The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-03


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Authorities Considering the Affairs
CHICAGO, July 2.-The striking rail
road men and sympathizing citizens Of
Blue Island derided and defled an in
junction issued by the United States
court to day, and treated 300 law officers
of the State and Federal Government in
the same manner. To night the mob is
in undisputed possession of the property
OF the Rock Island Railroad Company.
The employees Of the brickysrds in
this vicinity. numbering 1000 men, will
be on strike tomorrow in sympathy
with the American Railway Union boy.
colt and the Rock Island strikers par
ticularly.
The force of spe cial deputy marshals
and sheriffs sent there are pronounced by
their commanders practically useless
and by the strikers arrant towards, hid
ing behind cars and in them for fear OF
being hurt. The people of the town
and the authorities have conspired not
only to render all the aid in their power
to the strikers without getting into the
meshes OF the law but also to ssarve the
civil officers by refusing them food and
threatening to boycott anyone who sup
plies it.
Early in the day the mob became
riotous and discretion displayed by
United States Marshal Arnold and
Chief Deputy Liebrandt prevented a
bloody nilict between the force of law
and order and those IN assed here for the
purpose OF keeping tho Rock Island
tracks blocked to traffic as long as Pull
man cars arc run for tho railroad com
pany.
The presence OF militia or CT United
States soldiers for Fort Sheridan, Is re-
quisite to open the Rock Island line and
keep it open.
No Change at Denver.
DENVER, Colo, July 2.-The strike
situation here is not materially changed
All roads are running passenger trains
with sleepers attached, although some
of the trains are considerably delayed.
A Santa Fe passenger train arrived this
morning with two Pullmans we'll flied
with passengers, some of whom had
been four days en- route for Chicago.
The Santa Fe claims to have every
engine and train manned on the western
division and all moving, though not on
time. No trains are running through
Trinidad.
The strike in the Union extended to
the freight depot this morning, about
$50 employees joining the striking
switchmen, including platform clerks
and car cleaners, among the latter being
n lot wi Tho ~
Union Pacific is seriously affecting the
smelters here.
The Gulf management has turned
their affairs Of that line over to the
Government altogether. United States
troops are in charge of the system.
Their passenger train, No. 2, due in
Denver last Saturday NJ morning, arrived
late this afternoon, leaving Pueblo on
the arrival of the Fed eral troops, which
had the effect of releasing the strike
bound train.
Train No. left Denver al noon to .day
with fifty United States marshals bound
for Trinidad. An attempt was made to
move Gulf freight train out Of Trini-
dad this morning, but the strikers drove
the engineer and fireman off and drew
the fire from the engine. A secon1 at
tempt having the same result the com
pany concluded to await the arrival of
Federal troops.
Late this afternoon orders were issued
at Gulf headquarters discharging 900
mon employed at Pueblo and Trinidad.
the reason given being that there was
nothing for them to do.
BY order of the War Department. the
Seventh regiment United States troops
left their barracks at Fort Logan eariy
this morning proceeding to Trinidad,
where they will protect the property OF
the Gulf and Santa Fe railroads. Be
sides this regiment of cavalry at
Fort Wingate, New MEXICO, and the
Tenth infantry stationed at Santa Fe
will probably be moved to the Santa Fe
line.
At Cheyenne, Wyo., there are 220
members of the American Railway
Union out The trainmen there, how
ever, are loyal to the company. Trouble
is feared at Laramie, where the union
is strong
Not q passenger or mail train has left
Ogden since yesterday morning.
The Omnibus Injunction Granted.
CHICAGO, July 2.-The United States
court has granted the omnibus iniunc-
ton prayed for by the railroads. It is
double-header, and applies to ,he in
reference OF all trains crossing State
lines that come under the operations OF
the interstate comm act. Under
the Jurisdiction of Judge Woods it can
be put into operation throughout Illi-
nois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Five hundred copies of the Injunction
have been made, and will be served on
Debs, Howard and the directors of the
American Railway Onion at once.
1t Is of the most sweeping character
ever drawn and covers thirty. seven