The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-06-30
LAST EDITION
MAILS MUST RUN
But Uncle Sans Deputies
Have Big Task Before Them.
For the Present Debs Is Master OF
the Entire Situation.

CHICAGO, June 30.-The. employees of
the Fort Wayne Railroad had TO quit
work at about the same time as those
on the Rock Island, and the subur-
ban service was soon badly crippled.
Several vain attempts were made to start
trains, and at last one or two, manned by
officers of the road, succeeded in getting
through, but traffic was practically sus-
pended by noon time, and the engines
were run into the round houses.
On the Illinois Central, the situation is
no better. Early this morning
service, refused to take out their
engines. After skirmish after substitutes
winch resulted in finding no one to take
the places OF the strikers, the officials gave
up the attempt TO run trains today, but
assert that they will have men enough, by
Monday.
The Panhandle train, which was stalled
by a mob of 100 men at Riverdale last
night, reached the city today. The
Pullmans which were cut out by the mob
were coupled on about daylight when
the mob for some reason suddenly left the
little town. The train did not attempt to
proceed until IL could come with Pull
mans.
In and about this city there has SO far
been very little disturbance, and the
ordinary police force has been adequate to
protect all property, and are
Gilbert was in his office at daylight, and
from now on until the end of the strike
viii keep in communication with the
railroads and the points where trouble
Is apt TO occur, and hold HIM
self in readiness TO queil any outbreak.
This morning the sheriff sent 30 deputies
and many regular deputies To the
border OF the county, to the Indi-
ana State line and 10 Hammond, Ind. The
sheriff said he did not anticipate trouble
there. His men were instructed not to
mix up in any way in the strike and to in
terfere only when violence and lawless-
ness were threatened.
The officials of the American Railway
Union claim that they are now masters of
the situation. From their private
advices they assert that every
road running Pullmans will be as
tight as those in this city, before tomor-
row morning. Among the latest orders
issued is that OF Vice. President Howard,
tieing up the Milwaukee Il st. Paul road
and on all branches u six
o'clock this evening. An order was issued
TO tie up the Big -Four at Cairo this after
noon.
The United States marshal, therefore
has had his deputies on but one road. the
Santa Fe, which is In the custody of the
United States court, yet neither Mar
shall Arnold nor United States Attorney
Gilchrist have entertained any doubt as
TO what Attorney General Olney's opinion
Is i'm regard to the matter, as the latter
ielegraphed TO the district attor-
ney two days ago instructing
him to proceed against any one obstruct-
ing the mails. In view of this fact, Mar
shal Arnold's words have much meaning.
lie says:
"rhe amount Of il all Is that the time
has come for the government to take a
hand on all the roads, and not
simply on those that are in the hands
of receivers. The mails must be allowed
to run. will appoint as many deputies
as may be necessary to protect all the
roads" The marshal swore in forty more
deputies today for the Santa Fe road.
This makes a few more than one
hundred federal officers on duty
at the depot and yards OF that
company. No arrests have been made
yet by the deputy marshals and no at
tempt has been made TO interfere with tho
Santa Fc at points where the marshals
are on duty.
There was big crowd today at the
United States marshal's Office, men who
wanted positions as deputies. Marshal
Arnold said he could procure thousands of
good men without any delay. The men were