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Newspaper
The Dakota Huronite
Location
Huron, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1894
Page
5
Washington reports grave war department concern after General Miles telegram. Three distinct engagements occurred between US troops and rioters at Hammond. Several rioters killed and many wounded. number captured. Details on casualties not provided.
In Hammond Indiana a mob of about five thousand engaged Company B Fifteenth Infantry at 3 pm. Regulars fired from a passenger coach killed a man identified as Charles Fleischman and wounded others including a woman. Three more regular companies were dispatched from Chicago as rioters drove telegraph and telephone lines out.
A thousand more United States troops arrived in Chicago to bolster forces amid fears of a general strike and street violence. Reinforcements from Fort Riley and Fort Niobrara include cavalry and artillery detachments totaling 780 men, with 380 from the detachment led by Major Morris and Major Randolph. Additional units from Sacketts Harbor Fort Oswego and a reserve of 450 Second infantry are held at Omaha.
Equipped for field duty Troops A and H of the Fourth Cavalry under Captains Smith and Wilder departed from Waita WaLita Wash for Spokane carrying two days rations.
Major General O O Howard has sent the Ninth regiment to Fort Sheridan and plans to dispatch more troops. He asserts the U S Army is currently ample to meet demands but cautions the strike could spread. He blames a lawless element exploiting the strike and calls for immediate action to stop it.
Master Mechanic Conroe reports the strike on the Santa Fe is practically over in La Junta Colorado. Shops are back with full force as twenty skilled men arrive from Chicago to aid operations. Boarding cars from Topeka shelter and feed the men while some strikers seek reinstatement but none are rehired. All passenger and freight trains are on time.
A Moorhead man was fatally wounded by a Lemon circus roustabout while attempting to steal harness from circus wagons. The injured man was first taken to the police station, then rushed to Fargo after treatment. his name and whereabouts remain unknown.
Bradstreets notes a strong trade and production slowdown due to west of Alleghenies railway troubles and a nationwide strike. Idle workers exceed prior labor turmoil, cereal prices rise except wheat, and pig iron cattle hogs and sheep move higher. Effects seen in Chicago San Francisco and other major markets.
Three men Crummer West and Higgins were marched out of Canon creek by a masked mob and escorted to Murray by deputy sheriffs They swore never to return to Coeur d Alene The mine situation is critical in Wallace union miners from nearby camps are arriving and carousing twelve special officers were sworn in during the night.
A mob of about 1 000 Lithuanians gathered before a coal company store in Spring Valley Illinois and smashed windows then broke in seizing all goods worth about 40 000 dollars. Police offered no resistance as threats of murder and rail disruption followed.
Regular troops from Fort Sheridan deter crowding mobs in Chicago area stockyards and help restore calm on trains. Grand jury plans indictments against Debs and American Railway Union leaders for conspiracy and incitement. Rail lines report mixed service with some lines resuming normal passenger traffic while others remain crippled. Conductors and engineers unions declare willingness to stay at work in Centralia Champagne district.
Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line applied to Judge Seaman for an order restraining all persons from interfering with the company property at 10 a m in Milwaukee.
CubaGad July 11 Edward T Noonan received the nomination for congress in the Fifth district to succeed Congressman Durburrow He met with no opposition.
The Valkyrie sank after a collision with the Satanita at the start of a 50 mile Mud Hook Yacht Club regatta at Hunters Quay Firth of Clyde on July 6. The Satanita was heavily damaged and retired. Britannia finished first, beating Vigilant Britannia by 35 seconds.
Railway crew observed Engineer Robert Paul frothing and barking like a dog as the Kansas City express moved south of Alton Illinois. Fireman bound him, train diverted to Venice, and authorities took Paul into custody amid suspicions his prior dog bite and attack may have triggered the incident.
At West Superior Wisconsin on July 6 a mob attempted to force engine men to quit as the Chicago train on the Omaha arrived. A switch was thrown during departure nearly derailing the train. The mob boarded the engine and menaced workers but police restrained them. No Northern Pacific trains ran that day.
July 6 report from Wasu Hineton notes a restrained Fourth of July with several patriotic observances. The highlight was the Sons of the American Revolution staging a "Burying the Goddess of Liberty" at the capitol at noon, while Coxey commonwealers conducted a public display elsewhere.
Attorney Charles E. Lyon, son of Colonel Lyon, solicitor for the Chicago and Great Western, was decapitated by a Milwaukee passenger train three miles below Dubuque at 1 a m on July 6. Dusugur, Ila reactions incomplete.
United States marshals with troops surrounded a lodge room in Trinipad Colorado and arrested 38 persons at a meeting of strikers and sympathizers. They were sent to Denver.
Not a Freight Moving. Terre Haute Indiana July 6 for the first time since the strike began the local roads unable to move a car of freight. The Vandalia ordered out during the night and the tie up in the city is complete. All passenger trains run on schedule.
Carbington North Dakota July 4 no trains have run on the Jamestown and Northern branch of the Northern Pacific since Thursday mail is being sent over the Soo Line at this place from New Rockford Melville and other points on the line.
July 10 report states Company F, Fourteenth Infantry, U S A, commanded by Captain Murphy, has left Port Townsend for Tacoma to perform military duties on the Northern Pacific railway.
Des Moines reports the state convention moved from July 11 to July 25 due to a railroad strike. further date changes possible if disruptions continue.
Governor Altgeld writes to President Cleveland protesting federal troops in Illinois. He asserts Illinois can handle state affairs, offers 100 men per missing need, and demands immediate withdrawal while reserving right to ask for aid if state forces are overwhelmed.
President Cleveland replies to Governor Altgeld stating troops were deployed in Chicago to protect the mails and interstate commerce, based on constitutional authority and judicial reports that federal courts cannot operate by ordinary means. He insists the move was proper and required, not aimed at undermining local peace efforts.
General Miles concentrates United States soldiers in Chicago and nearby on the lake front under cover of night. Infantry from Grand Crossing Fort Leavenworth and Fort Brady plus artillery units arrive, amid fears of riots if Debs allied trades action proceeds, with officers mapping strategic plans.
A conference of labor unions at Uchrichs hall adjourned at 1 o clock and appointed a three member committee with full power to call out labor organizations. Meetings of all city unions are set for Sunday night to ratify the action.
Duluth dockmen walk off in a July afternoon protest demanding 60 cents per hour. About 300 workers quit as companies refuse the raise and seek mayoral police protection.
President Debs of the A R U has issued a lengthy address to the public. He says its purpose is to acquaint people with facts about the current trouble and warns that corporations that refuse to arbitrate will be responsible for the results.
Early morning at Linwood Lake Minnetonka near St Paul the murderer Eble Allen killed himself with a 32 caliber revolver. He left a note for his mother as Mrs Holtz and Lulu White informed his family of the tragedy. Neighbors say his disgrace and a prior confrontation with John Clapp influenced the act.
West Superior Wisconsin on July 7 reports a full restoration of the Omaha passenger service and imminent freight moves. One thousand coal heavers and longshoremen strike for last year’s schedule. dock wages rise to 1.75 dollars daily, hatch work pays four dollars. Provisions scarce and prices doubled amid threats of hunger. General Jefferies of Coxey’s contingent urged revolt but order remains.
Farno North Dakota July 7 The strike stricken towns west of here face serious shortages as no trains have run west for ten days. Edible prices soar while villages with only a store or two exhaust their stock. Teams travel long distances to Fargo for provisions.
The North Dakota National Guard in camp at Jamestown cannot be moved by train as the local ARU refuses to man them. The railroad company is willing and Debs gave consent. The governor and militia are furious as all units must march home.
General Kelly and his army of commonwealers are stranded at Moores Landing ten miles above Vanozpure Kentucky with no food after being left by the captain of the tow boat Connelly. The destitute group awaits aid and resupply.
STILLWATER Minn July 9 Company K with 75 men has been ordered to St Paul and departed on the 7 30 am train. The movement reflects mobilization activity with units preparing for further assignments.
Freight is badly blocked in Detroit with passenger trains moving almost normally. The disruption affects services regionally as lines remain congested and delayed.
The U S Land Office at Huron South Dakota gives notice that Eliza Willis heir of James Beagle deceased has filed for final proof to support the claim for the southeast quarter section 4 township 109 range 62. The proof will occur August 10, 1891 before Register Joan M Davis and Receiver at the Huron office. Witnesses are W H Thompson Gifford Thompson Charles Love and Fred Love all of Huron.
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