The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-03
BATTLE OF THE STRIKERS
The Fight Now a Red Hot One All
Along the Line.


Favor of the Railroads by a United
states Judge Deputy Marshals
Given a Warm Reception at Trini-
dad-Secretary Lamont Ready to
Move Troops at Moments Notice.
Chicago, July 2.-The strike is tying up
lake traffic effectually. The grain trade
i completely paralyzed, as the railroads
are unable to get any corn or oats to the
elevators and the stocks for shipment are
well nigh exhausted. Several hundred
cars containing -four and other freight
hound for sea board and foreign ports are
living on the side tracks, the companies
beiug powerless to get them to the steam
boat docks.
In the meantime the steamers have
been bringing large amounts of frieghts
here. which they have been unable to
deliver,to the railroads and all the river
warehouses are filled to overfowing.
Nearly a score of boats are on the mar
ket to-day for cargoes, but are unable to
obtain any Hard coal is still the only
fuel to be had here.
Lodge 32S of the Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Firemen at Brighton Park gave
up its charter in the old organization to-
day and Joined the American Railway
Union The lodge included tiremen on
the Chicago and Alton and the Santa t'e.
POLICE ON GUARD.
Chief of Police Brennan had calls from
the General Managers Association early
this morning for men to be sent 10 the
Eastern Illinois at Thirty-siXth street
and from the Lake Shore road at Root
street The details were made as
requested Mir Brennan said emphat-
icauy this morning that any one
within the city limits who wanted to
work would be accorded police protection
against the strikers. The police depart
ment has fully l,500 men detailed for
squad duty at depots, freight-hOuse cross
inEs and switching points Chief Bren-
nan said that the reports Of tearing up
tracks in various parts of the city had been
thoroughly investigated, but did not turn
out to be true He received frequent
word from his subOrdiuaJes that the
tracks and crossings were well patroled,
and that no violence was being attempted.
TRAINS STALLED AT BATTLE CREEK.
SIX Grand Trunk passenger trains are
in the wards at Battle Greek and at least
500 passengers are waiting TO get out.
The yards are blocked with freight and
passenger cars. The Grand Trunk shop
men went out this morning, and the
large thrashing machine works closed
down tonight. The authorities have
closed all the saloons
The Grand Trunk has cancelled all its
trains on the Chicago division out of Port
Huron, Mich, on account of the suspen-
sion of traffic west of Battle Greek.
All freight trains have been abandoned
on the Hannibal and Decatur branch of
the Wabash, and all passenger trains are
very late
The Missouri Pacific shops at Fort
Scott, Kan, have been closed down on ac-
count OF the strike.
OFFERS or HELP.
THE National Association of Street
Hallway Employees wired US that it will
do everything possible to help us" said
President Debs to-day. The president
OF the Seamans union came here to-day
and reported that his organization was
perfectly willing to obey an order for
Walkout. A committee of the Standard
oil employees in this city also came to us.
Ihey stand ready TO quit work. The
Trade and Labor Assembly of Chicago
mas given us assurances that IL will order
general strike at our request
This would paralyle the industries
OF the town, but we have no
intention Of doing such a thing Just as
long as we can we shall cOnfinc this fight
to the railroads. This forenoon | issued
an order tying up the remainder of the
Denver and Rio Grande system. This
was IN response to urgent entreaties from
Colorado. The Rio Grande is now crippled
from to L. We feel encouraged at tn
outlook to-day, and shall fight on with re-
newed hope and confidence in our ulti-
mate victory"
kUMoRs OF 4 SETTLEMENT.
When Mr. Debs' attention was called
10 the rumors that have been in circula-
ton for the past two days to the effect
that negotiations looking to a settlement
ol the strike were being conducted be-
tween himself and Mr.. Studebaker for
lue pullman company, he declined to
answer direct questions, but consented to
oaInhe the terms upon which the officers
ol Jhe union would settle the strike.
Flrst.' he said I'VE will settle with
lhe Pullman company upon any terms
mat the employees of the company may
ueSIre. We will settle with the railroads
on the condition that they restore their
Srrlhlhg employees to their former places.
we want the settlement to take place
WIN all the corporations at once, how
ever
This is a general fight between en-
pI"Aes and corporations The middle
people and the working people are with
W. nave kilograms from the general
master workman of the Knights of Labor
anu the president of the Street Railway
l..nHoA es Association, in which they
oner to call out their men, just this
morning committee of the employees
oI the Standard Oil Company came
10 10 see me and offered to strike. The
Iaqor organizations of the city are practi-
taIly all with us. / may say, however,
tuaJ Tor the present | do not intend to
olrlHe beyond the railroads. But in time
VIII tle up the industries of the city
Il lne corporations we are lighting do not
ScVVIe with us on proper basis"
III MARsHALS AT A MoB's MERCY.