The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-13
Clay County Diggers Desperate and An
nOunce that No Trains Shall Be Per-
mitted 10 Move.
ALL SERENE AT HAMMOND
Nothing but Guard Duty to Wear
Off MonOtOny for Militia.
Fort Wayne Editors Refuse to Be Bull
lied by the A. r. U.-Strike at Other
Places DwindIing Away.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind, July 12.-The Big
-Four had new switchmen and new switch
engine crews in the yard to-day and sent
out several freight trains. The new men
wore badges as deputy United States mar
shals, but these did not save them from the
Ieers Of the crowd of several hundred strik-
ers and sympathizers who followed them
while they worked. The freight trains sent
east were captured by miners at Fontanet.
a few miles out. where they were side
tracked. Five deputy United States mar
shals were sent there this evening. but
were not able TO secure the release of the
trains. The operators who own the mines
at Fontanet say the act OF to-day was on
the part of a comparatively few, and these
are mostly youths.
Sheriff Stout with deputies is at Fontanet
tonight, and the report is the miners are
determined that the freight trains shall
not be released. Some of the train crews
deserted their posts and left the scene.
One of the new iremen vas taken from
his engine and laid across the track in
front of the engine, his captors
telling the engineer to run over him. Fifty
deputy United States marshals were
brought here tonight to be sent TO Fon-
tanet in the morning. when another effort
will be made to release the freight trains,
of which there are now five. Sheriff Stout
will also have fifty deputies on hand
The new baggageman at the Big Four
depot here was assaulted this afternoon,
but. with the use of brass knuckles, he
gave both of his assailants a severe beat
ing. For two nights now there has been
apprehension that fires would be started
in the Chicago & Eastern Illinois yards.
Tonight the department was called out
because OF a fire in the company's repair
shop. The damage was slight.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois and the
Evansville & Terre Haute expect to open
their freight house tomorrow for business.
General Manager Williams, of the Wanda
liza. to-day caused the following notice to be
conspicuously posted about the shops, yards
and depot:
"Notice-AH employees who during the
past week quit work OF have kept away
hereby notified to report for duty not later
than Z o'clock on the morning of Friday,
July -. 1894. Any employe falling TO COM
ply with this notice Will be considered as
having left the service of the company. \
discharge certificate will be issued, and on
ceive all moneys due him."
This afternoon about one hundred Wanda
liza shopmen and switchmen met at the
Council chamber and were about to vote
On the resolution to return TO work when
an A. r. u. man called on all who were
loyal to the order to follow him out of the
m This broke up the meeting. Later,
at another place. a committee was appoint
ed to learn who had called the meeting at
the Council m Many employees called
on Mr.. Williams and assured him that they
wanted TO return TO work. 1t is the pur-
pose OF the management TO begin operat-
ing the yard and shops tomorrow with the
old men, IL they return. and with new men
II they do not. The East St. Louis switch
men have been discharged and a new force
will be put in there at once.
Grand NaSrKa Sargent fn-6aV rpcpiVp6 "A
large number Of letters from fremen who
belonged TO the brotherhood, but who lost
their places by going with the A. r. L,
asking him TO use his influence TO have
them restored. The report that he has been
called TO Cincinnati 10 consider the alleged
grievance of the firemen with the Big Four
Is not true.