Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1894-07-05
THE GLOOM DEEPENING.
Knights of Labor Join the A. R. [.
Strikers.
Effective Work of Soldiers in Chicago
Strikers Arrested-Bloodshe
Feared Tonight.

Chicago, July 5.-There was hardl
enough clamor or appearance of riot a
Blue Island this morning to disturb
sick room. The wholesale arrests wit
the continued presence of federal troop
seemed to exercise an influence upon tn
strikers and the town now seems to b
falling back to its original quietude.
| OUTLOOK MORE HOPEFUL.
Chicago Matters opened briskly a
the Union stock yards this morning. TIL
troops marched to points of vantage an
the Stock Yards Switching association i
making efforts to clear the tracks. Th
officials are sure that, barring new oh
stacles, n hole out and one in will b
opened before nightfall. No mobs,; :
apparently gathering, and, though nj
stock WAS received at the yards, the out
look is more hopeful than for severa
days past.
OFFICERS HOPEFUL.
Chicago.-The Illinois Central renewed
suburban service to-day and Unite,
| number of trains are running with tn
usual regularity. The officers believ
that complete service will soon be re
stored.
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
Alton, [ll.-The agent of the Big Fou
road said to-day that the strike on tina
road had been declared off and that al
the trainmen in the employ of the com
pany in this city were working as usual
SITUATION SERIOUS.
Fort Wayne.-The situation in this cit,
is becoming serious. Not mail trail
has reached the city over the Wabash TO
two days and only one passenger trail
has been moved.
This morning at O'Clock the Nckl
Plate employees quit and not wheel il
turning on the road between Ft. Wayn
and Stony Island. Even the section mel
are out.
HOURLY EXPECTED.
A strike on the Pittsburg, Chicago
Ft. Wayne road is hourly expected.
EFFORTS TO MOVE TRAINS AT ST. LOUIS.
! st. Louis, Mo.-Tn the railroad yard
and about the Union depot to-day NOR
cheerful state of affairs exists and brave
attempts are being made to handle traffic
More switch engines are at work than a
any time this week and moro cars hav
been moved. Passenger service is i'm
proving and all the roads report bette
movement. In spite of all this the situa
tion is still of the most serious character
for as one gang is reported for duty
loss is to be found to balance it.
STRIKERS MASTERS OF THE SITUATION.
San Francisco.-The striking railroa
men have placed Oakland under seige
They are absolute masters of the ferr
system. They have stopped trains o.
both lines and cut off connection BY raj
to all cites across the bay. They hav
seized the railroad yards in West Oaklan
and they are IN the possession of an Oak
land mob. Not wheel is moving. Th
strikers accomplished this work With
an hour and a half and not hand wa
raised against them by the authorities
Several companies of national guards
under orders and ready to march at
moments notice, have been telegraphe
for and three companies of the 5th reg
ment arrived last night. The city is i
great excitement. When the railroad off
cials knew that they could not run train
they stopped all traffic but boats on tn
coast. During the night the broad gaug
pier was guarded by few deputy sheriff.
TRYING TO MOVE MEAT TRAINS.
Chicago.-The first move of troops wa
toward guarding meat trains which Swift
| Co. wished to move. Two loaded cars Q
meat were ready for movement, but tn
company feared to attempt to start
.rain lest it would be stopped by striker
and guard of regulars was asked fol
Lieut.. Bush and twenty men were sent t
guard the train. They found the car
violence had been threatened.
MOB OF THREE THOUSAND DISPERSED.
The regular troops made the first charg
on tho strikers at the stock yards thi
morning. Ninety men of the 18th regi
ment under Major Martz and Capts. Cha
pin, of company B, and Mitchell, of com
pany D, dispersed 5000 men who ha'
blockaded the passage of a meat trail
near the main entrance to the yards wher
Swift g. Co. were starting train for New
York. 1t was ready to leave the yards
but the crowd prevented its departur
and refused to move from the tracks
The troops were sent for and orders t
move on double quick with fixed bayo
nets given. Through the crowd tn
soldiers moved without resistance an
the strikers and their sYmpathizers fe
without reforming.
| SPECIAL GRAND JURY ORDERED.
An order for special federal gran
jury to investigate violations of the U. {
laws by strike leaders was entered on tn
records to-day in accordance with tn
decision of Judge Grosscup.
ENGINEERS REFUSED TO STRIKE.
Maltoon, Ill.-The Big Four train me
returned to work last night, the strik
being declared off. The engineers rt
fused to assist the strikers. Trains te
day are all running regular. The me
returned to the shops this morning, bu
their services are not needed yet.
STRIKERS ARRESTED AT TRINIDAD.
Trinidad.-The troops with the U.
marshals this afternoon surrounded