The evening world., 1894-07-05
LAST EDITION.
SHOTS FIRED
BY MARSHALS,
Clash Of Authority Threatened
at Grand Crossing,
Chicago.
OTHERWISE ALL IS QUIET.
Blcokades at Stock Yards and
Blue Island Being Raised
To Day.
CALIFORNIA OUTLOOK IS BAD.
Strikers Have the Upper Hand
at Los Angeles and
Sacramento.
CALIFORNIA OUTLOOK IS BAD.

CHICAGO. July 5.-Deputy United
States Marshals Pick and McGann, on
duty at Grand Crossing. saw. or said they
saw. a striker approach a switch on the
Illinois Central tracks to-day. with the
evident purpose of derailing an ap-
preaching train. They called to him to
halt but he ignored the command and
, they fired at him. One shot took effect
In the fellows leg.
City policemen in the vicinity heard
/ the shooting, came up and placed the
deputy marshals under arrest. Some
conflict of authority is likely to ensia.
as Grand Crossing Is within the city
limits. and the police have been in
structed that their authority Is para
mount. The wounded striker was taken
to hospital
5000 Disperscd by Ninety.
Regular troops made a charge on the
strikers at the stock yards this morning.
Ninety OF the Fifteenth Regiment, under
Major Hartz and Capts. Chaplin. Com
pany B, and Mitchell, Company D. dis
perstd 5000 men that were blocking the
passage OF 4 meat train near the main
entrance to the yards.
Swift & Co. were starting meat
train for New York. 1t was ready to
leave the yards, but the crowd prevent
ed its departure, and refused to move
from the tracks. Troops were sent for,
and the detachment under Major Harris
was soon on the ground.
A short distance from the scene of
fha Aatr-
ble-ouick, with fixed bayonets. was
given. Through the crowd the soldiers
moved without resistance. and the
strikers and their sympathizers fed
without reforming.
Matters opened briskly to-day at the
Union Stock-Yards Troops were being
marched to points OF vantage. and the
Stock-Yards Switching Association
was making an earnest EFFORT to
clear its tracks and get stock
ard packing house products started East
Omclals were sanguine that. barring Sc
rious new distractions, hole out and
one in would be opened before nightfaii.
Blue Islands Morning Quiet.
There was hardly enough clamor or
appearance OF disposition to riot in Blue
Island this morning to disturb sick
room The wholesale arrests, with the
continued presence Of the Federal
troops, seemed to exercise a hypnotic
influence on the strikers, and the town
appeared to be rapidly falling back Into
its original calmness.
| The Federal force to-day will be
stronger. Two troops OF the Seventh
Cavalry, after a nights rest. are ready
for service, and four companies of in
fantry are coming from Fort Leaven-
worth. Four guns of Capron's battery
will be trained upon the strikers In
case the emergency arises. The re-
, cruted forces which will take the field
to-day will end the blockade even IL
hghting has TO be done to accomplish
It.
Special Federal Grand Jury.
The order for a special Federal Grand
, Jury to invest.~ate violations OF United
States statutes by the strike leaders was
entered on the records to-day in accord
ance with the decision Of Judge Gross
cup.
AT Dearborn station, the terminus OF
the Erie, Wabash, santa Fe, Monon.
! Grand Trunk and Eastern Illinois, an
effort was being made to-day to get
through passenger trains on all these
roads. Most of the trains were getting
| out of the station on time. 1t was said
that no attempt to renew the suburban
/ service on any of the Dearborn station
! lines would be made to-day.