The record-union., 1894-07-09
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Agents of Debs Try co Tie Up Junction
Points, but the Plan Falls.
CINCINNATI, July S.-Agents of Debs
attempted simultaneous movements to-
day to tie up junction points between the
Ohio River and lake points. The informa-
ton tonight from Hammond. Spring
field, Columbus. Delaware, Lima and
Creston is that the plan failed. South of
the river the strike failed. The parade
and mass meeting OF the strikers at
Music Hall tomorrow is awaited with
some apprehension.
PASSENGER TRAIN MOVED.
BRAZIL Qnd.l, July s.-The passenger
train on the Chicago and Central Divi-
sions of the Illinois Central went for
ward for the first time in eight days.
Yardmaster Sweeney fired the train the
entire distance, as no fireman could be
found. An Immense meeting of the
strikers was held here this afternoon.
kilograms from Debs were read. saying
that success was certain, admonisblng
the strikers to abstain from violence in
any form, and proposed that none should
return to work unless all could.
BRIDGE BURNED.
ST. PAUL (Minn.), July Sat 2 o'clock
this morning the Chicago and Greas
Western bridge between here and South
st. Paul was burned. All stock yards
traffic on the road will be stopped for the
present. The ire was incendiary, the
police being confident of their knowledge
of the perpetrators. They expect to arrest
them before night. Everything is quiet
among the American Railway Union
here.
OMAHA UNUSUALLY QUIET.
OMAHA, July S.-From railroad stand
point Omaha was unusually quiet to-day,
many of the railroads sending out trains
with the usual regularity. Superintend-
ent Jaynes of the Omaha says: 'Our
trains are moving with regularity, beth
st. Paul trains getting through Sioux
City without any accidents. We will
commence moving freight trains actively
on Monday, having brought in Saturday
twenty-five cars OF live stock for South
Omaha" Assistant superintendent Orr of
the Union Pacific is authority for the
statement that everything was quiet in
the western diyisie rs of the overland.
Two companies Of troops have reached
Rock Springs, which, with the one COM
pany which has been stationed there for
some time, gives Federal force of nearly
two hundred men at that point. -Four
companies have reached Ogden from Fort
Douglass, and the company is arranging
to mass troops whenever needed at Poca-
telIo, Green River aud Evanston.
But the greatest fear is entertained of
destruction along the Southern Pacific
and the long stretch of country between
Ogden and Oakland is giving the Federal
authorities no end Of trouble.
Assistant Manager Allen of the Rock
Tel, foIo L.
that the running OF freight trains will be
resumed tomorrow and locals will be
tax en- care OF.
No. 6 on the Rock Island went out on
time to-day.
Trouble is anticipated on the Missouri
Pacific, but the flattening out of the
strike will somewhat change matters.
STRIKE SITUATION CLEARING.
OGDEN, July S.--The strike situation is
rapidly clearing. This morning eight
companies of United States regulars from
Fort Douglass, under command of Cap
tain Palmer, numbering 400 men, reached
here on special Union Pacific train.
Upon arrival a camp was formed, line
was stretched around the depot grounds,
sentinels placed, and all strikers and the
public ordered to keep out. No attempt was
made by the strikers to prevent trains
arriving or departing. The Rio Grande
sent out two trains to-day. The regular
overland for Denver and the East left on
time with three Pullmans attached. The
Union Pacific sent local train out over
the Utah Northern this afternoon, also a
train to Salt Lake. No Southern Pacific
trains have yet arrived or departed. The
six companies of regulars here will re-
main until train service is resumed. The
Union Pacific road will resume all trains
on schedule tomorrow. Several fires
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which seemed to have been of inceudiary
origin.
BUSY DAY AT FORT RILEY.
JUNCTION CITY (Kas.), July S.-This
has been busy hay at Fort Riley. Orders
came at His a. NJ. from departmenthead-
quarters for troops. Three batteries of
light artillery, four troops of the Third
Cavalry, the Signal Corps and a detach-
ment of the Hospital Corps leave for
Chicago over the Union Pacific. Major
Randolph, in command of the artillery
post here, will be in command. The first
section, twenty-seven stock, ten box and
seven coal cars, leaves at p. NJ, and the
second, fourteen coaches and one Pull
man, will leave later. But forty troops
of the Seventh remain at the post.
BLOCKADE ALMOST COMPLETE.
WABASH Qnd.), July S.-The antici-
pated improvement in the railroad situa-
tion\has not materialized, and the block
ade is almost complete on the Michigan
division of the Big -Four. The strikers
are still united and confident, and their
warning to the Brotherhood of Engineers
at this point has caused the latter to
waver in their support of the company.
Two trains on this line, both very late,
came in last night and were held here by
strikers, including the firemen. The
Federal injunctions are ignored by the
strikers, but there have been no arrests
The Benton Harbor passenger train went
north this morning. On the Wabash
traffic is paralyzed. But one passenger
train has run on the main line in twenty
four hours, and no stops are made at the
division points.
DEs MONIES QUIET.
DEs MONIES, July 9.-The strike situa-
ton here is quiet.
SYMPATHY FOR STRIKERS.
NEW YORK, July S.-District Assem-
bly, No. 40. Knights of Labor held pro-
tracted meeting to-day. The meeting
dispatch was awaited hourly from Grand
Master Workman Sovereign ordering
out the 10000 members of the organiza-
ton. A resolution was passed condemn
ing the employment of State and Federal
troops at Chicago. and denouncing
Attorney-General Olney and the rest of
the capitalistic crew in ordering the de-
struction of human life to give few dol
lars year to Pullman ct al" The action
of Grand Master. Sovereign and the
American Railway Union was indorsed.
NEW YORK, July S.-A special meet
ing to-day Typographical Union, No. 6,
passed resolutions of sympathy with the
American Railway Union and decided
that the only solution to the question lay
in the purchase of the railroad by the
Government.
NOT IN FAVOR OF A STRIKE.
WILKEsBARRE (Pa.), July S.-The at
tempt to form branches of the American
Railway ITninn aInaflu fha railroad afn-