The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-07-03
Federal Soldiers Out in Cali
fornia and Colorado.
MILITIA ON DUTY IN ILLINOIS.
Deputy Marshals in Chicago Unable
TO Keep Trains Moving
Up-strikers Honor Mrs. stanford
The Onion Pacific Unable to Move


this afternoon that a settlement viii be
made on these terms only:
FlTst-Thers must be an armistiee be-
tween Pullman and his employees, on a
basis satisfactory 10 the men. They are
willing 10 accept a reasonable compromise.
and all men must be taken back to work.
Second-There must lie an adjustment
between the railways and strikers. All
must be restored 10 their old positions and
no wages shalt be cut. nor shall the roads
discriminate.
Third-The General Managers ASsocia-
ton has made common cause with Pull
man. and We cannot settle with either side.
There must be an agreement with both or
none.
This statement was made after an inter
view with Peter Studebaker.
At their meeting today the board of di-
rectors of the American Railway Union
requested railroad men, women and chill
dren in Chicago, who are in sympathy
with the strike or engaged in 1t, 10 wear
white ribbon. President Debs said: "We
will give up this strike if this appeal to the
public does not result in our favor" Pres
ident Debs said today: This forenoon /
issued an order tying up the Rio Grande
and Denver & Rio Grande systems. This
was in response TO urgent entreaties from
Colorado. We feel encouraged at the out
look today, and shall fight with renewed
hope and confidence in our ultimate VIC
tory"
Business will necessarily be suspended
at the stock yards tomorrow. whether
there is n formal strike of packing house
employees or not. The pens are almost en-
tirely empty, the cars loaded with dressed
beef are standing on the tracks, and.
though the beef is In danger of spelling,
the ice-making machinery must soon stop
running owing TO lack of coal. There are
400 cars of live stock on the Burlington
road on the way to Chicago. but there is
little probability of their reaching their
destination under present conditions.
Every switchman, fireman and engineer
at the yards has quit work, and each is
watching to see that no train arrives
The ice companies are bringing ice by
boat, and the price has already advanced
greatly.
Lodge No. 2s3 OF the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen, at Brighton PARK,
gave up their charter in the organization
today and Joined the American Railway
Union. The lodge includes the iiremen
on the Chicago 4 Alton.
Two thousand brickmakers at Blue
Island struck this afternoon and armed
themselves with the intention of aiding
the railroad men. At noon the Rock
Island sent out a train from Chicago,
carrying sixty deputies At Blue Island
strikers stopped the train. Village
Policeman Michael Larsen arrested the
engineer for violation OF an ordinance
forbidding trains to stand more than
five minutes on crossing, but a deputy
marshal threw the policeman from the
train Subsequently Deputy Marshal
Arnold arrested Larsen for ohstructing
the United States mail. Then the strikers
pulled Arnold off car platform and
kicked him and rolled him in the dirt.
Seventeen roads in Chicago are more or
less embarrassed by the strike, and many
passenger trains are being moved, as on
the Panhandle, under heavy guards of
deputy marshals for mail trains and dep
uty sheriffs for other trains, in order
TO get them through the strikers
and sympathiEers who congregate
along the tracks The railroads have
not altered their position, they declare.
aud will not parley with the men who
went on strike. The places of men who
struck will be filled as fast as possible.
and force will De met with force to the
extent of asking the state for troops to
keep the roads open wherever this action
becomes necessary. Ii the state cannot
afford ample protection the railroads will
ask The United States government 10 send
troops to the scene OF the disturbances.
The Chicago & Northwestern. Elgin.
Joliet a Eastern and Chicago, Milwaukee
& ST Paul have issued notice to connect
ing lines and shippers that they will not
receive pcrishable freight or live stock.
on the Chicago, Burlington n Quincy
the situation has changed for the worse.
A large body OF striking switehmen and
their sympathizers are eongregated at
Western avenue. To avoid an omen con-
Aiet With the mob the yards have been
closed. No passenger traffic Is moving.
W. v Powell grand chief of the Order
Of Railway Trainmen. said today:
I'VE are not taking any part in the
| strike. We are affiliated with the
other railroad brotherhoods, and will
be guided by any action taken
by the federation. We cant afford
| 20 come into = strike which was
| ordered without consultation with the
| other railroad organizations. IL would
! have been better ali around had De5s and
his people called on Us before ordering the
strike. Then he would have had some
for him 70 demand Of Us 20 go out AT his
bidding"
Shortly after 10 O'Clock crowd OF
strikers threw a freight ear across thu
| Rock Island tracks at Blue Island TO
block passenger trains They laughed ~
the Injunction issued by the United
| States court, and tore down the in
junction piaeards. 50 far as known
nm one has been seriously hurt,
although there have been many small
sluEging matches. United States Marshal
/ Arnold. i. is said, wired the attorney gen
/ eral saying bis men cannot control the
strikers and asking thar infantry be or
/ dered cut.
The Chicago. Minneapolis 4 81. Paul to-
/ day discharged two-ihirds OF the force Ia
/ its general passenger department.. There
/ is no work for the men because Of the
/ strike Other roads also are making large
| rednctl0ns-