The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1894-07-06
STRIKE STILL ON.
There Is No Material Change in the
Strike Situation in the
tfi West.
PEOPLE ARE STILL WALKING.
Judge Knowles Ordered Marshal Nc
DermOtt to Protect Union
Pacific Property.

TRIBuNE.EOn application Of the Union
Pacific road Judge Knowles has issued
an order to Marshal McDermott direct
ing him to arrest anyone who attempts
to interfere with the property Of the
company or running Of trains or who adj
vises or aids any such attempt.
ST. PAUL. July 2.-The Great North
ern grievance committee met Presi-
dent Hill this afternoon to consider their
complaints that the terms of their recent
agreement are not being kept. They
threaten to tie up the road unless their
terms are agreed to.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Operations against
the strikers began today with confer
ence between United States judges
Woods and G~roscups and Edwin Walker
the special solicitor appointed yesterday
by Attorney General Olney and District
Attorney Milchrist. The lawyers sub
mitted a bulky bill asking the federal
courts to enjoin The strikers from inter
ing with mails. The bill covered all the
roads.
The Rock Island officials and a squad
OF duputy marshals and sheriffs at the
yards in Blue Island today began trying
to lift the blockade in effect since Sat.
urday. The first move was toward clear
ing the tracks filled with passenger
trains. around the cars a large crowd
OF strikers gathered, but no disturbance
occurred.
United States Marshal Arnold sent a
hundred and Sheriff Gilbert thirty-five
deputies to Blue Island today in antici-
patton Of trouble. The strikers formed
across the tracks, and placed themselves
in q position tina. would result in an in
Jury to themselves should trains be NOV
ed. About one hundred marshals and
deputies were lined up along the tracks
but the strikers would not move. Dep.
uty Marshal Logan jumped from a car
and started to drive the stubborn strik-
ere from the tracks. Revolvers were dis
played on both sides, but shots we're not
fired. The strikers proved too much for
wired for the Fifteenth regiment at Fort
Sheridan and asked help from Gov.
Altgeld.
The stock yards are in a badly de-
moralized condition today. The only
packer buying at all was Armour. The
stock yards Switching association had
but one engine running, and OF AGO cars
OF stock held by the Burlington road but
200 were delivered. At Lansing, ILL.,, and
the Indiana state line on the Panhandle
road the hotel keepers and restaurants
refused to furnish food, under any con
sideration to the deputy marshals. The
Panhandle has sent men to Lansing to
tit up a hotel, also a carload OF pro-
visions.
ST.. LOUIS, July The outbound pas
senger trains got away without appreci-
able delay, being made up by yard mas
ters and office men of the Generel Railway
association. The strikers have effectu-
ally stopped the handling Of freight
trains. Beyond the trouble at Decatur
the entire Wabash system is in good or
der, with all men at their posts. The
men at Decatur have been notified that
unless they return to work today they
cease to be employees. The demands
formulated by the men are that the
wage scale and rules in effect before the
reduction of wages last year shall be
restored. but that this settlement cannot
be made until the Pullman contest is
ended.
ST. PAUL, July 2.-Strike Manager
Doyle today received dispatches from
President Debs declaring that the pros
poets are growing brighter every hour
and the employees on all lines regardless
Of organizations will stand together.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 2.-The Rock
Island road mas abandoned all trains
east Of this city, fearing trouble with
strikers. The line west is still open, but
may close any time. Trains of the Chi
cago 4 Great Western are running today
but very i~rregularly.
DENVER, July 2.-Five companies of
the Seventh regiment, U. S. army, under
command Of Col. Ward and Lieut..
Baker, left this city this morning on a
special train for Trinidad where the dep
uty marshals were disarmed yesterday
by a mob. They should have arrived at
Trinidad at noon. The wires are cut
and no news has been received from
Trinidad since II o'clock last night.
EVANSTON, Wyo, July 1.-The strike
10 broken here. About one hundred men
have signed to go to work on call, in
Guiding the leaders of the A. r. U.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Government
orders have been issued to see that mail
trains at Loo Angeles shall be allowed to
move, word having been received that
they have been held by strikers.