Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-05

Chicago Strikers Lock Horns with
State and Federal Troops.
FRUIT and VEGETABLES ROT1ISC.

Complete Interruption Of Freight Tamc st
1t. Louis-The Pacific Coast-General
Managen' Bulletin -President
Dsbs Interviewed.
CHICAGO, July 3.--Yesterday's devel-
opments in the great Pullman-A. r. U.
strike have been prolific in sensation
alism, the principal theater being in
Chicago and adjacent suburbs The
first serious clash occurred when 200
deputy United States marshals were
surrounded at Blue Island by 1900
strikers, who openly defed federal au-
t;lority. Weapons were drawn by both
sides, and Deputy United States Mar
shal John A. Logan was painfully cut
with knife, but when bloody con-
ilict seemed imminent the deputies re-
tired to their barrack cars to await
achievements from Fort Sheridan,
leaving the strikers masters Of the ait.
nation
sTast evan;po an ;niunct;on from the
United States conrt was read and bul.
letinel The anthor;tv of The limited
states was openly derided and after a
few minutes quiet, the riotous spirit Of
4. A
nioht renorts n otl,sr d;sorder were
c,rrent Il beine statad that the str;k.
ers were tearing down the bulletin
mandate of the CONT
Fearing to precipitate bloodshed the
Rock Island company decided after its
$40 express had been gotten through.
not TO make anv further efforts TO move
trains, but to-day can hardly fail to
bring a crisis. The strikers have now
locked horns with the state and fed
eral authorities
A number Of trains have been de-
rallied bv misplaced switches. A Pan.
handle train was partly derailed al
Kinzie and Canal streets last night,
but was not seriously delayed.
Tons Of fruit, vegetables, ice, meats,
and other perishable goods stand in
the cars, under broiling sun, no one
caring or daring to move It to the des.
tination. Dumb animals crowded into
stock cars suffer thirst and hunger,
and prices OF vegetables and fruits are
going up
RIOT AT BLUE ISLAND.
BLUE ISLAND, ILL.,, July 3.-The pres
ent outlook here is not the most pros.
porous for law and order. There Is a
very turbulent element among the
strikers, especially among their sym
pathizers, 1000 Of whom are employed
in the different yards at Blue Island.
These men are off for the Fourth Of
July and it is the element that Is most
feared.
Yesterday morning train having on
board 100 deputy United States mar
shals, commanded by United States
Marshal Arnold, came into the yards
and was stopped by the strikers. A
small riot followed, in which guns and
knives were drawn and general
knock down fight occurred,
IMPROVING IN DENVER,
Dpvvrp. Col Julva N.Tha situation
IN this citv M fov ~ tba o,,erat;nr ~
passenger trains Is concerned. showed
some Improvement yesterday, The
usual morning trains were sent out in
all directions. The Santa Fe brought
in train from the east which had been
four days on the road from Chicago.
The Union Pacific Cheyenne train came
in without sleeper, but this was be-
cause connections were missed, There
was no train from the east on the Rock
Island, 1t being tied I'D at Omaha. The
Denver L. Rio Grande is running all
trains. Few freight trains
are running on anv Of the roads.
Five companies of the Seventh regi.
ment, United States army, stationed at
Fort Logan, left at $40 o'clock, yester-
day morning on a special train for
Trinidad, where over loo deputy mar
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