The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-02
THE STRIKE ATCHICAGO
Radical Action by the Trade and
Labor Assembly.
MAY ORDER A GENERAL STRIKE
Chief Sargent, of the Locomotive Fire-
men, However, Declares He Cannot Or
der a strike in His OrGanization-suu.
dreds of Deputies Enlisted.

dreds Of Deputies Enlisted.
CHICAGO, July ALI day yesterday
three Rock Island passenger trains stood
on a siding at Blue Island where they
had been thrown Saturday night by the
strikers. Nearly 800 passengers includ-
ing women and children, passed Saturday
night and yesterday with very little food
and less water, and suffering under the
hot rays of a summer sun. Yesterday
some of the male passengers endeavured
to connect hose with the village water
main to procure water for the blocked
cars for drinking and toilet purposes. The
strikers interposed aud said il the attempt
was made they would cut. the hose Such
of the passengers rs could afford il hired
Couveyances during the forenoon aud
| drove to West Pullman, whence they came
10 the city on the electric cars. But the
most of the untortunates spent the day
| sweltering and hoping in vain that the
| railroad company would find some way to
1 relieve them.
| Several raids were made on the village
| stores for food, but the supply was miser-
| ably inadequate and the prices outra-
| geous. During the day federal deputies
arrested three strikers at Blue Island for
| obstructing the mails and otherwise vio-
| latlug postal laws,
| Six persons were yesterday given au-
| thority to tie up every Chicago industry.
| By resolution adopted at the meeting Of
the Trade and Labor assembly the mem
| bers of the executive committee were
| given absolute power to act in support of
the American Railway union until the
boycott and Pullman strike is settled. 1t
is said that the Building Trades council
will discuss the advisabiity of taking
similar action. Should these two organ
izations decide to order strike, more
than nine-ternhs of the union workmen in
| the city would be idle in less than TWEEN
| ty-four hours.
A Pan Handle train pulled out Of the
city for the east yesterday and reached
| West Pullman in safety. Strikers re-
moved a rail from the track there and the
| train came to a staudstill. After parley
between the railroaders and strikers the
rail was secured and replaced, and the
train proceeded.
United States Marshal Arnold was in
his Office early today and continues the
work of swearing in deputies He SAYS
that about 300 deputies had been sworn
in. The greatest difficulty he encountered
was arming the men, but revolvers were
purchased from pawn shops and various
stores and there was no delay in sending
the men out.
Chief Sargent, of the Locomotive Fire
men, authorizes the following official state
meut; THE Locomotive Firemen as an
organization can take no part in this boy
colt, as its laws do not permit it and |
have no authority as its chief executive to
order a sympathetic strike We desire it
understood that we shall in no way antag-
| A
present struggle"
At the American Railway union head.
quarters yesterday the principal work was
the direction of affairs on the terminal
systems of the Illinois Central the Bur.
lington and the Northwestern A delega-
ton from the Chicago and Grand Trunk
reported that road tied up from Battle
Creek to Chicago, and superintendent A T.
water has given it out that no freight
would be moved on the road until Nov. 3
II necessary In order to get a north
bound express away Assistant Superin
tendent Moulton, from Janesville, was
compelled to act as engineer
An open air mass meeting was held OF
all the men employed in every branch OF
train service on the Milwaukee road
within terminal limits. A resolution was
passed without dissenting voice that
the men refuse to work. A similar meet
ing was held at Elston, on the Grand
Trunk, and "A resolution was passed that
no work should be performed after today
The shopmeu of the Northwestern vii
not go back until the trouble is satisfac
tOrly ended.
The Burlington terminal yards are com
pletely tied up, and twenty-five switch
men whom the company had secured tC
Of L.
again.
Officials of the railways compared notes
last evening, but found little in the situa
tion to make them cheerful. They admit
. ted that traffic was pretty well demoral
lied but secuted the idea that they woulC
ever give up the fight.
The fremen on the Northwestern wen
out at Chicago yesterday, refusing t,
| work with ''scab' labor. The Illinois
{ Central suburban tiremen have quit from
| the same cause. and the suburban service
is again abandoned.
Governor Altgeld last night called ou
! six companies of militia to proceed t
| Danville at once. The additional com
panies were ordered to Decatur.
The anticipation that all the American
=, Railway union employees in the twenty
- seven yards Of Kansas City Mo, woult
]. strike at noon yesterday was not realized
! and everything is quiet in that city. Tn
H. Rock Island and Chicago and Alton sen
No out no passenger trains from Kansas Cit
yesterday, not because they could not b
- manned there, but for the reason that tn
IT companies expected the stalling of tn
trains at 5ome point out of town. Al
i trains on the other lines arrived and d,
A. parted as usual,
n The engineers and firemen Of the Ri
d. -Four aud Cincinnati, Hamilton and Day
lj ton railways met at Cincinnati yesterda
d. and decided that they would remain loyg
TO the companies.
At Decatur Ills, 600 men are out Te
through Wabash passenger trains are sidD
tracked ana Bro passengers are laid on
Many of tIem nave been in The cars THIRTY
six hours.
Tho strike ComiuE East,
PITT-uUgG. July 2-Seyeral meeting