The Irish standard., 1894-07-07

used to enforce the orders OF the court
and prevent interference with traffic,
and. II necessary, it viii besreinforced
by the militia Of the several states.
Strikers Defy the Court.
CHICAGO, July 8. Strikers and their
friends, numbering near 1000 men. al
Blue Island Monday morning over.
powered 900 deputy sheriffs and
United States deputy marshals
and prevented the clearing OF
the Rock Island yards at that
point. Chief Deputy Marshal Lo-
gan was stabbed during the encoun-
ter. Theswound, inflicted by an un-
known assailant, was long, but not
deep nor dangerous. It extended from
the armpit several inches down the
left side. Many of the strikers were
dubbed by the deputies and struck
with rocks and stones from their own
ranks but none were seriously in
jured.
Reading the Injunction.
Kisses, shouts and derisive jeers
greeted the order of the United States
government to all people to cease in
terfering with mails or the business of
the railroads as common carriers This
order was brought to Blue Island by
Marshal Arnold, who attempted to
read it from the platform of a car.
The reading was greeted with Kisses,
laughter and derisive bowls against
the interference of the government
No consideration was shown for the
authority of the United States
whose court had issued the injunction.
Time and again Marshal Arnold was
stopped, and during the intervals he
begged the men Ito listen, to wait. )"
When he had finished he asked them,
in the name of the government, to dis
perse and allow the mails to proceed.
Warned the Strikers.
Marshal Arnold warned the men it
was serious matter to interfere with
the United States mails and that vio-
lence against the government was a
crime receiving severe punishment.
Trains were to be moved at any cost.
A sufficient force was on the way to
see that the company be allowed to do
business. Bloodshed might be neces-
sary, but in the name of law and order
he cautioned moderation.
Then the rioters howled defiance at
the marshal and his deputies and
promptly violated the injunction by
throwing box car across the tracks
and stopping all traffic for the night.
The marshal Immediately reiterated
his demand for United States troops
and it is the general belief that Uncle
Sans. soldiers will be sent to-day.
Troops at Decatur.
DECATUR, ILL.,, July 3,-Monday was
q day of activity and anxiety in De-
catur in the vicinity of the union de-
pot. TO the complete surprise of Sher-
iH PERL citizens and strikers, Gov. Alt
geld began landing state militia COM
panies in the city early in the morn
ing.
Notes from Various Points.
Boycotters ditched q Rock Island train at
Blue Island. No one was hurt. James Murkin
was arrested for the crime.
Forty-tive special officers taken to Cairo by
the Illinois Central were held prisoners all day
by the strikers, and finally consented to leave
town,
Firemen and engineers on the ILLINOIS Cen
trail road went on a strike Sunday afternoon.
This was followed by the announcement that
the switchmen and fremen on the Wabash. g.
Wagner line, had struck and that the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul employees had voted to
go out.
The Michigan Central switch1nen held meet
Ing and asked that road not to interchange
freight with the toycotted roads. The officials
declined to accede to the demand and the
walked out.
The soldiers in Fort Sheridan are prepared
10 advance on Chicago at q moments notice.
Ten cars are ready to bring them in when the
expected order Is received. $50 i
indianapolis was thrown into the strike by
the action Of the local branches Of the A. r. U.
Sunday night. The switchmen refused to al
low the Vandalia sleepers to be taken from the
P9l|@ 32ss 2sS EaEs5 men .r. STONED
3 mob before the police could dispense the
crowd. Violence is also reported from Dan
Vile, ILL.,, Emporia, Kan. and Ludlow, KY.
The 502 miles of the Chicago & Eastern Ilu-
uois railroad is almost com letely tied up.
The engineers on the Gould lines refuse to
1aul trains to which Pullman cars are attached.
Passenger trains on the Northern Pacific are
.un pretty regularly from St. Paul, but freight
ratio is still tied up.
Employees of the Queen & Crescent, Louis
7ille & Nashville, Big Four, c., H. & d., B. 8
D. Southwestern Chesapeake Ohio and Penn
'ylvania lines are out.
Grand Master Sargent, of the Brotherhood of
Firemen, declares that organization will give
10 sanction to the boycott.
Despite the ominous reports from the west.
here are no signs of impending strikes on any
Il the eastern termini OF the roads running into
Iew York.
A, r. U. men at Omaha nrmly refuse to strike
N the ground that the cause for the order Is
insufficient. President Debs declares he will
ANGEL their charter.
Southern Illinois is feeling the weight of the.
trike heavily, as from $4,000 to $75 900 worth
Il fruits and vegetables are perishing daily in
he fields OF the gardeners for lack Of train
ervtce to move them to the markets.
Confronted by posse Of officers Of the law,
fter compelling forty five railroad detectives
o leave the city, strikers at Cairo, ILL.,. decided
Q raise the boycott. They agreed not to stop
'ullman coaches. but win interfere with
reight traffic at every opportunity.
To prevent the departure OF Chicago & Alton
rains from Lincoln, I'LL, the strikers spiked all
he switches in the yards.
In reply to an ot1er OF protection to G. & Ell
rains by the members of the A. r.. U. at Brazil,
nd, the company stated that no trains would
q run without Pullmans.
Strike sympathizers at Cincinnati hooted q !
osse OF deputy marshals and were fred upon
y the latter. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
The tie-up Of the Chicago & Grand Trunk