The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-04
FIRE SET BY
The STRIKERS.
Freight Cars Burned in the
Blue Island District,
Chicago.
OUT OF SOLDIERS REACH.
Otherwise the Strike Situation
in the West Is Quiet
To-Day.
CRISIS NEAR IN CALIFORNIA.
Regulars, State Troops and Mar
shals at Troubled
Points.
CRISIS NEAR IN CALIFORNIA.
ny Associated Press. }

CHICAGO, July 4.-The Tourth of July
was almost mockery in Chicago. The
day was made the occasion for q big
bonfire, but it was not in the way of
celebration AS If in defiance of the
calling out of the Federal troops came
an act OF incendiarism against the allied
railroads. Almost the first news OF the
National holiday was n report of the
firing Of number of cars al West Pull
man In the Blue Island district of the
Rock Island road
The blaze was started just far enough
away to be out OF quick reach OF the de-
tachment of Federal troops sent to that
point last night from Fort Sheridan.
The reports placed the number of cars
burned at nearly H. dozen. all freight.
At the stock yards and at the Grand
Crossing. where the other divisions of
the Fort Sheridan garrison had been sent,
the strikers seemed to have adopted Il
policy similar to that IN vogue at Blue
Island. They appeared to be anxious
81 Keep out OF danger OF II collision with
T'rb'e Sans men, and devoted their en-
e. etes TO quarters where things we're less
On the buz2saw order.
4 santa Ec Train In.
\ few passenger trains arrived at the
Gapots in the city and Were unmolested
hre of these was II Santa lie train at
'hc Dearborn Station at 10 \. NJ, With
orc Pullman attached. 1t entered tho
station with more armed deputies than
Passengers aboard.
col L. T.. Crofton, commander of the
Fort Sheridan regulars made his head
quarters at the Grand Pacific Hotel to-
lay and was In constant comnuEica-
ton with the troops at the stock
ra:ds, Grand Crossing and Blue Island.
All the railroads reported that they
were running come trains. and railroad
officials generally regarded the Gitua-
ion as encouraging.
StocLS-AarG strikers ListIcSS.
Tne company Of United States troops
assigned to the stock yards was eu-
,alnpcd at Dexter Park to-day. and the
'trikers stood around listiessly. with 10
APPARENT intention to create disturb
iGcs of any kind.
The fifteen cars of beef made up in Il
rain yesterday were started East iro!h
rh!rty-u.nth and Hnlstead street at
4. NJ, no resistance being Offered on
he p:rt OF the strikers. No further
business at the yards will be attempted
'hlli aIttr ]. O'Clock to- nlEHl.
Situation at Blue island.
BLUE ISLAND ILL.,, July The four
,Jlnpanles OF the Fifteenth Unlt,I States
Troops from Fort Sheridan for liiue
Island went into camp th.ec-IUGrt"ra oi
mic from the depot, whore al tit
ao'bls has been raised. The rG',''iaJs
Ne IN cofnnsaud Of Major Bailey. "t tie
1efss Battalion. They were accompanied
~ DEPUTY United states Marshal Jaha
A. Logan ana United states District
Attorney Milchrist.
Tbs fireman of the train that pulled
lie regulars refused t. assist in back
hg the train into the switch when thl
soldiers we're disembarkci. lie was put
lnder arrest by Marshal Arnold. Road
master James Conon fired the enGihe
through the switch. Wrecklng crews
Fere brought IN to-day. and the work
u clearing the yards under guard Of the
.nited States soldiers was begun,
Arrested for Threatening.
Carroll Christ, a brickmukcr, and III
ileimes. a greenhouse man, were ar
'ested during the day at Blue Island Is
Marshal Arnold and Deputy Marina
..'ghn for making threats against the
Rick a knife through the first deputy
MARSHAL ] set Il charcc." The arrests
we're made near the general Offices an-
we're the occasion for The gathering .
Ehat would have beeu an ugly mob bu
o. the United States soldiers on guard
Raising Freight Bi"rI>udcs.
engine No. J7s, with Master Mechuni
HtIctbbons holding the throttle, and OF
'e Gilt car carrying ren deputy marshai'
."a cofporars guard cf one sergean
'a4 Eour prlvstes. under command o
-'eut' Jameson, left Blue lsiaui Il, 100
oE Morgan Park TO take freight ca
w the trac. that was overturned ias
ugh. They will then 20 10 borty-sev
tn Stroet and clear the. llocli 'here
ne corporcrs guard consisted Of Sorgt
,'ycrs the finest crack shot at For
,lefidGn. and his four men, the IneS
lCoR(iNued o,l Atevid ld1s