Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-07-07
TRE ARGUS. SATURDAY. JULY Z. 1894.
QUIET PREVAILS.
The Railroads in Rock Island
Witness no Change.
NOTHING TO DO BUT PLAY BALL

An Occasional Passenger Train-The First
Freishts In Several Days Go Through
Today-Nothing But Meetings Of the
Different Orders and Sports.
1t has not been before that Rock
Island was so entirely devoid of life.
as far as railroad traffic is concerned.
Three weeks ago-yes, two weeks
ago-the great iron wheels of the
locomotives, the smaller wheels of
the freight and passenger cars and
the merry sounds, to the heart OF
every railroad man, of the changing
bell aud the humping cars, greeted
the ear on all sides. But now all is
quiet. Dame Morpheus has taken
possession OF the great snorting en-
gines and freight cars.
Happy Sight.
Occasionally passenger train
will pull into the c, R. i. & P. de-
pot, and then will you see railroad
men flock to the train and look it
over. 1t seems to recall to them
it is present, carries them to trans
ports of Joy.
Today's Trains
Nos. 10 and ] combined coming
west last evening and arrived at
$50. No. II arrived going west, at
= O'Clock this morning. Nos. - and
went east-12 at $3.50 and 2 at sos
this morning.
A special train left last evening for
the scene of the strike.
The military companies from
Cambridge and Moline went
up. and stop was made at
Geneseo to pick up the company
there. Majs. Carter and Channon
accompanied them.
No. 2. when it went east this morn
ing, consisted of Pullman car, sew
eral box cars and passenger coaches
interspersed. The whole was chained
as well as coupled, and at last an ef-
fort will be made to get into Chicago.
The First Freight.
The first freight trains moved in
several days passed through Rock
Island today. Four stock trains
were made up at Kansas City, and
all are coming. through all right.
The Rock Island claims to be grad
ually restoring its passenger service.
and expects in few days to have its
train service fully re-established.
Trains and II left Chicago west
bound this afternoon and will be
No. will be re-established tonight.
while No. II and No. are an
nounced going east in the morning
Yardmaster Mckee takes a cheer.
full view of the situation, and Will,
he is not saving much. he is doing s
heap of thinking.
Last night. President Burke of the
local A. Il. L.. received long dis
patch from President Debs urging
him to stand firm. saving that tn,
strike was gaining and it only re
lquired steady hold out to win tn,
fight.
Meetings and Pleasure
Meetings of all the orders of rail
road men are not infrequent occur
rences. but might be, for aught tn,
world knows about them. The conduc
tors and engineers held a meetin.
yesterday. in which, it is understood
it was made the sense of the meetin.
that while both would occupy neutra
positions in the strike. neither of tn,
orders would work with ..scabs."
Outside of this, the boys when MOI
around talking of hair-breadth es
capes. go out and play ball. and it ii
no Josh to say that they are nearl,
all stars OF course, some of them
like Sam aud'Societv," are strictly OF
the "hog," but they make an awfu
bluff at playing just the same.
Warming Notices.
About the G.. X. l. d p. depot thi
morning were great ilaring red post
ers headed Warning" and signed b,
the clerk of the United States circui
court of northern Illinois. They GOV
er the injunction against Debs an,
other leaders, and warn all men no
to interfere with the trains of mum
Der of roads. among which is men
! toned the c., X. /. L. p.
, other Roads.
The c., B. q. and c.. NJ. L. St. Z
, are still running passenger trains OF
ttime. The K. j. Il p. took off tw,
night freights last night. but on thi
road passenger and freight trains
with the exception noted, are run