The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-04
LAST EDITION.
FIRE SET BY
THE STRIKERS.
Freight Cars Burned ID tha
Blue Island District
Chicago.
OUT or SOLDIERS AEiBA.
Otherwise tho Strike Situation
in the West Is Quiet
To-Day.
CRISIS NEAR IN CALIFORNIA.
| i.. ... 81 .aH tn. ,Hs saa $50
Regulars. Slate Troops and Mar.
shals at Troubled
Points.
Crisis NEAR IN CALIFORNIA
W Associated press. I

CHICAGO. July !.--Tho Fourth Of July
was almost q moci.ery In Chicago. The
day was :nade the occasion for big
bonfire, hut II vas not In the way OF
celebration As ii In defiance Of the
calling out OF the Federal troops caulo
an act Of incendiarism asslnst the allied
railroads. Almost the first news Of the
National holidny was = report of the
flrinu Of a nuInpsr Of cars at West Pull Z
man in the Blue Island district Of the
Rocl. Island roai ~ 5,a, s.. n
The blaze was started just for enough
away to lie out Of quic'l reach of tho, de-
tachment of Federal troops sent 10 that
point las: night from Fort Sheridan.
The reports placed the number Of cars
burned At nearly a dozen. I'll fretghs
A. the Stoci, Yards ard 1T the GRAND
Crossing. Where the other divisions OF
the Fort Slerid2p GARRISON baiJbesn sent.
the strikers seemed to a;.ys adopted
| p1.icy similar To that in vogua &C .Hsne
| Island. Whey appeared 10 be anxious
| to keep out q danger of collision with
Uncle SANS mer. ana devote their ener-
gies - quarters whore things were lees
| on the buzzsaw order.
J. snntn Fe Train In.
4 few passenger trains arrived at the
! depots in the city and were unmolested.
One OF these was u santa he train ut
The Dearborn Station at 10 A. NJ. with
| one Pullman attached. 1t sntared tho
| alton with mere armed deputies than
! Passengers aboard.
! Col. Z, n, Crofton, commander of the
Fort Sheridan regulars, made his head
quarters ii the Grand Pacific Hotel to-
/ dag and was in constant communica-
| ton with The troops ct the Stock
| Yards, Grand Crossing and Blue Island.
! All the railroads reported that they
We're Running some trains, and railroad
officials generally regarded the situa-
tion a. encouraging.
stocL-Nnrd Strikers Listiess.
| The company of United States troops
assigned 10 the stock yards was en-
! camped at Dexter Park to-day, and the
strikers stood around iistlessly, with no
apparent intenlion to create disturb
ance OF any kind. IN Ks TX
| The fifteen ears of beef made Up In O.
train yesterday were started East from
rhirty-niutl, aud Ha!steai street at .
y NJ, no resistance being offered on
business at The yards will be attempted
until after IL o'clock To- Night, NJ
situation ut Blue Island. ~,
| Blue ISLAND, ILL.,, July 4-rThs four
companies of the Fifteenth United States
| Troops from Fort Sheridan for Blue
Island went into camp thres-quarters, Of
milo from the depot. where I'll the
! trouble has been raised. The regulars
are IN command OF Major Bailey. Of the
! First Battalion. They were accompanied
| by Deputy United States Marshal John
| a. Logan and United States District-
| Attorney Milcarst. ,r- aeN
The fireman Of the train that pulled
the regulars, refused to assist in back
Ing the train Into the switch, when the
! soldiers were disembarked. He was put
under arrest by Marshal Arnold. Road
master james Conlon fired the engine
| through the switch. Wrecking crews
were brought in to-day, and the wolN
| ct clearing the yards under guard OF tiSs
United States soldiers was begun.
Arrested for Threatening.
Carroll Christ. a hricknaker, and Co
| Hsimes, II sreep-house man, were ~
rested during the day at Blue Island by
Marshal Arnold and Deputy Marshaa
Logan for making treats against ttsv
dsprty marshals, Hsimss said; Il win
stick knife through the first - deputy
marshal / get q chance" The arrests
were made near the general oflcts and
were the occasion fer the gathering Of
which would have been an ugly mob but
for the United States soldiers on guard,
Enisius Freight BlociSades.
Engine Nc. $40, with Master Mechanic
l'ltzgibboas holding the throttle. and one
freight car carrying ten deputy marshals
and co:porars guard of one Sergeant
ans four prlvates, under command OF
Lieut.. Jameson, left Blue Island st 1870
Tor Morgan Park 10 take @ freight ear
OF the tract. that was overturned last
hight. They will thea go 10 Forty-ssv-
enta street and clear the blockade there,
The Corporals guard consisted OF serxt
Meyers the iinest crack shot at Foot
Sheridan, and his four men. the dusGf