The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-05
STRIKE TAPERING OFF
Belt Road Train Crews Are At
Work Switching Freight.
st. Louis Division of Big Four and Mo-
non Had Some Difficulty with
Their Passenger Service.
NO ATTEMPTS AT VIOLENCE
Official Bulletin Shows Slightly
Over One Hundred Men Out.
An Alleged Coalition of Knights of La
Dor and the Union Reported-Serv-
ing the Federal Injunction.
TRAIN SERVICE AT NIGHT
Late Telegrams Settle the Big
Four and MOnOn Trouble.
| st. Louis Train Gets 0ut-GovernOr
Matthews Receives a Call for
Aid from Lake County.
An Alleged Coalition of Knights of La
Dor and the Union RepOrted-Serv-
ing the Federal Injunction.
TRAIN SERVICE AT NIGHT
Late Telegrams Settle the Big
Four and MOnOn Trouble.
st. Louis Train Gets 0ut-GovernOr
Matthews Receives a Call for
Aid from Lake County.

The local railway officials believe the
strike is practically at an end at least so
far as indianapolis is concerned. In their
bulletin issued last night they say that
only about one hundred men are now out,
although the strikers claim that the num-
ber is several times this. About the Union
Station yesterday and last night affairs
were very quiet. The police and special
deputies kept the streets cleared at both
ends of the station. This had the effect
of keeping curious people away, and the
strikers sought to see the men they wanted
at other places than about the station.
kilograms received by the railroad officials
late last night led them to believe that
the end of the strike was at hand, and
that within day or so trains would be
pulling in and out with the old-time reg
ularity.
The St Louis division of the Big Four,
which has been tied up will probably be
open to-day. Between IL and u o'clock
last night Master Mechanic Garstang re-
ceved a telegram from G. S. Mckee, saying
that the strike had been declared off at
Terre Haute, and they would get trains
out at once A telegram of like import was
sent by Wetz, chairman of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, to William Ball,
chairman of the local organization.
The St Louis mail train. No. Z, due 10
leave here al II As, was about to be tied up
in the depot. The fireman'had stated that
he would not take out anything but the
mail cars When the time for the train
TO leave arrived the engineer coupled up,
but the fireman still refused to so. At !
o'clock this was the condition, but the fire.
man changed his mind and concluded to go
out. The train started, but did not get
out of the depot when il stopped and re-
turned The fireman said he had changed
his mind, as he was doubtful Of the au-
thentcity of the telegram received by Mas
ter Mechanic Garstang. Two firemen of the
Chicago division then indorsed the message
and gave it 10 him, and at 1:10 the train
left the depot
At a late hour Superintendent Van Win
kle. of the same road. received tele-
gram saying that the firemen and brake
men at Mattoon had held a meeting and
at IL o'clock had decided to declare the
strike off. This point has been the seat of
on the St. Louis division, and il was
here that most of the trains on this di-
vision were held.
Assistant Superintendent Houghton Iele-
graphed from Chicago that trains were
moving in and out there without any
trouble. and that there was not a man
along the Illinois Central tracks, rver
which the Big Four enters Chicago. Tele-
grams were also received announcing the
release of the Chicago & Erie train at
Hammond, which had been held there
since morning. The telegram announced
that the Illinois Central engineers had
gone back to work, and that the main
portion of the fremen had signifed their
willingness to return. 1t was said that the
whom it could take its choice of men.
1t was reported that an attempt was be-
ing made by the local strikers to induce
the firemen on the Chicago division of the
Big Four to go out. but in this they were
unsuccessful as the train on that division
pulled out on time last night.
During the day number of the passen-
gers who were held over in this city by
the stoppage of the Monon trains, applied
at the companys ticket office to have their
money refunded or to be given transporta-
ton over some other route. They were all
told that a train would be taken out during
the afternoon and all were transferred to
the train that left late in the evening. 4
special deputy VINO wanted to go to Monon
to serve some papers on strikers there
waited about the Union Station till the ex-
press matter was removed from the train
as it stood upon the side track, and then
left the station, taking this as evidence
that the train would not go out. Within
, about half hour after he left, arrange
ments were made by which the train was
moved and he missed the train. deputy
marshal was sent 10 Hammond. last night.
to serve additional papers upon the strik-
ers at that place
The Monon train due to leave at 12 80
this morning was again held at the station.
1t came in somewhat over one hour late.
| George w. Chase the fireman. positively
refused to take out the train with Pullman
sleepers attached. The MonOn officials tele-
graphed the grievance committee of the
firemen's brotherhood seeking some sort of
| an arrangement by which the train could
| be sent out but received no answer up to
| 2:30 this morning.