The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
LULL IN THE STORM
Hammond Strikers Once More
Permit Moving of Trains.
1t Was the Only Compromise with Gov.
Matthews That Kept Back the
State Militia.
DEBS MADE A BAD BLUNDER
Marshal Hawkins Serves His Re-
straining Order on Shields.
Monon and Erie Trains, with Pullman
Coaches, Pull Through With
out Interference.
MORE STRIKERS ARRESTED
Riot at Danville Following At
tempt to Move C. & e. l. Train.
Not Wheel Turning North of Terre
Haute-Grand Master Sargent Says
His Men Will Not Take Part.
pecial to the indianapolis Journal.

HAMMOND, Ind, June 30.-For the first
time since Wednesday noon this city is
comparatively quiet. For four days the
American Railway Union has been working
with might and main to prevent trains car
rying Pullman sleepers from running
through this city, and for the last twenty
four hours up to o'clock tonight had met
with wonderful success, but at that hour
a message came from President Debs to
the strikers to drop everything and let all
trains proceed unmolested. This order put
a damper on the hopes of the strikers,
and when the north-bound train on the
MOnOn arrived, and local President Alex
Shields, who was returning from Indianap-
oils, where he had been taken by United
States Marshal Hawkins. last night, got off
the train and confirmed the order in person
everything was dropped. and trains carry
ing seepers began pulling out. From noon
yesterday until noon to-day traffic on the
Chicago & Erie was practically suspended.
At noon to-day five passenger trains on
that road were blocked here and two
more at Griffith, seven miles east of here
Shortly after noon the first train in nearly
twenty-four hours passed east over this
line. 1t was the Wells-Fargo fast express
and fruit train. Shortly after train No. 10,
due here last night at 6:15, pulled through
and also hour later train No. 2, due to
depart at $50 o'clock this morning, left
Neither of these trains carry sleepers and
were permitted to proceed unmolested. All
passengers on trains No. s and No. 10 had
been transferred TO train No. ?. AT 2
o'clock No. u attempted to pull through
with two sleepers, but was boarded by the
strikers and the sleepars cut off. The train
,lo -
without them, but this was not done, as
the trainmen had orders not to proceed
without their whole train. The cars were
then run on the sidetrack and remained
there until late tonight.
ERIE TRAIN SIDETRACKED
The first train west bound the strikers
have molested was train No. 8, on the Erie.
This train had been at Griffith since 5
o'clock this morning, and pulled into this
city at o'clock this afternoon. Il was
met by nearly a thousand strikers and the
two sleepers detached and a side
track. The Monon was more successful
in running its trains, although train No. 8,
which was held up at 10:45 o'clock last
night, did not get away from here until
nearly O'Clock tonight All the other
passenger trains on this line passed through
safely, and the passengers on No. were
transferred to train No. 81 at $50 O'Clock
this morning. The passengers who were
delayed here over night suffered a great
deal from want of something to eat more
especially those on the Erie at the State
line.
The road officials asked the strikers to
permit the women and children to occupy
the sleepers during the night, but this was
refused and they had TO remain in the
,faI, 1aI hot
could lie down. Shortly after noon to-day
Sheriff Fredericks received the following
reply to the message sent Governor Mat
thews last night:
I'm conference with Alexander Shields
president of the American Railway Union
Of Hammond, on his guarantee that there
shall be no interference with trains now
held and in transit until his return by the
strikers at Hammond I have agreed to
take no immediate action, If strikers obey
his orders as wired to-day. Make imme-
diate demand for release of trains now
held. including Chicago & Erie No. s, and
wire me result
The sheriff made the demand. but it was
refused and the result wired TO the Gov
ernor. Local President Shields. in an inter-
view with Journal correspondent tonight,
said: II am satisfied that the members of
the American Railway Union understand
the situation well enough to let the matter
rest where it is as far as this city is con-
cerned, providing the State officials and
officers of the railways use proper judg-
ment in the matter, but should system of
coercion be carried on by these men the
A. X. Il. boys may resent it, We do not
want the State militia brought TO Ham
mond, and l am certain if this stopping of
trains and detaching sleepers be carried
any further it will do the order more harm
than good If this boycott be carried on the
work should be done in Chicago, and not
in Hammond. AS far as this city is con-
cerned, the boycott is practically over un-
less wholesale arrests be made at the in
stigation of railway officials for what has
already been done. In that case there is
no telling what the boys will do
RUMORED MONON STRIKE
1t is reported tonight that all engineers
and firemen on the Chicago & Erie and
Monon roads have been ordered out but up
to $50 o'clock tonight this order has not
gone into effect. committee of the
strikers went TO Chicago this evening to
confer with President Debs, and it has not
yet returned. Word was received this
evening that United States Marshal Hawk
ms was on MS way mere with warrants for
the arrest of Kid Merriweather, Phillip
Haxel August Tabbott. Thomas Knots
and Guy Jones. and also with a restrain
ing order against the strikers interfering
with any more trains.
The sympathy of the citiz sns has been
with the strikers but many have spoken
In strong language against matters being
brought to this city. They say that Chi
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strike. and that trains carrying Pullmans