Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-02
FEAR A STRIKE FAMINE.
People In Chicago May Be Left
Without Meat and Milk.
FURTHER STRIKES AND VIOLENCE.

ers For Attempting to Run Trains with
Pullman Cars Attaehed-Reports Show
the Strike Is stiII Spreading.
CHICAGO. July 2.-The city is democrat
lied, and n serious famine is threatened
There are no meat, milk nor vegetables
coming into the city, and the supply In
hand Is almost exhausted Ice cannot DO
purchased. Tho worst is yet to come
Eight thousand men have been laid of ut
the stockyards, and by n vote ut night the
American Federation of Labor, tho
knights of Labor and the other organiza-
tions in n mass meeting decided to close
every industry in Chicago Mt once. The
engineers and fircmen, up to tho present
time the mainstay of the railroads, are
also going out. The trouble threatens to
be the greatest ever known in this coun-
try. Violence Is reported in many parts
of the city.
Tho day was spent by both forces in
playing n waiting game. each side narrow
ly watching for the next move of the
other. Railway officials profess to DO san
guine of the ultimate defeat of the strik-
ers and the latter are equally certain of
final success. At number of vantage
points throughout the city efforts were
made to move freight trains, which were
promptly frustrated by the strikers and
trains and carried off the links and pins.
Fircmen and engineers on the Illinois
Central road went on n strike today.
This was followed by the announcement
that the switchmen and flremcn on tho
Wabash, n Wagner line, had struck. To-
day both sides expect developments OF a
serious character. The general managers
are preparing to meet violence with force,
and the strikers are anticipating. legal
line of action.
The Rock Island road was the first road
to formally acknowledge its inability to
handle passenger and freight business,
and the fast mail was abandoned. The
suburban service Is dead. its through trains
as far as Davenport are not moving its
freight business Is lifeless, and it Is IN n
condition of complete immobility. The
switch engine men and fromon of the
Wabash road have not worked today.
The Michigan Central switchmen held
a meeting and asked that road not to in
terchange freight with the boycottcd roads
The officials declined to acccdc to the de-
mand, and the switchmcn walked out
As penalty for its cloycrncss in run
ming the blockade with n train of meat
the road will probably be called upon to
pay costly forfeit, for the Lake Shore
men aIc scheduled to go out in body
today.
1t is said that the United States gov
ernment will take hand In the strike. \
bill for an injunction protecting all rail
roads from Interference will be filed by tho
government. 1t is said to be So drawn rs
to involve those who Gid regard its provi,
sions in the federal laws against conspira-
cy. Numerous arrests will follow.
All mail trains went out rs usual to-
day except those on the Rock Island. The
tracks of that road Mt Blue Island are still
blocked by trains dcrailcd. An effort will
be made to get all the trains through with
the assistance of the deputy mArshals
United States Marshal Arnold contin-
ued the work of swearing in deputies. Req,
uisitions for additional men began com.
ing In from the various railroads "a som
as tho Office was opened. The santa FC
asked for - men to I've used at sixteenth
street and announced that it would want
moro tomorrow. Twenty thrr' deputies
were sent tn the Panhandle tracks nj Xiv
ersGlhle. AMI four passenger trains Were
brought In.
Later the same road asked for five extra
mon at the depot. Superintendent Troy
of the railway mail service asked that II"r'
deputies b. SAINT to Blue Island. "a, lie had
been notified that the striker thcr,'. mum
boring about Guu. werv hcnmIu" unyuIy.
and the officers were unable TO do any
thing with them.
More deputies were sent. Thirty depu.
ties Were sent to Harvey To- help move
trains. Marshal Arnold said about BOA
deputies had been sworn in. The greatest
difficulty he encountered was arminR the
men, but rcvOlvcrs we're purchased from
pawnshops and warehouse stores.
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
has posted q bulletin announcing all trains
nh g..
done for the reason that the road Is block.
cd with freight and Is full Of dcrailcd
cars and misplaced switches from hcrC
south, and the strikers are in an ugly mood,
and 1t Is not safe to run trains.
Seven leaders of the strikers are inmates
of tho county jail. They will bc arraign.
ell before United States Commissioner
Philip Hoync on the charge of Crlminally
violating the United States statutes rlat
ing to crimes and criminals. and which
provide that II two or mOrc persons con
spirc either to commit any uffcnsc against
the United States OF to defraud the United
States In any manner. or for any purpose.
and II one OF moro such parties should ~
any act T. effect the object OF such con
spiracy. all Of the parties in such cOn~pira
cy shall he liable to penalty of not les,
than 81, 900 or more than $40, ono. or moi
more than two years imprisonment.
i ne Objects OF the stEect ana came ZINES
here have expressed themselves conf
dent that their men will not go out nj
Debs' order, but there Is some uncasinCs,
among the employers of the alley " l.. ant
the Lake street l., - and it Is thought thcy
may go out IL ordered
report received here from Danvillc
Ills, says most serious state Of thing,
prevails there several trains on the Wa
bash and the Chicago and Eastern IlIinoi,
roads are held ut that point. and although
several United States deputy marshal:
are on duty at the yards they are utterly
unable to prevent rioting. Fears are en-
tertaincd that much damage will be done
TO railroad property. and United State:
Marshal Arnold will send down an nddi
tional force of deputies rs soon as the mel
can DO sworn In.
Engines have been ditched, cars thrown
of tho track and passenger cars stoned
So far as known no lives have been lost
Danvillc Is les miles from Chicago.
Guarded by Deputies.
CINCINNATI July 2-Thc engineer