Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-07
CHICAGO'S LABOR TROUBLES.
The Railroad Block AIDE Raised-Filling
the Freight Handlers Places.

CHICAGO, May z.
THE RAILROADS REsUMING OPERATIONS
The trouble at the 4Oth street crossing of the
western Indiana railroad company continued
this morning. A number Of trains were stopped
at that point, the switch-tenGers and crossing
guards refusing 10 aid the road I'm opening up
the lines. Agreat crowd stood about watching
the scene: The blockade was raised at 1890
o'clock; Up to that hour eight engines and two
trains had been stopped. Special Officer Bal
lard, OF the Wabash road sent down 90 special
ofncers and soon trained them to throw the
switches, thus starting the trains.
The western railways are resuming opera
ations this morning on nearly the basis prior to
the strike. On all the roads freight trains are
being sent out without molesration. In all OF
the freight houses increased forces of men are at
work, and the quantity OF freight being offered
and handled is very largely increased over that
OF any former day. The officials OF the Buring-
ton road this morning notified its old employees
TO return to work or take their discharge from
she company's employ.
The body OF young Officer Miller, who died
last night, will toe sent to OsWeuo n Y where
his parents reside.
No work whatever is being done at Pullman,
Ill, to-day, ali the men remaining out.
Work WAS resumed ut Armour's glue factory
this morning, two uNndrci employees returnins
to work on the old basis OF ten hours work Tor
ten hours pay. full complement of 400 men
were ut work at Mccormick s reaper works this
morning.
THE WOUNDED MEN,
All OF the wounded officers at the county hos
pitaI, with three exceptions, were resting COM
Iortably this morning and how signs of I'M
nrovemenl; Tue three exceptions Were Officers
Nedden was lying in the same room with Fla
vim. lie had improved somewhat durius. the
n!eht, but his recovery Is not vet assured. Lei
it!ilrut, the man WHO shot Madden. and W ho
received two DaiiS from The officers pistol. was
much worse TINS morning. His recovery is re-
Sarded as Impossible, and he looked like "a
dead man as he lay stretched out on his cot
The cot upon which young schumacher, one
oi the citizens wounded at the Haymarkct
riot, was closed in by screens when the doctor,
caiic around this morning. \ minister WAS
praying al his bedside ana Il numUc. OF friends
We're with him. Inc doctors looked over The
screen and passed on, tor Schumacher is Almost
past the need of medicine anu death is bat a
question OF Il few hours.
Fielding, tue socialist, now under arrest, was
treated 10y Dr. Dexter this morning. The du.-
tor states that from The course ut the bullet,
Fielding evidently Shot himself while carrying
his revolver.
AN INJUNCTION ON SrRIKEES.
There was no disturbance at Cummings the
location OF The large works OF the Calumet Iron
greatly feared that trouble would occur durin.
the day. THIS fear Was based on the report
that the Calumet Iron ana Steel company were
going To bring "A number of new men to the
mills The strikers said they were determined
the new men would not 20 To WORK. Dave
Scott the station agent, was driven OF town
last night by Il mob vi the strikers. Fac com
pLny Ii!cd =, bill and tile leading striker, have
been enJOinea by The circuit court 10 Keep away
lie =