Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1894-07-07

WANT olMfAId1s
At their meeting today the board OF
directors of the A. r. u. requested that |
men, women and children in Chicago In |
sym pathy with the strike or engaged in |
it to wear a white ribbon.
President Debs said: "We will give |
up this strike if this appeal to the pub
lie does not result iG our favor"
ARTHUR HOLDS BACK.
CLEVELAND, o., July 2.-Chief Ar
thur OF the Brotherhood of Locomotive |
Engineers, sent out COMMUNICATION
today In which he cautions all members
not TO let the prevailing strike fever
overcome their better judgment. he
says the engineers have no grievance
and should not be Influenced to take
part In contest il which they are not
concerned.
SAN Francisco, July General
Manager Towne of the Southern Pacif- |
ic today wired Superintendent Fillmore
at Sacramento that all employees who
failed to resume their duties at D. m.
July Bird would be treated as having
voluntarily left the service OF the COM
paDy.
CLEvELAND's SAY.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE president,
who was at nrst disposed to regard the
strike as existing to large extent in
the minds of what he calls sectional
progress, after listening to Olney's off,
cial story declared the government must
protect Its own property, see that its
business is transacted and be ready to
give prompt assistance wherever it could
legally do sc.
TELEGRAPHERs GO OUT.
SAN BERNARDINo, July 2.-The strik-
ers here are quiet. A majority OF them
have been served with Injunction papers
restraining them from interfering with
the operation of local roads.
| The telegraph operators in the dis
patchers's office went out this morning.
| Los ANGELO, July 2.-The engineers
of the Southern Pacific at meeting held
here this afternoon endorsed the action
of the A. R. U. and decided to stay out
uCtil the difficulties with that organiza-
ton are settled.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Iniunction orders
Of the federal courts today named twen-
ty-three roads that must not be lnterfer-
| ed with. All per ons whatsoever are
ordered to refrain from interfering with
Trains, freight or passenger.
| PULLMAN SHOPS CLOSED.
LUDLOW, Ill, July NINETY men,
la II that remains Of in the Pullman shops,
went out today and the shops were
closed
| MORE SHOPS CLOSED.
| Fort ScoTT, Kas., July 2.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific shops closed today on ac-
count OF the boycott.
MoNTPILIAR. o., July ALI trains
oil the Wabash railroad are stopped
b ere by strikers.
DESERTED TRAIN.
ST.. PAUL, Mimi, July 2.-Serious
trouble occurred last night in the yards
in east st. Paul. On the arrival of an
empty train a crowd of fully 500 strik.
ers met it and after bonn harding it with
stones they persuaded the engineer and
fir eman to leave the engine on the track
and it still remains there.
TROOPS FOR NEW MEXICO.
SANTA FE, N. M. July 2.-This after.
noon the United States marshal tele.
gra pied for 200 United States troops tc
handle the 5000 strikers in New
Me xico.
| GAVE UP THEIR CHARTER.
CHICAGO, July "A lodge to the
number of 2S3 Brotherhood of Loco
motive firemen at Brighton Park gave
up their charter today and joined the
A. f.. U.
AT THE WINDY CITY.
| CHICAGO, July 2.-Judges Crosscup
and Woods in the United States court
issued an INDUCTION today restraining
the strikers, based both upon munich
pal laws and the Interstate commerce
act. 1t Is very sweeping order and
aims to protect the road as common
carriers to transport freight as well as
carry United States mails.
LITTLE Rock, July Am order has
been received from Debs for strike on
the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt.
SAN Francisco, July 2.-Tonight at
the close of the fourth day of the strug-
gle between the Southern Pacific COM
pany and the American Railway union
the strikers appear to have the upper
hand. Their blockade of the entire
system is practically complete. The
western divisions of the Santa Fe road
are in much the same condition. 10
fact, railway traffic is almost at stand
still OH all points of the Pacific coast
south of Portland. North of Portland
there Is also much trouble. The
| Northern Pacific road is practically tied
up and the Union Pacific involved. All
overland trains have been effectually
| blocked and the only trains running
are local.
The two points of particular in
terest tonight are Sacramento and
| II Aro1la. II
is quiet. The Southern Pacific COM
pany this morning posted notices at
Oakland mole announcing that until
| further notice no attempt would be
made to dispatch overland trains. Su-
| burban trains and few trains to near
by country towns were despatched from
Oskla. during the day, however, and
| met with no interference. The Oakland
yards are still patrolled by deputy sher-
ifs.
Tonight It is telegraphed from BENZ
| cia that company G., first infantry.
United States army. had received orders
o proceed to Port Costa, there to join
J he rest of tie regiment and proceed
south. The troops at Angel Island are
81 o preparing TO move. They will take
nirty days ratlons ard eating guns.
~ LIS AUSclCs TsOSS Ills
mornine issued an Injunction against
D bs, Howard, Lynch, and all strikers
On the Southern Pacific ard Santa Fe
systems, forbioding them to interfere
With traffic between states. This in
junction was issued at the instance of
United States District Attorney Dennis
and 1t is the intention of tie court, in
event of a refusal of the strikers to
obey the Injunction, to place warrants
for their arrest in the hand Of United
States troops.
At Sacramento the excitement is fully
as intense as at Los Angeles. General
Superintendent Fillmore Of the South
ern Pacific is there endeavoring to break |
the blockade. He is aided by United |
States Marshal BALDWIN and a strong
force OF deputies, but their very effort is |
combatted by the force of 5000 strikers |
who swarm about the depot and through |