The record-union., 1894-07-05
No Truth in the Report That a
Settlement Has Been Reached.
STRIKE LEADERS ARRESTED FOR
MAKING THREATS
An Active Warfare To Be Inaugurated
Against the American Railway
Union Strikers In Colorado by the
Denver and Gulf System-Through
Trains on the Union Pacific Aban-

Special to the REcoRD-USIoN.
CHICAGO, July 4.-There is no truth in
! the report that the Pullman Company
had effected settlement with the strik-
ers.
Taken in its entirety, the day has been
quiet one in strike circles. barring an
occasional furry caused by the gathering
of mobs in the stock yards district, which,
however, were held in check by police
and deputies. backed up by the near
proximity of detachment of regulars
from Fort Sheridan, for whom the strik-
ers have a wholesome respect. Trains
are once more moving at Blue Island,
the turbulent element having suddenly
simmered down when confronted by
pieces of ordnance and glittering bayo-
nets.
After the troops disembarked at the
stock yards the strikers vented their
spleen by ditching the two rear coaches
of the troop train and disabled the engine
by showing coupling pins into the cross
head guides being careful, however, to
wait until the regulars had got safe dis
tance away.
resumed its passenger service. which is
now moving regularly and without inter-
| ference. The Illinois Central announces
that suburban passenger service will be
resumed tomorrow morning. The Santa
| Fe and Alton service is still seriously
crippled, though the Santa Fe passenger
trains are moving on time. The Balti-
more and Ohio passenger service is nor
NAL. Nickel Plate freight service is at a
standstill and passenger trains irregular.
The Chicago and Calumet Terminal is at
a standstill.
The Michigan Central got out train of
forty cars of meat to-day. The situation
is improving The Pennsylyania an
nounceS that they begin moving perish
able freight to and from Chicago to-mor-
row.
Reports tonight from Fifty seventh
street are that fast train No. z. Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern, from New
York, is held there in the hands of a
mob, and police have been dispatched to
the scene.
SITUATION AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY. July 4.-The situation
here is little changed from yesterday.
| This is the first day for week that mat
ters have not gone wrong. The Alton
trains from st. Louis and Chicago were
abandoned to-day on orders from Super
! intendent Gray. The Wabash has laid
off clerks and freight handlers indefi-
nitely. The Santa Ee successfully moved
three cars of freight and one of eggs to
| the East this morning.
General Manager Frey Sf the Santa Fe
this evening advised Superintendent
Rorback that President Debs of the
American Railway Union had given to
the press statement that the General
! Managers Association in Chicago had ar
ranged with Debs and officers of the
| D1,1 s.,
enee with view to ending the present
strike next Saturday. Mr.. Frey said in
his telegram that he desired the public to
| know that no such conference had been
announced; that the General Managers
Association does not know Mr.. Debs, and
| that the American Railway Union is not
| treating with them,
A Chicago and Alton train was detained
| by strikers at Slater, Mo-, and held at
that place. General j. .. Shelby, United
States Marshal at Kansas City, sent sew
| eral deputies to Slater to release the train
and allow it to proceed on the ground
that it was carrying United States mails,
and as a United States officer it was his
duty to the Federal Government to see
that its functions in this case, the expedi-
! ton of the mail, was not interfered with
Governor Stone resented this as an in
terference with State rights and as such
wrote to General Shelby asking him by
what right United States officer inter-
/ fered in the troubles of this kind in the
State, as he believed the State was per-
| fectly capable of taking care of its own
domestic affairs, and where not able to do
so and finding it necessary 10 call for aid
| from the Federal Government would do
] so in approved constitutional form.
General Shelby replied very tartly,
adding that he was acting under orders
from the Attorney-Gener to clear up
passage of the United States mail, and in
pursuance of these orders was to prevent
such unlawful interference by arresting
on proper warrants all such offenders,
and taking them before the proper Fed
eral tribunal for examination. He re-
ferred Governor Stone to the Attorney
General for light upon the subject of the
authority in the aforementioned proceed
| ings.
WARFARE ON STRIKERS.
| DENVER, July 4.-Active warfare will
be instituted against American Railway
Union strikers by the Denver and Gulf
system, acting through the United States
Marshals. The most rigid steps war;
ranred by law will be taken, and an effort
will be made to restore the affairs of the
road to their normal condition. As a
means of accomplishing this, wholesale
arrests will be made. The instructions
| issued to-day direct the Deputy United
States Marshals to arrest all vioIators of
the law without warrants, as in this in
stance violation of law is sufficient
warrant for arrest. The deputies will
permit no acts in violation OF law, and
will Immediately disperse all sympathiz-
ers of strikers gathering on Denver and
| Gulf property, where plans for interfer-
ing with the company are being dis
cussed.
To-day every passenger train was NOV
ing on the line between Texline and
Julesburg. Tomorrow the officials will
begin running freight trains, and notice
has been given that perishable freight
will be received for local points.
ARRESTS AT TRINIDAD.
TRINIDAD (Col.), July 4.-Thirty- EIGHT
men, half members of the American
Railway Union, and the remainder being
sympathizers, were arrested here to-
day and taken to Denver. Among them
are President Melick, cePresident
| Murth, Chairman Carrig and Secretary
| Imhoff of the union, and ID. b. Rollins,
a politician. The men were arrested for
| disarming the deputies last Sunday. In
addition TO these ten others were arrested
who ventured too near the property. The
arrest is serious blow to the American
Railway Union. The arrests were ac-
complished by the United States troops
! surrounding the place where the strikers
| had assembled after which the deputies
passed within their lines. The excite
inent is intense, but the presence of troops
The arrested men were placed on train
and started for Denver under both mill
tary and civil guard.
THE DOCUMENT RETURNED UNOPENED.
DENVER, July 4.-The American
Railway Union was in session all day,
! but willgive nothing out for publication.