The morning call., 1894-07-01
ON THE MONON.
Strikers Who Acted Just Bit Too
Hastily.

HAMMOND, Ind, June 30.-Tbe Monon
passenger train 2, which left Chicago at
s :32 o'clock last night, is in the hands OF
the strikers. Manned by 140 of them. 1t
came into Hammond at II 40 Last Dights
The strikers are in high spirits. When
they heard of the avOwed intention OF the
Monon officials to take the train TO Indian
apolis If they had to run over the bodies
of 1000 strikers. they held a meeting and
decided to protest. Everybody voted
TO capture the train. although the train
carries mail. When the train came to the
State line at 10:42 O'Clock it was sig
nailed to stop. The engineer had scarcely
done so when the crowd surrounded him.
Then new engineer took the place of the
regular Monon man. and while the strikers
yelled the train went into a switch and
then pulled slowly into the city. The mob
controlled L. II was run down on switch
and will be left there until the strike is
ended. 1t carries four seepers, two mail
ears, two baggage cars and four day
coaches.
Sheriff Fredericks OF Lake County has
asked Governor Matthews to send troops
TO Hammond. The Western Indiana
tracks at the State line are completely
blocked. Five passenger trains are stand
ing there, one behind the other. Four of
the trains belong to the Erie and one to the
Monon road. The first train has been
there since 4:50 Friday afternoon. The
passengers are tired and hungry. The mob
which stopped the trains held meeting
along the tracks last night and voted to
hold the trains until the strike is ended.
Sheriff Frederick read the following
message to the strikers this afternoon:
In conference with Alexander Shields, presi-
dent of the American Railway Union OF Ham,
mond, and on his guarantee that there shall be
no interference with trains now held and In
transit until his return by strikers at Ham
mond, have agreed to take no immediate ac-
tion il the strikers obey his orders as wired to-
day. Make immediate demand tor release OF
trains now held. including Chicago and Erie 8,
and wire me result. CLAUDE MATTHEWS.
Governor.
The strikers wired to Mr.. Shields for
confirmation of the order and as yet no
answer has been received. The strikers
held the sleepers for time, but allowed
trains 2, 10 and II to go on.
The boycott was ended here at o'clock
by order from Chicago headquarters of
the A. r. q. to permit all trains to go
until further orders. The men were in-
structeQ 10 commit no act WHICH WOuIu
call out the militia. 1t: develops that the
hold-ups were voluntary on the part of
the members of the local unions. and no
order was ever issued. The men are crest
fallen at the turn of affairs, but submit
gracefully to the order to cease hostilities.
BRAZIL, Ind, June 30.-Trainmaster
Fowler OF the Chicago and Eastern Hi
nois of this city has received instructions
from headquarters to make out the time
of employees who went on strike. as they
would be discharged. A passenger train
on that road was held at Momence by the
officials of the road last night because the
ranmen refused to attach a car of ice and
car of beer billed to this city. The train
carries the United States mail. and it is
reported that President Carpenter ordered
the train held week unless the trainmen
concluded to haul the desired freight.
RICHMOND. Ind, June 30.-When the
strikers arrived here from Indianapolis
they found Governor Matthews had
militia ready to send at moments notice.
This LED to the order to cease hostilties
here. President Shield of the local union
arrived at O'Clock and repeated the order
to let all trains pass.