St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-02
A FREIGHT BLOCKADE.
The Chicago Belt Line Road
Tied Up Tight.
GENERAL FREIGHT PARALYSIS.
No Business Between the East
and West.
THE KEY TO THE SITUATION.
Passengers Suffer on Rock
Island Stalled Trains.
BLACK EYE E0R AR. DEBS.
THE KEY TO THE SITUATION
BLACK EYE E0R aR. DEBS.
Iowa Illinois Central En-
gineers Refuse to Strike.
PANHANDLE RAIL REMOVED.

CHICAGO, July 1.-Business in Chi
cago is seriously paralyzed as the result
of the present labor difficulties. Trans
fer business on the Belt railway of Chi
cago is entirely blocked by the so-called
American Railway union. This busi-
ness is freight interchange between all
Eastern and Western roads centering in
Chicago, and so long as the Belt rail-
way is tied up the interstate business
between Eastern and Western lines
cannot be moved. 1t rs absolutely nee
essary that this channel of interchange
Of interstate business should be kept
open, otherwise the roads that use it for
their transfer must continue TO be par
alyzed. All day three Rock Island
passenger trains stood on a siding at
Blue Island. where they had been
thrown Saturday night by the strikers.
Nearly 800 passengers, including many
women aDd children, passed Saturday
night and today with very little food
and less water, and suffering under the
hot rays of a summer sun. Early this
morning some of the male passengers
endeavored to connect a hose with
the village water main to procure
water for the blocked cars for
drinking and toilet purposes. The
strikers on watch Immediately inter-
posed and said if the attempt was made
they would cntthe hose. Such of the
passengers as could afford it hired con-
veyances during the forenoon and drove
to West Pullman. whence they came
into the city on the electric cars. But
the majority of the unfortunates spent
the day swelterlng and hoping in vain
that the railroad company would find
some way to relieve them. Several
raids were made on the village stores
for food, but the supply was miserably
inadequate. The two or three little
hotels established prices for miniature
sandwiches ana imitation iced tea
which would have horr,fed visitor to
the worlds fair, and altogether the
passengers put in most mis-
cradle day. The keeper of the
hotel, who was indiscreet enough
last night to board squad of deputy
sheriffs, found today that the butchers
and grocers had raised prices on him,
because they were Influenced by the
strikers to do so. During the day fed
eral deputies arrested three strikers at
Blue Island for obstructing the mails
and otherwise violating postal laws.
a Panhandle train pulled out of the
city for the West this morning and
reached West Pullman in safety. Strik-
ers removed rail from the track there
and the train came to standstill Af-
ter parley between the train crew and
section hands on one side and party
of strikers on the other, the rail was
secured and replaced, and the train pro-
ceeded and was soon followed by others.
Serious trouble, though, at one time
seemed imminent. United States Mar
shall Arnold was in his office early today
and continued the work of swearing in
deputies. acquisitions for addi.
tienal men began coming in from
the various railroads as soon
a the Office was opened. The Santa Fe
asked for twenty-five men to be used at
Eighteenth street, anu announced that
it would want more tomorrow morning,
Early this morning twenty-three depu-
ties were sent to the Panhandle tracks
at Riverdale and four passenger trains
were brought in. Later the same road
asked for five more men at their station.
Supt. Lewis l.. Troy, of the railway
mail service, asked that more deputies
be sent to Blue Island, as he had been
notified that the strikers there, number
ing about 600. were becoming unruly,
and the officers were unable to do any
thing with them. More deputies were
sent. Thirty deputies were sent to
Harvey to keep trains moving Marshal
Arnold said about 800 deputies had been
sworn in. The greatest difficulty he
encountered was arming the men. but
rcvolyers were purchased from pawn
shops and various stores, and there was
no delay in sending the men out on this
trip. He thought he would be able to
fill the requests made on him for depu-
ties.
THE MILW AUKEE STRIKE.
The switchmen of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul held two meetings
today with representatives from the
company. The latter in vain tried to
induce the men to return to work.
While number favored resumption,
the majority insisted on continuing tn @
strike, The Illinois Central railroad
made step forward this afternoon. but
1t was with the aid Of several details O
police. The New Orleans limited,
which leaves the Twelfth street depot
at 1856 p. M, was pat through Grand
Crossing, Riverside and Harvey, and is
now on its way south. The train car
ried no mail, but in addition to its bag
gage and two day coaches it had Pull.
man sleeper. The raising of the block
ade inaugurated Saturday night by the
'derailment just south of Grand Cross
ing, was due to the active
work of number of officials.
This morning wrecklng tain
was organized by the Illinois
Central people, manned almost wholly