Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-07-02
FEAR A STRIKE FAMINE.
People In Chicago May Be Left
Without Meat and Milk.
FURTHER STRIKES AND VIOLENCE.
Nonanion Men In Chicago Beaten BY ssrsA-
ers For Attempting TO Run Trains wisA
Pullman Cars Attached Reports Show
the Strike Is stni Spreading.

led and a serious famine IL threataned
There are no meat, milk nor vegetables
coming into the city, and the supply N
hand is almost exhausted. lee cannot be
purchased. Tho worst Is yet 10 come.
Eight thousand mon have been laid of at
tho stockyards, and by vote at night tho
American Federation Of Labor, tne
knights Of Labor and She other organlza-
tlons In mass meeting decided to sl0so
every industry in Chieago at once. The
engineers and flremen, up to the present.
time the mainstay Of the railroads, ars
also going out The trouble threatens "
be the greatest ever known in this coun-
try. Violence Is reported In many parts
Of the city
The day was spent by both forces IN
/ playing waiting game each side narrow
/ ly watching for the next move OF abe
QtheR. Railway officials profess to be snn-
| gtifno OF the ultimate defeat Of the strib
ers, and tho latter arc equally certain of
final SUCCESS. At number OF vantage
points throughout tho city efforts we've
made 60 move freight trains which wers
promptly frustrated by the strikers and
their sympathiers, who pounced upon ~
trains and carried of the links and pima
Flremon and engineers ON tbs nltno,s
! Central road went on n strihe today.
This was followed by tho Rnnounosment
that the switchmen and nrumen 0n tlls
Wabash. a Wagner line, had stTuoA 70
day both sides expect Developments Of .
serious character The general manages
are preparing to lnoet violence with force
and the strikers are anticipating legM
complications which may compel a naW
limo OF action.
Tho Rock Island road was the nrst rad
70 formally acknowledge its inability -
handle passenger and freight BUSINESS,
and the fast mall was abandoned. Vne
suburban service is dead les through traAns
as far as Davenport aro not moving, iea
fpeight business is lifeless, and 10 is Y a
condition Of compioto inmohility. The
switch engine men and nronen Of the
Wabash road have not worked today
Tho Michigan Central switeh1nen hetd
a meeting and asked that road NOS to N
? torchango freight with the boycotted roads.
, The officials declined 20 accede 10 She ae-
, mand, and the switchmen walked Qua.
, As penalty Tor its eloverncss IN run-
! | ming the blockade with train Of meat
the road will probably be called npon 70
= pay costly forfeit. for the Lake 6hOro
= mon arc scheduled % 20 out IN a body
today.
It's said that the United States gov
y ernmont win take hand in the strile. A
1 bin for an injunction protecting al rnfi-
"a roads from Interference Will DO filed by tho
!, government 10 Is said 10 ~ ~ drawn ~
a TO involve those who did regard its pr0vf
slons In the federal laws ngainst conspiBa-
cy. Numerous arrests win follow
All mail trains went out as usual to-
T. day except those on the Rock Island. The
/ tracks OF that road at Blue Island nre stip
o blocked by trains derailed. An effort win
; bo mado to got all the trains through with
a tho assistance OF the deputy marshnls.
/ United Statos Marshal Arnold uontin-
@ uod the work OF swearing IN deputies. Req
q uisitions for additional men began COM
A ing in from the various railroads as soon
ne the Office was opened. The nnntn 70
q asked FOR 90 mon 20 be used az Sixteenth
street and announced that II would wnnt
more tomorrow. Twenty three deputies
were sont 20 the Panhandle tracks at Riv-
n ersdale, and four passenger trains wsFe
d. brought IN.
Lhter tho Same road asked for fve extra
, mon at the depot. superintendent Troy
= OF the railway mail service asked that mene
4 deputies be sent 10 Blue 1Eland, a. hs had
l, boen notified that she strikers there, huu-
= bsring about 800 were becoming unYuty,
:, and the Officers were unable TO DO aky-
; thing with them.
More deputies were sent Thirty depu-
tics were sent TO Harvey 20 help move
. trains Marshal Arnold said nb0ut 800
N deputies had becn sworn IN. Tho groateei
=, difficulty he encountered was nrniDR tlic
mon, bat Ycvolvors were purchased fF0En
pawnshops and warehouse stores.
Tho Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
has posted bulletin announcing all trains
J., abandoned until further notice. This Il
= dono for the reason that the road is block.
cd with freight and is full OF derailef
]. cars and misplaced switches from heTt
4 south, and The strikers are IN an,ugly mood
!, and IL IS not safe 60 run trains
=, Seven leaders OF Tho strikers ore inmates
a Of the county iafl. They win bo arraign-
y cd before United States Commissions
's Philip Hoyne on the charge Of criminoib
~ ~ violating the United States statutes relat
~ ing 10 crimes and criminals, anc which
70 provide that II two or moro pers )ns con.
70 spiro either 10 commit any offense against
lU the United States or 20 defraud the United
70 states in any manner, or for any purpose.
o and II one or more such parties should dc
any act b effect the object Of such con
spiracy, all Of the parties in such conspira
O. / cy shall be liable 20 a penalty OF nos les,
re than 81 900 or more thnn $40 900, on moi
81 more than two years imprisonment
v. The officers OF the street. and cable lines
or here have expressed themselves rs conA
or dent shat thsir men viii NOS 20 out a
40 Debs' order but there Is aome uneasines'
ht among she employees Of The alley 81 ans
n. the Lake street Il, - and IL is thought theJ
: u may 90 out n ordered
he A report received here from Dapvfile
or Ills, says most serisus state cf thing
he prevails there Several trains on the Wa
bash and the Chicago and Eastern ulinoi
roads arc held at that point, and althouei
several United States deputy marshal
IRE are on duty at the yards they are utterl,
St unable 20 prevent rioting Fears are en-
mt tertaincd that much damage will be dom
re 30 railroad property, and United State
ck Marshal Arnold will send down an add
tional force Of deputies as soon as the mel
can be sworn I'm.
Engines have been ditchcd, cars throws
ire Of the track and passenger cars stoned
Ige So FAR as known no livrs have been los,
OF | Dauyiua is l25 miles from Chicago.
he |
James A. Kelly, Tenth and SIMPLE
streets, has taken the agency for tn
celebrated Tokalon Wine Company. {
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