The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, July 13, 1894, Image 6
JVTCOOK TRIBUNE. F. M. K1MMELL, Publisher. McCOOK, NEBRASKA. OYER THE STATE. Tecumseh is going to have a public library. A commercial club has been organized In Lincoln. Auburn is considering the matter of enlarged school facilities. The Johnson county Teachers insti tute will convene July 9th. School census of Fremont, just com pleted, shows a total of 2,571. Hail at Holdrege broke fifty panes of glass in one greenhouse the other day. Nebraska City will spend consider able money thisyear in public improve ments. The Saline County Teachers’ insti tute will be held at DeVVitt beginning August 20. Two hundred and seventy-six arrests were made during the month of June in Lincoln. Three horses belonging to A. D. Cole of Valentine were killed by lightning the other night. A branch of the Ancient Order of Hibernians has been organized at Alli ance with thirty-five charter members Nebraska City is taking steps for enforcement of the Sunday law. To this end a law and order league will be organized. There will be a base ball tournament in Burwell July 10, 11 and 12. Eight teams will contest for four prizes, from #200 down to $40. At an election iu Harvard, by a vote of 2 to 1, bonds to the amount of $7, 000 carried for a system of water works for fire protection. Lincoln will have the Ancient Order of Hibernians parade next March. Ex State president J. A. Kilroy has with drawn from the order. The residence and barn of N. N. Beater, three miles northeast of Wal lace, burned with all its contents. Loss #1,600, insurance $800. Origin of fire unknown. The Columbus board of education has ordered the payment and retirement of 810,000 bonded indebtedness. There is J'et an indebtedness of $2,000 to be iquidated. r ourteen head of horses were killed by a^stroke of lightning in Cheyenne county last week. They were standing together near a barb wire fence when the bolt came. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham, for twen ty?five,years residents of the vicinity of Milford, celebrated their golden wed ding last week, .receiving many pres ents.from abroad. The .following is the mortgage state ment. qf Otoe county for the month of June: Farm mortgages filed, 855,882; released, 535,175; filed on city property, $1,707; .released, 83,200. Hates Center Congregationalists will only hear preaching twice a mouth this summer, for their pastor, Rev. George E. Taylor, has become field secretary for Doane college. The epeed contests .at .the Colfax county fair bid fair to be among the most attractive features of .the exhibi-' tion, which will be held at Schuyler September 19 to 22. Because of lack of .proper medical attendance Mrs. Anna Cocha.rek of Dwight has been declared insane and will be taken to an asylum. She is the mother of five small children. Mrs. Mary Conley, a well known resident of Seward, and mother of Hon. Hugh T. Conley, county attorney of Sioux county, fell out of her chair dead. She leaves considerable prop erty. C. W. Jackson, who has been mail carrier at Valparaiso for the past year, was arrested by officers from Lincoln and taken to that city to answer to the charge of using canceled postage ■tamps. The 2-year-old daughter of Peter Newman, five miles west of Tecumseh, got her fingers in a mowing machine sickle one day last week,and one finger was so badly mangled that it had to be amputated. Lightning struck the barn of John Gustavson of Wayne, killed one horse, paralyzed another and bored a lot of holes in the side of a sow. Strange to relate, the hog was apparently not much injured. Frank Hoffmann, a cigar manufac turer of this city, attempted to commit suicide this morning by shooting him self through the head. The ball en tered near the right temple. Hopes of his recovery are entertained. A barb wire fence in Thayer county got in its work the other day on two horses belonging to William T. Mosier. One of the animals had his jugular vein severed and the other was so terribly cut on the legs that death resulted. John Heabne and his 9-year-old son Lewis, while out driving at Hubbell, were thrown from the cart, dislocat ing the former’s collar bone and other wise injuring him. The boy escaped uninjured by falling on liis father. F. C. Coover, retail grocer, Hastings, confessed judgment in favor of his wife for 5940 and in favor of his son-in-law, Gam McAtee, for 8325. Total liabili ities, 81.850; assets, 81,000. The fail ure is attributed to the pressure of cred itors. Money will never be very plenty in Nebraska as long as people send all their money outside the state for their supplies. Factories are employing labor «nd put money in circulation. Farrell A Co* brand of syrups, jellies, pre serves and mince mert; Morse-Coe hoots and shoes for men. women and shildren; American Biscuit <fc Manufac turing Co., Omaha, crackers. At Falls City John Shurtleff and John Oasey went through the clothes of WiU iam Torfey at the Missiouri Pacific de pot and got 815. They were arrested •nd taken before County Judge Wilhite and bound over to the district court in the sum of 8200, in default of which they were taken to jaiL Cabi, a young son of Dr. I. Bedell, of Nebraska City, met with a painful ac cident. In company ,with several other boys he was diving from the end of a •kiff. In some manner he slipped and (all on the edge of the boat, cutting a ragged gash in his stomach. It re quired several stitches to close the wound. A SEW firm has purchased the plan ing mill at Columbus and will carry on the business of manufacturing building material on an extensive scale. The state board of transportation, having been refused the filing of peti tions in the supreme court against the railroads for not obeying the board in building connecting switches, will in stitute proceedings in the Holt county court. The “probable program-’of the State Teachers’ association, which meets at Lincoln December 26, 27 and 28, has already been issued. Already a large number of prominent educators have agreed to be present and deliver ad dresses. The report of State Examiner C. A, McCloud, whose figures are generally conceded to be accurate, shows that eX County Treasurer Peter Farney of Ham ilton county is about $15,000 behind in his accounts. Mr. Farney was elected in 1889. While bathing in the mill race, at Superior, George Phillips lost conscious ness and sank and John Hopper, who was standing by, noticed a few bub bles. and divining the cause, he dived for the drowning man and saved him by prompt work. The report made public that J. R. Sutherland, of Tekamah, had been ap pointed receiver of the Rank of Brain ard, is a mistake. No receiver has been needed for the Brainard bank, it being all right and one of the best managed financial institutions in the state. Fike broke out in a barn in the rear of the National hotel in Kearney and adjoining C. H. Dogue & Co’s lumber yard and warehouse. The fire spread with wonderful rapidity and in an in stant the hotel and warehouse were all in flames. Both were partially burned. Howard Perry, inspector of United States prisons, arrived in Sidney last week and completed arrangements for guarding the commonwealers. He was struck with the appearance of Fort Sidney, and believed it would be an ad mirable site on which to locate a gov ernment prison. Excellent limestone for the purpose can be obtained on the reservation. The second annual picnic of the Mc Donough county, Illinois, association, took place at Seward last week in Fletcher’s grove. The association is composed of former residents of Mc Donough county, Illinois, now residents of Saline and Seward counties. For mer residents of Hancock, Henderson, Warren, Knox, Fulton and Schuyler counties were invited to meet with them. There was a large attendance. A committee, consisting of Colonel Will B, Dale of Columbus, Colonel Frank W. Barclay of Beatrice, Captain Z, P. Hedges of South Omaha, Colonel Wr. H, Cowgill of South Omaha, Colonel J. N. Killan of Columbus, and Major Ceorge E. Wetherby of Oakdale, has been appointed by Brigadier General Hotchkiss to make arrangements for the transportation of the Nebraska brigade to encampment at Washington. G W. Lindmark, a Swede, about 30 years of age and a farmer of Polk Coun ty, met a horrible death at Clarks. When crossing the Platte bridge in a wagon his team became unmanageable and threw him out over the front end gate, and his body caught in the dou bletree in such a way that he could not get loose. He was dragged about three miles before the team was stopped. He was horribly mangled and died long before help came. Henry A. Salzer, manager of the John A. Salzer Seed company, La Crosse, Wis., is in Europe looking up rare nov elties in vegetables and new things in the farm seed line. He will visit the celebrated farming districts of France, Germany, England, Belgium, Russia and Bohemia, and the customers of this wide-awake firm can congratulate themselves upon his bringing along the cream of farm and vegetable seeds that these foreign countries offer. The Ancient Order of Hibernians held their state convention in Tecumseh, and as there was so much work that demanded attention an evening session was held, which lasted until midnight The attendance was good, nearly every lodge in the state being .represented. Prominent among the workers were: T. J. Mahoney, treasurer; John Man gle, secretary; T. J. Floyd and John Rush of Omaha; Dr. McCrann. medical examiner, of South Omaha; James Kel ley of Lincoln, and J. G. Kearns of Au burn. There will be a boom in the building trade this season at Nebraska City. The congregations of the Baptist and Presbyterian churches are to erect new houses of worship, bonds are to be voted for a new high school and either a new opera house will be built or the old one remodeled. The Argo Starch company, which was recently organ ized from the Nebraska City Starch company, will erect new buildings, lar ger than at present occupied by the company, more than doubling the ca pacity. The residence of Charles J. Hager, tinner for Barlen & Myers, located at Twenty-fifth and Lincoln streets, was destroyed by fire. The fire was caused from a defective flue, and as the place is beyond the limits of the water mains, no alarm was sounded, though the hooks went out and rendered all assis tance possible. A small part of the furniture on the lower floor only was saved. The house was a two storv building and valued at about S2,600. The total loss is 83,500, with only par tial insurance. John Kroche and J. W. Bick and their wives drove to a point on Cub creek near the farm of Joseph Groff, about five miles west of Beatrice, in tending to spend the day fishing and picnicking. The men began wading in the creek with small nets catching minnows for bait, They were walking down stream where the water was only a few inches deep. They both stepped over a pile of brushwood, when Kroeehe disappeared from sight in sixteen feet of water. The body was recovered af ter much difficulty. Al Dierks, a Madison man. hung his vest on the limb of 4 tree, and when he came to look for it found it missing. A search resulted in finding the vest near by, but 820 in money and a gold watch were missing. He suspected two boys who had been with him, and swore out, a warrant for their arrest. The arrest created some excitement, and as noth ing was found in the pockets of the boys it was suggested that a search be made near where the vest was picked up. The search was made and the money and watch found on the ground. The verdict rendered was that a cow had caught her horn in the vest and scattered the contents promiscuously around. WHITE CITY DESTROYED. All bat Five of-the World'* Fair Bond Ins* Burned. Chicago, July 7. — All the main buildings of the world’s fair, except the Horticultural building, the Wo men's building, the Art palace, the Machinery hall and the United States government building, were almost entirely burned last night. They were the property of the Columbian Exposition Salvage company and had been purchased for about 890,000. The fire was discovered by several boys in the southwestern corner of the first floor of the terminal station. When first seen it was but an incip ient blaze and the boys tried to stamp it out for several minutes. They were unsuccessful, however, as the fierce gale which was then blowing from the southwest fanned the fire. Before an alarm could be turned in the fire had reached the second story of the building. Owing to the dis tance which separated most of the en gine companies from the scene of the fire, there was considerable delay in getting a stream of water upon the blazing structure. The first alarm was immediately followed by a 3-11 call, and this by a special call for ten engines. By the time the first detachment of engines was fully at work the terminal sta tion was a mass of flames, and the fire had leaped across to the Adminis tration building. In twenty minutes the dome of this beautiful structure fell with a terrible roar and sparks and blazing brands were carried by the wind north and northeast to the Mining, Electricity and Agricultural buildings. The Electricity was the first to take fire. In a few minutes it was enveloped in flames and at 7:10 o’clock the glass roof collapsed and the iron framework of the structure fell in. At 7:15 o'clock the east end of the Mining building fell in and the flames became so fieree that engine com panies stationed between the Elec tricity and Mining buildings had to fly for their lives. Engine company 18 Was forced to abandon their engine and bad scarcely time to eut the horses from the traces. One of the animals succeeded in getting away, but the other was suffocated. Several hundred feet of hose was also burned. The fire was communicated almost simultaneously to the Transportation, the Manufactures and Agricultural buildings. By hard work, however, the firemen succeeded in saving the greater part of the Transportation building, but the other two buildings were soon enveloped in flames and by 9 o’clock the last of the frame-work of each had fallen in. An unknown man was burned to death. He, with a companion, was standing upon one of the conduits through which power is transmitted from the Electrical building to Mac Monnies fountain. The roof of the conduit, which was burning inside, caved in, letting both men into the flames. One of them was burned to death and the other so badly that he may die. Both were bookkeepers for Marshal Field, and were present as spectators. WILL ENFORCE THE LAW. Vigorous Proclamation Issued by the Mayor of Chicago. Chicago, July 7.—Mayor Hopkins has issued the following proclamation: The events of the last twenty-four hours render It necessary extraordinary measures be taken to preserve public peace and order. The mayor of the city of Chicago has the legal right to demand the services of every able bodied man in the city, and call out the militia, if necessary.to suppress riots or other disorderly conduct, and he will certainly ex ercise every power vested in him by law for the proteciion of property and the preserva tion of the public peace. He expects every citizen to do his duty in preserving the peace.by avoiding ail places where crowds are congregated, to attend strictly to his own particular affairs and to see that all women an 1 children are kept away from thejmblic streets and railway tracks. The mayor intends to enforce every law of the state and ordinance of the city, and he confidently relies upon the people of Chicago to aid him in his efforts in that behalf. If the well disposed comply with his re quest as herein indicated, he will, no doubt, find a means of preventing the evd disposed from violating the laws The police force is hereby directed to dis perse every assemblage of persons in the public streets and on or near railway tracks, and to promptly arrest all persons who refuse to disperse on demand John P Hopkins, Mayor. Blockade in Calfornia. San Francisco, July 7.—The seventh day of the great railroad strike closes with the blockade more complete in Northern California than it has been at any time since Debs ordered the A. R. U. men to tie up the Southern Pacific. A Pittsburg Road Tied Up. Pittsburg, Pa., July 7.—The striko on the Cleveland and Pittsburg road has reached Conway, twenty-three miles west of this city, where the yards of th'e company are located. All freight trains are tied up at that point and nothing has come through to-day. All passenger trains from the West were delayed this morning, the only trains arriving being those made up at Fort Wayne and Columbus. Buffalo May Next Be Affected. Buffalo, N. Y., July 7.—A tele gram has been received from Presi dent Debs by a sympathizer in the cause stating that the Buffalo mem bers of the American Railway union will be called out inside of twenty four hours. The railroad managers are growing a little nervous, though they profess ability to cope with the strikers. Troops on Guard at Springfield. Springfield, 111., July 7.—The presence of four companies of state troops here has effectually awed the strikers. The Wabash railroad com pany to-day got out one passenger train east and one west, both guarded by troops. The troops were compelled to charge the strikers at various points. Armour’s Firemen Quit Work. Chicago, July 7.—The firemen em ployed at the Armour establishment went out last night and the big plant was left in total darkness, as the electric tight machinery was obliged to shut down. Mrs. Burton Harrison's story, “A Bachelor Maid,” which begins publica tion in the J uly number of the Century, takes up a new phase of the woman's rights question, the revolt against mat rimony and the more or less exacting ties of family life, which are supposed by those who have aspirations to ham per the fullest development of ideal womanhood. VERY LITTLE INTERFERENCE WITH TRAINS. SMALL MOBS ARB EASILY DISPERSED. Mayor Hopkins Calls on the Governor for Another Regiment of Troops— All Trades Unions to Strike Wednesday Morning If Pull man Refuses to Arbitrate —Pullman's Position. Chicago, JulylG.—Everything was quiet here this morning anil the feel ing was growing that there would be no more serious rioting. The roads are all moving their passenger trains and a number are starting their freights. It is quite clear that the mobs of yesterday were composed chiefly of idlers from the packing houses and that very few railway men were present. President Cleveland’s proclamation seems to have been very effective. The postal authorities say there is less interference with the mails to day than on any day since the strike began. Last night firemen were called to extinguish many incipient blazes in cars standing in isolated places. There were no large gatherings of rioters for the purpose of wholesale destruction as on previous nights. Early this morning at Forteith and Emerald avenue a packing house firm attempted to move some dressed beef. The strikers discovered this and tried to intimidate the teamsters. The po liee were called and the crowds re sisted efforts to disperse them. The police then fired a volley over the heads of the strikers which caused them to disperse. Six of them were arrested charged with riot. Later some boys and idle men who had gathered at the Forty-ninth street crossing of the Grand Trunk road threw stones at a squad of state mi litia. The latter first made a charge upon the mob and then, on a renewal of the stone throwing, fired a volley into the crowd. The crowd escaped into adjoining houses and it was not learned whether anybody was hurt. Six freight cars were burned this morning before daylight on the Illinois Central tracks at Burnside. John Hepner, Ed Hogan, John Coloran, John Grady, Ben Lenand and Robert Blair were found at the fire and arrested on suspicion of being firebugs. They were taken to Ken sington police station and were fined §20 each by Justice Robbins. Little work was done in the stock yards, to-day. John B. Sheiman an nounced that no attempt would be made for a few days to resume. Ar mour & Co. sent out 100,000 pounds of dressed beef before daylight this morning to the city markets. It was shipped in wagons guarded by yard employes. The commission men of the yards have organized for the de fense of property inside the yards and protection outside will be delegated to special police officers. The committee of seven appointed by the labor leaders at Uhlrieh’s hall, called upon Mayor Hopkins promptly at 10 o’clock to-day and asked him to arrange for a citizens’ committee drawn from influential business men, which should undertake to induce Pullman to submit to arbitration. Mayor Hopkins referred them to the committee appointed for this purpose bv the city council a week ago, and they arranged to meet that committee at 1 o'clock. They told the mayor that they were under orders to report early Wednesday morning. The mayor has called on the gover nor for another regiment of state troops. ALL TRADES MAY STRIKE. Leaders of Many of the Chicago Unions Vote to Follow Debs. Chicago, July 10 —At 4:15 o'clock this morning, after an all-night secret ses sion. the union leaders of Chicago de cided on a general strike Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock unless by noon to morrow Pullman will agree to arbi trate or come to some form of agree ment with his striking employes. That all was not harmonious, not withstanding fiery speeches by Messrs. Sovereign of the Knights of Labor, Debs of the American railway union, and other labor leaders, is evidenced by the fact that it was 4 o'clock this morning when the convention finished balloting. An idea of the widely diversified in terests involved in this latest move ment may be gained from the sub joined list, representing but a portion, however, of the industries affected, representatives of these lodges being aetually present: Trade and Labor assembly, Central Labor union. Paint ers’ District council, Clothing Trades’ council. Machinery Trades’ council, Iron Moulders’ council, Building Trades’ council, Stone Cutters’ coun cil, Plasterers’ union, Junior Plumbers’ union, Journeyman Plumb ers’ union, Tiislayers' union. Bricklayers’ union, Steam Fitters Helpers’ union, Carpenters’ union, No. 1. Knights of Labor assemblies, American Musicians’ union 1893, Ship Carpenters’ union. Stationary En gineers’ union, Meat Butchers’ union. 8280, Harness Makers’ union,Bohemian Central Labor union. Coat Pressers’ union. Crane Bros’, union No. 1. Hard wood Finishers No. 1, Wire Workers’ union No. l.Horseshoers’union. Horse Nail Workers’ union. Hostlers’ union, Boiler Workers’ union,Waiters’ union, Sprinkler Fitters’ union, Teamster's union. Furniture and Carpet Sales men's union. Dry Good’s Clerk's union. Clothing Cutters' union. Capmakers’ union. Bakers’ union No. 2. Cloak makers’ union. Nos. 3 and 4, Carriage and Wagons Makers' union, Beer I’ump Makers' union. Stationary En gineers’ union No 3,United Engineers’ union No. 2, International Machinists’ union, Theatrical Stage Employes’ union, Cabinet Makers’ union. Allied Iron Trades council, Metal Trades council, Bakers’ council, Seamen’s union. Typographical union, Architect ural Iron Workers,Carpenters,.Joiners, Masons, Plumbers, Gas titters. Gravel Hoofers, Metal Cornice and Skylight workers, Tin and Sheet Iron workers, Steam Pipe and Boiler Fitters, Coal Heavers, Painters, Journeymen Lath ers, Electrical Workers, Cement Fin ishers, Marble Cutters, Mosaic work ers. Bridge and Structural Iron Work ers, Hoisting Engineers. Marine En gineers, Hod Carriers and Building workers, Marble Polishers, Mosaic Setters and Mosaic Helpers, Car builders aud kindred organizations, Brass Finishers, Brass Moulders, Re tail Clothiers, Coopers, Brewers and Malsters, Broom Makers, Iron Mould ers, Machine Wood Workers, Press Feeders, Trunk Makers, Tin and Sheet Iron Job Workers anil Tile Lay ers’ Helpers. Besides all these an offort will be made to get out the employes of all surface and elevated transportation lines in this city. Although these men are poorly organized, the leaders of the great strike movement believe that the majority of them can he in duced to strike. A committee of seven was appointed to wait on Mayor Hopkins to endeavor to have him make a last effert to bring about arbitration. The com mittee is composed of J. W. Hastie, T. J. Elderkin. E. J. Lindholm, J. J. Ryan, James Currie, A Cattermull and Thomas I. Kidd. It is claimed that a number of the unions, including the printers, the marine engineers and the brick makers, will refuse to be bound by the order and a very large percentage of the other men are already idle be cause of the general shut down which has resulted from the coal famine. Among the resolutions adopted were the following: Resolved, Tim a committee of twenty-one be appointed by tills meeting to wait on the city council and request that It demand of the president that he wlthuriw from the city the United States troops now In our midst. The following letter was ordered sent to Governor Altgeld: To Governor Altgeld: In view of the oc cupation of the state of Illinois by armed forces of the United States without proper demand having been made by the constituted authorities of the state and in dellance of the constitution: Resolved. That a committee of two be ap pointed by this meeting to wait upon the city council and request of it that It demand of President Cleveland the withdrawl of the United States troops from the city. We In sist that your excellency take legal steps to compel the withdrawal of said army forces at once and pled re your excellency the support of the law-loving organized trades in Chicago in the accomplishment or thi result. Grand Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor said this morning that he had determined to delay the order for a strike of his order until Wednesday. Two national; presidents have ar rived in the city and had a conference with President Debs and other officers of the American Railway Un ion. They are John McBride of the Mine Worker’s association and W. 1). Mahon of the National Association of Street Car Men. These make five na tional officers that are now in the city, the others being General Master Workman Sovereign of the Knights of Labor, J. W. McKinney of the Broth ernood of Painters and Decorators and and O'Connell of the machinists. WILL NOT ARBITRATE. The Pullman Company Positively Rejects the Latest Proposition. Chicago, July 10.—A committee of seven representing the labor unions of the city met the committee of four from the city council at 1 o’clock and after a full discussion as to the grav ity of the case, the council committee was informed by the labor committee that unless the Pullman company agreed to arbitration to-morrow night all organized labor in Cook county would quit work. The chairman of the city council committee suggested that a commit tee of five prominent business men be invited to visit the Pullman company, not as arbitrators, but to determine if the Pullman company had anything to arbitrate. He also suggested that the committe consist of two officials of the Pullman company, two promi nent citizens to be appointed by the judges of Cook county and the fifth to be chosen by the four. A committee representing the labor ing men appointed a subcommittee of three and they, with the council com mittee. went at 2 o’clock to confer with Vice President Wickes of the Pullman company to see whether he would submit to the investigation of the committee of five. The joint committee met Vice President Wickes at the office of the Pullman company at 2 o’clock. The chairman of the council commit tee explained to him the nature of the request, and after a brief consultation with his attorney he re fused emphatically to receive the proposed committee of five. “The Pullman company,”he said, “has noth ng to arbitrate, and we must refuse to receive the committee to which you refer. Our company has not receded . from the position taken at the incep tion of the strike. This is final.” GUARDED BY STRIKERS. The Fort Scott Yards Carefully protected • by the Ki-employes. Fort Scott, Kan., JuIylO.—The 700 railroad men now idle in this city on account of the strike have delegated from among- their members a sufficient number of men to guard the property and yards of the railroad companies. It was believed that some attempt at arson might he made by an element whose interests were not at stake and the strikers kept a strict watch. No one except railroad people were al lowed to enter the yards. The firemen's brotherhood has voted to strike after several days of agita tion, and no fireman can be induced to take an engine here. Firemen on all trains in here are compelled to travel on to Kansas City or Springfield, making a 200 mile run. Passenger trains are more regular, but no freights are moving. In the United States district 'lourt to-day an injunction was issued re straining all strikers and other per sons from interfering with or obstruct ing the running of freights and pas senger trains and from compelling, inducing or attempting to induce by intimidation or persuading the regu lar employes of the road to refuse to do their duty. The American Kailway union men on all the roads, some 2.000 in numbor, are named in the restraining order, and Debs’ name heads the list. : APPLYING THE TORCH. Thoaxan.lx of c#r» Burned and Mnct Merchandise Destroyed. Chicago, July 9.—Six dead and an Indefinite number of injured is the record of casualties In the strike con flicts in Chicago yesterday. Incendiarism was rampant, alarm after alarm followed in quick succes sion all day and night and a-t 11 o’clock the glare reflected from the heavens sliowed that the dastardly pastime continued unabated. From early morning until midnight reports of fresh fires followed each other with startling rapidity, being confined, however, principally to railroad roll ing stock and buildings, against which thus far the greater part of the mob's fury has been directed. Last night with flaming torch law less hordes of fire-bugs were at work at a score of points in the south half of Chicago. Fires were raging in every direction among the numerous railroad yards, hundreds of cars and tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of merchandise have already gone up in smoke or been carried off by the frenzied mob of rioters. Early yesterday morning a blazo started among some overturned cars at Kensington, quickly communi cating to other tracks filled with long lines of cars, many containing valua ble merchandise, were soon blazing furiously. Fanned by strong winds, there were at this point a total of eighty ears wiped out. At the stock yards one blaze after another was re ported, and from the outlying dis tricts came urgent calls for engines and police protection, increasing in frequency. Hut with the falling shades of night came the climax of the fiery festival. The Panhandle yards from Fifty-fifth to Sixty-third streets, eight blocks, were a mass of fire. Ten tracks con taining from 1,000 to 2,000 cars, half of them loaded, were a total loss. No water being at hand the fire had to burn itself out. The Panhandle station at Sixty third street was also fired and de stroyed. The Grand Trunk yards at Elston was a sea of flame. Five hun dred box cars arc supposed to have been burned, and efforts to check tho flames were futile. At midnight all the cars in the yards had been destroyed. The mob showed much method iivits incendiarism and hundreds of cars were rifled and their contents carried away before the torch was applied. The loss in this yard is estimated at 81,200,000. The flag shanties anti other railroad, property were burned, and no water, except from one plug at Fifty-first street, could he obtained. While di recting the movement of the Eleventh, battallion at this point Fire Marshal Fitzpatrick was seized by the thor oughly frenzied mob of fire-hugs and thrown into a pond, from which ho was rescued by the police more dead than alive. Everything at this point will probably be a total loss. The aggregate of the losses to the railroads will be enormous. Miles of their tracks have been ruined by the fierce heat; hundreds of switch and signal towers with their expensive mechanism are utterly ruined. Thousands of cars and untold quan tities of merchandise of every imagin able description have fed the flames and goiged the larders of thieves; valuable locomotives have been wrecked and disabled; miles of tangled wires and prostrate poles lit ter the ground. To illustrate the tactics resorted to by the incendiaries to hamper the work of the firemen, empty car tridges were forced into the keyholes of the fire alarm boxes, firemen were knocked down with stones and bricks, and while working at the fires the horses of the department were stolen. The trick of scaring a crew from a train, cutting the engine up the track, opening the throttle and letting it run back full tilt on the standing train was a new one, and of a charac ter likely to be imitated. The ston ing of incoming trains was a commoa pastime with the mobs, and several persons were more or less injured by flying missiles. The developments so far have led to the firm conviction that nothing short of an overwhelming armed force with instructions to shoot to kill can settle the trouble, or, as Colo nel Crofton put it, “it has ceased to be a mere movement of troops, and has become a campaign.” The local and state authorities have awakened to the critical gravity of the situation which is affecting the nation generally and Chicago particu larly, and are taking steps to apply adequate measures. The city police force has already been recruited up to 3,000 men. and by request of Mayor Hopkins and by order of Governor Altgeld, two brigades of state militia have been ordered to aid in quelling the disturbances. LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS Quotations from New York, Chicago, St* Louis, Omaha and Elsewhere. OMAHA. 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C 70 © 6 72* Hogs—Packers and mixed. 4 9i © 5 09 Cattle—Com. steers to extra. . 3 40 © 4 00 Sheep—Lambs. 3 01 © 5 00 ST. LOUIS. Wheat—No. 2 red. cash. 55 to S21L Corn-Per bu. 41 © 42 Oats—Per bu. 41'4® 42 Hogs—Mixed packing. 4 75 © 5 05 Cattle—Native steers. 4 70 ©4 60 KANSAS CITY. W heat—No. 2 red, cash. 49 to 4oti Corn-No. 2. »*© Jo Oats—No. 2. 30 © 311Z Cattle—Stockers and feeders.. 2 80 2 3 50 bogs—Mixed packers. 4 70 2 t l&