The morning call., 1894-07-03
No Heed Paid to lnjunctions, ant
the United States MarshalS
Are POWerIeSs.

CHICAGO, July 2-To-day's develop
ments in the great Pullman
Railway Union strike have been prolific in
sensaiiOnalism. the principal theater of
action being in Chicago and adjacent
suburbs. Wild rumors were rife all day,
and when it was announced that more
orders had been issued for the Second
Regiment to proceed at once to Blue ISL
and. eighteen miles out. extra editions of
all the evening papers, with warllke head
lines, were eagerly scanned by thousands
Of anxious people. This report proved
later to be unfounded.
The first serious clash occurred to-day.
when 200 Deputy Uni ed States Marshals
were surrounded at Blue Island by 1000
strikers, who openly defed Federal author
ity. Weapons were drawn on both sides.
and Deputy Marshal John A. Logan was
painfully cut with knife. but when a
bloody conflict seemed imminent the dep
uties retired to their barrack cars to await
re-enforcements, leaving the strikers mas
ers of the situation.
This evening an Injunction from the
United States court was read and bull
ietined. The authority Of the United
States was openly derIded. and after few
minutes quiet the rioting spirit of the
strikers reasserted itself. At midnight re.
ports of other disorder were current, 1t
being stated that the strikers were tearing
down the bulletin mandate of the court
Fearing to participate in bloodshed the
Rex Island company decided after its
5 80 express hac been gotten through not
TO make any further effort to move trains s
tonight, but tomorrow can hardly fail to
bring a crisis. The strikers have now
locked horns with the State and Federal
authorities. The railroad officials are
chafing under the continued embargo of
business. while the desperate condition Of
their late employees, determined neither to
work themselves nor to allow others to fill
their places. is evidenced by the flood OF
reports of Individual conflicts here and
there coming from all over the city.
number of trains have been derailed by
misplaced switches. A Panhandle pas
senger train was partly ditched at KiDzie
and Canal streets tonight, but was not
seriously delayed.
The strikers are taking braSses from the
axle boxes of the cars, and In some in
stances dropping coupling pins into the
crosshead guides of the locomotives caus-
ing the destruction Of cylinder heads.
Tons of freight, vegetables, ice, meats and
other perishable goods are in the cars
under boiling sun, no one caring or
daring to move it to its destination. Dumb
animals crowded into Stockcars suffer
from thirst and hunger.
1t is thought no move likely to precipi-
tate hostilities will be made berore day
light. At midnight District Attorney Gil
christ, when asked if troops had yet been
ordered out from Fort Sheridan. said 81
do not think they will be called until the
order of the courts has been violated and
the judges recommend that such measure
he taken to uphold the dignity Of the court
and justice. Unless the tronble Is brought
to an end soon. it is my opinion the strike
will terminate in bloodshed."
The firemen on the Lake-street Elevated
Railroad decided after midnight that they
would strike to assist the A. r. u. The
specific cause of the strike is that the ele-
waited road received some coal which was
delivered by the Panhandle, which is one
of the roads boycotted by the A. r. U.
President Debs said this afternoon that
n settlement will be made on these terms
only:
l. There must be an armistice between
Pullman and his employees on a basis sat
sfactory to the men (they are willing to
accept reasonable compromise) and all
the men must be taken back to work.
2. There must be aD adjustment between
the railways and strikers; all must be
restored to their old positions. and no
wages shall be cut, nor shall they discrim-
mate.
8. The General Managers Association
has made common cause with the Pullman
Company and we cannot settle with either
side. There must be an agreement with
both or none.
This statement was made after an inter-
view with Peter Studeba
At their meeting to-day the board of
directors of the A. R. U. requested rail-
road men, women and children In Chicago
In sympathy with the strike or engaged In
it to wear white ribbon. President Debs
said: "We will give up this strike if this
appeal to the public does not result In our
favor"
President Debs said to-day: This after
noon l issued an order tying up the Rio
Grande and Denver and Rio Grande sys-
TEN. This was in response to urgent en-
treaties from Colorado. We feel encour-
aged at the outlook to-day and shall fight
with renewed hope and confidence in our
ultimate victory"
President Debs received dispatch from