The morning call., 1894-07-03
SAME STORY EVERYWHERE.
Illinois State Troops Have Taken the
Field i'm Force.

DECATUR, ILL.,. July 2.-There has been
but little change in the strike situation
here except the arrival of com paEies of
State militia from Delavan. Lincoln and
Peoria. The Decatur company is ordered
TO join them. The appearance of troops
was a great surprise here. as there has
been no act of violence beyond an attempt
of striking brakeman 10 turn stopcock
on an airbrake. Since last night the rail-
road company has got one train out to s..
Louis and one 10 Springfield. All other
trains that have como have stopped here.
All Wabash men here have joined the
strikers. VaDdalia yardmen here were
ordered out late last night on instructions
from Chicago.
OMAHA. July Mot train has been
moved by the Rock Island In Omaha TO-
day. The entire yards force was dis
charged except one crew to handle Sells
Brothers circus train. The Union Pacific
is not affected east Of Cheyenne.
ST. JOSEPH. No., July 2.-The Rock
Island road has abandoned all trains east
of this city. fearing trouble with the strik-
ers. The line west is still open, but may
close at any time. The trains on the
Chicago Great Western are running to-day,
but irregular.
GALEsBURG, H., July 2.-The Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, 10000 strong,
will fight the A. r. U. strikers. In answer
to all kilograms the grand officers say they
will expel any member who does not re-
main neutral.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 2.-Twenty-fve OF
the Panhandls's switchmen refused to
handle Pullman cars this morning and
have been discharged.
CAIRO. Ill.,. July 4.-The fight between
the Illinois Central and the strikers has
been transferred to Mound junction, n me
miles north of here, where there is block
ade of freight trains. 1t was the intention
of the officials to start freight trains there
to-day and trouble is anticipated.
HIAwATHA, Kans.. July 2.-All freight
trains on this division of the Missouri Pa
account Of the strike. This order throws
twenty crews out of work. The switch
engines in the yards have also been laid off.
ASHLAND. Wis, July 2.-The Chicago,
Minneapolis and Omaha road had aban-
doned every train this morning.
DANvILLE, ILL.,. July 2-Five hundred
striking miners have just marched TO Dan
vile junction to assist the railroad men,
and a riot seems imminent.
COLUMBUS, Jnly2,-Half the car.repair-
ers who struck last Friday On the Hooking
Valley returned to work to-day.
LITTLE Rock. July 2.-An order has
been received from Debs for strike ON
the Iron Mountain and Cotton Belt
The order was obeyed by all A. R. U.
men, and $50 men, mostly shopmen and
switchmen. quit work. Nine telegraph
offices on the Little Rock and Fort Smith
and the Kansas and Arkansas Valley Rail-
ways and twenty -four between Texarkana
and Pine Bluffs were closed to-day. Over
1000 men in Arkansas are thrown out of
employment
WABASH, Ind, July 2.-The strike on
the West end of the Wabash has brought
the freight and passenger traffic On che
Eastern Division almost to a standstill.
No. A. the Atlantic Express, is hung up
and will not reach here tonight.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 2.-The Evans
vile and Terre Hsute road is completely
stopped nv the strike of the American
Railway Union to-day.
MONTPELIER. Ohio, July ALI trains
Oh the Wabash Railroad are stopped here
by strikers.
FORT SCOTT, Kans., July 2.-The Mis-
souri, Pacific shops in this city were closed
to-day on account of the boycott.
LUDLOW. KY. July 2.-Ninety men, all
that remained In the Pullman shops here,
went out today and the shops were closed.
SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, July 3.-The can
nonball train from Quincy and the regular
mail train from Quincy TO Lafayette,
Ind. were sidetracked here by the strikers
to-day. Three companies Of militia en-
route to Decatur were held for five hours.
The engineers said they would handle all
mail trains but would not haul single
militiaman.
SEDALIA, Mo-. July 2.-The Missouri
Pacific shops were closed to-day for a
period of nine days, and il the strike to
enforce the Pullman boycott has not been
mlcably settled by that tlme ,the suspen-