Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1894-07-07
TO KEEP THE PEACE.
Illinois Troops Are Sent to Dan
vile and Decatur.
Riotous Action of Strikers at These Points
Makes Such Step Necessary
States Regulars Are Ordered
to Trinidad, Col.
SENT TO THE FRONT.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 2.-Gov. Alt
geld has ordered six companies of the
Fifth infantry to Danville and three to
Decatur to assist in liberating Chicago
& Eastern Illinois and Wabash
trains now held there by strikers,
and to protect property. AT noon
the governor received dispatch
from w. II. Lyford, general counsel
for the Chicago 81 Eastern Illinois,
stating that for more than forty-eight
hours past all mail trains had been
tied up at Danville, forcibly prevented
from moving by a crowd of strikers
and their sympathizers The sher-
iff seemed utterly paralyzed and
would do nothing, although re-
peatedly called upon. The gov
ernor Immediately wired the sheriff
to inquire whether he was able to pro-
tect the travelling public and move the
trains, and wired the county judge
asking for information regarding the
situation. About 10 o'clock Sunday
night the sheriff telegraph for 100
rifles. The governor answered that he
had no arms left, but would send
troops.
About o'clock Sunday evening the
governor received a telegram from De-
catur, purporting to be from 500 pas
sengers detained in the union depot
there. After some correspondence
with the sheriff he received at 10 D. IN.
a message from Sheriff Perl stating
that although he had been able to
keep order so far he could do so no
longer and asking for troops. The
governor sent for Brig. Gen. Barkley
and ordered him to send six companies
to Danville and three to Decatur to re-
lease the trains before noon if pos
sible.
Trouble In Colorado.
WASHINGTON, July 2. = Dispatches
were received by Attorney General
Olney Sunday evening from Judge
Hallett, of the United States
court, Colorado, and United States
Marshal Israel, stating that the
strikers were refusing to allow
trains to run from Trinidad,
Col, on the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe, and the Gulf, Colorado Sc
Santa Fe railroads and asking that
United States troops be sent from the
command of Gen. McCook at Fort
Logan. Mr.. Olney Immediately con-
veyed the dispatches to the white
house, and Secretary of War Lamont,
Gen. Schofield, the attorney general
and the president held con-
ference. After the conference
Gen. Schofield telegraphed to Gen.
McCooll ordering him to proceed at
once to Trinidad with troops. The
granting of the request was also tele-
graphed to the United States officials
Both the railroads mentioned in the
tody of United States courts, and this
is the ground on which the action of
the authorities here is taken.
A Truce at Hammond.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 2.-Alez
Shields, president of the A. r. U.
at Hammond. and several other
strike leaders were brought here by
United States officials They were all
released on their own recognizance,
but President Shields had confer.
ence with Gov. Matthews, at which il
was agreed that troops would not be
called out if the stopping of trains a,
hammond ceases
Immediately after the conference
President Shields sent dispatch tc
the strikers at Hammond telling then
to stop all interfering with trains un,
til his arrival. He left for the scene
of the disturbance shortly before
| noon. The governor says that if the
agreement reached at the conference
| is carried out troops will be unneces
sary. He will watch the situation
closely, however.
Notes from Various Points.
Boycotters ditched a Rock Island train o
| Blue Island. No one was hurt James Murkil
| was arrested for the crime.
Forty-fve special officers taken to Cairo b.
| the Illinois Central were held prisoners all da
| by the strikers. and finally consented to leav
| town,
Firemen and engineers ON the nline1s Cen
tral road went ON q strike Sunday afternoon
| This was followed by the announcement tina
| the switchmen and flremen on the Wabash,
| Wagner line, had struck and that the Chicago
| Milwaukee St. Paul employees had voted t
| go out
The Michigan Central switchmen held meet
| ing and asked that road not to interchang
| freight with the boycotted roads, The official
| declined to accede to the demand and tn
| switchmen walked out
The soldiers in Fort Sheridan are prepare
| to advance on Chicago at a moments notice
| Ten cars are ready to bring them In when tn
| expected order is received.
Indianapolis was thrown into tho strike b
| the action of the local branches of the A. r. I
Sunday night. The switchmen refused to a.
low the Vandalia sleepers to be taken from tn
| Pullman car yards.
| AT Cincinnati non-union men were stoned
n mob before the police could disperse til
| crowd. Violence Is also reported from DaI
vile, ILL.,, Emporia, Kan, and Ludlow, Ky.
The 502 miles of the Chicago g. Eastern Ill
nois railroad is almost completely tied up.
The engineers on the Gould lines refuse
haul trains to which Pullman cars are attache,
Passenger trains on the Northern Pacific III
| run pretty regularly from ST. Paul, but freigf
tranic is still tied up.
Employees OF the Queen g. Crescent, Loui,
Vile s. Nashville, Big Four, c., II. D., b.
o., Southwestern Chesapeake & Ohio and Penn
sylvania lines are out.
Grand Master Sargent, OF the Brotherhood
Firemen, declares that organization will 81,