Rock Island Argus., 1894-06-30
GOES BRAvELY ON.
The Fight Between the A. r.
Y. and the Railways.
EGAN AND DEBs LEAD THE HOSTS

Ana le Fromiscs To De Q Rattle to the
f'nssh-usstsd States Jsdess to the
bsscss 81 ths sssts Fe-rhe Illinois
osasra1 Wsses Troops ss Cairo-Two
Railways Surrender and Drop the Pull.
msns-Beycots Extends TO lsdisns ss
Hrssil and Terre Haute.
CHICAGO, June 30-If the aid Of United
states courts can avail IL would seem
that the Santa Fe is bound to win this
strike, or force the strikers to win in .
manner that would not be condemned by
Judge Jenkins. II United States marshals
and deputies can prevent violence-or
over-awe it-or intimidation, or pin-pull-
ine. or switch-throwing-or the many
means BY which strikers manage to make
miserable the lives Of those who take
their places-and make it perfectly safe
for new men to work; 10 would seem that
IL will be done on this road. For there
are no less than three United States
judges exercising their authority on the
line.
Combination aud Conspiracy Alleged.
The Santa Fe already had an injunction
against strikers issued by Judge Grosscup.
but IL was for use against the mine strik-
srs, and for fear it would not be good at
this time an application was made to
Judge Wood, at Indianapolis. This judge
did not tell the railway as Judge Baker
did-to run no Pullmans and there would
be no trouble-but he promptly issued a
document that declares that there is "a
conspiracy or combination between GER
tain persons in and about the city Of Chi
cago, being officers and members Of q GER
thin railroad labor organization known as
the American Railway Union, and other
persons joining with them. to prevent the
running OF trains and the switching and
coupling together of cars and the free or-
GRAFTON of the railroad" ETC.. and enjoins
the strikers from interfering. b. intimi-
dation, threats, violence, or in any other
manner with any OF the employees Of said
receivers" etc.
II ls Egan Against Debs.
Then there is Judge Caldwell's order
from Michigan, where he is taking a rest,
which covers the whole ground. and makes
any one Ia contempt Of court who does
anything except quit ana leave the road
TO get new men IL 1t can. Another feature
Of the general fight Is the selection by the
railways OF ex-Nice President Egan, OF
the Chicago Great Western, rs general
in-chief Of the railway side of the fight. So
1t Is Egan against Debs. Egan is a
fighter Of the most aggressive kind. and
has taken ms n Lieutenant W. T. Ward
Headquarters have been established in the
Rookery. and men are being engaged and
ap2ortioned to the various roads needing
them. The railway men here have pooled
their issues and will bear the expense OF
lighting the strike pro rata.
Tho Situation nj Chicago.
As TO the situation here it is difficult to
say from the varying statements what
il is. one paper says: ''The ST. Paul
road agrees not to haul Pullman sleepers;
the Mobile and Ohio tells Debs il will not
haul them. office men mt the Northwestern
shops stopped work, rs did few Chicago
and Alton switchmen; the Illinois Central
road Is running trains at n disadvantage;
strike of railroad men at the stock
yards mas been ordered and Debs promises
TO make things lively for the Burlington
and Rock Island systems. On the other
hand the railroads as rule are getting
out their passenger trains not quite on
schedule time," and this seems to bt
rs near the truth as IL IL possible at this
writing to get. In fact the fight is on
pretty fully, but the victory is nobody's sl
far.