The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1894-07-05
STRIKES AND TROOPS
The Situation Becoming More and
More Dangerous.
GENERAL MILES AT CHICAGO
Strike ParaIyzing Business all Over
the COuntry--A Few Passengers
but no Freights Moving.
East of the Rockies.

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CHICAGO, July S.-The Pullman boy
colt is gradually spreading. The Bur-
lington, which employs non-union men,
is about the only Chicago road not
affected. The Chicago & Northwestern,
which up to last night had escaped, is
completely tied up today, its suburban
traffic is very heavy, and great incon-
venience results from the stoppage OF
this branch of business. The Illinois
Central, Erie, Milwaukee & St. Paul
and the Great Western, all report like
conditions. A general tie-up at Detroit
today stops the Michigan Southern and
the Michigan Central effectually. The
Western Indiana Terminal, over which
the Grand Trunk, the Chicago & E.;",
Wabash, Eastern Illinois, Santa Fe ;,.,i
Monon roads enter the city, was hand
ling passenger trains with reasonable
degree of efficiency up to last night.
Today all these roads are again in
trouble. A new difficulty is presented
by the refusal of the engineers and fire.
men to risk lives by working with green
hands, and the railway managers them
selves are not anxious for fighting.
They are exceedingly fearful of precipi-
tating a battle on the 4th of July, and
will make no serious effort TO move
trains before Thursday morning. They
also say suspension of business at this
time is not an unmixed evil. 1--WE
know perfectly well the freight is in the
country and must be moved sooner or
later,'' said one today, "and WE shall
ultimately get our share. It will not be
long before the inconvenience resulting
from this suspension will be keenly felt
everywhere, and then we believe public
sentiment will be great factor in the
extinction of Debs and his people. The
prices of provisions is advancing very
rapidly, and fruits, ice and all kinds of
perishable property are commanding
high prices.''
All the engineers, fremen and track
men on the Chicago end of the Nickel
Plate struck today without warning,
leaving things in a desperate state of
confusion. In swamp several miles
from the city trainload of passengers
from the East were left to their own re-
sources.
A telegram from the military authori-
ties at Washington was received at local
army headquarters late last night order
ing the Fifteenth regiment at Fort Sher-
idan to be held in readiness to proceed
to Blue Island at a moments notice.
The dispatch was sent after a conference
with President Cleveland.
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gers Association headquarters today the
strikers had broken into freight cars at
Lansing, ILL.,, and stolen sixty eight kegs
of powder.
President Debs was served this noon
with a chancery subpoena, a simply
formal notice to appear before the court
at the August term to answer a bill.
After talk with the leaders of the boy
colt today, Peter E. Studebaker said it
was true he was trying to bring about
settlement of the strike.
A passenger train on the Baltimore &
Ohio was ditched at Rock Island juno
tiVn today by strikers. The engineer
was badly hurt. The road was com
pletely blockaded by a derailed train.
Strikers stopped train on the Nickel
Plate road which left the city at z:SO a.
m, at Ninety-second street and Stony
avenue. The engineer and fireman were
compelled to leave the engine. Twenty
five deputy marshals were sent with
orders to recover the train. The plan
ing mills have shut down, as they cannot
move lumber. This will throw out of
work over $4,000 men. Not Rock
Island train was moving today at Blue
Island. The switch tracks are filled
with dead engines and stalled trains.
All the switchmen employed at the
Union station yards have struck. The
Wabash is tied up.
Flremen on the Rock Island were in
structed today not to work with non