The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
DEFIES THE MOB.
Grand Trunk Begins. Running
Trains Through South Bend.
Yards Glutted With Cars and
Much Perishable Freight.
UNDER ARMED GUARDS
The ChicagO-DetrOit Mail Train
Enters the City.
PinkertOn Men Sit at Windows
With Drawn Revolvers.
UNDER ARMED GUARDS

South Bend. Ind, July 25.-Although
Grand Trunk railroad are determined
to resume train service through this
city today at any cost. Their plans in
clude this operation of both passenger
and freight trains.
Resumption of yard engine service is
also intended. The latter measure, it
is belieS ed, will be the most likely TO
tncite trouble, but the yards are glutted
with cars and some switching is re-
garded as absolutely necessary. Many
of the cars contain perishable freight.
The loss to the railway is increasing
rapidly.
The railroad resumed passenger SER
vice through the city early this morn
ing, the Chicago-Detroit train due to
arrive at 1874 a. m, coming into the
city only about So minutes late. The
train carried force of armed Pinker-
ton men. The detectives sat at open
windows with drawn revolvers as the
train passed through the yards Inc
officers stood guard as the passengers
alighted from the coaches, but their
presence was not necessary as no IN
reference was offered.
The South Bend station was opened
today, after having served as an
emergency police station and hospital
throughout the night. When train
service was entirely abandoned yester
and kept in readiness for the confine-
ment of possible prisoners or victims
OF the mob. The roads two west
bound trains last evening were delay
ed just outside the city so long, the
passengers and mail were taken off
and the trains were annulled. Officials
decided to stop the Lehigh Valley
westbound express train due at sos
O'Clock after it had stood on siding
east of the city for about seven hours.
Louis Freel, strike breaking car re-
pairer, who was shot by a railroad de-
tective yesterday. will die. according
to word from Epworth hospital this
morning.
Strikers attempted to derail east
bound passenger ira in NO. yesterday
afternoon at divers the first station
at which the Grand Trunk eastbound
train stopped in passing through
South Bend. The engineer of the
train noticed the turned switch signal
in time to stop his train and thereby
probably prevented injury If not loss
of life to the passengers.
Late in the afternoon mob burn
ed two cabooses and attempted to de
stroy several freight cars, but the ar
rival of the police and the fire depart
ment resulted in dispersal of the
crowd.
Shops Are Reopened.
Montreal, July 25.-Solution of the
Grand Trunk strike problem is now IN
sight according to the company's Off
Gals. It neither includes. they say ar
filtration nor any further negotiations
with thu 5000 conductors and trainmen
who struck a week ago for wage
scale higher than the 25 per cent in
crease awarded by the board of con-
citation.
The only essential to be provided in
the situation. from the ccmpany's point
of view as set forth in the message
sent BY President Hayes yesterday to
IIcKenzie King, minister of labor, is
adequate protection Of the company's
property ard employees, especially those
who have taken the places of strikers.
The railway officials began the week
with an ambitious program. 1t was
announced that freight of all kinds
would be accepted for immediate ship
closed a week ago were reopened to-
day. Practically all the 10000 employees
returned to their places.
Several minor wrecks. alleged by the
railroad officials to be due to tamper-
ing with swift -hes by unauthorized per-
FOns and declared by strike leaders to
Rave been accidents, resulting from
handling of trains by inexperienced
men, have been called to the attention
of the authorities. The local militia at
Brockville, which has been a storm CEN
ter is said not to be doing satisfactory
protective work. The city council is
expected to request the government to
send a detachment of regulars from
Kingston.