The evening world., 1894-07-04
Otherwise the Strike Situation
in the West Is Quiet
To-Day.
CRISIS NEAR IN CALIFORNIA.
Regulars, State Troops and Mar.
shals at Troubled
Points.
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CHICAGO, July A-The Fourth Of Juiy
was almost a mockery In Chicago. The
day was made the occasion for . big
bonfire. but It was not in the way OF
celebration. As II In defiance of tho
calling out Of the Federal troops came
an act Of incendiarism against the allied
railroads. Almost the first news Of tina,
National holiday was n report Of the
firing Of a number Of cars at West Pull.
man In the Blue Island district Of The
Rock Island road W
The blaze was started just for enough
away to be out Of quick reach Of the de-
tachment OF Federal troops sent to that
point last night from Fort Sheridan
The reports placed the number Of cars
burned at nearly a dozen. all freight.
At the Stock Yards and at the Grand
Crossing. where the other divisions Of
the Fort Sheridan garrison had been sent,
the strikers seemed to have adopted
policy similar to that in vogue at Blue
Island. They appeared to be anxious
TO keep out Of danger of collision with
Uncle Sans men. and devote their eneT-
gies TO quarters where things were less
on the buzzsaw order.
santa Fe Train In.
A few passenger trains arrived at ths
depots in the city and were unmolested.
One OF these was Santa Fe train ut
the Dearborn Station at 10 A. NJ, with
one Pullman attached. It entered the
station with more armed deputies than
passengers aboard. t
Col. Il. Z. Crofton, commander Of the
Fort Sheridan regulars, made his head
quarters at the Grand Pacific Hotel to-
day and was in constant communica-
ton with the troops at the Stock
Yards, Grand Crossing and Blue Island.
All the railroads reported that they
were running some trains, and railroad
officials generally regarded the sltua-
ton as encouraging.
StOck-Yard Strikers Listfess.
The company of United States troops
assigned TO the stock yards was en-
camped at Dexter Park to-day, and the
strikers stood around listlessly, with no
apparent intention to create a disturb
ance of any kind.
The fifteen cars of beef made up In q
train yesterday were started East from
Thirty ninth and Halstead street at
"A NJ, no resistance being offered on
the part of the strikers. No further
business at the yards will be attempted |
until after L. o'clock to- night.
situation Mt blue Island.
BLUE ISLAND. H., July 4.-The four
companies of the Fifteenth United States
Troops from Fort Sheridan for Blue
Island went into camp three-quarters OF
a mile from the depot, where all the
trouble has been raised. The regulars
are in command of Major Bailey. of the
First Battalion. They were accompanied
by Deputy United States Marshal John
A. Logan and United States District
Attorney Milchrist.
The fireman OF the train that pulled
the regulars. refused to assist In back
ing the train into the switch when the
soldiers were disembarked. He was put
under arrest by Marshal Arnold. Road
master James Conlon fired the engine
through the switch. Wrecking crews
We're brought in to-day, and the work
~ clearing the yards under guard OF the
United States soldiers was begun.
Arrested for Threatening.
Carroll Christ, brickmaker, and Ed
Heimes, a greenhouse man. were ar
TSsttl uurllE tue tty a.
Marshal Arnold and Deputy Marshal
Logan for making treats against the
deputy marshals, Heimes said: II viii
stick knife through the first - deputy
marshal l get Il chance" The arrests
were made near the general oficts and
were the occasion for the gathering OF
which would have been an ugly mob hat
for the United states soldiers on guar.
Raising Freight Bloclsades.
Engine No. 67s, with Master Mechanic
FitZgihbons holding the throttle. and one
freight car carrying ten deputy marshais
and a corporars guard Of one Sergeant
AM four privates. under command OF
Lieut.. Jameson, left Blue Island at 1870
for Morgan Park 10 take q freight car
of the track that was overturned lasf
night. They win then 50 20 Forty-sev-
enth street and clear the blockade their.
The corporsrs guard consisted of eerrs- !.
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