The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-01

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Chicago, June SO-The Post sum-
mary Of the strike says: Violence has
become the feature of the American
Railway union strike on almost all the
roads centering in Chicago.
President Debs from headquarters
talks peace, while his men are derail-
ing trains. smashing windows and
stoning trainmen ana passengers.
The result is that there is a more COM
plete tie-up than at any time since the
strike was begun.
In many instances no attempt is
made to take out trains that are made
up, because of lack OF protection for
passengers and crews, but there has
been no weakening on the part of the
General Managers association It
realizes that the supreme test of the
strength has come, but it claims that
the test is now between the government
and the rioters. 1t is ready to run its
trains, if protection is given them, and
that is a matter for the regularly con-
stituted officials to attend to. 1t is no
longer a matter of handling the trains.
but of observing the peace, and Sheriff
Gilbert and United States Marshal Ar
mold are the ones who are working to-
day. Both admit that the situation is
critical, and both claim to be doing all
IN their power to maintain order. Both
have sworn in a large number of depu-
ties, but both are fearful that they
may have to call on other higher au-
thorjty Tor assistance before tomorrow
morning.
Sheriff Gilbert says he thinks he has
enough men to preserve order, as mat
tiers now stand, but admits that the
situation is extremely critical. and that
he may have to call for troops before
the trouble spreads.
Marshal ArnodIS instructions are that
the mail trains must not be interefered
With, and he says that it has got psst
the point whether the government is
merely interested in the running of
trains on the roads in the hands of The
receivers. Uncle Sam has interests in
YolVed in the strike on every one Of
the roads. and he proposes to protect
those interests at all hazards He has
peen drawn into the trouble. and an
pearances indicate that he is going to
Oake an active hand in the affair
With Startling Rapfdity.
TIas strike itself is spreading with a
Starting rapidity and is almost every
hour accompanied by acts of violence.
III rnrsatens now to include the cable
and elevated roads, although there is
no known reason why the men on
these roads should go out unless Dehs'
intention is to declare war ON the pub
lie. F"'
The Rock Island strike. which was
promised yesterday, began this morn
ing, when the local men went cut. and
at II o'clock President Debs issued an
a 1ho
Every man over whom he has a1thor-
lty was ordered to quit work, No mat
Ter at what point in the ROAD he was
employed.
This was proceeded by riotous dem
onstratlonS at Blue island avenue last
night when switches were spiked and
men driven from their work, and at
Englewood this morning.
Inc ue-up on his road is almost
complete at present. The Illlneis Cen
tfad abandoned its entire suburban SER
vice this morning, owing 70 the acts
Of violence committed last night II is7
sued notice to the effect that If
would make no attempt to resume I'M
III 1t was assured that its passengers
and traanmen would be adequately
projected from rioters. AS a result Of
Thls move, the Illinois Central presen
ted the unique spectacle of a road that
was only running trains that had Pull
mans attached during q strike against
ghe use OF these cars, for MANY of IFS
through trains We're sent out.
The Fort Wayne road was tied nm
this morning, and the st. Paul viii he
again tied up at O'clock tonight. The
strikers say that the latter road mas
not lived UP to its agreement to side
track its Pullman cars, but is usinsr
them on another line All of the
switchmen are out at the stock wards
and the strikers are preparing to shut
down.
The Santa Fe reports its condition as
unchanged since yesterday and the
burlington is engaging men to take
the places Of the strikers, and says it
is non badly crippled. The Baltimore
& Ohio reports that it is getting an
trains in and out, but that its engin-
GERS are instructed to be careful and
lof that reason the trains do not ar
rive on time
Outside of Chicago.
Outside of Chicago, the greatest
trouble in Illinois is at Cairo. In ad-
dition to the Illinois Central trains held
there, the Big Four" was tied I'D
three days, and none of it's trains can
get through. There has been some
rioting there and Governor Altgeld has
expressed his willingness 10 send troops
there as sooD as they are called for by
the proper officials.
A still worse state Of affairs exists
at Hammond, IND, where mob is in
control. Troops have been asked for.
but Governor Matthews says he does
not consider the situat ion serious
enough TO require their presence. The
heads of both the opposing forces are
straining every nerve in Chicago.
Hebs has been in consultation with
officials Of the Federation of Labor
trying to get their support, but they
have not the authority TO order a strike,
even if they desired to. He is conf
dent but not more so than Mr.. Egan,
who represents the managers.
Mr.. Egan is doing everything in his
power to arrange for the movement of
trains The main idea, at present, is |
70 get protection for them He has ap-
piled to Sheriff Gilbert for protection
in some instances, and to the United
States marshal in others.
The marshal has been called upon for
deputies TO protect the mail trains on
every road in the city, and is swearing
them in and assigning them to their |
work as rapidly as possible. Instruc-
tons from Washington are that the
mails must be protected and that Mar
shall Arnold must see to it.
The whole trouble has apparently be- |
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