Evening Star Newspaper, July 3, 1894, Page 2

Pullman boycott on the railroads was so overwhelmingly complete that not one steer, not a sheep, not a solitary hog, ar- rived by means of steam transportation. Absolutely the only live stock received was one little bunch of thirteen hogs that came im wagons from a farm a dozen miles out from the city. only a comparatively in- significant fraction are members of the American Railway Union. Two attcmpts only at Crag og cking house lusts were made. ie Michigan Cent tried to make up and start a train dressed beef last night. The train- abandoned the cars with scant notice left to rot on the tracks ‘The Pan Handle road got nineteen cars of through to Brighton, a distance of miles. What became of the train be- i Awaiting Gen. Miles. There was a feeling last night that today would bring the flood tide in the troubied railroad situation in the west. The supreme crisis may, however, be deferred twenty- four hours, and possibly forty-eight hours. The railway managers are anxiously deter- mined to keep themselves in touch with federal purpose and movement, and it is understood here that Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles is now on his way from Washington to Chicago fresh from a conference with the President, the Attorney General, and the general commanding the army. Pending information of Gen. Miles’ attitude and ac- tion upon his return the railway managers are disposed to drift on the turbulent tide which last night had been expected to reach the high mark today. There is little which the managers can do in the existing circumstances, save to en- roll new men to take strik Places and await a demonstration of state or federal power, that shall enable them safely to put them to work. What further may be done by the leaders of the striking men is, in a large degree, speculative. They may lend their energies to the restraint of their fol- lowers, relying upon what they deem the inability of the roads to resume traffic with new men. Wrought upon by an impulse of desperate resistance to the strengthening lines of corporate and federal effort, the mew men may, however, overleap control of such pessive influences, and make news for The Boycott Extending. The boycott is gradually spreading, and each hour the area covered by it widens. There is little change to be noted with re- spect to the roads already reported as in trouble. A few of them are struggling to move their passenger trains, but freight traffic is practically at an end. The Chicago, Burlington and uiney, which employs non-union men, is about the only exception among the roads m Chicago. The Chicago and Northwestern, which, up to last night, had escaped trouble, fell into line during the night, end today is com- pletely tied up. Its suburban traffic is very seavy and great inconvenience results from the stoppage of this branch of its business. The lilinois Central, the Rock Island, the Milwaukee and St. Paul and Great Western all report @ like condition. The Michigan Central and Michigan Southern have been suffering because they occupied the terminal facilities jointly with the Illinois Central and the Rock Island. Nevertheless, up to today, they had been able to move their through passenger traffic with comparative ease. The general tie-up at Detroit today stops these two roads effectually. The Western Indiana Terminal, over which the Grand Trunk, Chicago and Erie, Wabash, Eastern Illinois, Santa Fe and Monon roads enter the city, recovered from the first shock and was handling {ts passenger traffic with a Feasonable degree of efficiency up to last night. Today all of these roads are again im trouble. Railways Taking Things Easy. A new difficulty is presented by the re- fusal of the engineers and firemen to risk their lives by working with green hands, fnd it is also doubtless true that the railway managers themselves are not very anxious to force the fighting. They are exceedingly fearful of precipitating a battle on the Fourth of July, and are playing a waiting game. They are making no serious effort to move their trains before Thursday morn- ing. They also say that a suspension of pope at this time is not an xnmitigated evi “We are taking things very easy,” said one of them this morning. “We know per- fectly weil that the freight Is in the coun- try, and must be moved sooner or later, and as all of the roads are involved in this thing, it makes no difference to us when the freight is moved, as we shall ulti- mately get our share of it. If any one or more of the roads was free from disturb- ance, it might rob the rest of us of our share, but we are all acting together, and this question has got to be settled sooner or later, and we feel it might as well be now as ever. We are perfectly willing that the public shall suffer enough Irconvenience to enable {t to fully realize what the strike means. It will not belong before the in- convenience resulting from this suspensfon will be felt very keenly everyw! » and we believe public sentiment will be a great fac- tor in the extinction of Debs and his peo- ple. We believe this is a much wiser way to settle these troubles than would be an attempt to force things and endanger the lives of a large number of faithful men.” Provisions Going Up. The price of provisions is advancing very rapidly, and the hotels, restaurants and private families are feeling it very keenly. Fruit, ice and all kinds of perishable pro- visions are commanding very high prices, and, indeed, are now regarded as a luxury. The coal famine is becoming very seriou: 5 and a number of factories have been com- pelled to shut down. A number of brew- eries cease operations today. Vigorous efforts are making to involve the intramural transportation lines in the trouble, and it is claimed that during the day the elevated roads and street car lines will cease operations. A number of them are using anthracite coal at great expense, but even this is growing searce,*and the president of the South Side Cable line says he may be compelled to stop for lack of fuel. The scme Is true of the electric lines reaching to the suburbs. Strike om the Nickel Plate. The Nickel Plate road caught it today in earnest. All the engineers, tiremen, brake- mea and trackmen on the Chitago end of the line stopped work simultaneously and without warning, leaving things in a des- perate state of confusion. The worst effect of the walk-out was in the swampy regions several miles from the city, near Kensing- ton. Here a whole train-load of passengers from the east were left to their own re- sources hear the Stony Island station. They had been brought hundreds of miles and then left practically in a wilderness, though almost within sight of their destination. Everything was quiet at Blue Island at 11 o'clock. Only a few strikers were to be seen, but they were ready to be called upon at a moment's notice. Nothing further will be dene by the authorities until a suftl-- cient force is here to push matters to finish. General Superintendent Dunlap tek egraphed General Manager alien at Cnt- cago this morning that nothing would or could be done until troops were called here. Troops Ofered to Blue Island. United States Marshal Arnold received instructions about noon Stating that the fifteenth regiment of Fort Sheridan had been ordered to Blue Island, and would ar- Five there at 3:10 o’glock this afternoon. Regulars Asked For. United States District Attorney Milchrist, Attorney Edward Walker and United States Judge Groscup decided today to call for federal aid. A telegram was accordingly sent at once to Attorney General Olney, asking for regular troops for Blue Island. No more deputy marshals will be sworn in. It was reported at the General Managers’ Association headquarters today that the rikers had broken into a freight car at ing. Ill. and stolen sixty-eight kegs The car stood on a Pan Handie < of powder. side track. “We ate making every effort to prevent on the Fourth,” said President Debs are warning our people every- > exercise the greatest care to avoid h the companies on that l_be, by general consent, a sort of truce, and the effort will be to let our differences lie over for twenty-four hours while we observe the nation’s holiday. If there is any trouble it will not be of our seeking.” A telegram from the military authorities at Washington was received at local army headquarters late last go ordering that the fifteenth regiment at Fort Sheridan be held in readiness to proceed to Blu at a moment's notice. The disp sent from Washington immediately after a conference between President Cleveland and his advisers, at which the situation in Chi- cago was carefully considered. Debs on the Injunction. President Debs of the American Railway Union was called upon by a representative of the Associated Press this mornin: asked his opinion as to the effect the in- Junction process of the federal court would have on the boycott. “I have not yet been served with any in- junction,” said President Debs, “and per- haps it would be better not to cross a bridge till I get to it. I want to say that none of our officers are running from any court process; we are ali here, and can easily be found if wanted. I shall not deny that I have seen the injunction, as it has been printed in the newspapers, and I am fully advised of its purpose, as the newspapers give it. As I read it, it seeks to restrain the men from doing exactly what we have always forbidden them to do—that is, interfering with the movement of trains, committing acts of violence and violating the laws of the land generally. Railroad employes have the unquestioned right to withdraw individually or in a body from the service of a company, but they have no right to interfere with others who may be employed to take their places. Their rights end where the company's rights begin, and if the company can se- cure other employes to successfully operate their road they have the unquestioned right to do so. We rely solely for success upon our men’s standing out together in all things. Supported, as. we are, financially and otherwise, by all of the labor organiza- tions of the country, without an exception, we have no misgivings as to what the out- come will be. So far as law and order are concerned, court injunctions are not re- quired, since the policy of our board of directors has always been to restrain mem- bers from committing depredations.” Wouldn’t Hesitate to Shoot. Not a Rock Island train was moving to- day at Blue Island, but the switch tracks were occupied with engines and stalled trains. United States Marshal Arnold wait- ed with nervous anxiety for the reply to dispatches sent to Attorney General Olney asking that the fifteenth regiment be sent to Blue Island. Mr. Arnold said that if the order came to move trains there is Sure to be a conflict, but he would use ex- treme measures if necessary--not hesitat- ing to shoot, Wanted to Be Deputies. One hundred and fifty applicants for service as deputy marshals were turned away from the United States marshal’s of- fice today. No new deputies were sworn in. Both Judge Grosscup and United States District Attorney Milchrist deny that the bill for an injunction against the strikers was prepared in Washington, but the es- sential points were telegraphed to the At- torney General and received his approval. Efferts for Peace. President Debs of the A. R. U. was served this noon with a chancery subpoena, | issued under the bill filed in the United States circuit court yesterday. He was found at the Leland Hotel by a deputy marshal. The subpoena was simply a formal notice to appear in court during the August term to answer the bill. Before President Debs and Vice President Howard left the Leland this morning for their headquarters they were visited by P. E. Studebaker, who had a brief conference with them in the hotel lobby. After the talk with the leaders of the boycott, Mr. Studebaker said it was true that he was trying to bring about a settlement of the strike. “I don’t want any notoriety,” said he, “but I have talked several times with Mr. Debs, who is a friend of mine, and I will do anything I can to bring about a compromise and settlement of the trouble.” A conference was held at the federal building this morning between t'nited States Attorney Milchrist, Attorney Edwin Walker and Judge Grosseup, at which it was decided to ask for federal aid from the authorities at Washington for the Blue Is- land crisis. No particular regiment wa: designated. Judge Grosscup expressed the opinion that the strikers at Blue Island clearly violated the Injunction issued yes- terday by the United States court. Stopped a Nickel Plate Train. Strikers stopped the train on the Nickel Plate road which left the city at 7:35 this morning at 92d street and Stony Island avenue. The engineer and fireman were compelled to leave their engine. The train is now in the hands of the strikers. Twen- ty-five deputy marshals were at once sent to the scene with orders to recover the train and dispatch it on its way east. No switching is being done in the lum- ber district today and a great many of the planing mills have shut down, as they can- not get cars to move the lumber. This will throw out of employment over 15,000 men. “a A Passenger Train Ditched. A passenger train was ditched at Rock Island today by strikers. The engineer was baaly nurt in jumping and the road was completely blocked by the derailed train. Annoyance to Publishers. The ratlroad strike caused the publishers of the morning papers in Chicago to send their papers this morning to Wavkegen, Kerosha and Racine by tugs. Firemen on the Rock Island road met at 4th and Steel streets today and were in- structed pot to work with non-union men. The Illinois Central engineers met today and passed a resolution indorsing the sirike. Sheriff Gilbert has sworn in forty deputies | to go to Rock Island and Lansing to protect the bridges in the vicinity of those places. Delay in Indianapolis. A Louisville, New Albany and Chicago passenger engineer at Indianapolis refused to move out train No. 36, the mail train that was due to leave there at 2:23 a.m. today, and up to noon the officials were unable to get a man to take his place. The road's — and coal heavers at Monon s ‘ck and the strike of the Lrakemen 13 also reported. Officials of the Illinois Central road re- ceived word today that their shopmen, switchmen, freight house men and car in- spectors struck at Clifton, Ill, today. ers have collected at Mattoon, and threaten to stop all traffic. Chief Deputy United States Marshal Don- nelly said today that most of the men who appeared at his office to be made into dep- uty marshals were sent there by strikers. Alderman McGillen’s Resolution, Mayor Hopkins said at noon today he ex- pected the committee he named last night, in accordance with Alderman McGillen’s resolution, would probably call upon Pres- ident Debs and the General Managers’ As- sociation some time during the afternoon. The McGillen resolution provides for the formation of a committee of four to act with the mayor to try and bring about an amicable settlement of the differences be- tween the strikers and the railroad com- panies. The members of the committee are Aldermen McGillen, Powers, Nuelhofer and Marsenner. Mayor Hopkins said he did not know what the committee would be able to ac- complish, but that it would do what it coul REGULARS CALLED UPON For the First Time in the History of California. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—United States troops have at last been called into use in connection with the great railroad strike in this state. For the first time in the his- tory of California the military authorities of the federal government have been called into the field to prevent trouble within the borders of the state. By order of Gen. Ruger, six companies of soldiers, fully arm- ed and ready for thirty-five days’ service, are now on the way to Los Angeles, This military assistance to the railroad compantes has been given at the request of the United States marshal of the seuthern district of California. Feeling that he was unable to give protection to the United States mails, the marshal called upon the military authorities. The United States troops from Anglo Island has a double significance. It shows that the United States government has become in- volved in the trouble, and that the South- ern Pacific Railway Company is succeed- ing admirably in its efforts to q@en simul- taneously the two great strategic terminal points in the state. General Superintendent Fillmore and a score of United States marshals are at Sacramento; United States troops will be in Los Angeles today. Together they will try to break the blockade on the Souchern Pacific system. The departure of the troops to Los Angeles means that the great coast terminal of the Santa Fe is also to be opened. Incidentally awed on all im ern line at Bal the strikers will be over- portant points in the south- Kersfield and Fresno, two of| the strongest positions. The military ns- sistance, so valuable to the raliroad and so earnestly sought by it, has, by a seri of curious circumstances, been given with. out the request of the railways. It is not uninteresting to know what the state officers of the A. R. U. think of this important change in the situation. They claim that it will not affect in the siight-st degree the condition of affairs, so far as the Southern Pacitic is concerned. They | look upon Sacramento as the key to the Southern Pacific system and until | t is lost! they will not be discouraged. | It is thus evident that the strike here, a. elsewhere, is now at its height. The com- departure of | re 4 ESDAY 3 JULY > ¥y 1894-TWELVE PAGES. 4HE EVENING bi Ai batants have locked horns at last. The strikers have nothing but their own strength and their fidelity to themselves upon which to rely. The railway company its own enormous power and the greater one of the United States government upon which to depend. In addition to the twenty-three deputies sworn in by Marshal Baldwin ten men have been made government officers. Two are placed on each outgoing train. Ten special policemen, in addition to twenty patrolmen sworn in on Sunday, have been detailed to guard the Southern Pacific prop- erty. W. G. Curtis, assistant to General Mat ager Towne of the Southern Pacific, timates that the company’s losses owing to the tie-up is $200,000 a day, and that in five days that the roads have been blocked the loss aggregates over a million dollars. The fruit business will be seriously men- aced if a way out of the difficulty is not found. There are 200 cars of fruit between here and Ogden, the cars being valued at $400 each, so that $80,000 is involved in this one item. Fruit is rapidly ripening ‘and within the next ten days sixty addi- tional car loads will be ready for shipment. SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.—The special train bearing United States troops over the Southern Pacific from this point to Los Angeles reached Hantord at 9:15 this morn- ing. It is not probable thet the train will reach Los Angeles before 10 o'clock tonight. So far the passage of the trains bearing troops has not been opposed by the strik- ers. 2 CINCINNATI. Edward F. Phelan, Leader of the Strike, Arreste CINCINNATI, Ohto, July 3.—Edward F. Phelan, leader of the strike here, was ar- rested in his bed at 6 o'clock this morning by a deputy United States marshal upon a warrant issued by the United States court upon the complaint of the Cincinnati South- ern railway receiver, Mr. Samuel Felton. It charged him with interfering with the management of the railway by ordering persuading and inducing its employes to leave its service, with intent to injure the traffic. He was taken to the office of the United States court and held until Judge Taft of the circuit court came upon the bench, when the hearing was set for 2 o'clock Thursday, and his bond was fixed at $2,500. Meanwhile an injunction was served upon him restraining him individually (pending this hearing),or in combination with others, from encouraging or ordering or in any other manner causing the employes of the receiver of the Cincinnati Southern road to leave his employ with intent to interfere or obstruct the operation of the road in his charge for the purpose of compelling said receiver to break his contracts with the Pullman Car Company, and not to carry said cars in his trains. At 11 o'clock Mr. Phelan was ¢etill in charge of Marshal Bohl,having secured orly one surety on his bond, Mr. Patrick Moran. Mr. Phelan did not appear disturbed. He said he would obey the injunction, and added: “rhe boys know all about how to treat them. They need no instructions.” BALTIMORE. BALTIMORE, July 3.—This city has be- gun to feel the effects of the great strike in the advance of prices on beef, pork, wheat and other products shipped from the west, and by the refusal of the railroad companies here to receive perishable goods for shipment west of Pitteburg. HAVERHILL, MASS. HAVERHILL, Mass., July 3.—This city is feeling the effects of the railroad strikes, as three-fourths of the local trade is with the west, and shipments are badly delayed. Beef has advanced $5 a hundred. MANCHESTER, N. H. MANCHESTER, N. H., July 8.—The ef- fect of the Pullman boycott fs being felt in thig city, as there is not beef enough to last the balance of the we*k, and already the price has jumped five cents a pound. ROCKFORD, ILL. - ROCKFORD, IIL, July 3.—Business on the Northwestern is completely at a stand- still. No mails have been received over that road since Saturday. Milwaukee and St. Paul and Illinois Central traffic is also badly crippled. No freight trains have come In or gone out on any of the roads for a week, DETROIT. DETROIT, Mich., July 3.—A Wabash passenger train which left the station at 10:25 was cut by strikers at Del Ray, and has thus far been unable to proceed. All switchmen employed !n_ the Union stallion yards nave struck. The Detroit, Lansing and Northern: and Flint and Pere Marquette trains are being operated near- ly on time, however, being nandled by the trainmen. The Wabash is tied up. Canad- | fan Pacific passengers are sent direct to the car ferries and taken across the river. Michigan Central trains up to noon were running as usual, also the Grand Trunk and D. G. H. and M. BATTLE CREEK, MICH. LANSING, Mich., July 8.—In Tesponse to information from the sheriff of Calhoun county regarding the strike situation, Gov. Rich this morning ordered the fourth regi- ment to assemble at their armories and be im readiness to move to Battle Creek. BATTLE CREEK, Mich., July 3.—The first train to leave the city ‘since Saturday pulled out this mornirg, with United States deputy marshals for a crew. The strikers offered no resistance. Ten passenger trains are still in the yards. PUEBLO, COL. PUEBLO, Col. July 3.—The report sent out that an engireer end fireman had been lynched in this city is unfounded. About a dozen strikers have been arrested on a charge of interfering with the movement of trains. United States Marshal Israel is here with about 300 deputis. PORTLAND, OREG. PORTLAND, Oreg., July 3.—The effort to tie up the local trains succeeded this morn- ing, and no trains left the yards. ST. PAUL, MINN. ST. PAUL, Minn., July 3.—The strike sit- uation here is unchanged, all Passenger trains going and coming as heretofore. The Northern Pacific track was greased to pre- vent the making up of the Fargo express, but it was made up and sent out just the same. Everything is very quiet about the yards, but about town prices are going up and people are growing anxious. ST. JOSEPH, MO. ST. JOSEPH, Mo., July 3.—The men em- ployed on the Kansas City division of the Chicago and Great Western road quit work this morning. As a result the trains for Kansas City were abandoned here. The company will make an effort to start trains this afternoon, but the men claim no men can be found to take them out. The men are orderly and no trouble is expected. LOS ANGELES, CAL. LOS ANGELES, Cal., July 3.—Subpoenas were issued last evening from the United States court requiring managers of tele- staph companies to appear before the United States grand jury and produce tele- grams that have passed between President Debs and other parties in this city. In ac- cordance with en affidavit of K. H. Wade, general manager of the Southern California Railway Company, Judge Ross issued an erder citing Conductor C. L. Heart before the U. 8. circuit court to show cause why he should not be punished for contempt of court for violating an order and injunction issued on June 30. Heart accepted his train orders, but refused to obey them, and handed in his resignation. His case will come before Judge Ross today. DENVER, COL. DENVER, Col., July 3.—The strike here is in the hands of the general committee composed of every department. The shops of both the Santa Fe and the Denver and Rio Grande are working with few forces. The Rio Grande men still refuse to strike. Potatoes are selling at $4 per 100 pounds. Not more than 200 tons of coal is in the hands of dealers and if the strike lasts two days longer the cable lines will have to stop running. The electric line has a three-months’ supply on hand. Information has been received to the ef- fect that the Santa Fe has discharged seven engineers at La Junta for refusing to take out trains. United States troops are on thelr way from here to Raton, N. M., where they wiil be relieved by troops from’ Las Vegas. Gen. McCook 1s preparing to use all the soldiers in his department necessary to aid in the moving of regular trains. In addi- tion to having sent five companies from Fort Logan to ‘Trinidad he has moved two companies to Raton and Santa Fe, N. M. Gen, McCook says depa-y marsnals are | wortmess as nighters, and that the Presence } of regular soldiers will have greater effect | in quieting disturbances and roving trains than any other force. All the railroad companies sent o morning passenger trains. The Denv& and Rio Grande was unable to move its S west of Salida lust night. The road\\em- ployes at Pueblo, Salida and Grand JNinc- tion are on strike and it is presumed that | Debs’ orders for a strike at Denver and other points on the line will be observed today. it 1s also expected that the local assem- bly, K. of L., will today order a strike on the roads which the A. R. U. is trying to tie up, and General Master Workman Sov- ereign has telegraphed that he will support Debs. their Telegraphic communication was re-estab- lished southwest of La Junta last night, and word was received from Superintendent Hurley of the Santa Fe, who has been in a state of siege at Raton. He reported hav- moved a special train with deputies from Santa Fe and points south of Albu- qurque as far as Dillon, where the strikers derailed three cars. The eighty-three United States deputies on board walked to Raton. The sheriff at Raton has sympathized with the strikers, and the mob has forced the eating house employes out. United States Marshal Hall called for troops, as did the federal judge, at Santa Fe. The governor and federal judge have ordered the arrest of the sheriff if he does not perform his duties. Two companies of United States troops left Santa Fe this morning and are due to reach Raton at 2 p.m. The Santa Fe officials have arranged to increase the force of deputies at Pueblo, where thé strikers were bolder last night, and a confilct was narrowly averted. TRINIDAD, COL. TRINIDAD, Col., July 8—The United States troops arrived here last night. Slow progress was made because every bridge and switch was examined before the train was permitted to cross. The arrival of the troops was a surprise to the strikers, as they had cut the wires. The only oc- currence in the way of a disturbance wae an attempt to pull the firemen from the engine, whereupon the engineer and fire- man were taken to camp under escort, where they were kept all night. No ut- tempt to move trains will be made unti} today. OMAHA, NEB. OMAHA, Ni July 3.—There was a meet- ing of the local A. R. U. men last night. The situation was canvassed and the men decided that if the federal board at Denver today decides to sustain the Pullman boy- cott Omaha A. R. U. men would strike at once. United States Marshal White is ready with a posse, expecting to be called out any moment. EVANSTON, WYO. EVANSTON, Wyo., July 3.—Two hundred employes signed Judge Riner's order thut they would remain in the Union Pacific. Later, however, they changed their minds and refused to work. County Attorney Ham has been employed by the A. K. U. as attorney and he advised them that Judge Riner’s order was void and not bind- ing, because issued in Iowa, dated on Sun- day and not under seal. GALESBURG, GALESBURG, IIL, July 3.—Six hundred railroad men heard W. E. Kern, organizer of the American Railway Union, speak last night on the Pullman strike ne boycott. 7 's were circulated for names (i Srganize a’ union, and fifteen. or twenty were secured. Kerns says there are enough for a charter, and that he will remain here tcday to secure further names. TOLEDO, OHI0. TOLEDO, Ohio, July 3.—This morning the 4 men employed at the Wabash railway shops in this city on coming to work, were informed that the shops had closed down on acucunt of the interference of the strikers with the road’s trains. The closing ts for an indefinite period. BOISE, IDAHO. BOISE, Idaho, July 3.—Everything on the Idaho division of the Union Pacific is tied up. The company refuses freight at most points, and Shoshone shops have been closed. ILL. OGDEN, UTAH, OGDEN, Utah, July 3.—The tie-up on the Southern and Union Pacific is unbroken. The regular Rio Grande western train went cut last night all right. LA CROSSE, LA CROSSE, Wis., July 3.—The railroad | tie-up here is now about complete. The Burlington trainmen and shop men are out {te a man. Engineers, who stuck to the | company through the last strike, have now | ylelded. The Milwaukee is in the same con- dition, but headed off a strike in the shop: | by shutting down. Even the conductor: say they will not go out with new or in- competent switchmen. Passenger trains have been on time so DUBUQUE, IOWA. DUBUQUE, Iowa, July 3.—President A. B. Stickney of the Chicago Great Western last night addressed a meeting of striking employes here. He agreed to take back strikers, but would not agree to discharge men nor cut off Pullman cars. The men have not accepted his proposition. ST. LOUIS. Wis. ST. LOUIS, July 3.—In compliance with orders received from President Debs, Lo- cal Union, No. 34, A. R. U., at Pine Bluff, Ark., has declared a strike on the St. Louis Southwestern road. Thirteen labor organi- zations on the road, with a membership of 1,800, are affected by the order. Mr. J. M. 8S, White, local freight agent of the Mis- sourl, Kansas and Texas railroad, an- nounces that not a man on that road has quit, thus far, and that all trains are mov- ing without hinderance. Today the railroad strike situation of it- self showed no marked change in the early hours. The first ominous threat came in the shape of orders for the first regiment, M. N. G., to place itself in readiness to move upon the receipt of further instruc- tions. So far as the railroad service is con- cerned there ts little change. The out- bound passenger trains got away without delay, but freight is still in exactly the fame shape as it was last night. As the day grew and reports came in of the doings of the strikers during the right and morning it became rapidly evident that the situation in the territory tributary to St. Louls had grown decidedly worse. On the western division of the Wabash all the A. R. U. men in the service struck, and with this the engineers refused to haul trains manned by “greenhorns. The switchmen generally went out in all the Wabasb yards where work had pre- viously been carried on. On the east side the Wabash train service was interrupted materially, the Chicago limited laying up for the night, but going on this morning. The freight service on both sides was at a standstill. On the Iron Mountain a slight ray of hope came in the return of the men who struck at the Carondelet yard, but as this i¢ not a termiral yard,congestion has not been relieved. On the Cotton Belt (St. Louis, Southwest- . U. went out during the ern) the A. R. night, leaving that system in bad shape. FORT WAYNE, IND. FORT WAYNE, Ind., July 3—The Wa- bash switchmen left their work this morn- ing and the yard engines are in the round house. The company's shops here are closed and 250 men out of work. An effort is being made to induce the Pennsylvania switchmen to strike and it may be success- ful this evening. Superintendent of Motive Power Geo. L. Potter has called the Penn- sylvania shop foreman up for consultation, and it is believed the works will be closed indefinitely. There are 1,000 men em- ployed in’ these shops. The Nickel Plate Toad was completely tied up this morning. SIOUX CITY, 10WA. SIOUX CITY, Iowa, July 8.—Not a freight train was moving here today. The Omaha and Illinois Central passenger trains are also at a standstill. The Milwaukee people Say they will attempt to move trains if they can get sufficient protection. Two companies of military are under arms at the armory awaiting orders, BUFFALO, BUFFALO, N. Y., July 3.—The Nickel Plate railroad at noon today received orders to receive no more freight for points west of Cleveland, Ohio. No orders have been received relative to passengers, who will be carried as far as possible. COLUMBUS, OHIO. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 3.—The Hocking Valley A. R. U. men today declined Presi- dent Waite’s offer to arbitrate, and now he is getting out a circular calling for new men, LATE NEWS BY WIRE Hearing of Alleged Conspirators Against the Government, ALLEGED OSE OF FALSE STAMPS Officials of a Pennsylvania Steel Company. LIEUT. CHAMBERS’, CHARGES ai PHILADELPHIA, Pa., July 3.—Mortimer H. Bickley, president of the Pennsylvania Steel Casting and Machine Company, Ches- ter; Frederick Baldt, manager, and James ‘f. Anderson, foreman, were given a further hearing before United States Commissioner Bell today on the charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States government by duplicating the official stamp of the in- spector of ordnance and by subjecting spec- imens already stamped and separated for castings, for test to treatment different trom that received by the castings, so that castings inferior to the specimens would be delivered to the government. ‘They were arrested last week on the uffi- davit of Lieut. A. Irving Chambers, U. 8. N., and after a partial hearing were held in $1,0u0 bail each for appearance to- da: Charles R. Hanseli, chemist for the fyere sylvania Steel Casting Company was frst witness called. He testified that he had been employed by the company since September, luz, his duty being to analyze all raw material in the mill. Lieut. Chambers, he said, lef@ the coupons in his (Hansell’s) charge and the latter left them for Superintendent Anderson to take care of. This was in accordance with his instructions from the superiniendent cf the company. The witness said ke had no knowledge of @ counterfeit stamp used, but such a thing could be done with- out his Knowledge. Hanseli said that all of the stamping was done by himself, 1deut. 5 asl te hs e then took the Counsel for the company witness in hand, and asked him if Lieut. Chambers had not paid him a visit in refer- ence to the case. Hansell said that Lieut. Chambers had calied on him on June 22, and wanted to know what he knew about the case. Lieut. Chambers, the witness testified, had asked the witness to suggest some way that he (Chambers) could get information, and alro asked him if he could get kold of a counter- feit stamp. Witness told the Ueutenant he had never seen a counterfeit stamp. This closed the cross-examination and Lieut. Chambers took hold of the witnees and asked: ‘When I suggested to you that I go to Foreman Anderson for ‘nformation did you ace that ‘Anderson would lie?” The Hentenant then Coupons that had been stamped and asked the witness to identify the stamp that had been used, but Hansell could only partially £0. produced several —~—.___ NEW YORK. Increase in the Price of Meat the Only Effect So Far. NEW YORK, July 3—The only ways in this city so far are in the increased Price of | meat and in the general refusal of the rail- | Tords to accept perishable freight for points west of Chicago. Otherwise New York has not been affect- ed. The men on all the roads are working along quietly, and there are no signs of any difficulties arising between them and the maragers. The A. R. U. is weak in the east and | could hardly affect the roads. If the | Knights of Labor should be called out.how - ever, the local gituation would become more serious, yet the ratiroad managers claim Not to expect trouble. Ail roads entering here and in Jersey City and Hoboken are running their trains on time, or practically 80. Solid through trains with Pullman cars | pores come through from Chicago without elay. The usual freight trains have also gotten | through, but are not so large as usual. The freight arriving up to today from Chicage left there before the strike situation be-! came acut®, and was not so much affected as gs be that due tomorrow and after- ward. The meat receipts here from the webt are cnly about one-half of what they usually re, d_the prospects of a full supply bave grown so small that prices have been put up 40 per cent. The possibility of a meat famine, how- ever, is lessened by the fact that large shipments of sheep from Virginia and small lots of cattle from Kentucky and Pennsyl- vania are arriving. These receipts are like- ly to keep prices somewhere near their present level. Todsy live cattle sell at 41-2 to 51-2 cents per pound, against the ordi- rary price of $ to 41-2 cents. An afternoon paper says: There appears to be some prospect that the western strike may reach some of the roads runfing out from New York. It is reported that an order has been 1s- sued to tie up the Big Four and the Lake Shore road at Cleveland, Ohio, on Thurs- day next. It is also said that emissaries of Presi- dent Debs of the A. R. U. have reached New York with a two-fold object. First, to prevent, so far as possible, the shipment of men to Chicago to take the strikers’ places, and, second, to make an effort to enlist the sympathies of east- ern railroad men and endeavor to tieup one or more of the trunk lines that may be in @ position to aid their Chicago connections should the strike be prolonged. A number of men have been engaged here to go to Chicago tonight. MILWAUKEE. MILWAUKEE, Wis., July 8.—The brewers are the worst sufferers from the strike. They have hundreds of orders for beer which they cannot fill. Whenever it is pos- sible they are sending their goods by lake and several steamers have been chartered by the Chicago trade. Between 500 and 600 carloads of beer which should go out today are left in the warehouses. MINNEAPOLIS. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 3.—The A.R. U. has threatened to extend the boycott to the Great Northern in case track priv- fleges continue to be extended to the Wis- consin Central and Burlington. President Hill has not yet announced his decision. KANSAS OITY. KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 8.—The tie up here now includes the Rock Island, the Chicago and Alton, the Santa Fe and the Wabash. The last named road suspended operations this morning. It is following the example of the Rock island, in making no attempt whatever to move trains. Its switchmen have all struck; all of the fire- men at this end are on strike, and so are the majority of the engineers. ———_. MR. HAYES’ RESPONSE. Reply to Charges as to the Manage- ment of the K. of L. BALTIMORE, July 2.—A special to the News from Philadelphia says: In regard to charges recently published reflecting on the financial management of the Knights of Labor organization, the Journal of the Knights of Labor will say this week, over the signature of John W. Hayes, general secretary-treasurer, that the officers cannot waste time answering all the calumnies and screeds issued by those who are not members of the order, but that if any authorized representatives of the order will guarantee the expense of carrying books of the order into court for examination he will be only too glad to submit them for examination. eoTEES Chosen by Boston U: PHILADELPHIA, July K. Morris, D. D., formerly of this city, and at present pastor of St. Paul’s M. EF. Church, Cincinnati, has been elected to the chair of practical theology in the School of Theology, Boston University. Dr. Morris, in 1800, began his ministry in the New Jersey conference, rapidly winning his way to the first pulpits of that conference. In 1884 Bishop Warren trans- ferred him to the Tabernacle Methodist Episcopal Church, this city, where he was most successful. In 1890 eee Merrill transferred him to St. Paul’s M. EB. Church, Cincinnati, probably the most prominent Methodist pulpit west of the Alleghenies, where he is now stationed. } MAIL TRAINS DELAYED. Action Being Taken by Federal Of- ficials to Move Them. MONTPELIER, Ohio. July 3.—The tracks here are filled with freight and passenger trains. Only one passenger train passed through today. Montpelier is at the junc- tion of the Wabash divisions, and is the key to the whole system. The strikers are putting forth every effort to make their re- sistance felt at this vital point. The mail train due here from the west this morning is “dead” on the switch at Ashley, Ind. twenty-five miles west of here. The switches are +piked, and strikers guard them. The mail due here from the east is de- tained at Delany, Mich. Superintendent E. A. Gould of the Wabash road, has wired the district attorney that mails are being held at Delany and asks for militia to move the trains. The strikers will consent to the transportation of a mail car without passenger cars attached, but the officials of the road say that the whole train must move. CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 3.—United States District Attorney Brinsmade today received a telegram from Attorney Gen- = Olney suying that United States mails been obstructed at Mon! , 0 on the Wabash by strikers. Baie The district attorney is instructed to pro- cure warrants for all persons who in any manner interfere with the mails, and the United States mafshal is authorized to Swear in any number of deputi be deemed necessa: sea cid ry. The members of the A. R. U. here held a meeting last night, and resolved that if — a - ry they oe strike, Pp to noon + however, trains are moving as usual, and all is quiet. ——__ RUSSIA TAKES A HAND. She Will Not Allow Japan to Occupy Corea. LONDON, July 3.—4 dispatch from St. Petersburg says: The government has served notice upon the government at Tokio that Rursia will not permit Japan to eccu- by Corea. cin Arrival of the Campbelis. Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. SPARTANSBURG, 8. C., July 3.—The Campbells of Washington, D. C., today ar-| rived on time and had a grand reception. Two thousand men are camped here—thirty- five companies. The city is decorated. —_—__ Prendergast to Hang July 13. CHICAGO, July 3.—The jury in the Pren-| dergast case today found the prisoner not | insane, and he will hang July 13, —>— | Looks IGHTER. Post Office News of the Strike En- couragiug. It was said at the Post Office Department this afternoon that the strike situation ap- peared less serious than it did this fore- noon. Messages are coming into the depart- | ment from division superintendents at a rapid rate and each overt act alleged to have been committed against the railway mail service is immediately brought to the attention of the Attorney General and here the responsibility of the post office officials ends. The blockade, it was said, is being raised today at Danville junction and at Battle Creek, and the outlook ts brighten- ing at other points, but Chicago was still the storm center and very little improve- ment, if any, is reported there. Blue Island is still the point of greatest tension and brome ne of a serious nature may be ex- which th pect spl alee obegrtem Shar carpe (TS Ye ee mg crisis, ao far as at any moment. It was intimated the interruption of mail is concerned, will probably be tomorrow. It is not the policy of the department officials to give out for publication the plans which they have in view, but they seem to mean that mail cars shall go through. ——_—_— +. EDWARDS AND SHRIVER. dictments Against the Two Corres- pondents Expected Today. If they can be prepared in time, the in- dictments authorized by the grand jury sev- eral weeks ago, as stated in The Star at the time, against Newspaper Correspondents John S. Shriver and E. Joy Edwards will be returned in court this afternoon. It is understood that the indictments are prac- tically similar to those returned against Brokers Macartney and Chapman last week for refusing to answer certain questions propounded by the Senate investigating committee. ‘The indictments against Messrs. Shriver and dwards will, of course, differ from the first named indictments in so much as they set forth the questions propounded to the newspaper men, but only in that re- spect, it is said. — Hill Defeated Again. When bituminous coal was reached in the Senate consideration of the tariff bill this afternoon Mr. Hill renewed his r otion, made in the committee of the whole, to place coal on the free list, but the commit- tee amendment placing a duty of 40 cents a ton on bituminous was agreed to, 57—4. Messrs. Kyle, Allen and Peffer, populists. and Mills and Irby voted with Mr. Hill. Mr. Peffer moved to strike out hs 389-342 inclusive and place all leather and manufactures of leather on the free list, Lost without division. acacia ‘Tomorrow's Cara. The following is tomorrow's card at Alex- ander Island: First race, four and a half furiongs.— Pink H., 97; Warfield, 100; Duke of Fief, 98; McDonald, 98; Jim Orem, 110; Hay Ta: 102; Gypsy, 104; Speedwell, 93; Mollie Penny, 102; Monterey, 104; Forest, 106; Starter Pettingill, 99; Delury, 102; Little Captain, 9; Bunker Hill, 99. Second race, six furlongs.—Barthenia, 99; Salisbury, 101; Some More, 97; Imp. Night- ght II, 97; Kenyon, 106; Ella, 104: Head- light, 104; Stringfellow, 111; Eddie M., 104; Doe Birch, 108. ‘Third race, one mile and a quarter—Mis- sive, 113; Aristocrat, 100; 10U; Needmore, 113; Old Pepper, 117; Larc! mont, 114; Alanner, 100; Greenway, Prince Albert, 100; Lyndhurst, 110. ¥ourth race, half a mile—Imp. Savant, ¥5; Ida R., 92; Mistletoe, 95; *Patti, 105; Turco, ¥; Cicada, ¥4; Miss Dolon’s fly, wi. “Late West Falls filly. Fifth race, six furlongs—Keime, 115; De- trott, lll; Cutalong, 103; Gladiator, 121; Ronald, 114; Mabel A., ¥5; Kunice, 101. —_—__ To Enforce Judgmenta. George T. and John H. Wood and Edward M. and John L. Boteler and Richard T. Talbert to day filed a bill in equity against the estate of the late Benjamin F. Throop to enforce judgmeht creditors’ bills of $283 and $152, respectively. The property upon which the bills are sought to be en- forced is part of lot 21, square 926. ———_ Leonard Stone’s Will. A copy of the will of the late Leonard Stone of Belmont, Mass., was filed here to- day, to cover conveyances of property own- ed by the deceased at Benning, Dc ——_ The Star Out of Town. THE EVENING STAR will be sent by mail to any address in the United States or Canada for such period as may be desired at the rate of fifty cents per month. © But all such orders must be ac- companied by the money, or the paper cannot be sent, as no ac- counts are kept with mail subscrip- tions. September, receipts, 32,839 bush- is: stock, 488,730 busb- ; milling wheat by sam- 2 pte esata, MOakONs:, July, | 4% Asked—recetpts, 5,695 bushels; stock, 154,167" bi ela: sales, 1.000 bushels; southern corn by sam 62453; southern corn on grade, 52 asked. Quiet ‘but firm—No. 2 whit mixed Western, 48%—receipts, 1,091 bush 78,084 bushels. “ate uit and ‘Bominal: No. 2, Sha i rong’ and y erat freights jay wt and active, ‘in te quiet and stead; ad F steady am . ed. Botter steady aod ‘usct ll. Cheese steady and weak fresh, | ing to asked, bia FINANCE AND TRADE Uncertainty Regarding the Strik Limits Volume of Business. FRIENDS OF SUGAR REMAIN CONFIDEN! Chicago Gas Trust Makes an Ad vance. GENERAL MARKET REPORT? Special Dispatch to The Evening Star. NEW YORK, July 3.—Prices were wel Sustained in today’s market, as the resul of the government's timely interference 1! the western railroad strike, and the even ing up of contracts over tomorrow's boll Gay. London bought back the stocks sok yesterday under a misapprehension of th Sravity of the situation in the west. Th volume of business was limited in conse quence of the uncertainty as to what migh happen between the close of today’s seasion and Thursday's opening, the interveni time being recognized as the ritical pertal in the history of both the strike and th tariff bill. ° The situation at Washington is probably the more @ifficult of solution, as the confer ence debate promises to be prolonged be Yond all estimated dates. There is alway the assurance, howeve:, that if the Hous without repealing the republican measun now in operation. This, of course, is na likely, but it is the generally accepted ar Sument in favor of the passage of @ reve hue measure satisfactory to the — There will be many changes in Che text the bill, but the desired results will not bt impaired thereby The sugar schedule will be given unde sired prominence im the conierence debate Dut 48 expected to come through the ordea Without the joss of a single feature essen Mal to the needs of the refining interests ‘The insice interests in sugar are Vance the price of that stock fo the present, recognizing the advantages retirement pending the public discussion its affairs. ae * After a strong opening this m price was permitted to sell down 1 1-2 pe, cent to W 4-2, but rallied slightly on late: trading. Chicago Gas gained 1 8-8 per cent on buy. ing. prompted by the belief that the com pany has nothing turther to fear from te "The balance of strony e ce of the industrials were + “oe eaenations. in the railroad list prices held well a fractional gains, the improvement being general, but always less than a full point ‘land and@ Northern Pacific preferrec point, while elsewher: covered the net gain fo business was without in. cident, trading being wholly suspended aj times for lack of business. Stocks hev} gone into strong hands during the last few weeks, and the bears have not becn ably to force any important liquidation of Jong stock. The bulls, on the other hand, are patiently 3 oy of e tari® discussion. This cond:tion es. tablishes an equilibrium, but discourages activity. The market for smaller fractions the day. The afternoon's sterling and continental bills opened dull and somewhat steadie: in tone. All offerings of commercial ‘billy were quickly taken, and yesterday's tend. ency tows weakness entirely disappeared The closing was steady, around initial ——-__—_ FINANCIAL AND COMMERCTAL. The following are the @st and the lowest and of the New York stock a by Corson & Macartney, members New York stock exchange. Messrs. Moore & Schiey, Stocks. Open. American Sugar eaen Amencau Fe merican Atchison Sales Ne 2. ¥ _— on tax, 2 o'clock m.—Washingtes tome Telephone Security and Trast bs, gan Security and Trust fs Washington on ‘Hau wa" a30 ‘asked. : on bid. Wasb- on Light Amneestio. Railroad ‘6s, gold. 80 National Bank Stocks —Renk of Washington, bid, 330 asked. . Bank of the Republic, 225 Metropolii 300 Farmers 280 vid, bid, 150 ital, roF ti Onto, Safe Washi sked. 115 bid. West End, 107 asked. Lincoln, asked. it and Trust Companies. — National it and Trost, 140 asked. Washington Trust, 122 bid, 125 asked. curity and Trost, 184 asked. Railroad Stocks.—Washington and 285 bid, 310 asked. Metropolitan, 9) bid. #8 asked. Colombia, 60,014, 65 asked. Belt, 25 bid, 31 aaked. Eckington, 25 bid. sand Fiecerte Light Stocks. Weshingven Gus, bid, 40 asked. “Georgetown Gas, 50 bid. UC. e Light, 126 bid. 1; 108%, . 9S bid, 42 bid, 46 asked. Metropolitan, 70 bid, Corcoran, 69 bid Potomac, 75 bid. id.” German-American, 180 bid. id, 15 asked eS 9 e's, ‘Com- 7 hid, ® asked. Title bid, Lis D ‘Telephone Stocks. asked. Cherapenke avd Potoms A : : ” sd. cellanenus hington 20 asked. Great Falls Ice, Bull Run Panoraina, 20 asked. ington Steamboat, #2 bid. 1 a 100 Tnter-Ocean Building, 85 asked. ———-—-— Range of the Thermometer. The following were the readings of the thermometer at the weather bureng: toda: ; 2 p.m., 88; maximum, 59; mi cton Market, 130 }id, 150 aaked. corti —»—— Department Closing. The Treasury Department clos4 at noon today, and the Stet Wer partmen:s closed 2 noon. This is to enabl. the employes prepare fur (om.orrow’'s celebration.