Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-02


gineers that their action was Illegal. and
that they must return to work or be dis
missed by the brotherhood. All the roads
reported a steady growth of business and
movement of freight.
DENVER, COL. Sa-.t, --
Departure of Regulars to Suppress
Riotins at Trinidad.
DENVER, Col. July 2.-Five companies
of the seventh regiment U. S. a., station
ed at Fort Logan, left at 800 am. today on
a special train for Trinidad where over
100 deputy marshals were disarmed yester-
day by a mob The troops are under COM
mand of Col. Ward and Lieut.. Baker.
The strikers have cut the Western Union
wires near Cuchas, and no news has been
received from Trinidad since II O'Clock last
night. The federal troops sent from Fort
Logan breakfasted at Pueblo, and left there
at $50. They should arrive at Trinidad at
noon.
The preparation to move was in accord
ance with request from United States
Marshal Israel, who entered upon his office
yesterday morning.
His predecessor sent ffty-two deputies
Saturday to Trinidad. a common point on
the Union Pacific, Denver and Gulf, and
the Atchson, Topeka and Santa Fe, both
of which are operated by receivers. The
deputies were surrounded by 1890 railway
men and coal miners at o'clock yester-
day. overpowered, their arms confiscated.
and they were held as hostages against any
further attempt by the receivers TO operate
these roads.
The deputy marshals telegraphed that re-
sistance would have been suicidal and sur
render was the only alternative. On this
representation the call for troops was sent
to Denver.
Superintendent Deuel. of the Union Pacific
road says: THE extent of the strike indi-
~ hoa mo- =
sition on its hands. as serious anything
that has visited the country since the war.
If 1t don't lead to war 1t will be close
call"
TRINIDAD. Col, July 2-There has been
no disturbance since the disarrning of the
plished without much violence. The federal
troops are expected to arrive at IL O'Clock
The strikers will offer no resistance to the
soldiers, and the Santa Fe and Gulf roads
will have no further trouble in raising the
blockade that now exists here If they find
men to handle the Pullmans.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK. July 2.-The only sign
of the Pullman strike in this city
today the wholesale hiring of
men to go west in strikers places Many
employment agencies were doing large
busr ess in this line. All trains are arr1v-
ing and departing usual. In Jersey City
every thing is quiet and running smoothly
AT the Pullman headquarters the manager
says that nothing has occurred to indicate
any trouble The station master of the
Pennsylvania road also says the limited
trains left this morning on time. and that
nothing has been heard of intended trouble
LATE STRIKE NEWS.
Sovereign Says He is willing to Call
Out the knights.
CHICAGO July 2.-President Debs Of the
Railway Union today received the follow
ing telegram from Grand Master Workman
Sovereign of the Knights of Labor: 'H's- /
Have 1 left anything undone? Am Will
ing to call a general strike" - 80
Grand Trunk officers announced today
that they would be compelled to abandon
funeral train service to Mt. Olivet. This
decision was conveyed to the strikers and a
meeting was called to consider the subject.
Resolutions were passed by the employees
by which they agreed to operate funeral
trains and to prevent interference with
them. committee was appointed to wait
upon the officials and tell them of this de-
cision. The committee reported that the
company refused to operate funeral trains
until 1t was allowed to run Pullman sleep
ers on its other trains.
The Trouble ut Springfield. cfa
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, July J2-+Tonbie
broke out on the Wabash railway here to-
cay. the first instance being when the can
Ion ball train from Quincy was sdetracked
This was followed up by the regular mail
train from Quincy to Lafayette, Ind, being
side tracked. Three companies of militia
company 1 of jacksonville company T. of
petersburg, and company c of this city
were on train and were held here for five
hours They were en- route for Decatur.
The Engineers said they would handle all
mail trains. but would not haul a single
militia man. b. c. Winston of St. Louis is
mere and said it took the officials of the
road four hours to get out a car load of
supplies for the troops that had been
switched in between forty freight cars by
strike. TIzf 1919 go
Coupling pins were pulled and air hose
cut. and all kinds of things done to handt-
cap them in their work The engineer of
the regular train was pulled off his cab by
strikers over the heads of the soldiers who
oHered no resistance or aid to him.
Col Culver and three officers got on the
engine OF the soldier train and started it
Tor Decatur. 1t got stuck two miles out
Tor want or water, but was finally gotten
out and on its way to Decatur The can
non ball and one other train are still here
An attempt will be made to move both of
them this evening. The strikers say they
VIII not interfere with mail trains, but all
others will not be allowed to move.
The federal authorities will be asked for
assistance soon If the mail trains are not
started. = :. =
SAL1DA, Col. July 2.-Denver and Rio
Grande employees in this city all struck to-
day. In accordance with instructions from
Chicago.
DENVER, Col, July 1.-The usual morn
lEg passenger trains were sent out in all
directions. The Santa Re brought in a
train from the east, which had been four
days on the read from Chicago. The Union
Pacific Cheyenne train came in without a
sleeper, but this was because the connec-
tions were missed. There was no train from
the east on the Rock Island. il being tied
up at Omaha. The Denver and Rio Grande
vas running all passenger trains. Few
freights were running on any of the roads
The Union Pacific switchmen are out, and
the Ilremen will meet this afternoon to de-
eide whether they will strike
SYRACUSE, n. Y, July 1.-The first eff
fects of the great western railroad strike
were made apparent in this city today when
the prices of beef wholesale retail and
dressed advanced cents pound on ac-
count of reduced shipments from the west
Orders have been received in the Rome
Watertown and Ogdensburg railroad Gem
pany and the New York Central road
freight offices in this city today to refuse
perishable freight for western points
WABASH Ind, July 2.-The west-bound
n WI loft bar