The morning call., 1894-07-03
: ENJOINED BY THE COURTS.
Sweeping Order Made by Two
Federal Judges.

CHICAGO, July 2.-Operations against
she strikers began to-day with conferences
between United States Judges Wood and
Grosscup and Edwin Walker, special soliei-
tor, appointed yesterday by Attorney-Gen
eral Oluey, and District Attorney Gilchrist.
The. lawyers submitted a bulky bill asking
d. the Federal courts to enjoin the strikers
from interfering with the mails. The bill
covered all the roads. The bill was origi-
naify drawn to enjoin the strikers from
interfering with the mails, but was modi-
fed under orders from Washington to
a. eniOin from interfering with any trains.
This protection is to be sought under the
Interstate commerce act.
-: 1t was believed at the Government build
i. Ing that the junction, when issued, would
;: stop the strike, when the power of the
:. Government can be called upon to enforce
it,. Judge Woods said the Marshal would
be expected to enforce it. and if he were
" Unable TO do so troops could be called out
:.''It is 1ot necessary" said he, Ito Issue
ain injunction to prevent interference with
- the malls. for such interference is in itself
crime, for which the guilty party can be
arrested and indicted. 1t is more necss-
sary to issue a restraining order to pre-
vent. interference with intercommerce.
=. The only reason for issuing the order at
all is that il is the means of meeting the
present emergency. for the process of ar
rest and Indictment is slow"
.eIhe Judge said the order applied TO Illi-
no1s, the seat of the trouble. and could be
entered in the courts of Indiana and Wis
consin. The men arrested for violation of
the 10 junction will be brought before the
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with imprisonment
Later in the day Judges Grosscup and
Woods. in the United States court, issued
an injunction restraining the strikers,
based both upon the municipal laws and
the interstate commerce act 1t is very
sweeping order and aims to protect the
roads as common carriers to transport
freight as we'll as carry the United States
mails.
= The Injunction order of the Federal
- courts names twenty-three roads, all in
the mem bership of the Railway Associa-
tiop, and the Union Stockyards Transit
Company, that must not be interferred
with. All the members of the American
Railway Union and "all other persons
whatsoever" are ordered TO refrain from
.. Interfering with trains. freight or passen-
ger. The men are ordered also not to
enter the yards or premises Of the COM
panies with intent to do unlawful acts or
TO compel by threats. violence, or by any
other means, the employees Of the road to
quit work. The order also enjDins the
defendants from inducing by persuasion,
threats, violence, or by any other means.
the employees of the companies to leave
the service of the company or to induce
them to refuse to perform their duties"
The grain trade on the lakes is COM
pletely paralyZed, as the railroads are
unable to get any corn or oats to the
elevators.
Business will be necessarily suspended
at the stockyards tomorrow, whether
there is a formal strike Of the packing
house employees or not. The pens are
almost entirely empty. the cars loaded
with dressed beef are standing on the
tracks and the beef is In danger of spoil
iRg, and ice-making machinery must soon
stop running, owing to lack of coal.
There are 400 cars of livestock on the
Burlington road on the way to Chicago.
but there is little probability of their
reachIngtheir destination under the pres
ent conditions. Every sWitchman, fire.
man, engineer and yard foreman at the
yards has quit work, and each is watching
to see that nc train moves. The ice COM
panies in the city are bringing ice by boat
and the price has already advanced greatly.
Grand Trunk officers announced today
that they would be compelled to abandon
the funeral train service to Mount Olive.
This decision was conveyed to the strikers
and a meeting was called to consider the
subject. Resolutions were passed by the
employees by which they agreed TO operate
funeral trains and prevent interference
with them. The committee was appointed
to wait on the officials and tell them OF the
decision. The committee reported that
the company refused to operate funeral
trains until 1t was allowed to run Pull
man sleepers On its other trains.
The Baltimore and Ohio limited, due In
the city at 9 o'clock last night. did not
reach the Grand Central station until mid
night. The engineer stopped at the cross
ing at Burnside. but the crowd of strikers
seemed peaceable, and, the engineer haV-
Ing received the customary sign. he pro-
ceeded to pull out again. The train guards.