The record-union., 1894-07-14
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Passenger Train Wrecked in Whicl
Two Lives We're Lost.

Passenger Train Wrecked In Which
Two Lives We're Lost
INDIANAPOLIS, July 15.-The miners at
the Fontanel station on the Big Four, a
few miles west of Terre Haute. this
morning wrecked a passenger train.
Engineer Charles Morgan and fireman
Charles Flick were killed. No passen-
gers were badly hurt. The train was
running forty-five miles an hour when it
struck an open switch and went down
the enlbankment about eight feet.
The engineer and fireman are under
the wreck, ground to pieces. The engine,
baggage car, express car and the day
coach are piled in a ditch.
The wreck is undoubtedlykthe work of
the lawless mob OF miners that possessed
Fontanel all day yesterday, and side
tracked five Big Four freight trains.
CAN ONLY INVESTIGATE.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-Some misun-
derstanding has arisen concerning the
commission which the President Will APP
point under the authority given him by
the Arbitration Act of 1883. The commits
sion, it was stated at the White House to-
night, will have no authority to arbitrate
between the parties to the recent disturb
ance at Chicago or elsewhere. 1t merely
can investigate the labor troubles and re-
port, recommending legislation, etc. The
commission is purely advisory.
TRAINS MOVED.
DALLAS (Texas), July 13.-Under the
protection Of United States Marshals the
Santa Fe moved their delayed passenger
trains of yesterday with non-union mon
in the cab. To-day's trains were gotten
away an hour later. The Santa Fe of
ficials have secured sufficient non-union
mon to run all switch engines, and busi-
ness is moving as though strike was
not on.
DISASTROUS WRECK.
SENECA (Mo.), July 13.-The south
bound freight on the Kansas City, Pitts
burg and Gulf Railroad made disas-
trous wreck at McElhaney's switch, five
miles south of Neosho. killing Engineer
Travers instantly and fatally scalding
the fireman, q. A. Cranise. An open
switch caused the wreck.
CoLoRADo's DELEGATE.
DENVER, July l3.-The member of the
American Railway Union Executive
Board who has been summoned to Chi
cago by President Debs will start on his
journey tomorrow night. His name
will not be made public until after his
departure. He will attend a meeting of
representatives from all American Rail
way Union districts.
WRECK IN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
ENID 20. IT,, July 13.-A freight train
went through small bridge near South
End to-day. The beams and braces in
the bridge had been sawed. Brakeman
Cordray and Harry Lyon, painter, were
injured slightly. The wrecking is sup
posed to be due to the Round Pond
trouble. AT noon nearly 1000 people be-
gan tearing up the railroad tracks here.
sAcKING STORES AND DESTROYING
PROPERTY.
OTTAWA Qll.), July 13.-Sheriff Taylor
and fifty armed deputies left last night
for Langley, word having reached him
that the miners there had made plans for
sacking the stores and destroying the
mine property. There are now 500 depu-
ties in La Sale County. 1t is believed
this prompt action alone has kept down
the outbreak of the anarchistic element,
sefprevalent in the mining regions of the
country. The County Board has voted
Sheriff Taylor fund TO purchase an adj
ditional 100 rifles. This makes now 200 at
his command.
STRIKE IN MICHIGAN.
MARSHALL, July 13.-The fremen,
conductors, brakemen and shopmen on
the Cincinnati, Jackson and Mackinaw
road went out here this morning.
The strike is supposed to be on account
of the road handling coal for the Grand
Trunk. The firemen have been given
until l o'clock TO return, all others are
discharged.
oHIo's COAL STRIKE.
CoNNEAUT. July 13.-The militia
under Captain Woodwork marched to
the dock this morning, and the strikers
fled in all directions.
After a few shots were fired the officers
succeeded in arresting thirty leaders in
Yesterdays demonstration. The rest of
the strikers have gone back to Ashtabula.