The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-30
OLNEY TAKES A HAND
DISTRICT ATTORNEY BURKE -
cErvEs A rELEeaAN FROM Hrn-
strikers Must Not Interfere with N@I
Trains-Marshal Hawkins af Han
mond-JudEe woods's orders

Late yesterday evening District Attorney
Burke received a long telegram from At
torney-general OIney. The message called
the attention 90 the district attorney 70
the laws providing for the arrest OF any
person found interfering with or hindering
the transportation OF the United states
mail, and instructed him 20 at once issue
warrants or other papers necessary 20 de-
tain any and an offenders The instruc-
ton 10 the district attorney included an
order TO the United States marshal TO
supply himself with all the deputies
needed and TO swear IN posses Of citizens
IL necessary. 1t is probable that these IN
structions are the same as those sent IN
response to a request from California, and
noted in the telegraph columns or this
paper.
United States Marshal Hawkins Is az
Hammond with two OF his deputies. Agnew
and Doollng The United States officials
left for that scene of the tie-up at IL
o. clock yesterday armed with warrants for
the arrest OF the leaders in the inter-
ference with trains. The warrants viii be
served upon three members OF the Amer
lean Railway Union. who. when arrested.
viii be brought TO In Annapolis for spe-
cial hearing The eirants were prepar- d
by United States Commissioners Van Buren,
at the instance OF the general manager OF
the Monon. who solicited the assistance or
the government through a .. Jones Tue
men, whose names the authorities decline
to make known. viii be charged with inter
fering with the United States mail Mar
shall Hawkins and his deputies arrived at
Hammond at 6 O'Clock last night and inn
nediatsly began the search for the Offend
ers. At a meeting OF the Monon officials
in Chicago. Thursday night, il was thought
best to secure the arrest OF the ringleeders
of the strikers before asking Judge Baker
for a restraining order. This viii be done
later. The company believes that with the
three men for whom the warrants We're
issued out OF the wav, the other strikers
can be handled without trouble. Marshal
Hawkins does not anticipate trouble with
the men. but in case there is serious resist
ance he is empowered TO swear IN a Iiir8a
force of deputies.
Judge Moods yesterday issued an injunc-
ton TO prevent the Chicago strikers from
interfering with the Atchison. Topeka ~
Santa Re road Judge Woods was asked
TO come TO Chicago 10 hear petition Tor
Injunction, but granted the writ by wire;
| He directed the United States marshal or
| IlliI. IS 10 arrest all violators OF the law.
| TWel,ty deputies were sworn IN 10 protect
the road in starting its trains. Attorney
| E A. Bancroft, representing the santa re
road, informed Judge Woods that tna
| trains would De gotten out OF the yards
with new men. and the deputies were de-
| sired TO prevent the strikers from inter-
| fering with them Judge Woods left In
| dianapolis yesterday for Chicago, and VIII
| be in readiness to enforce the order or TO
| issue new orders IL II is found necessary
A Moorefield railway employe claims that
| the local lodge OF the American Railway
Union numbers eight hundred men He
says that every member will strike IL an
order is made TO that effect. Should the
Indianap polls men go out the Big -Four
4 10 Ipjianan0lsS. Decatur Western
| railways will not be affected. The order
| TO strike here will not be anticipated IN
less the fight in the West is successful.
| The talking member OF the union denies
| that the order 20 boycott the Pullman COM
pany came from President Debs. 1t was,
| he says, made by the delegates to the Su-
| preme Lodge. and was intended to affect
| only Chicago ST. Louis and cities west
| OF the Mississippi. 1t Is understood that
| at a meeting of the order in this city,
| Thursday night, a number OF the delegates
| advocated strike at this point The more
| conservative members of the union re-
| strained their impetuous brethren with diff
ficulty.