Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-04
TROOPS NOW ON GUARD
Soldiers Sent to Chicago From Fort
Sheridan.
Placed at the Most Important Points
Likelihood of q Settlement
By Saturday.

Last night a portion Of the seventh cav
airy and the fifteenth infantry. from Fort
Sheridan, divided into detachments OF 100
to $50 men. and having q number Of gat-
ling guns. were deployed at different points
through Chicago city and suburbs, where
trouble had been most frequent, and this
fact seems to have acted as a quietus upon
the strikers. though occasionally some an
nornced in loud tones the fate in store for
the troops.
By common consent the strikers. 1t was
limited, had called on their dogs until after
the Fourth. Contrary to expectation. the
threatened riots at Blue Island did not ma
terialize. no radically aggressive action be-
ing taken by either side. the railroads pre-
ferring to await the arrival of the federal
troops and at q late hour last night all was
quiet there.
The usual grist Of minor casualties and
deviltry punctuated the days events In
Guiding the chasing away from the stock
Yards by strikers Of a party Of Lake Shors
omcials, among whom was President New
ell who were attempting to get out train.
Approaching q Settlement.
President Debs of the A. r. u. said last
right that a settlement of the strike on q
basis satisfactory to all concerned would be
made by Saturday. 1t is probable that q
meeting between the officials of the A. r.
Y. and the General Managers Association
will be held within forty-eight hours. Mayor
Hopkins has been quietly negotiating with
both sides. and the meeting will be the re-
cult of his efforts.
AT o'clock yesterday afternoon Col. J.P.
Martin, who was in charge of the Depart
ment of the Missouri in the absence of
Gen. Nelson A. Miles, received a telegram
from Gen. Schofield, st Washington, order
ing out the troops at Fort Sheridan. 1t
stated that the President had come to the
conclusion that the United States marshal
was unable to keep the strikers In check.
ard that the troops were necessary to pro-
tect the mails and carry out the orders of
the court.
ton to start the entire force at the fort.
cor sisting Of the fifteenth infantry and the
seventh cavalry and the artillery. for the
city. Col. Martin said that when the troops
arrived the commanding officer would at
once confer with Marshal Arnold as to
where the troops should be placed.
The disposition Of the troops was decided
upon as follows:
At Blue Island, where the most serious
trouble had occurred, $50 men; at Grand
crossing. 100 men; at the stock yards, 100
infantry and fifty or sixty cavalry. 1t was
decided to divide a battery of artillery into
three sections and place them at Blue Is
lard the stock yards and at South Chicago.
To the latter point was assigned also 150
iEfantry.
Great anxiety was created among railroad
officials by the theft of a quantity OF pow
der at Lansing.
Deputy Sheriff Spears, at Roseland, tele-
phoned to the sheriff's office that in his
opinion the stealing Of the powder was for
the purpose Of blowing up the bridges at
these points to prevent the arrival of depu-
ties.
Master Workman Lindholm, chief Of the
Knights of Labor in Chicago and Cook
county, was in conference with the leaders
of the A. r. u. He said after the confer
enCe: I'VE are ready to go on strike when
asked, and We shall obey an order for a
walk out to a man. The knights Of Labor
are heart and soul with the A. X. L., and
Mr.. Sovereign is doing all he can to assist
US in the fight"
No definite action was taken at the A. r.
L. directory meeting toward calling on the
trades unions for aid.
National Secretary Dowd of the Marine
Engineers Association sent the following
to the Associated Press: "A statement has
gone out that the marine engineers are
likely TO strike out Of sympathy for the 30
called Pullman boycott. and that meetings
to this end have been held in Chicago. TIL csc
statements are all absolutely groundless."
Late last night officials OF the Chicago
and Northwestern announced that they had
come to an understanding with their men
In every department of the train service
whereby all through and suburban passen-
ger service would be resumed as usual this
n orning.