The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-07-03
STRIKERS RESTRAINED
A Sweeping Injunction Against
the Idle Railroad Employees.
CONFERENCE AT THE WHITE HOUSE

Command at Chicago.
CHICAGO, July 3.-Judges Grosscup and !
Woods, IN the United States court, issued |
an injunction yesterday restraining the /
strikers, based both upon the mail laws !
and the interstate commerce act. IL is a
very sweeping order, and aims TO protect
the roads as common carriers to trans
port freight rs well as carry the United
States mails. The injunction order names
twenty-three roads, all within the MEM
bership of the railway association, and
the Union stock yards and Transit COM
pany, which must not be interfered with.
All the members of the American Rail-
way union, and all other persons whatso-
ever, are ordered to refrain from interfer-
ing with tr6 s., freight or passenger. The
men are al, ordered not to enter the
yards or premises of the companies with
intent to do any unlawful acts or compel
by their acts, threats Of violence or other
means TO the employees of the road to quit
work. The order also enjoins the defend
ants from inducing by persuasion,
threats, violence or by any other means
the employees of the companies to leave
the service of the companies or to induce
them to refuse to perform their duties"
President Debs says a settlement of the
boycott will be on these terms only:
There must be an armistice between
Mr., Pullman and his employees on basis
satisfactory to the men, who are willing
to accept a reasonable compromise, and
all the men must be taken back to work.
2-There must be an adjustment be-
tween the railways and the strikers. All
must be restored Co their old positions,
and no wages shall be cut, nor shall dis
, ordinations be made.
THE General Name -ers' association"
says Mr.. Debs, has made common cause
with the Pullman c. m ANY, and we can
not settle with either side There must
be agreement with both or none"
The general managers of the Chicago
railroads issued the following bulletin:
The worst reports come from the Rock
Island road, whi, h was not able to move
any trains on accDu unit Of a crowd Of 1000
people at Blue Island who controlled the
situation there, the United States deputy
marshals and the Cook county deputy
sheriff being powerless to handle the mob.
"On the Michigan Central the indica-
, tions are that there will be considerable
trouble on account of the employment of
new men TO take the places of the strik-
ing switchucn. The Illinois Central is
business, baU is moving through trains.
The Milwaukee and st. Paul is also badly
embarrassed by the striking employees.
On these roads occurred the most serious
difficulties. Seventeen roads in Chicago
are all more or less embarrassed by the
strike.
"The railroads have not altered their
position, and will not parley with men
who want to strike. The places of men
who strike will be filled as fast as posi-
BILE and force will be met with force to
the extent of asking the state for troops
to keep the roads open wherever this ac-
tion becomes necessary. If the state cam
not afford ample protection the railroads
will ask the United States government to
send troops to the scene of disturbances"
Two thousand strikers at Blue Island
yesterday overcame 200 deputy sheriffs
and marshals. The latter gave up the un-
equal battle and called for state and fed
eral aid The strikers gathered around
the cars and effectually stopped any at
tempt to move the trains.
United States Marshal Arnold and Dep
uty Leibrandt spent the morning trying
to move long line of passenger cars that
blocked the Rock Island yards at Blue
Island. About noon the train was made
up and started out of the yards. Stones
were thrown by the strikers knives were
drawn, and the deputies on the train
showed their revolvers. The strikers so
hemmed in the train and yards that it
became impossible TO move the train but
short distance through the yards.
Village Police Officer Michael Larsen
added to the confusion by jumping on the
engine and trying to arrest the engineer
fg1a 20
trains to block crossings for more than
five minutes. By this time the mob had
. become so boisterous that the attempt to
move the train was abandoned and the
officers retired to call for help. Marshal
Arnold was pulled off car platform after
the fight, kicked and rolled over in the
dirt by the strikers. He was not severely
hurt.
Marshal Arnold again proceeded to Blue
Island last evening and served notice on
the strike leaders there of the injunction
granted by the federal courts. The news
: quickly spread among the men, and for 9
short tine affairs at Blue Island were
quiet.
', The riotous spirit broke loose again sooI
: after 10 o'clock last night. A crowd OF
: strikers threw freight car across th'
Rock Island tracks to block the passage
; OF trains. They laughed at the injunction
issued by the United States court, anC
tore down the injunction placards So fal
as known no one was seriously hurt al
Blue Island, although there have beer
many small Struggling matches"
g AT midnight District Attorney Nil
a christ, when asked if troops had yet beeI
$ ordered out from Fort Sheridan, said: A"
n do not think they will be called out unit
the order of the courts has been violated
- and the judges recommend that such
/. measure be taken to uphold the dignity o
the court and justice, Unless the trouble
is brought to an end soon it is my opinion
that the strike will result in bloodshed.
At Los Augelos Cal, Judge Ross yes
tarday issued an injunction against Debs
= Howard, Lynch and all strikers on tn
Southern Pacific and santa Fe system fol
bidding them from interfering with th
\ transmission of mails, also forbiddinl
Them to interfere with traffic, The injunC
\ ton was issued al the instance of Unite
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