The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-03
Strikers Also Notified that They Must
Not Threaten Those Who Work or
Persuade Them to Quit.
RI0TING AT BLUE ISLAND
Federal and State Officers Over
powered by a Mob of 1900.
State and Regular Soldiers Requested
Terms OH Which Debs Will Put
an End to the Strike.

CHICAGO, July 2.-To-days developments
in the great Pullman strike have
been prolific in sensationalism, the principal
theater of action being in Chicago and ad-
jacent suburbs Wild rumors were rife,
and when it was announced that orders
had been issued for the Second Regiment
to proceed at once to Blue Island, eighteen
miles out, extra editions of all evening pa
pers with warlike headlines were eagerly
scanned by thousands of anxious people.
This report proved later to be unfounded
Probably the most important action ever
taken looking to the suppression of strike
lawlessness was that of Judges Grosscup
and Woods, in the United States Court to-
day, in issuing an injunction restraining
the strikers, based both upon the mail laws
and the interstate-commerce act. 1t Is a
very sweeping order, and aims to protect
the roads as common carriers in transport
ing freight as well as in carrying the
United States mails.
The first serious clash occurred to-day,
when two hundred deputy United States
marshals were surrounded at Blue Island
by two thousand strikers, who openly de-
fled federal authority. Weapons were drawn
by both sides, and Deputy Marshal John
A. Logan was painfully cut with l>7ife.
but when bloody conflict seemed imm-
nent the deputies retired TO their barracks
cars to await reinforcements, leaving the
strikers masters of the situation. This even
ing an injunction from the United States
court was read and bulletined. The au-
thoritv OF the United States was openly
ridicuIed, and after a few minutes quiet
ness the riotous spirit of the strikers
asserted itself At midnight reports Of fur
ther disorder were current, il being stated
that the strikers were tearing down the
bulletined mandate OF the court Fearing
to precipitate bloodshed, the Rock Island
company decided, after its $50 express had
been gotten through, not to make any fur
ther efforts to move trains tonight but
tomorrow can hardly fail to bring crisis.
The strikers have now locked horns with
the State and federal authorities The rail-
way officials are chatting under the con-
tinued embargo on their business. while
the desperate disposition OF their
late employees neither to work them
selves nor to allow others to
fill their places is evidenced by the
flood of reports Of individual conflicts here
and there coming from all over the city.
A number of trains have been derailed by
misplaced switches. A Panhandle passen-
ger train was partially derailed at Kinzie
ana CdUdl SlT6GlS lO-ulSnNg DNb was NV
seriously delayed. The strikers are steal
ing brasses from the axle boxes Of cars
and in some instances dropping coupling
pins into the cross-head guides of loco
motives. causing the destruction Of cylin-
der heads. Tons of fruit, vegetables, ice,
meats and other perishable goods stand in
the cars under broiling sun, no one car
ing or daring to move it to the destina-
ton Dumb animals crowded into stock
cars suffer thirst and hunger and prices
of vegetables and fruits are going up.
1t is thought that no move likely to pre-
cipitate hostilities will be made before day
light.
At midnight District Attorney Milchrist
when asked if troops had yet been ordered
out from Fort Sheridan said: Il do not
think they will be called out until the or
der OF courts has been violated, and the
judges recommend that such a measure
be taken to uphold the dignity of the court
and justice. Unless the trouble is brought
To an end soon il is my oPsnion that the
strike will terminate in bloodshed."
The firemen of the Lake street elevated
road decided after midnight that they
would go on strike to assist the American
Railway Union. The specific cause of the
strike is that the elevated roads received
some coal which was delivered by the Pan
handle which is one of the roads boy
cotted by the American Railway Union.