The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1894-07-10
TROOPS ORDERED TO CHICAGO.
Eight Companies from Fort Sheridan
Called Out by the Secretary of War.

WASHINGTON, D, G, July 3-Secre-
6ary Lamont went to the War Depart
ment after the Cabinet meeting and
made public the following statement:
The United States Marshal, the
United States District Attorney and
Onl6ed States Judge having certified
o a President that in their Judgment
II Is lmpracticable to otherwise execute
the orders of the court, the troops un-
DER command of Col. Crofton at Fort
sheridan, consisting of eight com
PSanles OF infantry, two troops of cav
airy N a battery of light artillery,
nave been ordered to Chicago to en-
force the observance of the laws of the
United States"
These orders we're telegraphed at 8 80
p. 10. to Col. Martin, the aGjutant gen
eral at Gen. Miles head quarters in
Chicago.
STRIKERS HOLD UP A TRAIN.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 3-The
situation grew serious here this morn
ing when the mail train, carrying two
Pullman cars, was held up in the
Union Station by strikers. The engi-
neer was threatened, and declined to
pull out unless the Pullman cars were
detached. There were two mail cars
In the train, and these the strikers said
they would not modest. The Monon
officials refused to release the mail cars
without Pullmans. The engineer said
he valued his life more than he did two
coaches, and the train is still standing
In the depot, surrounded by a mob of
strikers at IL o'clock. The men in
Peoria and the eastern yards stopped
work this morning, and a squad of
police is stationed there is prevent in
ference with trains. No clash has yet
occurred.
THE LAW MUST BE UPHELD.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 3--AlI the
members of the Cabinet except Secre
tarles Carlisle and Morton were present
at the Cabinet meeting today. The
strike situation in the West occupied
most all of the time, and the members
OF the Cabinet, as a whole, are under
stood to be in thorough accord in sus
tanning the President and Attorney
General in the legal steps which they
have taken to suppress disorder and
bring about resumption of inter state
traffic. The consensus of opinion was
to delay, if possible, the use of United
States troops until the terms of injunc
tions obtained in Chicago were made
known to various striking organiza-
tions.
If after that has been done disorder
and violence continue, then United
States troops will undoubtly be used
promptly and with frmness.
Law will be upheld" said a mem
Der of the Cabinet this morning, IF
the entire United States land forces
has to be used in accomplishing it,"
THE SITUATION DESPERATE.
ST. LOUIS, July 3.-The switchmen
and yardmen employed by the Iron
Mountain in Carondelet and st. Louis
returned to work this morning, and
that road at once resumed all traffic
between St. Louis and Little Rock. The
situation on the Wabash is more des,
perate than at any time since the strike
began. ALL of its trainmen, including
locomotive engineers, have quit.
Scarcely q wheel is moving on the en-
tire system. The Chicago and Alton
is also greatly embarrassed. None of
it's trains got through to st. Louis this
morning. Several trains are reported
tied up at Bloomington.
In anticipation of the conflict be,
tween strikers and non-union men In
the Missouri Pacific yards the mem
bers of the First Regiment have re,
ceived orders to report at the armOry
and hold themselves in readiness for
instant action.
NEWSPAPER BoYCOTTED, TOO.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, July 3.-About
nine hundred employees of the Wabash
railway, including switchmen, brake
men, fremen, engineers and shopmen,
struck this morning in obedience to an
order received from Chicago last night.
The shops are closed and the road is
completely tried up. The American
Railway Union here has ordered a boy
colt against every Chicago newspaper
except the Times.
The Wabash shops at Toledo were
closed today by the company, not by
the strikers. Also, both Wabash shops
at Moberly.
A BEER FAMINE PROBABLE.
CHICAGO, July 3.-Almost every
brewery in Chicago will stop making
beer to day, on account of the big
strike. The scarcity of coal has made
such action necessary. Yesterday 6
number of officials of brewing com
panies got together and decided that
unless their coal was saved for the ice
machines they would not only be com,
PEELED to stop their machinery, but il
would be impossible for them to save
the beer in their refrigerators. It was
finally decided to stop brewing and
use fuel for nothing but the ice ma
chimes None of the employees will
suffer by the move, as they will be KEEP
on the %pay-rolls. It is also said thai
the supply of the beverage will bt
seriously affected: There are about
fifty large breweries in Chicago, and il
t Il Gad for the NEXT eat9 few eve days days eD T6ey yS say
that if the strike should continue fol
any considerable time they will have
to shut their breweries altogether.
STRIKE LEADER PHELAN ARRESTED.
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