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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1894
Page
4
Rioters set fires across Chicago rail yards in a night of destruction. Widespread arson targets locomotives, cars, and stations with minimal water access and heavy police strain. Injuries and casualties reported among workers and constables as the strike spreads toward Cleveland and beyond.
Gunfire erupted yesterday afternoon when 6,000 protesters met Company B of the Fifteenth infantry in Hammond Indiana. One mob member is reported killed and several wounded as troops opened fire during the confrontation.
The Chicago area reports movement of trains under troop protection amid violence. Disturbances include arson of 150 cars on the Chicago and Milwaukee line. As events unfold in Sioux City and Sacramento, militia actions clash with armed strikers and trains are blocked or derailed. In St Paul trains ran, lifting the blockade, while Chicago sees turbulent hours with troops failing to deter mob actions and several clashes resulting in injuries.
Reports describe widespread labor unrest from Chicago to St Paul and on the Pacific coast. Federal troops intervene at Traton and in Spokane while cities like Joliet and Los Angeles experience halted traffic and coal shortages. Authorities debate state versus federal power as rail operations stagger and unions push wage demands.
President Grover Cleveland issues a proclamation urging residents to disperse by noon July 7 1894 as federal troops prepare to quell rioting in Chicago Milingis and to protect federal property The measure follows a cabinet discussion and states that those resisting will be treated as public enemies while troops act with moderation to achieve order.
July 9 Wardner Idaho reports erupt in Coeur d Alene as rioting miners threaten the Hills and power plant of Bunker Hill and Sullivan mines. An explosion at 1 30 am damages the electric plant while rocks and debris roll onto buildings. Sheriff mobilizes deputies as the governor contemplates militia. Residents flee amid fears of further fires and blasts.
The Mankets report shows wheat and corn futures moving up in Chicago cash and futures, with September and July levels listed. Minneapolis quotes include July and September wheat prices, track prices for No 1 and No 2 grades, and no hog receipts reported in Chicago while St Paul notes no hog or cattle receipts on July 9.
Desperate Western group attacked an East-bound freight on the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad ten miles east of Vanceburg Kentucky. The army unit was almost entirely engaged in the action with heavy pressure reported.
Twenty shots were fired at the Carbonado passenger train near the Puyallup Indian reservation as it passed through Tacoma Washington. Reportedly the attackers were striking men. No injuries reported.
Four hundred men attended a rally in Eau Claire Wisconsin where the A B R U was addressed by George Anderson a former Pullman employee J Baright an Ishbor leader of Chippewa Falls and others in the crowd officials reported the gathering as a show of solidarity for the union movement.
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