New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-04
COMPROMISE PROBABLE.
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OF Directors has always been is and will be to re-
fion ' and those who disregard our Instructions
should be held Individually liable ana punsheu ac-
cordingly
BETTER OUTLOOK ON TIE NORTHWEsTERN.
Through trains on the Northwestern are
stopping at all suburban stations but no regular
suburban freight trains were attempted To-Day.
The situation on this road Is much better anu
more than twenty trains were sent OUT damned
to the limit. Some Of the Old employees have re-
turned 10 work and new men are being employed
and the officials say that tomorrow they VIII
handle some freight A general order from Man
ager Whitcomb authorizes the cutting down ol
the entire force in all departments, from one
end Of the line 10 the other pending the sulke
settlement This order affects lO.OO0 employees
temporarily
Firemen on the Rock Island met at Forty,
seventh and State SITS. to-day ana were instructed
not TO work with nOn-uEiOn men II the onc!d's
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Flremeh are
correctly reported, the members or that ord"r
win I'm reality be shoulder 10 shoulder with the
American Railway Union. although Grand Master
Sargent has no constitutional right 10 order a
strike.
Illinois Centr engineers were In session al
Prosperity Hall. Eighteenth and state SIS. To-
day. and passed a resolution indorsing The strike
despite CHIEF Arthur's presence in the city
Fully dozen lake steamers Will be- TED up
here until after the Fourth. on account Of the
railroad strike. which has paralyzed lake trathc
No grain was to be had today. and the general
blockade at the line warren fuses Is even HOlS
pronounced than 1t was Yesterday
THE REGULARS REACH CHICAGO.
A detachment Of the 18th Regiment. T. S A..
from Fort Sheridan, Colonel Crofton command
ing arrived at the Northwestern station at II 10
O'Clock tonight Colonel Croftons headquarters
will be in this city and he will direct the move
ments Of the troops at the various points 70
which they will be distributed Companies \, &,
G and H were sent forward 70 Blue Island soon
aft he reg reached Chicago.
L and + go to Grand Crossing, Companies II and
d to the Stock Yards. The cavalry and artillery
will not be moved until TOMORROW but they
will probably 60 to the Stock Yards.
kilograms received tonight at the Ann-st.
tower report that mob Of 200 strikers have jus;
sdetracked a Pan Handle train ~ Bright IN
Park placing part Of the train On the Chicago
and Alton crossing and the rest Of il on the main
track. There has been trouble at n. Thirty
first-st crossing Of the Chicago and Eastern Hi
nos all day. The strikers and their sympaihizers
have been throwing stones and large rocks at the
trains. Since nightfa this trouble has become
serious, and police have been sent u the scene Of
disorder The Union Stock Yards people SUI
ceeded in placing cars and clearing the main
track while surrounded by 5000 OF 1000 strikers
and sympathizers. Seventy-fve police were on
hand but entirely pOwcrless. The strikers
took boxcar by hand and upset it across the
main track leading to the Michigan Central
storage yard
Early this morning a member Of the General
Managers Association said that 1000 men ~ take
the places Of the strikers would De landed here by
IL,
ing they would be put t. work on the roads -
which the regulars from Fort Sheridan would in
the mean time have been assigned.
Judge GrOsscup. United States District-A,tor-
ney Milchrist and Special Counsel Walker This
morning united in telegram to AttorneY-Gen-
eral Olney reiteraing the seriousness Of the stu
alton here and urging upon him that CAited
States troops be called out without further delay
Swearing in Of deputy marshals was suspended
this morning as result Of telegram nom
Washington TO United States Marshal Arnold
At Lansing, a small station on the Panhandle
road in this county. gang OF strikers THIS morn
ing broke into the railroad warehouse ana cap
tured forty casks Of powder.
THE SITUATION on THE VARIOUS ROADS
Trains left the Grand Central Depot to-day
about on time but incoming trains were badly
delayed Practically no change IN the condition
Of affairs among the five railroads centrlng in
the Polk-st station could be seen this morning
Agents with one exception, had no hesitation in
stating that they were completely blocked.
The Wabash r7ad has ucref dcd IN dehVrTing all
perishabe freight but otherwise was no better
OFF than yesterday. The Eastern Illinois through
passenger trains were said 10 be moving on time.
but freight and suburban service was abandoned.
At the Santa Fe offices the assertion was made
that everything was running smoothly, ana that
freight was being accepted. Tho statement was
scarcely borne by the appearance ~ things
at the freighthOuse and In the yards The Louis
vile. New-Albany and Chicago freight ana pas
senger service Oh the northern end " the Ene
was az a complete standsiill.
The Northern Michigan through train. due at
735 a. m. reached the Wells-st station twenty
minutes behind time. AMI the Omaha train. due
at o'clock came in at 7:45. NJ trains reached
the city over either the Galena or Wisconsin
divisions.
The Northwestern line succumbed yesterday
afternoon. Its suburban service was wholly sus-
pended. and only one or two through trains were
sent out in the evening owing 70 the walkout or
all the frenen employed on the road. As soon
as they were out the general supcr!ntendent
tried to substitute nOn-union men. but the cng!
neers refused 10 work with them.
The latest people to become affected with de-
sire to aid the American Railway Union in the
fight are the marine engineers. and they an
nounced In positive tones Yesterday evening that
soon the American Railway Union gave
the word there would be tie-up Of all the big
steamers on the lakes.
Two Northwestern trains nearly came into a
head-on collision this morning the bridge
across the Chicago River al Wells-st a third
train, inbound from the Pacific coast,
ing behind and was with difficulty kept from
striking one Of the others. +. a. Mills, supern
tendent Of the passenger equipment on one
OF the engines engineer: and Road Agent
Whitney acted fireman. The danger signal
was hoIsted by the bridge tender in trne 10 avert
the disaster.
All the engineers. fremen. brakemen and track
men went out on the Nickel Plate this morning.
A tranoad OF passengers from the East was
left standing at Stony Isand-ave and Ninety
hrst-st. In the midst of swamp. The pas
sengers were obliged TO get out and wade through
the mud 10 the nearest street car Nne miles
away.
MORNING REPORTS TO THE MANAGERS.
Reports were made as usual this morning to
the General Managers in session in their head
quarters An extended report from the Santa
Fe declared that the six passenger trains on the
Chicago division were running with the usual
equipment.
The Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul reported
all trains running on time and without interfcr-
ence. excepting at Minneapolis and st Paul.
where freinen refused to u work. At La
Crosse all the switchmen went out and at Sioux
.
gines are still out. All passenger trains on the
Chicago and Alton between st. Louis and Chca-
10 are held at Bloomington for want OF hremen.
New men have left Chicago 20 taka he places Of
the strikers. No freight is being moved