Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-02
CARRYING THE MAILS
Places Where Strikers Are Holding Up
80 -c Letters
Attitude of the Department Outlined
by Acting Postmaster General
Jones-Today's Situation.

Ihe officials OF the Post Office Depart.
ment are inclined to discuss the great strike
With caution The condition of affairs SAID
superintendent White Of the railway mail
service this afternoon. has improved within
the past twenty-four hours in some respects
anu IN other ways IL is graver. Superin-
.ehoent Troy at Chicago has Informed the
department OF the seriousness of the sit
uation there. IL has been learned that the
ROCK Island train. with mail, was ditched
ahc heid at Blue Island last night ana that
no trains have passed In or out of Chicago
on this line since yesterday afternoon. An
eastern Illinois train with mail is held AT
DahVlile junction and one at Terre uaute.
IL Is said that the strikers and railroad peo-
PIE at the points named claim that no effort
Is being made by the United States attorney
or marshal in either district TO release the
trains The Chicago and Great Western
mao no mail train out yesterday because no
men could be secured to man them. The
Illinois Central. which was being held at
caro- has finally got away. The blockade
az Hammond has been raised ana tra.ns
are now going through without interruption.
Shicago and Great Western trains are not
running In Iowa for want OF men. IL N
said at the department that all other Chi
easo lines are moving mail trains regularly.
tne division superintendent at that point
reports to the Post ONCE Department
News comes TO the department from ST.
fsuf mat the Omaha train for Duluth has
peea abandoned. but that nearly all other
passenger trains due TO leave st Paul ana
minneapolis were got through nearly ON
ume, Superintendent Barclay at st Paul
ho'ines the department that the tracks were
s.easeo ana mat some trains were stoned b.
tween the twin cities. Otherwise there has
peen no violence. A Northern Pacific east
pound train with eight postal cars attached
Que at St Paul this morning is tied up al
Ssapies Junction. The fireman deserted his
post ana no substitute could be found No
violence Is reported there. News comes from
forlanc, Greg, that the Northern Pacific
started a train from Portland YESTERDAY
al i'ernoon and that one train was expected
N from Tacoma last night. There are no
San Francisco trains passing either way.
Oregon
a petition has been received at the Post
once Department from the fruit sh,npers
OF Placer county. Cal, pressing upon the
department the urgency Of the situa tin
ana asking that immediate action be taken
W tne department. TO secure the immediate
trapsmission of mail
Acting Postmaster General Frank
Jones. IN an Interview this afternoon said:
"Cnder the decisions OF the courts ana
the opinion of the Attorney General on the
Great Northern railroad strike upon which
the settlement of that strike was accom-
piished. every effort is being made by the
Post once Department TO secure the promut
movement of the mail trains and the i'm
mediate transportation OF the mails Ap-
peals are coming in from business men
throughout the country asking for the
prompt transmission of their mails
The Post Once Department and the De-
partment OF Justice are working harmo-
niously. promptly and with all the power
they can command 70 this end All that A
sought TO De accomplished by the govern
ment Is that the trains on the various
lines. as they are usually made up for car
ryfng the mails. shall not be stopped by the
strikers. Under the law the railroad COM
panies cannot be forced to haul the mail
car alone. but shall carry IL as they have
heretofore carried It, and with such cars
and trains as they have usually made up TO
carry IT."