Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-07-08
GROWING SERIOUS.
a Full Summary of To-Dny's Strike
News.

Full summary of o-Day's Strike
-r News.
RENO. New. July > lS74.-The
tracks and yards have been cleared at
at Blue Island, Ills, ready for bust.
ness. The strikers say they will do
nothing us long rs soldiers are there
but will tie up the road again after
they leave.
The situation at Fort Wayne. Indi.
ana is becoming serious.
This morning the Nicklc Plate EN-
ploycs quit work. Not wheel is
turning between Fort Wayne and
Stony Island.
y strike is expected on the Fort
Wayne road hourly. The agent of the
Big Four road Mt Alton, Ills, said to-
day that the strike had been declared
or.
The situation at ST. LOnis is i'm
proving, but, i'll spite of all, it is very
serious.
The Southern Pacific resumed its
local service ont of Portland this
morning under guard of United
States Marshals.
General Schoiicld wired General
Miles at Chicago to order six compa-
MICS of troops from Fort Lcavenworth,
Kansas, and two from Fort Brady.
Mich, to Chicago Immediately.
The United States regulars dis.
persed three thousand men who had
blocked the passage of mail trains at
the Chicago stock yards this morning.
Gen Miles says he considers the strike
situation more favorable than antic-
ipated.
The blockade i'll st. Joseph has
been broken.
Both the Rock Island and Chicago
! IL Great Western are running trains.
The ferries between Oakland and
San Francisco were entirely blocked
, this morning up to 1880, but are now
running irrcgularly.
The strikers went to Oakland mole
this morning and crowding past the
deputy mnrshals seized two engines
which had been fired up and ran
them onto the switch and blew oil
the steam.
., The stock yards at Chicago were
crowded this morning with strikers
but the militia charged with bayoncts
and dispersed them. General man
ayers Of association at Chicago have
just received news that General mas,
ter Workman Sovereign OF
the Knights of Labor has ordered q
general strike of knights OF Labor in
all trades from Omaha to the Pacific
Coast.
Local trades and labor councils at
at Joliet ILL.,, have ordered all con
ductors, engineers. lircmcn. switch
men and brakcmcn out at II o'clock
The order will be obeyed.
Fifteen freight curs were ovcrturn
cd on the Lake Shore Road Mt the
entrance to the Union stock yards at
Chicago at 80 T.. NJ. to-day.
| Grand Chief Powell Of the Order q
Railway Photographers has been hold
ing a conference with the strikers a
Emporia, kausas. and il is claimed
by the strikers that tclcgraphcrs or
all the roads will bc ordered ont.
y Montreal dispatch says the en-
bnrgo put on the Canadian Pacific II
X. was raised to-day on the compu
ny's agreeing TO do,withont Pullmans
Tho mob at Chicago had not sue
cccdcd at 3 p. III. in wrecliing the sig
nal tower.
| President Dcbs says the leaders o
the various labor organizations o
Chicago will call ont every trade il
necessary.
Tho Grand Master Workman Sovcr
cign has gone to Chicago TO confer
with President pcbs.
| Ihc tic.up at Kansas City shows
no signs Of breaking. All the pas
scngcrs who have left in the las
three days were brought back thi.
morning. being unable to get pas
Lajuntc, Colo.
No more regular troops have been
ordered to Sacramento.
Lntcr Il mob overturned 30 freight
cars on the Fort Waync Road.
| Yesterday at Sacramento the siutc
malitia refused to dispose tho mob nj
the depot when ordered to do 80 and
were marched back 10 the nrmory
General Dirnond holds U. s, Mar
shnl Baldwin responsible for thc
| farce.
This morning all members of tho
local militia who participated in
yesterdays procccdoTs were ordered
TO give up their Hrms aud uniforms
Tho Stockton compnincs wore ordered
home.
Tho Denver & Rio Grnndc is still