Rocky Ford enterprise., 1894-07-12
MOST SERIOUS STRIKE IN YEARS.
MANY RIOTS IN CHICAGO.
Conoentration Of Troops There. -Im-
mense Amount Of Railroad Prop
erty Dsstroyed.-Mobs
Fired Upon.

Reports sent out from Chicago Monday In
dlcated that the Rock Island road WAS the
chief sufferer. The strikers and their SYM
pathizers to the number Of 1900 congregated
at Blue Island, eighteen miles out, and no
trains could get through. The sheriff and
United States marshal tried to clear the
yards with 200 men, but met with such re-
sistance that they abandoned the attempt and
retired to their cars, The hotels refuse to
lodge or feed them. .'.
The marshal appealed for soldiers but WAS
refused. Tho sheriff called for aid from the
militia. 1t Is thought that they will be sent
tomorrow unless the federal troops arc called
| out from Fort Sheridan.
Application was made to Judges Wood and
| Grosscup for an injunction restraining the
strikers not only from delaying the malls
but also from interfering with interstate COM
merce.
The Injunction as prayed for was granted.
1t Is very sweeping order, and aims to pro-
tect the roads as common carriers to trans
port freight as well as carry the United
States mails. Tho injunction names twenty
three roads, all within the membership Of the
railway association, and tho Union Stock
Yards Transit Company, that must not be in
tcrfered with.
| All the members uf the American Railway
Union, and "all other persons whatsoever"
are ordered to refrain from interfering with
trains, freight or passenger. The men are
ordered also not to enter the yards or prem
ises of the company with intent to do unlaw-
full acts, or to compel by threats, violence or
by any other means the employees of the road
to quilt work. The order also enjoins tho de
PENDANTS from inducing by "persuasion,'
threats, violence, or by any other means, the
employees Of the companies to leave the SER
| vice of the company or to induce them 70 re-
fuse to perform their duties.
A marshal and United States attorney pro-
ceeded to Blue Island and read this order to
the strikers and called upon them In tho name
of the President Of the United States TO dis
perse. They replied by cursing the President
and the attorney. They tore down the In
junction and proceeded to block tho road CT
fectually by throwing two freight cars across
| the tracks.
Many of the other lines centering at Chica-
go succeeded In running passenger trains but
with great difficulty.
Strikers are becoming more inclined to re-
sort to violence 10 prevent the moving Of
trains.
Tho blockade at San Francisco continued
to bo complete on Monday. No trains were
sent out.
| At Los Angeles the federal troops have
been called for to enforce court injunctions
and General Ruger has been ordered TO send
them. The excitement is intense.
At Sacramento the railway officials aided
by marshals were endeavoring to break the
blockade, but were met with 8, 900 determiqed
strikers. There were no acts Of violence but
q good deal Of Intimidation Of would-be fre-
men.
The arrival Of troops at Trinidad insured
peace, but no trains could be got through as
men could not be hired to man them. It is
reported that eighty warrants have been sent
to Trinidad for the arrest of men who
whipped the deputies Sunday. The army
| will serve them.
also been ordered out Ninety deputies have
gone to Ration. The city marshal ordered
them not to set foot In the town. He is like
ly TO be arrested. The hotels will not feed
the deputies.
The Wyoming members Of tho Railway
Union have dIsregarded the order of Judge
Riner Their attorney has advised them that
Judge Riner's action was void and not bind
ing, because Issued in Iowa, dated on Sunday
and not under seal. This decided the me
and the strike Is on in greater force than
ever.
The Rio Grande was having great doal Of
trouble Monday with It's nremen between
Pueblo and sallda, and the trains were de-
laycd at the latter point.
Not wheel was turning on the Atlantic q
Pacific road last Monday.
Trains haul ing Pullmans were tied up at
Grand Junction on the ID.
The important feature of Tuesdays record
was the participation by troops. President
Cleveland decided that the United States
marshals needed assistance and the soldiers
at Fort Sheridan were sent into Chicago,
The disposition Of the troops was decided
upon a. follows: At the Blue Island yards,
where the most serious trouble occurred, $50
men; At Grand Crossing, 100; at the stock
yards, $50 infantry and so or 90 cavalry. 1t
was decided to divide a battery Of artillery in
three sections and place them at Blue Island,
the stock yards and South Chicago. To the
latter part was assigned $50 infantry.
Very few trains Of any kind were run to or
from Oh icago. The stock yards are doing
nothing.
The western portion of the Rio Grande
road was completely tied up and all trains
were abandoned on the 3rd.
Under guard of soldiers aud marshals the
Gulf and Santa Fe roads managed to move
three trains out OF Trinidad.
The strikers in California and other Cali
fornia town. are becoming violent. On
Tuesday mob OF 5000 drove marshals from
q train, side-tracked cars and disabled en-
gInes. The authorities were helpless. The
situation is practically the same at Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Oakland.
Troops are being called out
1t was feared that their might be serious
conflicts on the Fourth, but this was not
fenlized. The greatest violence was mani
tested at Sacramento. large force OF
militia was massed there and they were or
Jered To clear the depot grounds of strikers.
who appeared ready to fight The marshal
gave orders that the militia were not TO fire
under any circumstances. The militia Of
fcers decided that they could do no effective
work under this restriction, go they returned
to their barracks, leaving the strikers In pos
session. The latter were very much excited
and called for aid from outside points.
Armed bodies Of sympathizers from Red
Bluff and Dunsmuir started to their aid. |
Arms were being collected at Sacramento for |
The strikers.