Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-05
FOOD FAMINE FEARED.

RAILROADS NOT WORRIED AND THREATEN
 TO USE NON UNION MEN.
 ET. LOUIS, Mo-, July 4.-The railroads are not making much of an effort to over- come the strike difficulty today. The ma jority of them have given their employees until tomorrow to return to work, and if by that time the men do not resume work their places will be filled by non-union men.
 The Chicago and Alton train for Chicago and the Wabash passenger trains for the east were abandoned last night. The morning passenger trains were started without delay, but it is feared they will be stopped at some point along the lines. The different railroads have dismissed nearly two-thirds of their clerical force on account of the strike.
 The Missouri Pacific switchmen announce their intention of returning to work to- morrow morning. They say they are not members of the American Railway union, and only went out through sympathy. A petition is being circulated throughout the business community declaring the strike uujustifiable and calling on the govern ment to take the matter in charge. If this strike continues until Sunday a food famiDe IS feared.
 ATTORNEY GENERAL OLNEY INsTRUcTs THAT DEBs BE INDIoTED-AT-
 TORNEYs INSTRUCTED.
 WASHINGTON, July 4.-The attorney general this morning telegraphed to United States District Attorney Milchrist at Chi cago to have the grand jury convene as soon as possible in order that Indictments may be found against President Debs and other officials of the American Railway union in conformity with the omnibus in- junction issued by the United States dis trct court at Chicago. Commenting on this action the attorney-general said: "We have been brought to the ragged edge of anarchy and it is time to see whether the law is sufficiently strong to prevent this condition of affairs. If not, the sooner we know the better, that it may be changed.' Attorney General Olney has also instructed United States District Attorneys Perry of Kansas, Lyons of Michigan, Burke of h. diana, Brinsabe of Cleveland, Cleveland of Cincinnati, Gardner of San Francisco, Call, Denny of Los Angeles and Shut of Springfield to apply to the United States district court for an omnibus injunction against the strikers in their vicinity simi- lar to the Chicago injunction granted by Judge Grosscup.
 pointed H. F. Ferguson of Albuquerque, N. M., assistant United States district att torney to proceed in the courts at that point against the strikers.
 A NOVEL SIGHT.
 SEVEN EMPTY TRAINS MOVED AT THE
 POINT OF THE BAYONET.
 BLUE ISLAND, Ill.,, July 4.-The block ade on the Rock Island railroad was en- tirely released at :i5 this afternoon, and trains that had been tied up for five days began to move. The first of the trains that were stalled at Joliet came up the track guarded by soldiers. The ten cars, half of them Pullmans, made up the train, which were followed every few minutes by six other trains of equal len gth, each guarded at the point of the bayonet. The spec tscle presented by the procession of empty trains the fraHk novel and interesting than Fourth of July pro- cession produced.
 All the deputy sheriffs have been with drawn from the Rock Island, and a large