The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-07-03
That Number OF Chicago Railroads
Arc In Trouble Over the
Strike,
General Managers Say Their Posi-.
tion Ia Not Altered and
VIII Not Be.
The MOat ferlous Disturbance Yet Occurs
at blue Island, y Chicago Section
Local Situation.

CmcAdo, July 2-rhs general managers
OF the Chicago railroads this evening
issued the 10 loving bulistini Tho worss
reports come from tho Rock Island. which
VISA not able 10 move any trains on Scooun,
of crowd OF 1000 people al Blue Island.
who controlled the situation, United States
deputy marshals and Cook county deputy
SHERIFF. being poworleis 10 handle the mob.
On tho Michigan Central the Indications
arc that there will bs considerable trouble
on account Of the employmsnt Of new men
TO take the plnoO of the striking switch
mon. The Illinois Central Ia attn In bad
shape reRuriiua subu'ban business, but
moving through trains Tho Milwaukee q
81. Paul Ia also badly embarrassed.
Seventeen roads OF Chicago are moro or
less embarrassed by Tho strike, and many
passenger talns are being moved under
heavy guards OF deputy ina shals for mail
trains and deputy shofiffs for other trains.
In order 10 get them through strikers and
sympathiz.rs who oongresAts along the
tracks.
"Ihe railroads havS not altered thelr ro-
siiion. the bulletin continues. 'snd will
not parley with the mon who went on strike.
The places OF men who st'iko will be filled
as fast as possible, and foro, will be met
with force to the extent Of asking this
state for troors to keep the roads open
whoever such action b,comss necessary.
II the state cannot afford ample protection
the rail; oads will ask the United States gov
eminent for troops"
Dispatches 10 the General ManaRers' as.
sociation up to eight p. IN. arc as follows:
The Chicago a Northwestern railroad has
abandoned all its suburban business for the
night. Oa the Chicago. Milwaukee Il 81.
Paul no freight has been moved into or out
OF Chicago to-day. Tho Baltimo o
& Ohio says all passenger trains
with full equipments are nearly on
time. The Chicago d Northwestern. tho
Elgin, Joliet & Eastern. and the Chicago,
Milwaukee a st. Paul have issued notice TO
connecting lines and shippers that they
will nos receive psrishAble freight or live
stock. The Wisconsin Central rsports all
passenger and freight trains running. On
the Chicago a. Northern Pacific suburban
Hains are on time and freight trains move
ing without interruption. On she Chicago
a Calumet tsrininai The switch snd transfer
employees are all out. On the Chicago.
Burlington a. Quincy ths situation Ia
changed for leo worse. A large body Of
striking switchmen aud sympsthizsrs are
congseeated al Western avenue aud TO
avoid an open conflict with the mob the
yards have been closed. Passenger traffic
is moving.
The Rock Island railway officials and a
squad OF deputy marshals ana shsriffs at
ths yards in Blue Island to-day began try
ing to lit the blockade. In effect since Sat
urday. The FIRST move was toward clearing
the tracks filed with passenger trains.
United States Marshal Arnold sent 100 aud
Sheriff Gilbert thirty-iive deputies to Blue
Island to-day in anticipation OF trouble.
The strik'rs formed across tho tracks and
placed Themselves III a posltion that would
| result In an inluiy 10 tnemselvss should
tains bs moved. Deputy harbhal Logan
jumped from n car and started TO drive the
stubborn striker, from the tracks. Rsvol-
vers were displayed on both side. but shots
wore not fired. The nriksfs proved too
much for tho narahals and dsputies, who
then wired for the Fifteenth regiment at
Fort Sheridan and ssked help from Gov.
Altgsld.
About noon tain was started out Of
the yards. stones were thrown by strikers,
knives drawn aud the deputies showed thsi
| evolvors. The strikers so hemmed In the
4
10 move n train. Tbs village officer.
Michsl Larsen, tried TO Arrest ths engineer
for violating the ordinances forbiddiug the
blocking of crossings more than hvs min
utes. A deputy mbrshal threw this police
man q ON the train. by this time tbe mob
had become so boisterous that any furthss
attempt TO move the train was abandoned.
Dist let Attorney Milchiist ssid he would
osnd mn additional force of Uuited States
deputies, with tho omnibus injunction Or
dr.. before calling for United States troops.
Oitloer Lsrsen. who tried 90 arrest the en-.
ginesr Of the atal.ed train, was arrested BY
Marshal Arnold for obsttuoting the mail.
The engineer anu II emon deserted the
engine which wna to haul the Seventh regi-
ment. /. N. g., to Blue leland. and all en-
giuests and nremen who we're called upon
refused TO take the engine. IL was shen
OF .ied that the train would be taken out by
officials. A train wRs mGdo up al Fort
Sheridan. ready 10 carry the fifteenth reg
iment 10 Chicago the moment marching
orders wete received.
Chief Deputy Maiehal Logan was stabbed
by a striker. The wound is not dangerous.