Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-03

worthless as fighters, and that the presence
OF regular soldiers will have greater effect
In quieting disturbances and moving trains
than any other force.
All the railroad companies sent otM their
morning passenger trains. The Denver and
Rio Grandc was unable to move its Mains
west OF SaIida last night. The road Nem-
rloyes at Pueblo. Salida and Grand JAnc-
ton are on strike and 1t is presumed that
Debs orders for strike at Denver and
other points on the line will be observed
today.
1t IS also expected that the local assem-
bly,, X. Of L., will today order a strike on
the roads which the A. r. L. is trying to
, tie up and General Master Workman Sow
ereign has telegraphed that he will support
Debs.
Telegraphic communication was re-estab-
lished southwest of La Junta last night,
and word was received from Superintendent
Hurley of the Santa Fe, who has been in
state of siege at Ration. He reported hav-
Ing moved special train with deputies
from Santa Fe and points south Of Albu-
qurque as far as Dillon, where the strikers
derailed three cars. The eighty-three United
States deputies on board walked to Ration.
The sheriff at Ration has sympathized with
the strikers and the mob has forced the
eating house employees out. United States
Marshal Hall called for troops, as did the
federal judge. at Santa Fe. The governor
and federal Judge have ordered the arrest
or the sheriff If he does not perform his
duties.
Two companies of United States troops
left Santa Fe this morning and are due to
reach Ration at pm.
The Santa Fe officials have arranged to
increase the force of deputies at Pueblo,
where the strikers were holder last night.
ano conflict was narrowly averted.
TRINIDAD, COL.
TRINIDAD. Col, July 8.-The United
States troops arrived here last night. Slow
progress was made because every bridge
and switch was examined before the train
was permitted to cross. The arrival Of
the troops was a surprise to the strikers,
as they had cut the wires The only &C.
currence In the way of a disturbance wac
an attempt to pull the firemen from the
engine. whereupon the engineer and fire.
man were taken to camp under escort
where they were kept all night. No at
tempt to move trains will be made until
today.
OMAHA, NEB.
OMAHA. Neb., July 3.-There was a meet
Ing Of the local A. r. Y. men last night
The situation was canvassed and the men
decided that II the federal board at Denver
today decides to sustain the Pullman boy
colt Omaha A. r. L. men would strike at
once. United States Marshal White is
ready with posse, expecting to be called
out any moment.
EVANSTON, wYO.
EVANSTON, Wyo, July 3.-Two hundred
employees signed Judge Riner's order that
they would remain in the Union PACING.
Later. however, they changed their minds
and refused to work. County Attorney
Ham has been employed by the A K. U.
as attorney and he advised them that
Judge Riner's order was void and not bind
Ing, because issued in Iowa, dated on sun
day and not under seal.
GALESBURG, ILL.
GALESBURG, ILL.,, July Six hundred
railroad men heard w. E. Kern, organizer
of the American Railway Union, speak last
night on the Pullman strike and boycott.
Aftervard papers were circulated for names
to organize a union, and fifteen or twenty
" ere secured. kerns says there are enough
for a charter. and that he will remain here
&c day to secure further names.
TOLEDO, OHIO.
TOLEDO, Ohio July 3.-This morning the
$50 men employed at the Wabash railway
shops in this city on coming to work, were
informed that the shops had closed down on
account of the interference of the strikers
with the roads trains. The closing is for
an indefinite period.
BOISE, IDAHO.
BOISE, Idaho, July 3.-Everything on the
Idaho division of the Union Pacific is tied
up. The company refuses freight at most
points. and Shoshone shops have been
closed.
OGDEN, UTAH,
OGDEN, Utah, July 3.-The tie-up on the
Southern and Union Pacific is unbroken.
The regular Rio Grande western train went
cut last night all right.
LA CROSSE, WIS.
LA CROSSE. Wis, July 3-The railroad
tie-up here is now about complete. The
Burlington trainmen and shop men are out
to a man. Engineers. who stuck to the
company through the last strike, have now
yielded. The Milwaukee is in the same con-
dition but headed off a strike in the shops
by shutting down. Even the conductors
say they will not go out with new or in
competent switchmen. Passenger trains
have been on time so far.
DUBUQUE, IOWA.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 3-Presiient A.
B. Stickney Of the Chicago Great Western
last night addressed meeting of striking
employees here. He agreed to take back
strikers. but would not agree to discharge
men nor cut of Pullman cars. The men
have not accepted his proposition.
81. LOU Is.
ST. LOUIS. July 3.-In compliance with
orders received from President Debs, Lo-
cal Union. No. "a, A. r. T., at Pine Bluff,
Ark has declared a strike on the st. Louis
Southwestern road. Thirteen labor orsani-
cations on the road, with a membership
of 1.S00. are affected by the order. Mr.. ].
NJ. s. White, local freight agent OF the Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Texas railroad, an
nounces that not man on that road has
quit, thus far and that all trains are NOV
ing without hnderance.
Today the railroad strike situation of it.
self showed no marked change in the early
hours. The first ominous threat came in
the shape Of orders for the first regiment,
NJ. N. G., to place itself in readiness to
move upon the receipt Of further instruc-
tons. So far as the railroad service is con-
cerned there Is little change The out
bound passenger trains got away without
delay. but freight is still in exactly the
same shape as it was last night
AS the day grew and reports came in of
the doings Of the strikers during the right
and morning 1t became rapidly evident that
the situation in the territory tributary to
st. Louis had grown decidedly worse. On
the western division of the Wabash all the