The Portland daily press., 1894-07-02
NEWS OF THE STRIKE.
Seven of the Leaders Arrested ON a
Serious Charge.


ber of Labor Organizations in Chicago
May Go on Strike--An Assistant Super
intendent Acting as Fireman.
Chicago, July 1.-Seven leaders of the
railroad strikers are inmates of the
county Jail tonight, and tomorrow they
will be arraigned before United States
Commissioner Hoyne, on the charge of
criminally violating section of the
United States statutes, which provides
if two or more persons conspire to COM
NIT any offence against the United
States, or defraud the United States in
any manner, or for any purpose, If one
or more such parties do any act to effect
the object of such conspiracy. all of the
parties in such conspiracy are liable to a
penalty of not less than $1,000, nor more
than 500 and not more than two
years Imprisonment.
The prisoners are Ewdard O'Neii,
Charles Sailor, alias Charles Taylor, John
Duffy, William McMullen, and they
were arrested at Hyde Park on a charge
of knowingly and wilfully obstructing
train No.23 of the Illinois Central rail
road, which carried the mails of the
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Gusseno. fireman, and JamesaMurlin,
swichman, charged with knowingly and
wilfully obstructing the west bound
train on the Rock Island roads, at Blue
Island, which train carried mails OF the
United States. The arrests at Blue Is
land was effected late last night by
posse of United States deputies, in
charge of Chief Deputy Logan. Upon
reaching the scene the IS marshals were
confronted by mob of 600 men, headed
by Murlin, who was recognized by many
spectators as the striker who threw the
switch that ditched the engine of the
outgoing train Saturday night. The
mob was in an ugly mood, and for
while il looked as though the marshals
were at their mercy. Deputy Logan
stated bluntly the marshals were there
for business and proposed to serve the
warrants entrusted to them. Thereupon
the crowd fell back, and two of the men
were captured. They were at once taken
to carriages and the horses started off
at gallop. The mob contented itself
with hurting imprecatlons against the
officers. The prisoners male vocIterous
demands ior hearing and bail, but no
attention was paid to their request, aid
they were locked up.
United States Commissioner Philip
Hoyne, when questioned on the sub
iect, rendered an opinion that no bail
could be accepted for men under arrest
prior to a preliminary hearing. The
most conservative leaders in the trades
and labor assembly now admit that
probably it will be matter of few days
before most of the workmen in Chicago
will go on strike. In this case they pre-
| dict the residents of Chicago will bring
| such a pressure to bear .on George NJ.
| Pullman that he will soon accede to the
| demands of the men.I,
At the headquarters of the AR. U.
| today, the COMMITTEES reported the re-
| mainder of the Brotherhood firemen on
| the Illinois Central, numbering about
| so, were won over, and as result no
| suburban trains could be run as was first
| intended today The engineers are di-
| vlded, and unless mere pressure is
brought to bear, it will be impossi BILE for
| the union to influence the men as a
| body. Mem bers of the Order Of Railway
| ois Central are also split, number hav-
| ing resolved to support the A. R.U. The
| firemen on the Northwest projected a
| new organization today, and all are or
dered out. No freight trains got out,
and with difficulty passenger trains were
run, as most of the passenger men on
| both the Galena and Wisconsin divisions
| are won over Assistant Superintendent
| Mounton acted as fireman on the Mil
| W aukee mail train.
At Los Angeles the federal grand jury
| found a true bill against large number
of strikers who endeavored to persuade
| the men from taking out the Santa Fe
train. An attempt will be made to ar
rest the indicted men.
| At.San Diego no effort has been made
| to get out train since Friday. Three
| hundred clerks are temporarily dis
| missed from the general offices of the
| Southern Pacific in this city.