Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-06-30
BATTLE OF GIANTS.
The Struggle Between Labor and thI
Railroad Systems. !
STRIKERS cAPrUREAMAn TRN
The Illinois Central leaves Two full
man Cars--Aititude OF The tOlytd
Race to III, Strike.

HAMMOND, Ind, June 30 The
Monon passenger tihin No. 1 which
left Chicago at s:s0iasi night Is In the
hands Of the strikes. MRnud by l4O
Of them It came into H,nmond ut
liiiO last night. The strJors are ia
high spirits.
When they hhrd OF thu nvowed IN.
teutiOn Of the dOuOn officials to take
the train 10 InIianApOlh ~ they had
10 run over tn' bodies v 1000 strikers,
they held Meeting tud decided 10
protest. Everybody Voted 10 capture
the train. Although the train cntrivs
ms,l they woe not AFRAID.
When thelrain came 10 the state line
at 1912 II was signAllod 10 stop. The
engineer hh scarcely done 20 when
the crowd hrfounded him. Then an
engineer tok his place and while the
strikers yelled the train went into a
switch nnl then pulled slowly into tile
city. Tht mob controlled IL. It was
run dowion a switch and will loo lott
there unil the strike IL ended. 10 car.
rirs four sleepers, two mail cars, and
four day coachee.
Sheriff Fredtricks, Of Lake county,
has askn Governor Matthews 10 send
troops b Hammond. The western
Indians tracks at the state line are
completely blocked. Five passenger
trains re stranded there. Four OF the
trains Iolong TO the Etle and olo 10 the
Monou road. The nst train has been
there ance 1880 Friday afternoon. The
passengers are tired and huogry. The
mob which stopped the trains held y
meeting along the tracks last might and
voted 70 hold the trains until tho strike
10 ended.
CONVERTED THE FiREMEs.
DUBUQUE. Iowa, June 80.-The
Chicago Great Western train, with
two Pullmans attached, due here ut
midnight, changed crows Of the depot
aud was met ut the rounJ house, q
mile from tho city by fiity strikers and
several deputy shefiiis. The strikers
prevailed on the nremen TO leave the
train. Another fireman was secured
but he was also prevailed on not TO 70.
NO hroman has been secured and the
train is still here.
A SIGN or WEAKENING.
CHICAGO, June 3O.-OfficiaIs OF the
Illinois Central railroad Ielsgraphed 10
the agent IN Cairo, nj a late hour last
night, 10 cut Oh the Pullman coaches
from one Of the night trains held there
by the strikers and start II vt once for
Chicago.
The reason given for this action Is
Shat large number OF belAted pAssen.
gers, many OF whom were women and
children, demanded immediate trans.
porlaiiOn aud tho train was put on
wholly TO relieve the distress. The
strikers, ON the other hand, viewed tho
matter In different light. They said
u was the nTst sign OF the weakening
which they predicted must come with.
In day or two. With NO many trains
tied up Ia Cairo, they said they could
soon stop its passenger trHflio out OF
CbicAgo by tho lack OF cars.
THE ATTITUDE or the CoLoRED
PEOPLE.
CHICAGO, June SO.-Mr. Caldwell,
OF the Western Passenger association,
in an Interview IL quoted az advising
the coloIed people not TO be hasty In
taking the place OF strikers.
Mr.. l.. l.. Wilson, publisher Of the
Chiodgo Bugle aud dJTO-dmsrtoan
fdtriOt, has this 10 say concerning the
attitude tbs oolofed people should take
In the fight:
~ can see no good reason why the
colQred people should be- concsrnsd Ia |
This struggle at all. Both the X nights
'i Labor aud the American Railway
union arc outspoken In their antaRon.
Ism 10 our race. While Mr.. Powderly |
was at The head OF the Knights Of |
Labor that order was friendly 10 the
colored race, but the friendship virtual.
" cost him his position. Then came
Nlr.isoVereign VINO openly advocated
hat the colOred people DO dsported TO
Africa. Last week the A. II. u. Anubbed
~ by refusing 10 admit cOlored men as
members. Now ask MIR. Caldwell
mi every other fair minded man why
NO should DO Interested In this tight Al
III.
"My advice to the oolored people ia
hat they should hOlu themselves
'loof ~ all good, lAw.abidinR citizens
hould, seek employment In other
lhhnnels and show the Knights Of
labor and the American Railway
, MON thatii they arc not good enough
o DO members Of n lAwless mob they
.fo good enough TO be- loyal la their
citizenship"
RErAGRERs AND OILERS
STRIKE.
CLINTON, Iowa, Jnne 30. - The
trIke Ia on here. Fifty switohmon,
nr relAlrofa and oilers are cut on
lrlke anu nearly as many more will
70 out today, threatening a complete
le'up Of Chicago anu Northwestern
usinees mere. the officials say that
hoy will III the the strikeTs' places
.Iompty.
STRIKERS WILL BE DISCHARGED.
BRAZIL, Ind., June 80. - Train.
naster FuSlcr OF the Chicago ana
Eastern Illinois Of this city, has re-
eivod instructions from headquarters
o make out the time OF employees VINO
vent out ON strike, rs they would be
discharged.
A passenger train was held ut Mo.
nvneo by the officials OF the road last
light because the trainmeu refused TO
ltRch car Of Ice anu car OF beer
lioi to this city, The train car.
lta the United states mail and II is
ported that President Carpenter or.
.eftu the train held week unless
rainmsn concluded TO haul the desired
Itight.
THE ROCK ISLAND TIED OF.
IHiCAGo, June 8O.-The tis-up Of
o Rock island road was almost com.
uele AZ the Chicago end today. Tho
swiIch tenders anu tower
eldets went out almost 10 q man. Gao
'lIchman at Euglewocd threw the
Hlch ind locked 1t. a heavy Omaha
ram was brought to atnndatill In |