Connecticut western news., 1894-07-05
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RAILWAY STRIKERS DEFY COURTS AND BEGIN DANGEROUS RIOTS.

ANU bG0lfN Alo The Defiance of the Government May Lead
 to Bloodshed and Practical war-Feaer-
 al Troops Out In Many Places and Others Under Arms Ready to Move. CHICAGO, July 3.-Tho strike continues to grow Advices from all over the in- fected districts state that engineers and firemen are joining the men already out. Business is paralyzed, and the men are resorting to violence. A dangerous riot occurred at Blue Island which required a regiment of militia to overcome. Two thousand strikers overcame 250 deputy sheriffs and marshals. The latter gave up and called for state and federal aid. Telegrams were sent to United States Dis trict Attorney Milchrist and Sheriff Gil bert asking that the Fifteenth regiment, United States army, from Fort Sheridan, and the militia be sent to clear the block ade and preserve order
 The Second regiment, Illinois national guard, was ordered to Blue Island.
 United States Marshal Arnold and his force of 250 deputies are huddled in the cars that block the Rock Island road awaiting the arrival of the Second regi- ment, Indiana national guard, and the TtSl1Iltul pl TNRulttE dTiuy from Fort Sheridan.
 Will Fight the Soldiers The strikers so hemmed in the train and yards that tt became impossible to move 1t but short distance through the yards. Village Police Officer Michael Lar son added to the confusion by jumping on the engine and trying to arrest the en- gineer for violating town ordinance for bidding trains to block crossings for mort than five minutes. The deputy marshals threw the policeman from the train. He was afterward arrested
 By this time the mob had become so boisterous that the attempt to move the train was abandoned, and the officers re- tired to call for help.
 Chief Deputy Marshal Logan was stab bed during the encounter by striker. The wound Is not deep. 1t is not danger. ous. -.
 The deputies and their officers saw that determined resistance to the strikers meant bloodshed, and they withdrew, leaving the tracks in possession of the strikers.
 The strikers boldly declare that the trains win be dumped when the soldiers appear, and bullets will be met with bull let's Laughed at the Court. United States Marshal Arnold proceed cd to Blue Island and served injunction notices on the strike leaders there. The news quickly spread among the men, and since it has become generally known affairs at Blue Island have been much more quiet. No attempts have been made by the railroads to move trains but it is thought an attempt will be made be. fore long. Arnold was pulled off car ~l,%F F.,., I.ln 43~~k& kicked and rolled over in the dirt by strik. CTS. He was not severely hurt.
 Twenty of the deputies at Blue Island refused to resist the strikers. They said they were old railroad men and would not fight the A. R. U. It Is apparent that many of the railroad men are having themselves sworn Tn as deputies. Two thousand brickluyers at Blue Island struck this afternoon and armed them selves with the intention of aiding the strikers at that place. ----.=-- The riotous spirit later reassertd itself, and crowd of strikers threw frei ght car across the Rock Island tracks to block | the passage of trains. They laughed at I the injunction issued by the United States | court and tore down the injunction pla- l cards.
 So far as known no one was seriously hurt at Blue Island, although there have been many small fights The Rock Island has not attempted to put any more trains through Blue Island. United States Mar l shal Arnold, it is said, has wired the at torney general saying that his men can not control the mobs and asking that the Fifteenth infantry be ordered out.
 Injunctions Against Strikers. I Justices Grosscup and Woods, in the i United States court, issued an injunction | restraining the strikers based both upon | the mail laws and the interstate commerce act. It is very sweeping order and aims to protect the roads as common carriers to transport freight as well as carry the | United States mail. The injunction order names 23 roads, all within the member | ship of the railway association, and the 1 Union Stockyards and Transit compa- ny, which must not be interfered with. l The order also enjoins the defendants from l inducing by persuasion, threats, violence | or by any other means the employees of | the companies to leave the service of the companies or to induce them to refuse to i perform their duties. "
 Chances of a Settlement.
 During the day large number of ar rests were made by deputy marshals and | sheriffs. Strikers at different parts of the | city who were demonstratiye were quick ly taken in charge and locked up The deputies experienced little difficulty in | making the arrests.
 Mir. Peter Studehaker, the wagon mak l CT, is trying to arbitrate, and he had a conference with President Debs. After ward Debs said the conditions on. which a settlement could be made are as follows 1 First-There must be an armistice be- tween Mir. Pullman and his employees on a basis satisfactory to the men (they are willing to accept a reasonable compro- misel, and all the men must be taken back to work.
 Second-There must be an adjustment between the railways and the strikers All must be restored to their old positions, and no wages shall be cut.
 Mayor Hopkins and four members of the city council will confer with Eugene W. Debs and the members of the General Managers association, with view to ad- justing the great railroad strike. This was decided upon by the council, a reso- lution to that effect having been unani- mously adopted at their meeting.
 Regular troops at Fort Sheridan have been ordered to move in the morning The destination is not known at present, but Is supposed to be Blue Island. | CHICAGO July 4.-The city Is practi- cally under military control. Colonel J. P. Martin, who was in charge of the De- partment of the Missouri in the absence of General Nelson A. Miles. received a tel egram from General Schofield at Wash ington ordering out the troops at Fort Sheridan. This was done and the sol diers were distributed as follows:
 At Blue Island, where the most serious trouble had occurred, 15o men; at Grand Crossing, 100 men; at the stockyards, 100 infantry and 50 or 50 cavalry.
 1t was decided also to divide a battery of artillery into three sections and place them at Blue Island, at the stockyards and at South Chicago To the latter poin, were assigned also 10 infantry.
 More Men Go Out.
 Nearly ?, GOO additional trainmen struck during the day. The Nickel Plate road was affected the worst. All the engineers,