The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-02
Three Hundred United States Deputy
Marshals Endeayoring to Prevent
Delay of the Mails.
FEDERAL TROOPS READY
Train in Waiting to Convey Sol
diers from Fort Sheridan.
Power to Call Out Nearly All Members
of Chicago Labor Unions Placed in
the Hands of Six Men.

CHICAGO, July 1.-Six persons were to-
day given authority to tie up every Chi
cago industry. BY a resolution adopted at
the meeting Of the Trade and Labor AS
sembly the members Of the executive COM
mittee were given absolute power to act
in support of the American Railway Union
until the boycott and Pullman strike is
settled. The resolution instructs the secre-
tary to notify the American Railway
Union that the assembly indorses its ac-
ton and stands ready to order all its
members TO lay down their TOOLS If such
action becomes necessary. in support of
the strike and boycott. The executive
board Of six members is given absolute
power TO act in its discretion. This action
was taken after a long and heated dis
cussion. 1t is said that the Building
Trades Council will discuss the advisa-
bility of taking similar action at a meet
ing TO be held tomorrow. Should these
two organizations decide to order a strike
more than nine-tenths Of the union work.
men in the city of Chicago would be idle
in less than twenty-four hours.
In Chicago and vicinity the day was
spent by the two contending forces in the
great railway strike in playing a waiting
game, each side narrowly watching for
cials profess to be sanguine of the ulti-
mate defeat of the strikers and the latter
equally certain of final success. At
number of vantage points throughout the
city efforts wee made to move freight
trains, which were promptly frustrated by
strikers and their symDathizers, who
pounced upon these trains, carried off the
links and pins. set brakes and chased
away the men thus engaged, retreating
whenever superior force of police or dep
uties appeared the scene. Barring a
few minor scrimmaRes in which little
damage was done the day fairly quiet.
Passenger traffic on most of the roads
was not seriously interfered with where
Pullman cars were not handled except at
Blue Island, where the Rock Island trains
are still held up both sides remaining
stubborn and the long-suffering passengers
bearing the brunt of the discomfort and
delay One hundred more deputy marshals
will go to Blue Island early in the morning.
The Lake Shore, by well-eXecuted flank
movement. succeeded in getting a trainload
of dressed meat out of Packingtoxn. but
the strikers swear it shall be the last.
Altogether decided advantage can be
claimed for either side, but, owing 10 re-
ports that the sheriff has called on the
Governor for troops. to-morrow's develop
ments are awaited with keen interest, If not
anxiety. Troops at Fort Sheridan
are being held in readiness TO
respond at any moment to call for their
services to protect property from the strik
ers. A special train of eleven coaches
stands on the tracks there and Will remain
ready TO carry the soldiers to any point
where they might be needed The train
crew is kept on duty all the time. and the
engine is under full head OF steam. The
train start at a moments notice. on
a side-track that extends into the garrison
stand cars waiting to receive the cavalry
and artillery if they be ordeted out. BY or
der of Colonel Crofton all passes to go out
side the reservation that had been issued
were recalled at o'clock this morning, and
the men stayed about their quarters all
day. 1t was learned this evening that
George VI. Pullman had quietly left the
city last night, presumably for the East,
although it is impossible to obtain definite
information as to his destination.
Firemen and engineers on the Illinois
Central road went on a strike this after
noon. This was followed by the announce
ment that the switchmen and firemen on
the Wabash, a Wagner line. had struck.
Tomorrow both sides expect developments
or q serious character Inc general mana
gers are preparing to meet violence with
force and the strikers are anticipating
legal complications which may compel a
new line of action. The Rock Island road
was the first road to formally acknowl-
edge the inability TO handle freight and
passenger business and the fast mail was
abandoned. The suburban service is dead.
it's through trains as far as Davenport
are not moving, its freight business Is
lifeless and it is in a condition OF COM
nlete immohilitY.