Pike County Democrat, Volume 25, Number 9, Petersburg, Pike County, 13 July 1894 — Page 6

THE WCRK OF INCENDIARIES. ■Another Big Fire In the World’s Fair Grounds Destroys the Terminal Station, the Administration, Manufactures, Klee* tricity, Machinery Hall and Agricultural Buildings—M *ny Firemen Missing—Narrow Kscape tt Sightseers—A Choice Between Deal n by Burning or Drowning— Eight Hundred Acres Burned Over. Chicago, 111., July 6.—What is left of° 'the gilded statue of Columbia, near the eastern end of the Court of Honor, the central point of interest to thousands ■of visitors last summer, to-night looks upon a waste of ashes. The six large structure which formed the 'Court of Honor were burned by incendiaries yesterday evening. The buildings destroyed were the Terminal station, Administration, Manufactures’, Electricity, Machinery hall and the Agricultural building. The Art gallery, which has been re-christened the Field Columbian museum, aud the Gov■erament building ^vere saved, together with the minor buildings south of Machinery hall and the Agricultural building The fire started almost simultaneously at three points, so selected as to -afford the best possible opportunity for the spread of the flames. In each of these places, on the second floor of the Terminal station, the southwest corner of the Mechanical Arts building ^and on the southeast corner of the Manufactures building, a man was seen running away from the grounds by passers-by or members of the gangs of wreckers who are at work tearing down the buildings, just before the fire broke out. The first call was turned in by John Lawrence, employed at the Fisheries building, who, while passing the Terminal station at 6 .o’clock, saw a man acting in a suspicious manner on the second floor of the station, and had „gone but a block when he saw flames -coming from the windows. He iran to to the World's fair fire station, northwest of Agricultural hall, but the engine had answered a call several blocks distant, audit was ab$>ut twenty minutes before it reached the fire. Then it was found that, i-elther because the mains had been tampered with by the incendiaries or the supply had been cut off by the • w reckers at work on the buildings, no ■«vater could be obtained, and it waS necessary to stretch to Stoney avenue, 500 feet away. Help was asked from the city stations near the fair grounds, but before any effective work could be done the flames, carried by a southwest breeze, had spread to the Administration and Mining buildings, and fires had also made their appearance in the Manufactures and Leberal Arts buildings. The structures, built largely of .-staff and wood, burned very rapidly, ■and within two hours the work of destruction was almost complete.

At u:a» tne rooi oi tne immense Agricultural building fell in with a rei sounding crash that was heard for •'blocks. The news of the fire had spread to the city, and by 9 o’clock thousands of people had made their • way to the fair grounds and far into the night all the southbound cable and elevated cars were packed. The only loss of life in connection with the fire occurred at about 7:30 o’clock between the Mining and Eleotoicity buildings. These buildings were connected by a spacious subway, '■used last summer as a onduit for the intricate system of electric light and power wires that connected the various buildings. A group of spectators ■was standing directly over this tunnel •At about 7:30 when its roof caved in and two men, Edward Anderson and Edgar J. Bassett, were precipitated into the fiery furnace below. Anderson, who resided at Forty-first street and Evans avenue, and was employed as a ^book-keeper, was rescued. Bassett, a spoliceman, is seriously burned about >the limbs and lower part of the body. Transportation building was badly • scorched, but the firemen, by concentrating more than half of their available force on this work succeeded in stopping the spread of the fire in that • ■direction. The conditions were favorable to the rapid spread of the fire northward from the Transportation building to the Horticultural and Women’s buildings and t^ien to the crowded portion of the grounds, occupied by the various state buildings in the north end. The Transportation building is northwest from the Mine^ and Mining building ? and the southwest wind kept the space clear so that the firemen were not im1 peded in their work. At midnight engine No. 19 and five of ■ the crew are missing, and it is reported ' that they have been burned to death. • Hook and ladder No. 13 and all the »members of the company are also missing. The people who had come from disvtant parts to view the terribly grand «6cene and had taken positions on the ••movable sidewalk which extended out into the lake off the Casino and peristyle had a narrow escape from being • burned to death or choosing death by •drowning. When the fire caught in that direction they stayed too long, and finally had to be rescued from their perilous position by boats. Five thousand dollars’ worth of books - and papers, bought at the fair by D. *<5. McCleanhan, of Chicago, and stored in the Philadelphia cafe, were destroyed in the burning of the cafe. The total territory burned over was 804* acres. r Lack* Confirmation. Washington, July 5.—At the war department Gen. Schofield’s adjutant general stated that no telegrams had been received from Gen. Miles confirmatory of the Chicago dispatches as to the serious nature of the situation there. Especial doubt was thrown on the ^statement that Gen. Miles had said he •was without authority to fire unless instructed from Washington. Gen. Miles is clothed with full powers to Act as his discretion dictates and both ,the president and the general of the •army have full confidence in his judg> patent

DUN'S COMMERCIAL REVIEW. The Usual Slfrns ImUcatlnr the Business Outlook Rendered Valueless by the 8trlke, Which. However,Has But Little Effect on the Price ot Railroad Stocks—An Encouraging Reduction Shown In the Number of Failure*. . New York. July 7.—R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of trade, issued today. says: The Interruption of business by the railroad strikes has been such that the usual slfrns, whether bright or Bloomy, have little -alue. Stocks are notably unaffected and close >.ith a decline of only 14 cents per share, because it is commonly believed that the struggle cannot last, and will be followed by quick recovery of * any loss. Railroad earnings show a decrease of 31 .3 per cent, for June, against SO for May, the main trunk lines at the east, the west anti especially at the south averaging less, and the other reads more: but these returns refer to riots prior to the strike. Clearinghouse returns for the first week of July are 19.S per cent, less than last year and 25.1 per cent, less than in 1893; but these record half-yearly settlements rather than the volume of current business. The*” senate has passed the tariff bill, but in such shape that no one ventures to risk much on its passage without further alteration. Speculation in products has turned largely upon temporary uncertainties, but meat products have been higher, with ja threatened famine here, and the probability that large quantities will be spoiled at Chicago, while Improved crop prospects have depressed wheat per cent. The crop year ends with narrow exports, though a little .arger than of late, and the aggregate for the year has been hot far from 165,000.000 bushels, flour included, though at the lowest average price ever known. The year s receipts at western ports were about 158.000,000 bushels, against 349,000,000 the previous year. Cotton promises so well and the stocks in sight here and abroad are so large that speculation for an advance is difficult: With two months of the crop yeair yet remaining over 7.S50.000 bales have already come into sight, and there is strong promise of a much larger yield this year. The iron industry had not yot recovered from the coal miners’ strike when It was seriously interrupted by the blockade of railroads at the west. An obvious effect was the restriction of repair and car building and of track laying, and the track laid during the first half of 1894 has been only 495 miles—the smallest addition for many years—against 1,035 in the first half of 1893. A large and somewhat lasting reduction in the demand for iron is the natural consequence of disturbances affecting railroad earnings. The demand for iron products does not appear better, and prices are again tending downward, in spite of the general feeling that an advance must follow the termination of the miners’ strike. The demand^or boots and shoes is slightly better as to choicer grades particularly of women’s goods and the shipments from the east arc at present about equal to last year’s. Textile manufactures do not show improve-ment-two important cotton mills manufacturing cotton goods haying stopped indefinitely. while the unsold stock of print cloths at Fall River and Providence has reached 1.0S4,000 pieces and a downward revision in prices of bleached sheetings Is expected. The government has closed its fiscal year with a decrease of $88,919,373 in revenue, and has now to make numerous payments which have been deferred, while from other causes its reserve would naturally be reduced in July. On the Other hand, payments to avoid new taxes, particularly on whisky, are likely to be made, and may compensate for the loss in customs receipts this month. Bankers are, therefore, calculating that the point of danger is passed, especially since gold exports have about stopped, , amounting to only $350,000 for the week. The failures in the second quarter of 1894 were 3.734. against 3.199 last year, and the amount of liabilities in commercial failures was only $37,595,973, against $63,983,179 in the first quarter of the year, and $131,541,339, including all reported in the second quarter of last year. There is a heavy decrease in manufacturing liabilities—$13,431,134, against $37,954.978 in the first quarter, and also in trading liabilities—$18,585,793, against $33,760,186 in the first quarter. Thus, in the important classes, the commercial failures show a most encouraging improvement during the second quarter, though the half yearly return is large. The aggregate tor the half year —7.031 commercial failures, with $10,578,153 liabilities—has not been surpassed in the first half of any year exoept the last. There was a great decrease in banking failures, which numbered only 63, with liabilities of $13,184,461; and in railroad receiverships, which numbered 17 with $48,800,695 of indebtedness exclusive of stock. Failures during the week have been 181 in the United Statps against 331 last year, and 34 in Canada against 33 last year with no importtant disaster as yet since the, new half-year began. j ,

THE PRESIDENT ALERT. The Government Will Do Its Fall Duty In Suppressing Mob Rule. Washington, July 7.—Every effort of the administration in conjunction with Maj.-Gen. Schofield is being directed to arranging for the speedy concentration of troops at Chicago. The federal government will exhaust every means in its power to bring about a compliance with the several injunctions issued by the United States courts. The purpose of the government is not to attempt to control the mobfe engaged in rioting in Chicago and elsewhere unless jthe state authorities fail in this duty. The government troops and the posses of United States deputy marshals will devote their energies to protecting government property, to prove?' ~ing interference with interstate commerce and to securing the free transmission of the mails. The cabinet meeting resulted yesterday in a general understanding to carry out the policy indicated. One important matter do veloped at the 'meeting was that the militia organizations of one state could be called on to suppress disorder in another state where the local authorities had foiled to • enforce obedience to the law. A tty.-Gen. Olney said yesterday afternoon that there was ample constitutional authority for such action, and it is not unlikely that preparations for drawing on state militia for this purpose will be made, although there is no immediate necessity for carrying the policy into effect. The proper distribution of government troops is causing serious concern at the war depai tm nt. A high official said that regulars were needed to suppress the disorders in the west. All the companies of infantry, batteries of artillery and* troops *of cavalry at western army posts are needed where they are now stationed, and are practically resting on their arms. The army authorities are apprehensive that if they are sent to various points where rioting is going on trouble will follow at the places from which the troops are withdrawn. This is particularly true cf San Francisco. The failure of the California state militia to preserve order at Sacramento has caused the government to consider the advisability of sending i o force of regulars there to restore order.

DEBS* STATEMENT fa Justification of the Great Railroad Strike—A Moderate Appeal to the Public —The Claims of the Strikers Pat Forth In a Forcible Yet Very Conservative Man. ner—A Revolt Against Practical Slavery. Chicago, July 6.—Eugene V. Debs, president of the American Railway union, yesterday issued a long state* ment in justification of the great strike of which he is the central figure. The article is addressed “To the public” and reads as follows: The Pullman employes who struck on May 6 last did so entirely of their own accord. The -officers of t.'.e American Railway union used all their influence to pacify the employes and j advised them repeatedly not to strike, but to bear patiently their grievances until a peaceable settlement could be effected. To the truth of this statement the employes themselves will bear willing testimony. But the grievances of the employes, men and women, had become so. aggravated, so galling, that patience deserted them and they abandoned their employment rather than submit longer to conditions against which their very souls rebelled The Pullman company, bo it understood, owns the town of Pullman, owns the houses, the homes of the employes, controls the light and water and Qther necessaries of life, and wages are so adjusted to living expenses that in a large majority of cases the employes ore barely able to support their families. At the time they struck the employes were in arrears to the Pullman company $70,000 for rent alone. Wages had been repeatedly reduced, but rent and otherexpenses remained the same. The employes from the beginning have been willing to arbitrate their differences with the company, but the company arrogantly declares that there is nothing to arbitrate. If this be true, why not allow a board of fair and Impartial arbitrators todetermine the fact* Committee after committee waited upon the officers of the Pullman company, but all their advances were repelled. Finally, on June 12, the delegates to the American Railway union, representing 425 local unions of railway employes. located on the principal lines of American railway, discussed the Pullfnan trouble at Chioago, and as a last 'resort the delegates determined that unless the Pullman company would agree to do justice to their employes within five days the members of the order would decline to haul Pullman cars. This action, be it remembered, was not taken until the strike had been on six weeks. Up to this point the trouble was confined to the Pullman company and its employes. How then did the strike extend to the railways? Let the answer be given in accordance with the facts. The day before the order of, the delegates declining to haul Pullman cars went into effect the General Managers’ association, representing the principal western railways, met pnd jessed a series of resolutions, decljir- j ing,. in substance, that they would uphold the ! Pullman company in its fight upon the employes, that they would haul Pullman cars, and that they would stand together in crushing out the American Railway unioae^ It will thus be seen that the rafjroad companies virtually joined forces the Pullman company—went into partnership with them, to defeat their half-starved employes. In this way the trouble was extended from railway system to railway system. The business of the country is demoralized to an extent that defies description. To say that the situation is alarming is entirely within the bounds of prudent statement. Every good citizen must view the outlook with grave concern. Something should, something must be done. The American people are peace-loving people—they want neither anarchy nor revolution. They have faith in their institutions— they believe in law and order—they believe in good government; but they also believe in fair play. Once aroused they will not tolerate arbitrary and dictatorial defiance, even on the part of an alliance of rich and powerful corporations. What can be done to dispel the apprehension that now prevails, and restore peace and confidence? The American Railway union, by whose authority, and in whose behalf, this statement is made, stands ready—has from the beginning stood ready—to do anything in its power, provided it is honorable, to end this trouble. This, briefly stated, is the position the organization occupies. It simply insists that the Pullman company shall meet its employes and do them justice. We guarantee that the latter will accept any reasonable proposition. Let them agree as far as they can, and where they fail to agree let the points in dispute be submitted to arbitration.

The question or the recognition or the American Railway union or any other organization is waived- We do not ask, nor have we ever asked, for recognition as an organization. We care nothing about that, and so far as we are concerned, it has no part in the controversy. Let the officers deal with the employes without reference to organization. Let the spirit of conciliation, mutual concession and compromise animate and govern both sides, and there will be no trouble in reaching a settlement that will be satisfactory to all concerned. This done, let the railway companies agree to restore all their employes to their situations without prejudice, and the trouble will be ended. I have now clearly and briefly as possible stated the position of the American Railway union as it was at the beginning of the trouble, as it is now. We have been deliberately and maliciously misrepresented, but we have borne it all with unwavering faith that the truth will finally and powerfully prevail, We firmly believe our cause is just, and while we hold that belief we will not recede. Were we to sacrifice the multiplied thousands of wageworkers who have committed their interests to our hands, and yield to the pressure of corporate power, we would be totally unworthy of American citizenship. It has been asked, what sense is there in sympathetic strikes? Let the corporations answer. When one is assailed all go to the rescue; they stand the ground, they supply each other with men, money and equipments. Labor, in unifying its forces, simply follows their example. If the proceeding is vicious and indefensible let them first abolish it. In this contest labor will stand by labor. Other organizations will not be called out, but they will go out, and the spectacle of Mr. Pullman, fanned by the breezes of the Atlantic, while his employes are starving, is not calculated to prevent their fellow wage-workers from going to their rescue by the only means at their command. Let me repeat that we stand ready to do our part toward averting the impending crisis. We do not want “official” recognition. All we ask is fair play for the men who have chosen us to represent them. The statement closes with these words: If the corporations refuse to yield and stubbornly maintain that there is “nothing to arbitrate,” the responsibility for what may ensue will be upon their own heads, and they cannot escape its penalties. President Debs announces that Gov. Altgeld has been prevailed upon to investigate the ordering of armed federal troops into the state without the consent or sanction of the state authorities. __ Another Revolution Threatened In HaytL Kingston, Jamaica, July 6.—Advices from Hayti state that a revolution in that country is imminent. THE RIOT AT BUTTE. One lulled, One Mortally and live Seriously Wounded. Butte, Mont., July 6.—One killed, Samuel Dunn, one mortally wounded, and five men shot are the results of the American Protective association riot. After the exciting scenes of the afternoon another shooting scrape occurred in Centerville, between Irishmen and Cornishmen. The militia patrolled the district where the riot occurred during the night. Yesterday quiet prevailed, but much bad feeling exists on both •ides

THE GREAT STRIKE. the Situation Growing More Serious nearly—The Torch in the Hands of the Mob— A Trail of Fire a Mile Lons Caused by Burning Stations and Loaded and Empty Freight Cars Fired by a Mob Led by Foreigners. Chicago. July 7.—Two hundred and twenty-freight cars on the Panhandle tracks between Forty-fifth and ’Fifty-ninth streets—a distance of about an© mile—were totally destroyed by 6re between the hours of 0 and 8 o'clock last night. Shortly after 5 o'clock immense crowds of men, women and boys were seen coming from the stock yards toward the network of tracks at the crossing of Forty-seventh street. The mob was augmented every minute by a seemingly never-ending string . of the strikers and their sympathizers, and about 6 o'clock fully 4,000 people were massed along the tracks from Forty-fifth street. They were the stock yards crowd, and intent on a repetition of Thursday night's destruction, and the few police who remained on duty were utterly powerless. They were not even noticed by the strikers, who went to work at once. “Down the tracks'' was the cry, and with a rush the mob started southward. At Forty-seventh street, five cars, standing on the Grand Trunk tracks were the first ? to meet destruction. Some of them were loaded. This did not deter the frenzied crowd from their work, and the seals were broken and the doors slid back. A bunch of oilsoaked waste thrown inside quickly ignited the contents, and in less than three minutes the five cars were blazing fiercely. Without waiting to see that their work was complete the crowd surged on. They kept to the Panhandle tracks, and at Forty-ninth street came upon six more* cars. In the Garfield Boulevard yards of the Panhandle four tracks were full of freight cars, more than half of which were loaded. At this crossing is located a switchman’s tower, and this was first fired. Then the mob turned its attention to the cars on the siding, but for some reason fired but one of them-r-the car of dressed beef which had been started eastward several days ago. At Fifty-eighth street is situated the station house of the combined roads. This was fired and quickly destroyed. A strong wind was blowing, and the flames were quickly spread across three or four tracks which were filled with cars. The railroad people say that there were fifty cars there, forty of which were loaded. All were soon in a mass of flames. By this time the fire department had been advised of the fires further north on the tracks and had sent their forces there. But on learning of the seriousness of the situation at Fifty-eighth street, they abandoned their fight further northward, and came to the scene of the conflagration, which promised to be serious. Upon the appearance of the fire and police departments, the mob turned about and started for the city. On their way to Forty-seventh street they set fire to all cars that they had missed in their hurried march southward. No water could be obtained near the Garfield boulevard yards and the cars were slowly burned up. It was noticed that the leaders of the mob were mostly foreigners, and as they retraced their steps a feur of the leaders started off in the direction of the stock yards.

THE ROSTER. The Scenes In Chicago a Reminder of Wai Timet. Chicago, July 6.—The scenes in the city to-night are to the old residents a vivid reminder of war times. The broad expanse of lawn on the lake front from the Chicago club far south of the Auditorium hotel is dotted with the white tents of the regulars from Forts Sheridan, Leavenworth and Brady; while sentries patrol tjie broad sidewalk to compel the crowds of oulookers to keep at a respectful distance. . A few blocks north another big crowd surrounds the armory of the Second regiment where ten of its respective companies together with two regiments of the second brigade are quartered awaiting a call to service. Com pan / C, of the Thirteenth regiment, from Fort Sheridan, is Ramping in the rotunda of the government building as a result of orders issued by Gen. Miles. Regulars—rTroop K, Seventh cavalry, Capt. Hare; Battery D, First artillery, Capt. Allvn Capron; Co. E, Fifteenth infantry,Col. H. H. Humphreys, Lieuts. B. C. Welshe and H. L. Jackson; Co. F, Fifteenth regiment,Capt. G. K. McGunnigle, First Lieut. S. S. Pogue, Second Lieut, and Battalion Adjutant John M. Palmer—all of Fort Sheridan; Co. H, Seventh regiment, Capt. Sanno; Co. E, Tenth infantry, Capt. Stretch; Co F, Thirteenth infantry, Lieut. James; Co. A, Fifth infantry, Capt. Randall; Co. E, Twelfth infantry, Capt. Brown—all of Fort Leavenworth; Co. B, Nineteenth jnfantry, Lieut. Frazier,; and Co. F, Nineteenth infantry, Capt. Erickson and Lieut. Purcell, of Fort Brady. Total, 1,200 men. * National Guard—Entire first brigade; second brigade with the exception of four companies. Total, 5,000 men. In addition to the entire police force, including the reserves, substitutes and new men, a total of 3,300 is available for special emergency call. This makes a total of 10,000 armed men that at less than an hour's notice can be placed in the field. MORE TROOPS CALLED OUT. A Bloody Conflict Between Militia and the Mob Expected. Chicago!, July 6.—As a result of a prolonged conference between Brig.Gen. Wheeler and Mayor Hopkins orders were issued to the First and Second regiments, including companies A and D of cavalry, to report to Inspector Hunt, of the police department, at Thirty-ninth street and the Fort Wayne tracks at 4 o’clock sharp. The troops will be employed to reinforce the effort of the police department to .dear the tracks south.

THE CENTER OF DISTURBANCE Temporarily Removed from Chicago to Hammond. Ind., Where Severe Fighting Is Reported, a Handful of United States Soldiers Being Surrounded and Hard? Pressed by Thousands of Rioters Bent on Their Destruction. Chicago, July 8.—The storm center to-day was at Hammond, an Indiana suburb of the city. Here a mob of nearly 3,000 was in possession and no troops in sight. They sacked the Western Union telegraph office: overturned freight cars, and committed all sorts of depredations. Five railroad employes were wounded at the hands of the mob, one fatally. The out-bound Sunday pivssenger train from Chicago on the Mon on railway was-brought to a halt by the mob. The engineer and fireman were made to dismount, and the locomotive was quickly “killed” by opening a valve and allowing all the water to run out of the boiler. ‘ The active leaders of the mob were not local strikers, cr known to the Hammond people. Under their leadership however, the town was terrorized throughout the night, and railway traffic paralyzed. Boldly operating right in the center of town, the mob had everything nearly its own way. The worst trouble came about 3 a. m., ^vhen in a skirmish with railway employes three men were laid low in a bunch. Two other men were badly injured in other encounters. The man whose wounds are supposed to be mortal is H. B. Miles, an employe of the Interlocking Switch Co. One of the acts of the desperate mob was the burning of a Pullman coach. It was set on fire in several places simultaneously and completely consumed. Fully twenty-five freight cars were derailed and tipped upside down, but the torch was not applied to them. An unprecedented proceeding in strike tactics was the attack on the telegraph office. The mob became possessed with the idea that telegrams were about to be sent to Gov. Matthefvs at Indianapolis asking for troops, and the strike leaders determined to forestall such action if possible. Entrance to the telegraph office was effected with scant courtesy, and, ifr the expressive language of an eyewitness* “the place was cleaned out completely.” Since then telegraphic communication between Hammond and the outside world has been cut off completely. The Militia Inadequate—A Call for Regulars. Chicago, July 8, 7 p. m.—With the approach of night a feeling of greatest apprehension is spreading over Chicago. „ News has just been received here that the mob at Hammond, Ind., numbers 10,000, and that the militia there is unable to cope with the riotous forces. A cal) for regulars has been received. The humor of the mob is getting hourly worse. Gen. Miles has ordered three companies from the lake front to Hammond. These are part of the soldiers brought here from Fort Leavenworth. The Indiana militia has beer unable to handle the mobs.

A Handful of United States In Imminent Peril. Chicago, July 8, 8 p. m.—A report from Hammond says one man was killed and another seriously wounded in a riot at 6 o’clock to-night. The dead man's name isCharles Fleischman. He was shot through the abdomen and died instantly. A mob congregated about the Monon tracks destroying railroad property and obstructing the tracks. A few minutes before 6 o’clock the mob proceeded to a place on the tracks where an empty Pullman car was standing. Ropes were procured and thrown over the car. Capt. Hart and thirty-nine men of Co. B, of the Fifteenth infantry U. S. A., had been patrolling the tracks in a passenger coach. The military train was run up behind the mob and the order to fire was given. About 800 shots were fired and at the first volley an unknown man dropped dead. At the next volley W. H. Campbell, a spectator, fell to the ground with a bullet in his thigh. Another volley was fired and several people were wounded, how many is not known, as the wounded were carried away by members of the mob. As soon as the soldiers stopped firing a big brawny fellow,-who was in the crowd, stepped to the front and urged the mob to avenge the murder. “Get ycur guns, boys,” he said, “and slay the hounds.” The mob needed no second urging, and rushed to their homes and got their weapons. They returned and attacked the soldiers. A furious battle is now raging. The troops, three companies of the regulars, which had left the city shortly after 8 o’clock in command of Gen. Miles had not as yet reached the scene. The railroad tracks are obstructed, and it is feared that the reinforcements will not reach the scene in time to prevent the capture of Capt. Hart and his handful of men. The United States marshal and most of the deputies refused to 'protect the soldiers, and have left the scene. The soldiers have retreated to the coach and are firing through the windows on the mob. The Soldiers Fired and Six or Seven Men Were Seen to Di op. Chicago, July 8.—Rioters on the Illinois Central tracks at Grand Crossing, where the first regiment of militia is stationed, charged on the picket line and for a time drove it back. The soldiers finally turned and fired and six or seven men were seen to drop. The rioters picked up their friends and escaped with them. They did not seem to be fatally hurt, and the rioters would give no information. The picket line is such a slim one, that no pursuit could be made.

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