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10 CENTS A WEEK. NIGHT EDITION. TOPEKA, KANSAS, MONDAY EVENING, JULY 2, 1894.
TVYENTY-SECOND YEAR.
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SHOPULOSE
TJie Big Santa Fe Whistle
Won't Blow
To Snmiaon 1,100 Men to Work
Tomorrow Morninr.
A Strike Was Ordered by the A.
IL U. iit Noon,
HUT A LOCKOUT OKI) Kit
Came From Headquarters at
10::J0 This Morninsr.
2Ien HoM a Meeting to Demand
Two Months Pay.
THE LOCAL SITUATION.
Short 1'assener Trains Con
tinue to Hun.
None Are Molested Here and No
Trouble Feared.
At 12 o' lock, noon, today the Santa Fe
hops in this city were closed for an in
definite period. The responsibility for
their closing1 rests somewhere between
the managers of the A. It. U. and those
of the railroad. At its meeting last night
the A. R. U., which claims a membership
in Topeka of nearly eleven hundred, in
a set of resolutions, published elsewhere,
ordered its- members to quit work at noon
today. The order was generally given
out and the strike was expected. Shortly
after 10 o'clock, however, the following
order appt ared on the walls of the "block
house":
The shops will be closed at noon to
day, July for an indefinite period.
Jo::n Player, Supt. of Machinery."
When tho whistle blew at twelve
o'clock, th? men camu pouring out of
the several buildings with their dinner
buckets ia their hands ami crowded
around the notices. ' There was ye! ling
t:d hurrahing and a big cry of "Pay
day," 'Pi.y day," went up as the meu
crowded into tho "block house" to de
posit the ' last blocks they will take in
before many of them feel the demands
of their stomachs lor a sufficiency of
food. It is difficult to es'imate the
exact strergth of tiie A. IL U. in the
phops. the managers of the union claim
to have a majority of the employes there,
but many of them had not heard of the
order for a strike until noon today.
A M.iet!ii to !St-e At'ut Py.
Another order that was displayed on the
block hout-e and afracted a great deal of
attention was the call fur th.? meeting at
Trades assembly hall this afternoon at 2
o'clock "to appoint a committee to see
about the two months pay now due us."
It was signed, "By order of one of them."
The joy with which they responded to
this call was unbounded. "We'll be
theref'; thev veiled.
K icoui-Hcin; Tel2ram.
The loc.il managers of the A. R. U. in
this city a-e receiving encouraging tele
grams tod y from all points of interest
in Hie aUite. One from Atchison an
nounces that all memberj of the union at
that place had quit work at seven o'clock
this morning. This not only includes the
fcSanta Fe nut the union members on all
roads in Atchison.
At Kmporia the situation, as depicted
by the official A. R. L". telegram, is
thickening. The dispatchers and tele
graphers - here went out at 0 o'clock last
night and taere are no men working
there in any departments. A telegram
from the ). It. C. at Kmt.oria announces
that in-ttie meeting last night at 11
o'clock the order endorsed the action of
the A. R. U. and voted to sustain it.
Grand .-luster Jesse McDauiei, of the
Brotherhcod of B. & 11. M., in a com
munication this morning to li. M. Wal
lace, grand organizer of the order, savs:
"Any brotherhood men who wish "to,
may join the A. It. U., if they so desire,
as there is nothing in the constitution of
the order tiiat prohibits it. I do not thinK
it advisable to do so in a body."
I Irnin. n a l Other Tralumon Onit.
About 1.".0 firemen, switchmen and
Lrakemen attended tiie union meetiii"
at. li. of I.. K. hail at 10:30 this morning.
1 here were also a few engineers and
conductors present. George Lord of the
Switchmen pre-ided. Conductor Lyons
of Empjr.a spoke for nearly au hour,
taking th A. li. U. as a subject.
President Sloat and several others also
epoke. Ae the whistle at the shops was
blowing at noon a motion was made
that "ail employes of the railroad train
service irrespective of organization, will
now quit work until the men discharged
fvr refusi ig to handle Pullman car are
reinstated. 'lhe motion carried unani
mously, aal none of the men that were
present at the meeting will work from
now on.
It mus; be remembered that these
men go out as individuals, however, not
as membtrs of the orders to which they
belong oi tside of the. A. It. U. There has
as yet been no strike ordered of the
bwi'chmfn'i union, the R of R. T. or the
15. of L. I'. It will doubtless cripple the
train and yard service to a considerable
extent.
Santa J'e O rtt re May Cloe. 7"
Receiver J. C. Wilson said this after
ftioon that it is not unlikely that the gen
ral office building will be closed tomor
row, as with the road not in operation
and the chops closed there is but little
for the cl ?rks in the offices to do.
Attorney A. A. Ilurd said this after
iioou that the men at the shops were not
discharged, and were simply laid off,
nudwouli be paid at the regular time
Hud in th regular way. lie said if they
vere discharged it would be necessary
for the company to pay them at once,
but they are not discharged, simply
being laid off for lack of work and lack
of money to keep the shops running
Invrer J'rey oi fti Outlook.
General Manager J. J. Frey said this
afternoon: The situation is brighter
today, if any change at all can be said to
have been made. We are ruauing trains
both freight and passenger into and out
of La Junta and Denver, and the read is
practicaiiy open between Denver and
Chicago. We h id one train stopped a
fevv hours last night at Fort Madison,
but it is moving now and that is the only
trouble we have had east of Kansas City
since Saturday.
"Our trains are now coming from Den
ver all right, and there is uo interruption
at La Junta. 2so. 5 from Denver passed
La Junta at 2:30 o'clock this morning,
and 2So. 8 is coming from La Junta with
several Pullmans.
"United States troops left Denver this
morning for Trinidad, and arrived there
at o'clook.
"The authorities at Washington have
ordered the general in command
of the New Mexico division to
proceed with troops to Katon.
and we expect he will soon open
that blockade. Business between the
east and California is still suspended,
but I think the outlook is encouraging.
I ordered the shops here and at Ottawa
closed at noon and they will remain
closed until further notice."
Mr. Frey received the following dis
patch this afternoon:
Chicago, July 2. 1804.
Mr. Fhkt: Judges Woods and Cross
cup of United State i court, have enjoin
ed Debs, HoNvard, American Railway un
ion and others. Injunctions brought by
United States under Anti-Coaspiracv act
of 1800. Gko. li. Peck.
Nws from Kitap.srlu.
Cinductor Lyons of Lmporia, is in the
city today. He says that the Emporia
empioye that are sirbiing stand lircu and
will not give in until the strike is settled.
"And that is not all," he said,
in further reviewing the situation, "I am
on tho inside and know that the American
Federation of Labor will all go out he
fore tomorrow night, unless this A. It. U.
trouble is settled. That means at leat
20J,0('0 more men. There are now out in
the United States over 4AI,000 men. 'lhe
people are with us too. At Emporia Sat
urday evening while the uniou was hold
ing a meeting a committee from the
Farmers' Alliance cauie into the room
and offered us any aid they could in the
way of food. 'Watch your yards morn
ings,' they said, 'and see if you can't
lind a few chickens, or a bushel or two
of potatoes, or some other other vege
tables. We don't a--k you to accept
them as a gift, but just take care of
them, anyway.' Some of the business
men of the town have also chipped in a
little money to sort of defray the ex
penses of telegrams, etc."
President Sloat received the following
teleirram this afternoon from Chicago:
"We are growing stronger every min
ute. All labor organizations of Chicago
stand ready to strike. II V. Debs."
Ku'k IxlHiiti Shop hut.
It was announced this afternoon that
the Kock Island shops at llorton were
closed at noon and 40 J men were let out
of work.
SUNDAY'S DIG MEETINGS.
At tVUlcl lhe Shopmen Detarmin to
'lh:r Work.
There were two big union meetings of
the railroad men of Topeka, uuder the
auspices of the A. It. U., at I. O. O. F.
hall yesterday. One was called to order
at 2 o'clock in the afternoon and the
other at 8 o'ek ck in the evening. The
hall was packed at botu and President
It. J. Sloat presided.
There was in attendance a delegation
of six men from Emporia. They were
J. W. Lyons, representing the O. It. C. ;
James Bruce, of the B. of L E.; Tom
Lewis, of the switchmen; F. Thompson,
of the machinists; John Thompkiiis, of
the li. of li, T., and Fred Painter, of the
B. of L. F.
Rousing speeches were made by each
of these gentlemen and several of tiie
local railroad men alo spoke. The seu
timeut of tho meeting v,3 to stick by
the strikers through thick and thin and
enthusiasm ran high, the speakers being
frequently interrupted by applause. In
his speech President Sloat charged the
the men against vioience of any kind
and told them to keep away from the
company's property and do their talking
on the rais. The meeting resulted in
several hundred new members to tiie
local union of the A. It. U. and the mem
bership now claimed ia tdmost eleven
hundred.
A set of resolutions condemning the
Piiilman company, and the Santa Fe
officials, endorsing President Debs, call
ing on all other railw ay organizations for
aid nnd or Icring the local members of
the A. lb U. to refuse to work after noon
today was introduced and passed with
great enthusiasm. Following are the
resolutions:
The Resolution.
Toi kka. July 1, 15U4.
Whereas, The Pullman Palace Car
company, one of the most powerful cor
porations in this country in its greed for
wealth, has reduced the waes of its em
ployes below a living standard; and
Whereas, Said employes have asked
for the restoration of their wages to the
former scale; and
Whereas, The Pullman company
refused to confer with its employes
also dacliced a plen of arbitration
posed by the citizens of Chicago
has
and
vicinity; and
Whereas, The employes for the pro
tection of themselves and families from
starvation were forced to leave the com
pany's service; and
Whereas, The A., T. & S. F. railroad,
operating Pullman cars on its lines.has re
fused to quit handling them at the re
quest of its employes, and has dis
charged scores of it3 employes for de
clining to make up trains and pull them
with Pullman cars attached, and
Whereas, The employes all along the
line of the Santa Fe s stem have refused
t.) worK with said Pullman cars, and to
show their sympathy have done every
houorable thing in their power to assist
their brothers employed by the Pullman
Car company in resisting tlte tyrannical
measures which this company has in
nicted on its workmen, and
hereai, Topeka is the reneral head
quarters of the Saata Fe system and
there are more mea employed' here than
at any other one place on the entire sys
tem, and
Whereas, We have as yet taken no
definite action to assist our brothers in
their battle for life and justice, therefore
be it
Itesolved, That we, the members of
the American Railway Union of Topeka
and vicinity, here assembled do refuse
to do any more work for the companies
using Pullman cars until the difficulty is
settled between the said companies and
their employes, and be it further
Kesolved, That we condemn the action
of the railroad officials in discharging
their workmen for declining to handle
Pullman cars, and demand their rein
statement at once, and be it further
Resolved, That we endorse the action
of our worthy president in the good
judgment he has used in this condict
between employers and employes and
we earnestly request the support of ail
other organizations and citizens in this
our greatest struggle for existence
between organized capital and
greed and organized labor; and
to these organizations we pledge our
united support ever in return for their
assistance in ttiis our time of need.
This to take effect at twelve o'clock,
noon, on Monday, July 21, lti4.
Signed
TorKBA 1 NioN No. 57, A. R. U.
Upon the formal passage of these res
olutions, hats and umbrellas went into
the air and the cheering was almost deaf
ening. Before the meeting closed a telegram
from President Eugene V. Debs was
read, as follows:
"Wire your senators and representa
tive urging them to support Senator
Kyle's mail train resolution. Our pros
pects are growing brighter everywhere.
All employes of all lines, regardless of
organizations will stand together. None
will return to work till all are reinsta
ted. Et'OKNE V. Debs."
The congressional resolution relerred
to vra introduced in the United States
senate by Senator Kyle th.s morning at
the solicitation of the Knights of Labor
and is as follows:
"That no warrant or other process,
civil or criminal, shall be issued by the
United States commissioners out of any
circuit or district court of tho United
States against any person or persons for
the aliened obstruction of any railroad
train or trains, unless it shall appear that
such person or persons have obstructed
or hiudered such train in such manner
as to interfere with the safe and conven
ient transportation of the mails of lhe
United States, and the detachment of
Pullman or other parlor or sleeping
coaches from any railroad train or trains
shall not coustit ute any offense against
the lawa of the United States."
DEMOCRATS A II E HERE
lteady For thfi Iejji n ins: of tiie frtate
Con ventioQ.
The Democrats stat convention will
convene in Hamilton I14H at 2 p. m. ti
morrow. The call gives the number of delegates
as 4o',', 1 ut if 20J are here there wiii be
as many as are expected.
The stalwarts are evidently on top and
the delegate who is in favor of fusion
has hid himself and could not be found
today. All declare for a straight ticket
with the exception of co!;gressman-at-large.
More than a hundred delegates
are here and more are expected tonight,
but the strike will uudoubtedly prevent
many who live in tha southwest from
reaching here in time for the convention.
Only one man is mentioned lor gov
ernor, David Overmyer of this city, and
he will probably be nominated -wituout
opposition. There are two candidates
for lieutenant governor, Lee Jones of
Topeka and Tully Scott of Oberlin. Sev
eral names have already been mentioned
for associate j ustice. J. D. McCleverty
of Ft. Scott is in the lead. The only
other ollice for which candidates have
appeared is that of auditor,
the candidates being1 Chas. K.
liolllday, Jr.. of Topeka and F.d Murphy
of Leavenworth.
Jack Garrett of Leavenworth will
probably be elected temporary chairman
though several other names have been
mentioned, among them being Gen. C.
W. Blair of Leavenworth and Tully
Scott of Oberlin.
Nearly all the stalwarts are here, in
cluding Harney Sheridan, W. C. Jones,
J. lines Orr, J. D. McCleverty and Sam
Itiggs and it now looks as if they would
carry the day. '
RAILROAD TIES.
Good railroad ties are expected to last
eight years.
The p:iy rolls of the Big Four show
that there nra employed on the system
C43 station agents.
The average, rate of dividend paid on
railroad stock in tho United States in
1S92 was 2.11 percent.
Italy loses $40,000,000 annually on
the railways run by the state. That is
as much as her army costs lit r.
The National Association of Railway
Surgeons is going to publish a paper
devoted to the growing interest of that
branch of urg;-ry and will call it The
Railway Surgeon.
There has been a dispute among the
members of the Switchmen's Mutual
Aid association as to whetl -r they were
obliged to participate in the insurance
department of the association. The
grand lodge has decided that they must
Is T anning? Woman's Sphere?
Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, proprietor
of one of the finest Shorthorn herds in
the country, is writing a series of able
articles on women as farmers. She be
lieves there is no spot equal to a farm
for at once furnishing a competence and
enabling a woman to establish a beauti
ful home and bring up her children no
bly, if she has any.
rotting Away Furs..
A suggestion for pnttiug away furs
for the fcu tumor: Take a clean cask, re
move tho hoops from cue end, eo that
the head can be taken out, do up in pa
per the articles to be kept from moths,
etc,, inclose in the cask and head np.
If it is water tight, of course it will be
moth proof. Furrier.
GRAB THEIR GUNS.
A Mob of Two Thousand Dis
arm the U. S. Deputies
At Blue Island, a Suburb of
Chicago Today.
I U. S. Itejrulars Ordered From
! Ft. Sheridan.
DESERT TIIE TKA1X.
Engineer and Fireman Won't
Haul the Troops.
TJ. S. Soldiers Also Start for
Trinidad, Col.
KYLE'S RESOLUTION.
Wants to Know When the De
taching of Pullmans
Became an Offense Against
United States Laws.
Chicago, July 2. Operations against
the strikers began today with a confer
ence between United States Judges
Woods and Grosscup, and Ldvvin Walker
special solicitor appointed yesterday by
Attorney General Oiney and District At
torney Miichrist. The lawyers had a
bulky type-written bill asking the led
eral courts to enjoin the strikers from
interfering with the mails. The bill was
au ominous document covering all tho
roads. It was tiled during the morning.
Tiie Kock Island railway officials and
a squad of deputy marshals and sheriffs
at L.e yards iu liluo loiaud, today began
trying to lift the blockade iu effect since
Saturday noon.
United States Marshal Arnold was in
charge of the eighty-oue deputies, and
Deputy Sheriff Frohm and a squad of
meu prepared to aid tue lederal authori
ties iu clearing the yards.
General Superintendent Duulap and
Roadmaster Conlin were in charge of the
Joices of the road. 'lhe first move was
toward clearing the tracks thai h id been
tided with passenger trains-. Ollicers of
the road weut into conference with
Mayor Zaciiarias of Blue Island consid
ering de.ails of raising the blockade.
Luok-cl lxc-ifiii' Fur a T me.
Around the tracks and cars a large
crowd of strikers gathered. the situa
tion along the tracks leading to Biue
Island quickly threatened to become
dangerous. Attempts on the part of the
railway officials to move trains were com
batted by determined resistance.
The strikers formed across the tracks
aud tried t place themselves in a posi
tion that would result iu injury to them
selves should the trains be moved. About
1U0 marshals and deputies were line 1 up
along the tracks, but the strikers would
not move.
Deputy Marshal Logan jumped from a
car and started to drive a stubborn
striker from the tracks. For a time the
conflict was general. Revolvers were
displayed on both sides, but shots were
not tired. The strikers succeeded for a
time in stopping the movement of the
trains, but the attempt was abandoned.
Police n llin Alert.
The police today v ere more on the
alert than at any time since the stride
began. At each of the larger police
stations, six companies consisting of 150
men were kept as a reserve. Patrol
wagons were 011 hand to carry these offi
cers to any place that an outbreak might
occur. In addition hundreds of police
were stationed at different points along
the different railroad line3 iu the yards
and along the track. Inspector Schack
said a riot might take place at any mo
ment, and if once started it would be
difficult to even guess what the result
would be.
Sheriff Gilbert has piled tip in his office
at the court house today U0 Springfield
army Titles and 4,0M) rounds of ammuni
tion which have just been sent from
Springfield by Governor Altgeld. The
sheriff swore in extra men to bear these
arms. The new recruits were sent out
to relieve the reguiaf deputies aud bail
iffs who have beeu on duty for several
days.
So many of the sheriff's employes, in
cluding deputies and court bailiffs had
been sent out to euard railroad property
that the regular business of the office is
almost suspended.
Cull from, tiie Itnllroitfl.
Chief of Police Erennan had calls from
the General .Managers' association today
for men to be sent to the Pastern Illi
nois crossing at '1 hirty-sixth street and
from the Lake Shore road at Root street.
The details were promptly made as re
quested. The stock yards were in a badly de
moralized condition today, and the only
packer who was buying at all, was Ar
mour. The stockyards switching asso
ciation had tut one engine running. All
ice deliveries made yesterday and today
were by wagon.
Business wjll be necessarily suspended
at the stock yards ty tomorrow, whether
there is a formal strike of the packing
house employes, or not. Every switch
man, fireman, engineer and yard foreman
at the yards has quit work, and each is
watching to see that no train moves.
The ice companies in the city are
bringing in ice by boat, and the price
has already advanced greatly.
Deputies Diiiai invd.
2:30 p. m. The 2, 00 strikers at Blue
Island have overcome the deputy
sheriffs aud marshals. The latter gave
up the unequal battle and called for
state ;ind federal aid. Telegrams were
sent to United States District Attorney
Milchris: and Sheriff Gilbert asking that
the Fifreenlh regiment, U. S. A., (regu
lars) from Fort Sheridan and the militia
be sent to clear the blockade and to pre
serve order.
The telegrams were sent after the force
at the yards had been beaten in an at
tempt to clear the way for the mail trains.
About 2,000 strikers gathered around the
cars and effectually stopped any attempt
to move trains.
Marshal Arnold and DeputyLieberandt,
in charge of the sheriffs, conferred and
decided that they must have aid in order
to make any headway. Their conference
resulted in the transmission of the fol
lowing telegrams:
United States District Attorney Miichrist, :tii--ai;o:
Wire the secretary of war of a mob of
2,000 men here. We are unable to handle
them. Ask him to send the Fifteenth
regiment from Fort Sheridan. Answer.
Marshal. Ak.nolu
Sheriff Gilbert:
Mob of 2,000. We are unable to cope
with them. Better ask the governor to
Bend aid at once. Fked Liebkrasdt.
Starting: Train.
Arnold and Lieberandt spent the
morning trying to move a long line of
passenger cars that blocked the Rock
Island yards at Blue Island. They filled
the dummy track and made it impossible
to send mail trains out. About noon the
train was made up and started out of the
yards.
Stones were thrown
by the Btrikers,
knives were drawn, and
the deputies on
revolvers. The
in the train
the trains showed their
strikers so hemmed
and yard that it
became impos-
sible to move the train
but a short dis
tance through the yards. Village Police
Officer Michael Larseu added to the con
fusion by jumping on the engine aud
trying to arrest the engineer for vio
lating an ordinance forbidding the block
ing of crossings for more than five min
utes. The deputy marshals threw the police
man from the train. By this time the
mob had become so boisterous that any
further attempt to sniove the train waa
abandoned and thS officers retired to call
for help. They report none injured.
In answer to Marshal Arnold's request
for regular U. S. A, troops United Stales
District Attorney MMchrist tsaid that he
would send addition-.! forces of United
States deputies with the injunction or
der before calling for United States
troops.
Village Police Officer Michael Larsen,
who tried to arrest the engineer of the
stalled train was arrest by Marshal Arnold
for obstructing the mails. The marshal's
deputies think the town ofliceis, while
promising them support, are really in
favor of the strikers.
About 15U passengers are delayed at
Blue Island and are unable to get water
or food. The deputies are in the same
position and supplies have been sent
from the city.
Wo n t Haul Troop.
The engineer and fireman deserted
the engine which was to haul the Sev
enth r?giment I. iN. G. to Blue Island,
and all engineers and firemen who were
called upon refused to take the engine.
It was then stated that the train would be
taken out by oflie.ala.
ih Train Waltiii -.
2:3) p. m. A train is made up, fully
manned, at Fort Sheridan ready to carry
the Fifteenth regiment, U. S. A. troops,
to Chicago the moment marching orders
are received.
UcpuIlM GIt Up.
3 p. m. Chief Deputy Marshal Logan
was stabbed during the encounter by a
striker. The wound is long and deep
and extends down the left side from the
arm pit. It is not dangerous.
United States Marshal Arnold and his
force of 200 deputies huddled in the cars
that blockade the Rock Island yards,
awaiting the arrival of the Second
regiment I. N. G. and the Fifteenth
regiment of the regular army
at Fort Sheridan. The deputies and
their officers saw that a determined re
sistance to the strikers meant bloodshed
aid they withdrew leaving the tracks in
the possession of the strikers.
Strikers boldly declared that trains
would be dumped when the soldiers ap
peared, and bullets be met with bullet.
Armd Hrlckinikeri Join.
Two thousand brickmakers at Bine
Island struck this afternoon and armed
themselves with the intention of
aiding the strikers at that point. The
deputies at Blue Island refused late
this afternoon to resist the strikers.
They said they were old railroad men
and would not fight the A. R U. It is
apparent that many of the railroad men
are having themselves sworn in as depu
ties. A General Strike.
8:30 p. m. President Debs received
this dispatch from General Master Work
man Sovereign, of the Knights of Labor:
"Have I left anything undone"; Am
willing to call a general strike."
SITUATION" HAD AT KANSAS CITV.
Tlirae Road Praci Ictlly Sunpeml Opera
tion at that Point.
Kansas Citv, July 2. The tie-up com
plete is now effective on the Santa Fe,
Ruck island and the Chicago & Alton.
The last two named roads have practically
suspended operations.
The Rock Island has positively done
so. The local superintendent of that
road has received instructions from
headquarters to abandon all trains until
further advice. The C. iV. A. has not
tried to run a train since yesterday.
lhe passenger that road sent e"ast yes
terday is tied up with several other
trains at Slater, Ma
The Santa Fe officials made up their
own passenger trains today, and are now
engaged in making up two freight
trains, which they will try to start west.
All the union liremen on this division
of the Santa Fe are out. Twelve of the
sixty members on this division have also
quit. The other roads are not affected here
yet, but their superintendents expect
they will be before tomorrow night. The
switchmen did not generally obey the
strike order yesterday. About one-fifth
of the total number employed on all
roads have quit work aud the others
have been holding adjourned meetings
during off time. They have reached no
decision as to what they will da
x.f h. M. L. F.
Chicago, July 2. Lodge 293 of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive firemen at
Brighton Park, gave up their charter in
the old organization today and joined
the A. R. U. The lodge included liremen
on the Chicago & Alton.
I
MILITIA TK.4IN. Stlll'i'KI).
Strikers at Springfield. III., Won't J.et
MalUh .o Through.
Spr-nofiei.I), 111., July 2. Tr-.'i
broke out on tho Wabash r li w . y !.
today, the first instance being when
cannon ball train from Quiaey w.t k
tracked. This was followed up ty
regular mail train from 0ainr- to
fayette. Ind., being tide! ri:.: k c L T!
companies of militia, of J hi -k s u; v ii
Petersburg and of this city were on
train and were held for live hours 1 !
were euroute for Decatur. lt "
neers said they would handb ail t
trains, but would not haul a e i
militia man.
B.C. Winston of St. Lou'u 1 here 1
said it took the officials of the ro.td t.
four hours to get out a cr i ,i i of
plies far the troops that had ! ! a
en in between forty freight ears i y
switchmen before they came out i
strike. Pins were pulled nt 1
hose cut and all things ,
to hang up the train. The fntini
of the other regular Irains wi re j 1,
off their cabs by railroad striker.-, ...
the heads of the soldiers, who oi't r- 'i
resistance, or aid to them. Col. t 'n!
and three of his officer got on the
gine of the militia train an i fUri!
tor Decatur. It gut stuck two i.iii.-s
for want of water, but was tin!iy !
out and on its way to Decatur.
IKHS' OFFKK Or' I'KAI I..
Me Makes Ills I itlmitum for S 1 1 1 u
or the Mrlk..
Chicaoo, July 2. President I ' c
this afternoon: "The settlement h '. I
made on these terms only:
"First There must bean ariui.-tb !
tween Mr. Pullman and his en,' ;. .. .
a basis satisfactory to the nim U;' v i
willing to accept a reanotiable .:;,; :
mise) and all the men iuut-1 be turn
back to work.
"Second There must be an adjusiM,
between the rail svays arid tho striker
all must be restored to their old po 1 1 1 .
and no wages shall be cut; nor oh.ill tin
discrimin ate.
"Third The general managers a s n i
tion has made common catiie with t!
Pullman company and w e cnuni t '
with either side. There nnjt ! , .
agreement with both or none."
This statement was iitado after an i:
terview with .Mr 1'eter Studet-aker.
AN O 51 N I H I : H 1N.II SCIIttV.
To Prevent Striker lroni Interfcr
'With A 11 '1 ihIik.
Chh'aoo, July 3. Tho ft-deral
this afternoon issued au omnibus Jtsj.
tion in the case of the Miehigal C 1.
railway against the Btrikers.
Like injunctions will be insue-l to
the roads and the whole power f
government invoked toenloii j t h
uera.
The bill was originally edrawn
join tho strikers from interft rin v
the mails but was moditit d nn ii i ur
from Washington to as to enj .ni ir .;n
lerfereiioe with any (rnirm. 'i hi. j t
tion being sought on the ground I
interstate commerce act.
It was believed at the govornt.-i
building that the injunction i-n- i im
the bill will stop the strike tor the w
power of the government can t
upon to enforce it. Judge Wood. ii '
marshal will be expected to n f : . .
and if he is unable to do bo, liitt tm
the United States can be called out.
has at i.ak i 11 i:nii or n.
Cleveland Concludes 'I lint Hirlkn
Altogather "Nw(lpr S(ilnilloiiiii
Washington, July 2. Tim pr --i
who at first had been disposed to t i
the strike as existing to a lrtr" ext.
the minds of what he culls ttm .
tional press, expressed I. :: i ' f.
listening to Olney's official ;ury, a
lieving the matter to be of a very
character.
He declared that the government 1
protect its own property, e-.. th.i
business is transacted and l re.i
give prompt assistance wher-.-
could legally do so.
(iltAM) Illt'.NK ON HS KAli
Won't Hun I-'uneral Train t'l It 1
It tut Pullm.
Ciucaoo, July 2. Gr'. t Trunk 1
cials announced today that they w..
be compelled to abandon the fn..
train service to Mount Olive. Ti i
cisiou was conveyed to the utriki -r-a
meeting was called to ruriM-b-r
subject.
A resolution wa passed by th-
ployes by which they agreed to uj
funeral trains arid to prevent in., i
euce with them. A committee w ,t ..
pointed to wait on the officii! .oid
them of this decision.
The committee rsporte 1 tiiatt!..-,
pany refused to operate fi.tiei ,i tr ,
until it was allowed to run f'tiil
t-leepers on its other trains.
l.VIl.KOAI Ml; AI JtiM.fi-..
A Iaavllle, III.. Tltey Aim I . .1 1
a.OOO -tron.
Daxvii.LK, 111., July 2. Affairs
a critical conditio.!. There art
striking miners and railro.: J men in l
ville, united and desperate. The -.i
authorities are utterly unable t.. 1 ,
with them.
TO WEAR W IUTK It I l( i: N - .
Debs Ask Chlraeo I'eerl l I j
the (S.rtker To ln s.
Chicaoo, July 2. At their meeting
day the board of director of the ,.
U. passed a resolution requeuing -v..
man, woman and child in Chun;. )
sympathy with the strike, or engage i
it, to wear a white ribbon.
President Debs said: "We w ui j, U
this strike if this appeal to the j nl
does not result in our favor."
&L1GIITI.V IMI'ROVKI) AT
A HantaPe Train ;' In Tour lv
Denver July 2. '1 he situation i
city so far as the operatiou of p t- -train
is concerned, nhowa some i:;.j.
ment today.
The usual morning trains were
out in all directions. The S.c:'
brought in a train from the eabt v
had been four days on the road
Chicago. The Union Paeinc Che-,
train came iu without a sleeper, j
was because connections were, mi
'1 here w us no tr.iu from th cm
the Rock Island, it being tied 1
Couliuiied ou t.ihth 1".',;--,