met with serious Interference , and left the city limits about on time. Some Idea of what the strike has meant to Chicago railroads can bo obtained when the organization ot the Pennsylvania lines Is not ( Hi. The company , Immediately after the declaring of the Pullman boycott , es tablished headquarters In the city upder the charge of a strike manager , and proceeded with an organization warlike and complete. A commissariat ot seven barracks was es tablished. For a week the department hag been feeding and lodcftig 1,500 people. A force ot 1RO deputy marshals was organized , with officers , patrol wagons and signal sta tions , and a corps -engineers was put to work upon the details'of the damage done by the rioters. But despite this force of men , backed by the city , county , state and government troops' , tile company has suf fered fearful loss of property. Up to Satur day night CG7 rtf Its freight cars had been burned , besides many signal towers , oil and tool houses and other property. Of the burned cars more than 100 were loaded , about fifty with coal and cinders and the remainder with merchandise. No attempt at nn accurate estimate of the damage has yet been made , but It will reach an enormous figure. Despite the danger Incident upon travel during the strike largo numbers of people have dally gone over the Pennsylvania , and the number of passengers was materially In creased today. STKIKi ; OFF AT ST. I.OUIS. Men Returning to , Work unit Trains Can llo Operated Regularly. ST. LOUIS. July 8. The great railroad strike , so far as St. Louis is concerned , may be said practically to be approaching an end , and the only consideration Is the ability to transfer to outlying railroads traffic or iginating here and hauled over divisions hav ing St. Louis as the originating point. On the west side of the river the return last night of the Missouri Pacific switch and yard men has resulted In the trooping -back to work of all but about forty of the 350 men hitherto engaged In freight yard work In the various yards on the west sldo. Passenger traffic , all of which Is handled from the west sldo of the river , Is on ji normal basis , the only trains not runnlrtg being a few "dupli cates , " as they are called , and one or two accommodations. And these are laid off from lack of business , not Inability to handle them. The Terminal Railway association has a full force at work on the west side also. also.One One exception to all this Is the Wabash railway , .which Is still crippled , but has so for progressed as to bo prepared to start a way freight each way on each division to morrow morning. With these will come a test of whether the quiet at Decatur , III. , Moberly , Mo. , and other outside dhlslon points Indicates the end of the troubles there. On the east sldq of the river , devoted as the facilities there are entirely to freight traffic , the situation on the surface Is quite a deal Improved , eachA road moving several freights dally , with the assurance , almost , that trouble will cease tomorrow as a result of the almost complete resumption of work on the west side by the striking yardmen and others. On the east side the exceptions to Improve ment -business arc the Louisville Nash ville , which has unsettled troubles with Its trainmen on two divisions , as well as with the switch and yardmpn and the Wabash. Thus it Is that St. Louis traffic Is prac tically unimpeded byj conditions existing within her own borders.- The General Man agers association , which still maintains Its bureau , now estimates that not to e.xceeed 100 new men will be required to fill vacancies among the 1,300 who originally struck. In this estimate It -assumed that the un skilled labor will scarcely hold out against good men. During the day the news of the action of the striking switchmen on the west side of the river was carried tp those on the east side , with the result that the men under the position taken by Chief Barret of the S. M. A. A. that , officially , there was no strike , began to seek the various yardmasters to ascertain on what terms they could return to work. The responseinvariably was as Indi viduals , provided such indlvlduals were ac ceptable. With jthisviinderstandlng before night fully 250 sought , and practically se cured reinstatement. As a result , of this there is no doubt that tomorrow morning every yard will be fully manned , birring , perhaps , the positions , of a small number of strikers who have made themselves person ally objectionable to their employers and whose places will be filled -by new men. UNDER MILITARY ItULH. Railroad Property nt Ogdcn Guarded liy Eight Companion of Regulars. OGDEN , July 8. The strike situation Is rapidly clearing. This morning eight com panies of United States regulars from Fort Douglas , under command of Captain Pal mer , numbering 450 men , reached here on a special Union Pacific train. Upon arrival a camp was formed , ajllne stretched around the depot grounds , sentinels placed and all strikers and the public ordered to keep out. No attempt was made by the strikers to prevent trains from arriving or departing. The Rio Grande tent out two trains today. The regular overland .for Denver and the eact left on time , with three Pullmans at tached. The Union Pacific sent a local train over the Utah Northern this afternoon on time and a train to Salt Lake. No South ern Pacific trains have yet arrived or de parted. The eight companies of regulars will remain here until regular train service Is resumed , The Union Pacific will resume all trains on schedule tjme tomorrow. Several fires were started here early this morning , which seemed to have been of In cendiary origin. I. ANARCHISTS DUCL.UIE FOR WAR. Call Upon the Chicago Strikers to Use the Torch niul dun. CHICAGO , July 8. Five hundred an archists gathered nt a picnic in n grove near Western avenue and Fifty-ninth street this afternoon and discussed the strike situ ation In true anarchist style. The speakers were unanimous In a demand for violence and bloodshed was repeatedly named as the only solution of the trouble. The speakers declared that the strike can only be won by the use of the torch and gun and called upon all worklngmen to aid In the battle against capital. FORT NIOHKARA'S CONTINGENT. Forces RuHhcil Ttnumt the Scene of Trouble In thlcaio. VALENTINE , Neb. , July 8. Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) At 3 this morning two companies of the Eighth infantry , B , Major Wllhclm , and O , Captain Hayden , took a special train west yla Orln Junction and Cheyenne , one company for Laramle , the other for Green River.f Today the garrison of Fort Niobrara , has been busy moving oamp equlpago , and this afternoon Major LoBel , Sixth cavalry , jarrlved In command of the troops. Captajn Cheever and Lieu tenant Blockson' followed scqn after with troops G , Captain ty'est , and A , Lieutenant Short. Two special trains were soon In waiting , the first being loaded with horses and equipage , the other containing six day coaches and a Wugnqr. The four troops are commanded by Cojonel D , 8. Gordon , Sixth cavalry , with Lieutenant Wllcox , ad jutant ; Lieutenant House , quartermaster , and Dr. Mundy surgdon , and are enroute for the Union stock yards , Chicago. This leaves Fort Niobrara ; wlth but two troops of cavalry , the imallpet garrison since It was established , People were out In large numbers witnessing tbo movements ot the military , and one could see little groups of men everywhere discussing the strike. On arrival of the train the ncwaboy Is besieged for papers. FORT ROBINSON , Neb. , July 8. ( Special Telegram to The Bee , ) The two companies ot the Eighth Infantry from Fort Niobrara reached here al 9:1Q : this forenoon and at 0:50 : pulled out with Fort Robinson's two companies of the same regiment tor Raw- llns and Evanston , Wyo. The whole force was 181 men and seven officers , under com mand ot Captain A. W. Corless , Eighth in fantry. The Ninth cavalry la still awaiting orders. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Illinois VutrniiiH Tulio n Huml. CHICAGO , July 8. The veteran corps of the First regiment , jtndlana National guard , U preparing to take part In the present trouble. The corps numbers 160 veterans and expects to be able to report to General Wheeler tomorrow. The organization's equipment U at Springfield and Vice Presi dent Wlckcs ot the Pullman company agreed to furnish blankets today for the men who are gathering at the armory. I. OCA I , RAII.RO.VU SITUATION. Much Hot I or on Otnulm I.lnr IVolInc nt Union Piirlllu lloiulqcmrU'ru. From a. railroad standpoint Omaha was unusually quiet yesterday , many of the rail roads sending out trains with usual regular ity , but the absence ot crowds about the depots was most remarked by depot olllclals and those who como directly In touch with the traveling public. It was an Ideal Sun day , and had not an Omaha public been ac quainted with the pillage and riots of Satur day and Friday In Chicago' one might have with entire propriety thought of the mil lennium of peace. During the morning hours small crowds ot railroad men congregated In the Union Pacific and Webster street depot yards , but the talk was of a very conservative charac ter , mainly upon the action of the federated board ot the Union Pacific system , which received enthusiastic endorsement at the hands of employes of the transmlssourl lines. In fact , it has done much toward allaying strike talk , and will go down Into history alongside Judge Caldwell's decision in the Union Pacific wage conference. A well authenticated rumor was heard yesterday afternoon that the Omaha road , fearing trouble today on Its Sioux City branch and which might possibly extend to this city , had given orders to patrol the yards at this point and add to the flre force. Superintendent Jaynes was seen In regard to the rumor , and with his usual frankness stated that he had gone Into the freight house , and , seeing a number of water bar rels almost empty , had given Instructions to have them refilled and the hose tested , "We have also n number of men who were laid off when the order came to cut down ex penses pending the settlement of the strike. As our yards are two miles lc > ug and there happens to be many empty freight cars In the yards , I Instructed several of the men to act as special watchmen. This was done purely as a precautionary measure , not that we fear trouble In the least. 1 have Just had n telegram from our master mechanic which states that everything Is quiet at Sioux City , that a meeting of prominent citi zens had been held at the union depot this ( Sunday ) morning as to the advltablllty of allowing the inllltla to leave the city , the general sentiment being that all danger had passed at that point 'Should the inllltla be ordered out , ' said the master mechanic , 'two companies will still be Kept on duty simply as a protection. ' Ho also Informed me that all the firemen had signified their desire to go to work wherever needed. Undrr these conditions It would be foolish for us to look for trouble. Our trains are moving with reg ularity , both St. Paul trains getting through Sioux City without an accident. We will commence moving freight trains actively on Monday , having brought In Saturday night twenty-five cars of live stock for South Omaha , Of course , we all look apprehen sively to Chicago , but I am In hopes that by Tuesday the boycott will be lifted and the railroads get back Into their old nils. " Assistant Secrtary Orr of the 'Union Pa cific Is authority for the statement that everything was quiet yesterday on the western divisions of the "Overland. " AVhlle he admitted that crowds had collected about the depots at some of the terminal points , they only Indulged In talk , the action of the federated board having acted as a soporific on some of the more zealous of the labor lead ers In their several localities. Two companies of troops have reached Rock Springs , which , with the one com pany that" has been stationed there for some time , gives a federal force of nearly 200 men at that point. Four companies have reachedOgden from "Fo'rt Douglas , and""tlio ' company Is arranging to mass other troops whenever needed at Pocatello , Green River , and Evanston. Hut the greatest fear Is enter tained of destruction along the Southern Pacific , and the long stretch of country be tween Ogden and Oakland Is giving the fed eral authorities no end of trouble. Assistant General Manager Allen of the Rock Island has telegraphed his people hero that the running of freight trains will be resumed today and local business will betaken taken care of. No. C on the Rock Island went out yesterday on time. Trouble Is anticipated on the Missouri Pa cific today , but the flattening out of the strike at St. Louis may change matters , con siderably. _ AT AN IND IN WYOMING. Men Who Went Out Are THIllns to Como Buck and Will Soon lie ut Worlc. ' CHEYENNE , Wyo. , July 8. ( Special Tele gram to The Bee. ) By tomorrow morning federal troops from Fort Russell and Fort Robinson will have been distributed at the various points along the line of the Union Pacific railroad In Wyoming where difficulty with the strikers has prevented the opera tion of trains , and In accordance with the orders of General Brooke of the Department of the Platte , traffic will at once be opened up from Ogden to Omaha. Tomorrow the regular trains will bo dispatched from ter minal points on schedule time. A detach ment of soldiers will bo detailed to accom pany each train over the Wyoming division. Freight traffic will be resumed , and the Union Pacific mines at Rock Springs , Car bon and Hanna , which have been shut down the past week because of the Inability to secure cars , will begin operations , giving employment to 3,000 Idle foreigners who have created a reign of terror In those communi ties. ties.It Is not anticipated that there will be any trouble In , carrying out the order of the federal authorities. Judge Rlner arrived homo from Iowa this afternoon , and the federated board of employes had n con sultation with him concerning the reinstate ment of those men In the train service department who , with the members of the A. R. U. . quit work In accordance with the order of President Debs. The Judge stated that he was Inclined to bo lenient with all who showed a disposition to return to work when called upon by the receivers. It Is expected that the court will make an order tomorrow directing what will bo required of all employes who desire to return to work. After the train service has been re stored the attention ot the court and the receivers will bo" directed to the members of the A. R. U. who have caused the shops at the various points on the Wyoming division to bo closed by the unanimity with which they obeyed the order of their chief. Ninety-five per cent of the members of the union are em ployed In this department , It is presumed that the court will give the strikers , with the exception of the leaders , an opportunity to return to work , but unless they do so at once they will be permanently discharged and other workmen Imported to fill their places. Judge lllncr will permit no trifling. The members of the federated board who decided to stand by their agreement with the court and refused to order a general strike on the Union Pacific system have re ceived telegrams ot congratulation from the chiefs on their decision. The members of the A. R. U. are firm and determined to hold out to the last , but with the conditions confronting them they cannot hope to win , Companies B , C , I ) and O ot the Eighth Infantry from Fort Robinson and Fort Niobrara , under the command ot Captain Corliss , arrived nt 10 o'clock tonight over the Cheyenne & Northern , and left at once for the west on a special train. One company has been assigned to duty at Laramle , one at Rawllngs and one at Green River , the other at Evanston. Two c ompanles of the Seventeenth Infantry , which left Fort Russell last night , are at Rock Springs , The others went to Pocatello , The members ot the federated board will leave for Omaha on the early morning train , No. 4 , a mall and passenger , which Is made up hero. No train Is coming from the west until tomorrow. Ninth I n fun try lu Hur\lce. WATERTOWN , N , Y. , July 8. Colonel Bartlet , Ninth Infantry , Madison barracks , has received orders to proceed to Chicago at once. A special train has left for Sackctt's Harbor to take the troops. OSWEGO , N. Y. , July 8. Company 0 , Ninth Infantry , left here on a special train at 11:45 : for Syracuse , where they will join the Ninth regiment and proceed to Chicago. It Is rumored here that tonight the railroad men will refuse to draw Pullman cars out of ' Oswego. wnioitiNo IN TIII : HAI.ANCI : . Chicago Union Labor Hullotlng oit the ( Jiii-Htloii of .striking. CHICAGO , July 9. At 2 o'clock the mass meeting of trades unions nro balloting on the question of going on n general strike , The feeling Is very strong In favor of n strike unless the Pulman company will agrco to arbitrate. DYNAMITI : IN TIM : I'liti : nox. " -'until I'o ingno : ! Illovvn up anil the Crow Mlracnloiuly Inclines. PUEBLO , July 8. The most dastardly piece of work In Colorado since the begin ning of the strike was done today. A freight train on the Santa Fo road left hero shortly after 7 o'clock tonight , shortly aftro which a terrible explosion was heard. It developed that n piece of dynamite had been exploded In the firebox of the locomotive that was hauling the departing train. The locomotive was lifted from the track and badly dam aged. The engineer and fireman mlracuously escaped with no Injury beyond a severe shaking up. It Is supposed that the dyna mite was placed In the coal by some mis creant and that the fireman shoveled It into the fire box during the performance of his duties. HTRIKintS NOT PRKSKNT. Conference ItoMrocn riillnmn Olllclnli ami Their Mm I'll 11 to .Matrrlullrc. CHICAGO , July 8. The conference an nounced for noon today between a commit tee of the employes of Pullman and Second Vlco President Wlckes of the company , did not occur , as no committee appeared. Wlckes remained at his office until 2 o'clock waiting for the expected visitors. "We are always ready to receive our ex- employes , " ho said , "and hear what they have to say. The position of the company In this matter Is unchanged , however , and wo have nothing moro to say to the men than has already been said. The talk of a conference between Mr. Debs and myself Is all a canard. "Wo will not receive Mr. Debs , Mayor Hopkins , or any one else as representatives of our ex-employes. If the latter wish to talk to us , they must como themselves and without outside representa tion. " NO GIIANGI3 AT CI.UVULAND. All Trnfllc lli-il Up niul llpputlCB Vropiirccl for an KmerRcnoy. CLEVELAND , July 8. The situation In Cleveland today Is practically unchanged. The roads are still tied up so far as freight traffic Is concerned. Passenger trains con tinue to run about on time on all lines , but travel Is extremely light and many trains are being abandoned. The strikers appear to be peaceable , and , while the authorities are making all preparations In case of trouble , It Is not believed an outbreak will occur. So far as can be learned the railroad officials are making no attempt to employ men to take strikers' places. One hundred and fifty deputies have been sworn In by the United States marshals and are ready to act In the case of an emergency , . * - - 'ISXI'KCTg NO JIOUI ! TKOIJBLC. Chicago's Mayor Thinks the Crisis Is Passed In that City. CHICAGO , July 8. "I believe the crisis has been passed and that there will bo no moro serious trouble , " said Mayor Hopkins tonight. The shooting Into the mob by state troops Saturday afternoon has shown the lawless 'clement what It may expect If It persists in outbreaks against law and order. Thugs and criminals who have been masquerading In the strike as workmen evidently believed the soldiers would not fire on them. But they know better now and will , It I am not greatly mistaken , bo moro careful In the future. " ItURNUI ) Till : ISItlUUK. Stock Yards Trnfllc at fit. Paul in u RcHUlt of Flro DamiiRo. ST. PAUL , July 8. At 2 o'clock this rfiornlngl the Chicago \ < i IGreat IWestern bridge between hero and South St. Paul was burned and all stock yards traffic on that road will be stopped for the present. The fire was incendiary , the police being confi dent of their knowledge ot the perpetrators. They expect to arrest the men before night. All Is quiet among the A. R. U.'s here. The Northern Pacific train was moving steadily to the west at last reports and no trouble Is anticipated before reaching Mon tana. Refnacil to Obey Dehn. BUFFALO. N. Y. , July 8. About 7 o'clock a telegram came to President Malacan of the local branch of the A. R. U. , directing him to call out his men and giving him Instruc tions as to what course to pursue. The tele gram begged Malacan to keep the men from rioting. Notwithstanding this there will -he no strike In Buffalo tonight. Malacan said : "I received a telegram from Mr. Debs to night , but there will be no strike tonight and I cannot tell when there will bo one. I am not at all In favor of calling out my men when nothing Is to be gained by It. As soon as I think a strike Is necessary there will be one , but It certainly will not come tonight. The Central Labor union held a meeting today and passed resolutions of sympathy with the strikers. Scxprnl CullH for Tumps ID Illinois SPRINGFIELD , III. , July 8. Sheriff Cox of Bureau county wired tonight that his eighty deputies had gene to Scatonvlllo to protect the place from attack and asked that troops bo sent to Spring Valley , The sheriff of La Sallo county wired for help aa an attack was anticipated , The mayor of Peru also wired for help , saying that business men and citizens were organizing to protect Peru. The governor ordered two companies of the Sixth Infantry to proceed at once to Spring Valley. IMIlfllti Out at Illrinlnglmni. BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , July 8 , There has been no change In the strike situation since last night. Governor Jones arrived yester day , and after consultation with the sheriff and acting mayor , ordered tha militia to the scene. Four local companies are now on duty guarding the entrances to the union passenger station. The utmost quiet has prevailed today , and the Indications at this tlmo are that there will bo no trouble to night. Moh Charged hy Mllllla. DANVILLE , III. , July 8. Six empty box cam owned by the Big Four and Chicago & Eastern Illinois roads were burned hero this evening. Early In the day a mob seized a Wabash engine and refused to disperse at the sheriff's command , and the inllltla charged the mob , and several persons being badly hurt by bayonets. l.iriilon idltorlal Comment. LONDON , July 9. Commenting editorially on the great railroad strike in America , the Standard says ; The disorder haa attained alarming dimensions because It was not nipped In the bud. The constitutional pedantries of the governor of Illinois are disgusting and surprising. Strlkn on the Siintii I'o ut Clnlvoiton. GALVESTON , July 8. The members of the A. R. U. have received Instructions to strike at 12 m. today unless the Santa Fe acceedo to their demand to Increase their wages. The Santa Fo refused , and the strike Is now on. The engineers and firemen have declined to join In the strike. MOVED A MAD HOB Regulars Fiinlly Collide with Rlolcra ftt Hammond , lud , TWO KILLED AND MANY OTHERS WOUNDED Wild Sccno on the Streets When the Tight Occurred. CROWD SOUNDED THE CALL TO ARMS \ Rushed from IIouso to IIouso Borrowing and Stealing Onus , THREATENED THE TROOPS WITH DEATH Mujor Ilnrtz Surrounded by nil KxcltcU Croud ami Monuccil nlth Woipong Alhllo AHHltlng the Woiuulcd UutalU of the Conlllot. CHICAQO , July 8. Tlio rioting at Ham- ' inoinl , Jinl. , culminated this afternoon In a conlllct between the mob niul comp'any B , Fifteenth United States infantry , In which Charles Fleischer , a laborer , wns killed , Victor Vactor fatally wounded and William Campbell shot through both legs. A num ber of other people were slightly Injured , but were carried mvay by their friends and secreted , and It will bo Impossible to learn the exact number wounded , The trouble began last night. The rioter * kept their Work up all night , burning cars and disabling engines. This morning they burned a Pullman car. Most of this work was done Inslelo the Illinois state line , and as soon as the Illlnos state militia arrived on the sccno the mob ro tire it Into Indiana and Jeered at the troops. About 0 o'clock this morning a great crowd gathered again about the Monon depot. Several cars were overturned and tlio Mich igan Central tracks blocked. The sheriff and deputies nro powerless to restrain the mob , and as there was no hope of the Indiana militia arriving before late this evening an * appeal was made to the federal authorities In Chicago. Company U of the Fifteenth Infantry was sent at once. Their presence quieted things for a while , and the blockade on the tracks was finally raised at 1 o'clock In the afternoon and several passenger trains pulled through. Till * seemed to anger the mob , and with an In crease In numbers , Its passions grow to a freiuy. The regulars were greeted with oaths and shunts of derision , and volleys ot sticks , and stones were showered upon them. The men stood their ground , however , and kept the mob for several hours from approaching preaching the buildings. By 3 o'clock fully 5,000 rioters were assembled. They had been aroused by their leaders to a frenzy that made an encounter with the soldiers cer tain. Several times tltoy rushed upon the company of troops , but were met by fixed bayonets and driven "back. At last , how ever , the entire body of strikers made a do- tormlncd rush toward the depot. FIRED TWO VOLLEYS. "Make ready" "Fire , " was the command , and the thirty-live Springfield's rang out In response. A second volley quickly followed Into the surging crowd. The first volley staggered them and the second stopped them as effectually as If they had run against a stone wall. Several men were seen to fall , but they were taken away by their comrades and the extent of their Injuries could not bo learned. Fleischer fell In the front rank ot the rioters. He was taken to a hospital , Where ho died In a short time. In the rush that followed scores of women and children were trampled under foot and half a dozen women fainted on the tracks. The soldiers then took up a' position at the track on the Rus- bcll street crossing. The news of the killing spread with remarkable - markablo rapidity and ten minutes after ward the streets In the vicinity were filled with a threatening mob. Major Hartz left his company for a tow minutes to assist the firemen and doctors In placing Vactor on the patrol wagon and was Immediately sur rounded by a crowd. "Kill him , " "Shoot him down , " were the cries of several excited men as the mob surged around the Major , Hartz , however , did not pay any attention to them and was not molested. The excitement by this time was Intense. Men lan from house to house borrowing shot guns , rifles and other flro- arms. * "To arms , " was the cry heard on every sldo and fully 3,000 people responded. Matters looked so threatening that a call was sent to Chicago for reinforcements arid two more companies were sent out on ia special train. Thcso additional troops were stationed at the scene of the trouble arid effectually cowed the rioters for the time be ing. Major Hartz arrested four ot the lead ers of the mob and took them to Chicago with a small detail of troops. While the train was pulling out for the city , a croWd gathered and stoned It , but quickly dispersed on the approach of a company of Infantry. The mob has driven out all the telegraph operators In the town and has cut the tele phone wires , making It very difficult to ob tain Information from the place , but It Is certain that up to 9 o'clock tonight there were no further disturbances. Early this morrjlng a Michigan Central Inbound freight train was attacked by rlotcru at West Hammond , just within the IlllnoU state lino. Obstructions placed on the tracks brought the train to a standstill , and ths mob assaulted the engine , seriously Injuring Ilie engineer. The fireman escaped by Hid ing In the bushes at the sldo of the track , while the mob proceeded to overturn tha cars , blocking the tracks. An castbound freight arrived 'about this time and was also blocked and the crew driven from the train. Companies D and M ot the First regiment , Illinois National Guard , the battalion la charge ot Captain Barnett , was dlepatchod to the sccno and the rioters fled across the Indiana Etato lino. Under guard of thcao mllltla both tralni wore backed to Kensington , where they art now standing. The tracks are still bocU ! and the Michigan Central express , which should have left the city at 0 o'clock last night , but did not pull out until 4 o'clock tbli morning , U stalled at Kensington. Bo also la the Detroit express , which Is In two sec tions , the flrst being composed ot mall and the second of passenger cars , The storm center of the day was at Ham mond. The mob numbered nearly 5,009. They sacked the Western Union Ult graph oince , overturned freight cars and committed all sorts of depredation ! . Flvt railroad employes were wounded at tn hands ot the mob , one fatally. The outbound Sunday paji og r train tr9H