The herald., 1894-07-04
is about the only Chicago road no.

is about the only Chicago road not
affected.
The Chicsgo and Northwestern. which
up to last night had escaped, is COM
pletely tied up today. Its suburban
traffic is very heavy and great inconven-
fence results to the people from the
stoppage of this branch OF business.
The Illinois Central, the Erie, this
Milwaukee and st. Paul and the Great
Western all report like condition.
A general tie-up at Detroit today
stops the Michigan Southern and Michi-
gan Central effectually. The Western
Indiana Terminal, over which the
Grand Trunk, the Chicago aud Erie,
the Eastern Illinois, the Santa Fe and
the Monon roads enter the city, was
handling passenger trains with reason
able degree of efficiency up to last
night. Today all these roads are again
in trouble. A new difficulty is presented
bv the refusal of the engineers and fire.
men to risk their lives by working with
green hands, and the railway managers
themselves are not anxious for fighting.
They are exceedingly fearful of precipi-
tating battle on the Fourth of July,
and will make no serious effort to move
trains before Thursday morning. They
also say the suspension of business at
this time ie not an unmixed evil.
1--WE know perfectly well that the
freight is in the country and must move
sooner or later" sad one today, land
we shall ultimately get our share. 1t
will not be long before the Inconvenience
resulting from this suspension will be
ksenly felt everywhere. and then we
believe public sentiment will be great
xaoko~ - Tho o~tinafiou of Doha and his
people,"
'We are making every effort to pre-.
vent trouble on the Fourth" said
President Debs today. "If there ia any
trouble it will not DO Of our making"
Debs WAS asked by representative OF
the Associated Press for his opinion of
the effect the injunction proceedings in
the United States court would have
upon the boycott.
II have not been served with any in
junction." said Debs; land l want to
say distinctly that none of our officers
are running from any court process.
Tho injunction, rs / read 1t in the news
papers, seeks to restrain the men from
doing exactly what We have always for
hidden them to do. The railway en-
pleyees have the unquestioned right to
Withdraw individually or in body from
the service of the company, but they
have no right to interfere with others
employed to take their places. Support.
cd as we are financially and otherwise
by all the labor organizations of the
country, without exception, we have no
misgivings as to the outcome OF the
struggle"
Prices of provisions are advancing
rapidly, fruits, ice and all kinds OF
perishable property commanding high
prices.
- 1t was reported at the General Man
ayers association headquarters today
that strikers had broken into freight
cars at Lansing, ILL.,, end stolen IS
kegs of powder.
A telegram from the military autho-
rites at Washington was received at
local army headquarters late last night,
ordering the Fifteenth regiment at
Fort Sheridan to be held in readiness to
proceed to Blue Island at moments
notice. The dispatch WAS sent after the
conference at the White House.
Ali the engineers, fremen and track
men on the Chicago end Of the Nickel
Plate struck today without warning,
leaving things in q desperate state OF
confusion. In q swamp several miles
from the east were left to their own re-
sources.
United States District Attorney Mil
christ, Attorney Edwin Walker and
Judge Grossoup decided to call for fed
eral aid. A telegram was accordingly
at once sent to Attorney General Olney,
asking for regular troops for Blue
Island. No more deputy marshals will
be used.
President Debs was served this noon
with a chancery subpoena, simply
formal notice to appear before the court
at the August term to answer tho bill.
After talk with the leaders of the
boycott today, Peter Stadebaker said it
was true he was trying to bring about a
settlement OF the strike.
A passenger train ON the Baltimore
and Ohio was ditched at Rock Island
junction today by strikers. The engineer
was badly hurt. The road was COM
pletely blocked by the derailed train.
Strikers stopped train on the Nickle
Plato road which left the city at 80
q. m. at Ninety-second street and Stony
Island avenue. The engineer and fire.
men were compelled to leave the engine.
Twenty-Five deputy marshals were sent
with orders to recover the train.
The planning mills have shut down, as
they cannot move lumber. This will
throw $4,000 men out of work.
Not Rock Island train was moving
today at Blue Island. The switch tracks
are filed with dead engines and stalled
trains.
All the switchmen employed at the
Union station yards have struck.
The Wabash is tied up.
The fremen on the Rock Island were
instructed today not to work with non
union men.
The Illinois Central engineers passed
resolutions indorsing the strike.
Master Workman Lidholm, chief oil
the Knights of Labor in Cook county,
was in conference with the leaders Of
the A. R. U. today. He said: "We
are all ready to strike when asked. The
Knights of Labor are heart and SOU
with the A. r. u"
EXCITING EVENTS.