The morning news., 1894-07-02
STCCOR FOR THE STRIKERS
The Trades and Labor Assembly TO
Stand by the Strike.


rho Meeting at Which the Decision
,,as Reached a Red Hot One Seven
leaders of the Strikers Under Ar
~ast for Obstructing Mail Trains.
Mob over 600 Strong Makes a
threatening Demonstration Against
che Marshals Having the Prisoners
IN Charge.
Chicago, July AT four hours meet
inc of the Trades and Labor Assembly,
the largest labor body in Chicago, held
-bis afternoon, resolutions were passed,
rendering all the aid possible to the
American Railway Union, and empow-
ar;ng the executive board of their
body to act as it sees fit. The sentiment
of the meeting was strongly in sympathy
with the strikers. A red hot session was
held. during which the lie was freely
passed, and any man who dared oppose
the extending of aid to the strikers was
roundly and openly denounced In no
choice language.
SIX MEN GIVEN THE POWER.
SIX persons. were to-day given au-
thoritv TO tie up every Chicago
The meeting Of the Trades and Labor As
srmblv. the members of the executive
committee were given absolute
mower to act in support of the
American Union until the boycott
and Pullman strike is settled. The
resolution instructs the secretary TO
notify the Americaa Railway Union that
the assembly indorses its action and
stands ready to order all its members to
Law down their tools if such action be
comes necessary in support of the
strikers boycott. The executive
board of six members is given
absolute power to act in its
discretion. 1t is said that the build
inc trades council viii discuss the ad Wis
ability of taking similar action at meet
Ing To be held tomorrow. Should these
two organizations decide 10 order strike
more than nine-tenths of the union work
men in the city of Chicago would be idle
in less than twenty-four hours.
SEVEN LEADERS IN CELLS.
Seven leaders of the strikers are in
mates of the county jail tonight To
morrow they will be arraigned before
United States Commissioner Philip f.
Hoyne on the charge of criminally .violat-
ing section 5440, chapter >, of the United
States statutes relating TO crimes
and criminals, and which pro
vides that if two or more persons
eouspire either to. commit. any ofTense
against the United States or to defraud
the United States in any manner OF for
any purpose, and If one or more of such
parties should do any act 10 effect the
OBJECT of such conspiracy all of the parties
in such conspiracy shall be liable to pen
atty of not less than 81 900 or more than
10000, or not more than two years i'm
prisOument. The prisoners are, Edward
ONeill, Charles SaylOr, alias w. II. Tay-
lor John Dufy and William McMullen,
who We're arrested at Hyde Park on the
charge of knowingly and willfully OBJ
structing train No. % of the Illinois
Central railroad, and which carried
the mails Of the United States,
and Frank McSevery, a fireman, and O.
Gussena, also fireman, and James Muir
lin. switchman, and who are charged
with knowingly and willfully obstructing
westbound train on the Rock Island
road, at Blue Island, and which train car
ried mails of the United States. The ar
rest of the men at Blue Island was
effected late last night by posse of
United States deputy marshals in charge
OF John a. Logan. '.....t
CONFRONTED BY MOB.
Upon reaching the city the marshals
were confronted by mob of over 600
men, headed by Edward Murlin, who had
been recognized by numerous spectators
as the striker who tlrew the switch that
ditched the engine of the outgoing train
on Saturday night. The mob was
IN an ugly mood and for awhile
it looked as if the deputy marshals
We're at its mercy. Deputy Logan or
dered his men to display their insignia of
office, and told the crowd that he and his
men We're there for business, and pro
posed TO serve the warrants which had
been entrusted to them, ThGreupon the
crowd fell back, and the three
men, who were known to sew
eral of the deputies, were captured
without opposition on the part of their
associates. The mob contended itself
with crOwding around the officers and
shouting. When the prisoners were
booked at the county Jail, they made
strenuous demands for hearing and
bail, but no attention was paid to their
requests and they were locked up in cells.
ALL QUIET AT HEADQUARTERS.
At the headquarters Of the American
Railway Union TO day everything was
quiet. Very little business was trans
acted, most of the directors and organ
lzers taking advantage of the many local
meetings to take q rest.
Committees reported that the remain
der of the brotherhood tiremen on the III
lnois Central, numbering about eighty,
had been won over, and as a result, no
suburban trains could be run as first in
tended to-day. The engineers, however,
are divided and unless more pressure
is brought TO bear, it will be impossible
Tor the union to influence the men as
body. The members Of the order of Rail
way Conductors have also split, num-
per having resolved to support the Ameri-
can Railway Union at all hazards.
Inc hremen on the Northwestern per
1ected their new organization to-day aud
all OF them have been ordered out
NO freight trains were gotten out and
IL was with difficulty that the passenger
Trains were run on account of most of the
passenger men on both the Galena and
wisconsin divisions having been won
over
toL CroftOn, commanding the federal
troops at Fort Sheridan, Ill, was notified
Today to hold the Fifteenth regiment of
infantry in readiness to move to the scene
OF any strike trouble on the railroads at
moments notice.
Al a delegate meeting of the iiremen on
'he Chicago and Northwestern tonight
resolutions were passed expressing the
ueterminatiOn of the firemen 10 refuse to
work with non union men under any cir
Vumstances, or to work under police pro-
lectnn. This decision means a strike to-
morrow
The employees of the Santa F'e at Atchi-
sou Kan, have been ordered to strike at