The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-07-03
STRIKERS RESTRAINED
\ Sweeping Injunction Against
the Idle Railroad Employees.
QoNFERENoE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

WNFEKENUE Al THE WHITE HOUSE
vhs President and His Advisers Dimouss
the Strike with Military Leaders. and
General M,<es IL Ordered Back to His
Command at Chicago.
CHICAGO July 3.-Judges Grosscup and
Woods, In the United States court, issued
An injunction yesterday restraining the
strikers, based both upon the mail laws
and the interstate commerce act. 1t is
very sweeping order, and aims to protect
the roads as common carriers to trans
port freight as well as carry the United
States mails. The injunction order names
twenty-three roads. all within the men,
bership of the railway association, and
the Union stock yards and Transit COM
pany, which must not be interfered with.
All the members of the American Rail-
way union, and all other persons whatso-
ever, are ordered to refrain from interfer-
Ing with trains, freight or passenger. The
men are also ordered not to enter the
yards or premises of the companies with
intent to do any unlawful acts or compel
by their acts, threats of violence or other
means to the employees of the road to quit
work. The order also enjoins the defend
ehpS hic" ihhuCtIB ny pGT5udSlOU,
threats, violence or by any other means
the employees of the companies to leave
the service of the companies or to induce
them to refuse to perform their duties"
President Debs says settlement of the
boycott will be on these terms only:
There must be an armistice between
Mr.. Pullman and his employees on n basis
satisfactory to the men, who are willing
TO accept reasonable compromise, and
all the men must be taken back to work.
2-There must be an adjustment be-
tween the railways and the strikers. All
must be restored to their old positions,
and no wages shall be cut, nor shall dis
ordinations be made
"The General Managers association"
says Mr.. Debs, has made common cause
with the Pullman company, and we can
not settle with either side. There must
be "A agreement with both or none"
The general managers of the Chicago
railroads issued the following bulletin:
''The worst reports come from the Rock
Island road which was not able to move
any trains on account of a crowd of 9, 900
people at Blue Island, who controlled the
situation there, the United States deputy
marshals and the Cook county deputy
sheriff being powerless to handle tho mob
'On the Michigan Central the indica-
tions are that there will be considerable
trouble on account of the employment of
new men to take the places of the strik-
Ing switchmen. The Illinois Central Is
still in bad shape regarding suburban
business, but is moving through trains.
Mhe Milwaukee and St. Paul is also badly
embarrassed by the striking employees.
On these roads occurred the most serious
difficulties. Seventeen roads in Chicago
uUa at.1t mn AR lASu IIN.pr uaI 4 &l,z
strike.
"rhe railroads have not altered their
position, and will not parley with men
who want TO strike. Tho places of men
who strike will be filled as fast as possi-
Ole, and force will be met with force to
khe extent of asking the state for troops
to keep the roads open wherever this ac-
ition becomes necessary. II the slate can
not afford ample protection the railroads
will ask the United States government to
send troops to the scene of disturbances -
Two thousand strikers at Blue Island
yesterday overcame 200 deputy sherifrs
and marshals. The latter gave up the un-
e,tual battle and called for state and fed
Ieral aid. The strikers gathered around
She cars and effectually stopped any at
tempt to move the trains.
United States Marshal Arnold and Dep
~ move long line of passenger cnrs that
blocked the Rock Island yards at Blue
Island. About noon the train was made
mp and started out of the yards. Stones
were thrown by the gtrikers, knives were
drawn, and the deputies on the train
showed their reyolvers. The strikers SO
hemmed in the train and yards that 1t
b+came impossible to move the train but
. short distance through the yards.
Village Police Officer Michael Larsen
added to the confusion by jumping on the
engine and trying to arrest the engineer
for violating town ordinance forbidding
trims to block crossings for more than
Eve minutes. BY this time the mob had
become SO boisterous that the attempt to
move the train was aban Ioned, and the
officers retired to call for help Marshal
Arnold was pulled off a nrplatform alter
the fight, kicked and rolled over in the
DIRT by the strikers. He was not severely
hurt.
Marshal Arnold again proceeded to Blue
Island last evening and served notice on
she strike leaders there of the injunction
granted by the federal courts The news
quickly spread among the men, and for a
short time affairs ut Blue Island were
quiet.
The riotous spirit broke loose again soon
after 10 o'clock last night A crowd OF
strikers threw freight car across the
Rock Island tracks to block the passage
Of trains. They laughed at the injunction
Issued by the United States court, and
tore down the injunction placards So far
rs known no one was seriously hurt at
Blue Island, although there have been
many small ''slugging matchesn
At midnight District Attorney Mil.
christ, when asked IL troops had yet been
dered out FROM Fort Sheridan, said: 81
a. not think they will be called out until
tAs order of the courts has been violate ed
and the -iihtiges-recommend that such a
measure be taken to uphold the dignity OF
the court and justice. Unless tho trouble
Is brought to an end soon it is my opinion
that the strike will result in bloodshed. :"
At Los Angeles, Cal, Judge Ross yes.
terday issued an injunction against Debs,
Howard, Lynch and all strikers on the
Southern Pacific and Santa Ire system for
bidding them from interfering with the
transmission of mails, also forbidding
them to interfere with traffic. The injune,
tion was issued at THE instance of Unite
States District Attorney Dennis. and 1t
the intention of the court authorities
the event OF a refusal by the strikers
obey the injunction to place warrants fo.
their arrests In the hands of the Unitet
States troops.
a WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE.
General Miles Ordered Hack to His Com
mand at Chicago.
WASHINGTON, July s,-Major Genera
Nelson A. Miles, commander of ths
United States department of the Missouri
with headquarters at Chicago, was in thi.
city last night, and his arrival resulted In
al extendea conference at the Whit
House between the president, Secretarie