Santa Fe daily New Mexican., 1894-07-02

within twenty four hours. The A. R. U.,
which is thoroughly organized in all the
large towns of the state, has been actively
preparing for the strike. The state Fed
Grafton of Labor meets here tomorrow
and the Knights of Labor organization
holds secret session here this afternoon
to decide upon the course to pursue.
EMPLOYEES OF FIVE ROADS.
Valparaiso, Ind.--One hundred en-
ployes of the Grand Trunk struck to-day.
The Chicago accommodation was taken
out by the local agent ano firemen, guard
ed by fifty deputy sheriffs. Serious trou-
BILE is expected at Porter station, where
several hundred employees of the five
roads there will strike.
DELIVERING ICE BY WAGONS.
Chicago, Ills.--The stock yards are in a
badly demoralized condition to-day. At
Armour's only one switch engine is work
ing. No effort has been made to move
through trains. All the ice delivered to
the yards yesterday and to-day was by
wagons. The ice companies in the city
are bringing Ice by boat and the price
has already advanced greatly. Business
will be necessarily suspended at the yards
by tomorrow, whether there is formal
strike of the packing hsuse employees or
not. The pens are almost entirely empty.
Cars loaded with dressed beef are stand
ing on the tracks and In danger of spoil
ing and the ice making machinery must
soon stop running owning to the lack of
coal.
STRIKERS PLACE THEIR BODIES IN THE WAY.
The railway officials and squad of
deputy United States marshals and deputy
sheriffs, at the yards in Blue Island, to-
day began trying to lift the blockade in
effect since Saturday noon. About 1000
strikers gathered and the attempt to
move trains met with determined resist
ance, the strikers even placing themselves
on the tracks. Revolvers were drawn
but not used.
Finally the officers gave up the unequal
battle.
United States Marshal Arnold wired
District Attorney Milchrist for the 18th
federal regiment from Fort Sheridan and
Deputy Sheriff Leibrandt asked Gov.
Altgeld for help. No one was injured.
Attorney Milchrist replied that he would
send additional forces of United States
deputy marshals with an injunction be-
fore calling out federal troops.
ENGINEER AND F1REMEN REFUSE.
The engineer and fireman deserted the
engine, which was to haul the End regi-
ment of l.. N. G.. to Blue Island. They
refuse to take the engine out. 1t is stated
that the train will be taken out by Off
cials.
TRAINS ARRIVING LATE AT NEW ORLEANS.
New Orleans.-Inward bound Illinois
Central trains are reaching here frem to
10 hours late. Otherwise traffic is unin-
terrupted at this point.
PULLMAN SHOPS CLOSED.
Ludlow, Ky.-Ninety men, all that re-
mained in the Pullman shops here, went
out to-day and the Shops were closed.
SITUATION AT ST. LOUIS.
t.Louis, Mo.-The out bound pas
senger trains got away with out appre-
ciable delay to-day, being made up by the
yardmasters, Office men, etc, of the Ter
minal Railway association. Freight traf
fic is still suspended. No trouble expected
until the time given by the employing
railroads for their men to return to work
expires.
FREIGHT TRAINS ABANDONED.
Hannibal, Mo.--The strike has seriously
effected the Hannibal ard the Decatur
branch of the Wabash. al freight trains
have been abandoned and passenger
trains are very late.
MOVEMENT OF TRAINS AT DENVER.
Denver.-the usual morning passenger
trains we're sent out in all directions. The
Santa Fe brought in train this morning
from the east which had been four days
on the road.
NO FREIGHT HANDLED.
Chicago.-Itis reported at the general
managers bureau to-day that all switch
men in the Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago road have gone out. No freight
is being handled.
NO ROCK ISLAND TRAIN.
Chicago.-No train got in from the west
on the Rock Island to-day, it being tied up
at Omaha. The Denver & Rio Grande
is reported running all passenger trains.
Few freight trains are running on any of
the roads. The Union Pacific switchmen
are out and the firemen will meet this af
ternoon to decide whether they will strike.
GUARDED WITH w1NcHEsrERs.
Cincinnati.-The withdrawal of the en-
gineers and fremen of the Cincinnati &
Southern road has 80 far caused no fail
ure to run trains on the road to-day.
Every engine is guarded by United States
deputy marshals, armed with winchesters.
FEDERAL TROOPS WILL BE CALLED FOB.
Chicago. Judges Woods and
Grosscup to-day enjoined the strikers
from interfering with any trains. 1t is
believed that this injunction will stop the
strike, for the whole power of the govern
ment can be called upon to enforce it.
Judge woods said to-day that the marshal
would be expected to enforce the order,
and, if unable to do so, federal troops
would be called out, the violators of the
Injunction rearrested and summarily pun
ished for contempt of court.
MILITIA ORDERED TO BLUE ISLAND.
Chicago.-The I'd regiment of Illinois
national guard has been ordered to Blue
Island to preserve order.
NOT STRONG ENOUGH.
Somerset, Ky.-Early this morning the
Railway Union men came out. The Union
men were not strong enough on the
southern part of the Cincinnati Southern
to stop traffic, and trains are leaving
about on time.
CLERKS ALL OUT.
Denver.-All the clerks of the Union
Pacific railway struck at noon to-day. 1t