The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-02

tempt to clear the way for the mail trains.
About 1000 strikers gathered around the
cars and effectually stopped any attempt
to move trains.
Marshal Arnold and Deputy Lie berandf,
in charge of the sheriffs, conferred and
decided that they must have aid in order
to make any headway. Their conference
resulted in the transmission of the fol-
lowing kilograms:
United states District Attorney MiIchrist Chi
cago:
Wire the secretary of war of a mob of
1000 men here. We are unable to handle
them. Ask him to send the Fifteenth
regiment from Fort Sheridan. Answer.
MARSHAL ARNOLD.
Sheriff Gilbert:
Mob Of 1000. We are unable to cope
with them Better ask the governor to
send aid at once. FRED LIEBERANDr.
Starting - Train
Arnold and Lieberandt spent the
morning trying to move long line of
passenger cars that blocked the Rock
Island yards at Blue Island. They filed
the dummy track and made il impossible
to send mail trains out About noon the
train was made up and started out Of the
yards.
Stones were thrown by the strikers.
knives were drawn, and the deputies on
the trains showed their revolvers. The
strikers SO hemmed in the train
and yard that it became impos-
sible to move the train but short dis
tance through the yards Village Police
Officer Michael Larsen added to the con-
fusion by jumping on the engine and
trying to arrest the engineer for vio-
lating an ordinance forbidding the block
ing OF crossings for more than five min
utes.
The deputy marshals threw the police
man from the train. BY this time the
mob had become SO boislerous that any
further attempt 70 move the train was
abandoned and the officers retired to call
for help They report none injured.
In answer 10 Marshal ArnOld's request
for regular L. S. A. troops United States
District Attorney hMiilchrist said that he
would send additional forces of United
States deputies with the injunction or
der before calling for United States
troops
Village Police Officer Michael Larsen,
who tried to arrest the engineer of the
stalled train was arrest by Marshal Arnold
for obstructing the mails. The marshal's
deputies think the town officers, while
promising them support are really IN
favor Of the strikers.
About 100 passengers are delayed at
Blue Island and are unable 10 get water
or food. The deputies are in the same
position and supplies have been sent
from the city.
Wont Haul Troops.
The engineer and fireman deserted
the engine which was to haul the Sew
enth regiment !. \. G. to Blue Island.
and all engineers and firemen who were
called upon refused to take the engine.
1t was then stated that the train would be
taken out by officials
the Train Waiting.
2:3) D. ma train is made up, fully
manned, at Fort Sheridan ready to carry
the Fifteenth regiment, Z. S A. troops,
to Chicago the moment marching orders
are received.
Deputies Give Up.
8 .. m.=Chief Deputy Marshal Logan
was stabbed during the encounter by
striker. The wound is long and deep
and extends down the left side from the
arm pit. 1t is not dangerous.
United States Marshal Arnold and his
force of $50 deputies huddIed in the cars
that blockade the Rock Island yards
awaiting the arrival Of the Second
regiment l. n. G. and the Fifteenth
regiment Of the regular army
at Fort Sheridan. The deputies and
their officers saw that determined re-
sistance to the strikers meant bloodshed
and they withdrew leaving the tracks in
the possession of the strikers
Strikers boldly declared that trains
would be dumped when the soldiers APP
peared, and bullets be met with bullets
Armed Brickmakers Join.
Two thousand brickmakers at Blue
Island struck this afternoon and armed
themselves with the intention of
aiding the strikers at that point. The
deputies at Blue Island refused late
this afternoon TO resist the strikers.
They said they were old railroad men
and would not fight the A. r. L. 1t is
apparent that many of the railroad men
are having themselves sworn in az depu-
ties.
A General Strike.
$3.50 D. m.=President Debs received
this dispatch from General Master Work
man Sovereign, of the Knights of Labor:
.Have / left anything undone. Am
willing to call general strike"
SITUATION BAD AT KANSAS CITY.
Three Roads Practically suspend Opera
tfon~ that Point
KANSAS CITY, July 2.-The tie-up COM
plete is now effective on the Santa Fe,
Rock Island and the Chicago & Alton
The last two named roads have practically
suspended operations
The Rock Island has positively done
so. The local superintendent of that
road has received instructions from
headquarters to abandon all trains until
further advice. The {. & A has not
tried to run a train since yesterday.
he passenger that road sent Cast yes
terday is tied up with several other
trains at Slater, Mo.