Show BY TELEGRAPH TER FEB WESTERN UNION LINE A at E R ditc 1 C A J the fol following lawine confirmations were made today to day J C thompson of kentucky as surveyor ve or general of wyoming B P baldwin of lalo missouri url as deputy first audith of the treasury H 0 armstrong of new york r consul general to rio kio de janeiro B W hanna of indiana consul general to the argentine republic W L cabell marshal of the northern district of texas S E lorah of south carolina re ee caver civer of public moneys evanston wyoming P L bonney appraiser ot of merchandise new orleans collectors of customs leveritt Salt enstall of massachusetts at boston laud and charlestown Charles town mass james J cooke of texas at brazo de santi ago texas and james magoffin Magoff ln of texas at paso del norte texas the adjutant general has received the following dispatch from general miles dated benson arizona april 29 I 1 confirmed reports from Cala bassas and nogales state that three persons were killed about ten miles north of the line very serious depredations have been committed south ot of the boundary in sonora many persons were killed and others driven off coming upon the sonora railroad to arizona na territory both mexican and united states troops have been actively pursuing one mexican and a white man taken by the indians have been killed As fast as possible the troops have been placed where they will be likely to interrupt the ho hostiles host stiles lles should they attempt to move north the ba balance latice will keep as close to Geronimos mols camp as possible wherever they may go the difficulty with the navajos cavajos nas I 1 think been satisfactorily settled and troops placed in the vicinity of the threatened district the mexicans are reported well disposed and ill all will work i he chicago milwaukee st paul brought into the cita freight handlers from other points on the line of its road a d put them to work in the place of the strikers the latter attempted to induce the men to quit work but failed he be burlington and wabash aso aiso engaged new men and they continued at work until noon without molestation the strikers formed a procession and ana marched to the several yards but wi re unable to entice very many of the men away it was reported they contemplated making a raid on the illinois central yard aul a squad of police was sent to intercept them the crow crowd d however reached the river at the north division of the city and so far have not been guilty ol 01 an any violence the men at the stock yards struck this morning for a working day of eight hours and ten hours pay the fairbank canning company conceded the demand other houses are holding off situation has deen been one requiring unusual vigilance on the part of the city police force squads have been sent to several portions of the city to quell reported disturbances the procession of striking freight handlers after proceeding to the north division of the city visited the yards of tile the milwaukee st paul freight depot and induced a portion of the new squad of men brought in by the railroad company from outside the city to join them the crowd as it left the st paul yards numbered from three to five thousand and were somewhat demonstrative two squads of police arrived on the scene and effectually scattered the crowd allowing the new men to proceed with their work it was the most exciting event of the day the strikers did not attempt seriously to oppose the police considerable intimidation was exercised in the lumber districts and several large crowds marched through the yards to prevent work all the railroads have their freight houses hou ses open but are able to transact but a limited amount of business considerable excitement was caused at this afternoon in the vicinity of wabash avenue and river eiver street by the arrival of a crowd of oy or strikers they announced their intention of breaking into the tin can manufactory of norton bros and tried to force orce their way in the doors were barred and the police police telephoned for A detail arrived arrived at double quick time irom from the central station the crowd dispersed di eased and quiet was restored the he strikers this afternoon spiked all the switches on the evanston division of the milwaukee st paul road and compelled the switch engine to be returned to the roundhouse the line is an unimportant branch of the toad road FIRING ON THE MOB shortly after 3 a crowd of socialists and others had worked themselves into a frenzy of excitement and started yelping yelling towards the mccormick reaper work a mile distant the police were immediately telephoned for and soon arrived an and d drawing their revolvers fired indiscriminately ly into the crowd the crowd scattered in all directions five of the wounded being carried from the scene the entire reserve force of the cites police has been ordered to preserve order ikpe in the vicinity of the trouble the scene at micks works was riotous in the extreme by at least policemen had arrived on the ground and were coming in patrol wagons within sight by this time the windows of the factory had been riddled with stones and bullets two of the wagons while on the way to the scene stopped to disperse the noisy and demonstrative crowd at the corner of blue island avenue and lincoln street the mob attacked them with stones but bat the officers jumped from their wagons and by a vigorous use of their clubs soon sent the rioters flying alyin in all directions they then turned and began bean driving the noisy crowd out of the saloons in the neighborhood using their clubs indiscriminately inside the fence of micks works officer rafferty had a very narrow escape A rioter who nho had got inside came up behind him and was pointing a pistol at his head not two feet away when shepperd struck him to the earth with his club shivering it to pieces witti wita the vigor of the blow at 5 the police were forming a hollow square inside of which they intended to escort micks men beyond the mobs reach soon afterward the police escorted micks men up be beyond wenty twenty second street without trouble except from an occasional stone hurled from safe hiding places four men were found wounded with bullets and two of them were taken away in a patrol wavon wagon one was shot through the hip there were many badly adly damaged heads beads officer casey nearly suffered an I 1 ignominious no lous death at the hands bands of I 1 the infuriated socialists after the great mob had been virtually dispersed casey with three other policemen carried joe one ot of the wounded strikers to his bis home west seventeenth street the patrol wagon was followed by an angry crowd of bohemians Bohem ians who yelled loudly for revenge for the wounds of their fallen coa comrades rades but when the wagon turned down center avenue to seventeenth street the crowd did not follow in silence they watched their countryman borne from the wagon into his house and after aa laying ng upon the bed left with t the exception of casey who remained behind to get a report of the mans condition while casey was talking to the wounded mans wife many of Wed dicks sympathizers had pressed kneir way into the house the injured man was asked who shot him evidently misunderstanding the question raised his hand and pointed at officer casey the crowd inside the house went into a frenzy seizing officer casey they dragged him out upon the sidewalk lynch himl him lynch him I 1 they cried and several of their number ran I 1 for ropes casey a man of powerful I 1 frame was like an infant hemmed in as he was by the crowd in the ensuing struggle he received fearful bruises and was nearly torn fi om his body A rope was brought and one ena end was made fast to a lamp post directly in front of wed dicks door at sight of the improvised scaffold the mob shrieked with delight calev fought with the frenzy cf f desperation As the crowd pressed him to the eal lows he gathered ail ad his remaining strength and dashed head foremost for his assailants jumped J into the street followed by hundreds eds who at once began firing at him as he ran aks s he ran he was met by the matrol patrol wagon full of police who having aheard heard of the tumult were hurrying to his assistance casey clambered ereg into the wagon and fell upon a seat exhausted the wagon was surrounded in a moment by his pursuers but at the sight of the emens revolvers they quickly scattered while this was going on casey revived sufficiently to point out among those who were last to turn one of the crowd who had been so particularly officious in bringing the rope the man was arrested and was immediately driven to the tta station citation tion he gave gase his name as a joseph hess eye eyewitnesses witnesses of the struggle between the police and the socialists place the number of the latter who were wounded at twelve it is not thought any were killed outright but the rapidity with which the wounded were carried away by their friends and the secrecy maintained in regard to an any Y connection with the affair make the facts difficult to obtain during the evening the following circular printed in german and with english translation appended was distributed broadcast in many sections of the city I 1 revenge workmen to arms I 1 your masters sent out their bloodhounds the police they killed six of your brothers at micks this afternoon they killed poor wretches because they like you had the courage to disobey the supreme will of your bosses they killed them because they dared dare dask ask for a shortening of hours they killed them theato to show you free american citizens that you must be satisfied and contented with whatever your bosses condescend to allow you or you will get killed you have for years endured the most abject humiliations you yon have for years suffered iniquities You have worked yourself to death you have endured the pangs of hunger and you and your children have sacrificed your lives to the factory lords in short you have been miserable and obedient slaves all these years why to satisfy the insatiable greed and to fill the coffers of your lazy thieving master when you ask him now to lessen your burden he sends his bloodhounds out to shoot you and kill you to arms we call you to arms I 1 YOUR BROTHERS the following dispatch was sent gent tonight to john joha swinton of new york we are securing victory after victory for eight hours a day today to baythe day the packing cang houses of the union stock d va yards r all meldee melded yielded and in many instances no re reduction action of wages this affects aff f men who are wild with joy at the grand victory they have gained we hope to see other cities stand by chicago GEORGE A SCHILLING chairman of eight hour committee of chicago trade assembly grand rapids michigan 3 the furniture f ur factories with two exceptions started up this morning mornin with 1 full f all gangs of men all are satisfied d with the arrangements range ments made A mob of fifty foreigners poles and germans attempted to force a suspension of labor on the bridge street grade this morning and had a little scrimmage blows were exchanged the police were called upon and quelled the riot four olt of the agitators were arrested for inciting to riot and are now in jail louisville 3 8 one hundred and fifty workmen at the davis furniture manufactory u fa atory struck k this morning because the employers would not accede to the demands demand for the eight hours system by agreement all the furniture manufacturers rs will close down tomorrow to morrow rather than put the eight hours system in operation washington 3 3 8 A very general lockout began here today to day against the eight hour demands of the unions of bricklayers hod carriers stonecutters painters carpenters and plumbers numbering in the aggregate over 2000 men the demands have been complied with within in some instances inz and aadne negotiations got lations looking to an adjustment adjust mant of the difficulties are under way in several others there have been no disturbances of the peace denver col 3 the labor men took no action in the eight hour movement to today da day all the men employed at the round houses foundries smelters shelters sm elters and mills as well as the carpenters and masons went to work this morning and worked ten conro as usual no demand lips been made for a reduction of hours except in a few cases and no strike or lockout is anticipated the mill men do not favor the movement and will refuse to accede to the demand providing a combined one is made A general desire prevails to avoid I 1 trouble and unless matters assume a new phase within three days nothing bothin will transpire and the movement will will lie die out st louis 3 an order was issued this evening by the general executive board of the knights of labor declaring the strike shall end tuesday morning mav fth 1836 mr r H hays ys said that tomorrow to morrow morning this order would be obeyed by all striking knights and that they would present themselves for employment to the different railroad companies milwaukee 3 A report has just been received receive alro irom m the west milwaukee railroad shops that a bod body of 1500 strikers visited there this arter afternoon swarmed into the different shops and compelled 2000 men employed there to abandon their work particulars cannot be obtained at this hour sacramento 3 governor stoneman has decided to declare may alth a legal holiday on the petition of the federated trades unions who hold a grand laber parade on that day in san francisco san francisco 3 the eight hour system with eight hours pay went into effect here today to day clay in a number of furniture factories and cigar shops no trouble occurred DEr michigan 31 3 A 1 special to the evening journal from Teko noha michigan says A terrible tragedy occurred this morning one and a half miles east of here Rann dine shedd a wealthy pioneer of this section killed his wife at 7 this forenoon by beheading her with an axe while she was dressing he then evidently daentl went to the kitchen and instantly cut his own throat when di i covered mrs shedd was lying in one corner of the bedroom with only a part of her clothing on mr shedd was lying in the kitchen near the stove in a pool of blood the horrible discovery was made by the youngest son mr shedd was 33 83 years of age and was one of the earliest settlers 01 this section he was generally re specter spec ted the cause of the tragedy y is said to be domestic trouble PINOLE cal 3 the nitro glacer ine house of the california powder works located a short distance from here was blown to atoms this afternoon by an explosion three chinese and andrew anderson white were killed the accident is believed to have been caused by a chinaman while engaged in an altercation with one of his countrymen dropping a bucketful of nitroglycerine nitroglycerine which exploded from the concussion GALVESTON texas 4 governor ireland yesterday received a dispatch stating that a band of mexican soldiers crossed into texas on the 1st ast instant miles below el paso and drove back into mexico head of cattle be belonging longin to the ranch ot J C mccomb of presidio county texas the governor was asked to order the state rangers to pursue the thieves but adjutant general king replied that as pursuit r s u it was not immediately made gu state ta t e troops could not be permitted to cross the rio grande now and any redress must come through application to congress adjutant general king advices advises mccomb to collect proof to use in calling the attention of the federal authorities to the outrage ST louis 4 martin irons by cwm the gould southwestern railway system strike was ordered when tjien asked what effect he anticipated the method of ending the trouble would have upon the knights ats of Labor Labo roald sald we were fighting for recognition and we wt got it from congress which represents all 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