The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-05
PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE
RIOTERS OVERCOME THE OFF,
GERS IN MANY PLACES.
All the Illinois Militia and United States
Troops Ordered Into the Field.
United States Marshal Beaten
on the Pacific Coast


plosion of the harmless engines Of
mimic warfare on this evening of the
nations emancipation, sterner
tragedy into which the elements OF
military power play the leading part,
is being enacted. The iron hand OF
the federal government has been
raised against those who have not only
transgressed against its vested rights,
but have scoffed at the mandates of
its courts and used violence towards
its officers. Not against the railways
are the American Railway Union
strikers and their sympathizers con,
tending, for the glittering steel in the
| hands of mGn whose trade is only
to kill, is interposed to the
eud that United States mails
and interstate commerce shall once
more resume its normal movement.
Traffic by rail in this city is in most
deplorable condition, every effort to
raise the embargo having been met
with every form of obstruction men
who would not dare to lift hand to
set turning the wheel of commerce,
the puny efforts of the handful of Off
GERS of the court being laughed to
scorn by thousands of strikers and
their friends.
President Cleveland today decided
that show of military force must be
made. Tonight a portion of the
Seventh cavalry and Fifteenth infan-
try from Fit. Sheridan divided into
squads of 100 to $50 men, and having q
number of gatling guns and Hotch>
kiss guns, are deployed at different
points throughout the city and sub
urbs where trouble has been most fire.
quent, and this fact seems to have ex-
ercsed a quieting effect on strikers,
though occasionally some hothead an
nounces in loud tones the awful late
in store for toe troops.
By common consent the strikers, it
is limited have called off their dogs I'm
til after the 4th. Contrary to expecta-
tions the threatened riots az Blue
Island did not materialize, no radically
aggressive action being taken by either
side, the railroads preferring to await
the arrival of the federal troops and at
a late hour tonight all was quiet there.
The usual grist of minor casualties
and devilUry have composed the days
events, including the chasing away
from the stock yards by the strikers of
party of Lake Shore officials, among
whom was President Newell, who was
attempting to get out a train load OF
meal.
President Debs said tonight that
settlement of the strike on basis sat
isfactory to all concerned will be made
by Saturday. 1t is probable
that a meeting between the Off
GERS of the American Railway Union
and the general managers association
will be held within 48 hours. Mayor
Hopkins has been quietly negotiating
with both sides and the meeting
would be the results of his efforts. The
strike was felt in the milk trade today
for the first time to any serious ex-
tent. The receipts of milk were de,
creased one>ffth. The Northwestern
road failed to move Its big milk train
into Chicago this morning and similar
failures on the part of other roads
were reported, with consequence
that there was shortage of 5000 cans
in the daily supply, Today the short
age was felt in the business district
among the restaurants and hotels. If
tomorrow trains fail to arrive the
trouble will extend to the residence
districts and families and little chill
dren will feel it.
TROOPS ORDERED OUT.
CHICAGO, July Sat 4 o'clock this
afternoon Col. j. P. Martin, who was
in charge of the department of Mis-
souri, in the absence of General Miles,
received a telegram from General
Scofeld ordering out the troops at TT.
Sheridan. 1t stated that the presi~
dent had come to the conclusion that
the United States marshal was not
able to keep the strikers in check and
the troops were necessary to protect
the mails and carry out the orders of
the court. Colonel Martin at once
telegraphed Colonel Crofton to start
the entire force at the fort, consisting
of the Fifteenth infantry and the
Seventh cavally and the artillery. for
the city. The disposition of the troops
was decided upon tonight as follows:
At Blue Island, where the most seri-
GUS trouble has occurred, $50 men; at
Grand Crossing, 100 men; at the stock
yards, 100 infantry and 80 or 60 cav
airy. 1t was decided to divide the
battery of artillery into three sections
and place them at Blue Island, the
stock yards and South Chicago To
the latter poini was assigned also $50
infantry,
sToCKYARDS PARALYzED.
CHICAGO, July 3.-Today for the
first time in the history of the live
stock trade ia Chicago not a single cal
load of animals reached the union
stock yards by rail. The effect of the
Pullman boycott on the railroads was
so overwhelmingly complete that not
one steer, not sheep, not solitary
hog arrived by means of steam trans.
porration. Absolutely the only live
stock received was one little bunch oil
10 hogs that came in wagoss from q
farm half dozen miles out from the
city. Shipments were almost
equally at "A stand STILL The
thousands OF packing house employees
and other workmen who go to make ur
the population of the packing town
we're made idle as suddenly as though
thew had received orders from Debs tc
strike and had al quit, though only