The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-06-30
LAST EDITION.
A MOB TAKES
A MAIL TRAIN
Monon Express from Chicago
SidetraCked at Ham,
mond, Ind.
SHERIFF CALLS FOR TROOPS.
Train Was to Run If It Had 70
Pass Over 1000 Dead
Strikers
ST. LOUIS FEELS THE BOYCOTT.
Arrest Of an A. R. U. Official
Which May Prove
Significant.
By Associated Press.)

HAMMOND, Ind. June S0lTho
Monon passenger train No. Q. which left
Chicago at $40 last night, 10 In the
hands OF the strikers. Manned by 40 OF
them. 1t came into Hammond at 11.to
last night. The strikers are In high
spirits.
When they heard Of the avowed inten-
ton of the Monon officials to take the
train to Indianapolis II It had to be run
over the bodies Of 1000 strikers they
held meeting and decided to protest.
Everybody voted to capture the train.
Although the train carried maiis-sAsl
were not at all afraid.
When the train came to the Sksts line
at 1912 n was signalled to stop. The
engineer had scarcely obeyed when ths.
crowd surrounded him. Then an engi.
neer took the place Of the regular Monon
man. and while the strikers yelled the
train went into switch and then pulled
slowly into the city. The mob controlled
It.
1t was run down on q switch. and Will
be left there until the strike is ended.
1t carries four sleepers. two mail cars,
two baggage-cars and four day coaches.
Suffering Among Passengers. 3
Their is considerable suffering among
the passengers on the trains held here
and which have not been moved to-day.
There is no water on the trains, nor
any to be found near the trains. wo-
terly.
Six trains. including one mail train,
are held here. There IL q large crowd
standing about. but no violence.
A Cali IN. TvUo-s
Sheriff Fredericks. Of Lake County.
has asked Gov. Matthews to send troops
to Hammond. The Western Indiana
tracks at the State line are completely
! blocked. Five passenger trains are
standing there. one behind the other.
Four Of the trains belong to the Erie
and one to the Monon road.
The first train has been there since
40 Friday afternoon. The passengers
are tired and hungry. The mob which
stopped the trains held meeting along
the tracks last night and voted to hold
the trains till the strike was settled.
CHICAGO. June s0.-Oficials OF the
| Illinois Central telegraphed its agent in
| Cairo. at a late hour last night to cut
| OF the Pullman coaches from one OF the
| eight trains held there by the strikers,
| and start it at once for Chicago.
The reason given for this action was
| that large number of belated pas
| sengers. many OF whom were women
and children. demanded immediate
transportation. and the train was put on
| wholly TO relieve distress. The strikers,
| on the other hand, viewed the matter
| in a different light. They insisted that
IT was the first sign of weakening.
which they had predicted must come
| within a day or two. With so many
trains tied up in Cairo. they said that
the Company would soon have to stop its
passenger traffic out of Chicago from the
lack OF cars.
President Egan. OF the Railway Mana
gers Association, called on United States
deputies to protect mail trains. District
Attorney Mllchrist telegraphed to Attor-
ney-General Olney for instructions.
Meanwhile the marshals were sworn In
and held in readiness.
The Illinois Central suburban service
is completely tied up. The engineers
and tiremen to-day refused to take out
their engines.
The stock-Ynrds situation.
The Union Stock Yards Switching As
ISOLATION succeeded In manning one en-
CINE to-day and began an attempt to
handle packing house products for rail-
roads entering the yards which do not
use Pullman cars-the Michigan Cen
trail and the Lake Shore. The Rock
Island announced that II would be un-
able to accept shipments. The Chicago,
ments next week. The Chicago and
Northwestern did not deliver any stock
to consignees this morning. No mobs
were 10 be seen in Packingtown this
morning. on the contrary. considering
the serious state of affairs. matters
seemed ominously quiet.
stalled by a mob of 100 ,uen at River
dale last night, reached the city to-day.
The Pullmans. which were cut out. by
light, when the mob, for some reason.
suddenly left the little town. The train
did not attempt to proceed until IL could
come with Pullmans. 1s
road was almost complete at the Chi