Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 5, 1894, Page 1

). L) kY e i. | ] it & 5 o i o ! 8 i : i } o ey SITUATION slituation, ot - — - ——————— - ——— e em— —— — S——— e — —_— . - E — — —— — - ~ ae—— S———— [— T " : ~ " MV a ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871 OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY &, SINGLE COPY FIVE CEN man thelr trains, both passenger and frelght. | I8 quiet at 11 o'clock. Four companfes of the | from the mountafn regloms of the north to {and every one guilty of an infraction of | district engaged In commerce between the Late this afternoon Captain Young of com- | Fifteenth United States troops from Fort | the riotously inclined strikers already here | them."” states. The bill in Its general features Is a HHIH pany K, Kansas National Guards, at Kansis | Sheridan arrived here at 5:30 a. m. over the | portends grave consequenees and the whole Six men comprising the strike committee copy of that filed in the United States court City, Kan., recefved a telegram from the | Rock Island line and are camped three- | populace s not unreasonably anxious. of the A. R. U. were arrested this afternoon | at Chicago and is to be filed in pursuance to United States marshal at Topeka reque:ting | quarters of a mile from the spot where | Gensral Stephens, when crdered to clear | by a deputy United States marshal. Bail was | ihstructions recelyed from Wasnington last — 5 him to immediately send as many able- | all the trouble has occurred, The troops | the depot of strikers, asked for a written | fixed in each case at $3,000. At 5 o'clock | night. All is quiat here today and there is ¥ Blue-Uoated Representatives of Govern- | bodied men to act as deputies as he could | are in command of Major Bafley of the | order to fire, but United States Marshal | this afternoon the men had not given ball, | no change In tho situation. 8ioux City Strikers Not Disturbed by the t 0 . he Turbulent Strik find. In response a car load of men was | first® battalion. The traln was commanded | Baldwin refused. It was then the officers de- | but were searching for bondsmen, The frelght crews of the Chesapeake & ment Overawing the Turbulent Strikers. started thero late tonight by Deputy Marshal John A. Logan, and also | clined and the Stockton companies followed The indictment charges the men with hav- | Ohlo and Louisville & Nashville roads met Prosenco of Troops, - - District Attorney Milchrist on board, | their example. Baldwin then ordered the | jng obstructed and incited others to obstruct [ In Covington today. Conflicting reports WAS 134 t FOR SOME ROADS, No serious trouble Is expected. The fireman !"'I'HI»'N ("- r<|'"" rn "nal'r"q nrl;\ ‘:\ large | the carrying of the United States mails on | were circulated regarding their acticns, e on the train that pulled the regulars—~here | Mumber of scldiers from San Franelsco have | rogular trains of the Southern Pacific rail- | Since then both roads have had some little IS BUT LITTLE IMPROVED Tralns Ran Both Out and In on the Roek | rofused to assist in backing the train into [ been overcome by the intense heat. Mayor | road, The witnesses whose names were in- | trouble. The noon cireular ul‘:\'wr:'l.\ry Vot- MANY INJURED BY A SHOWER OF STONES Ixland Yestorda the switch when the soldiers yvere disem- ;:;f;\m'_ll;':'"r',;:""‘l;lI?"\",":l "-"':j::'“ F(';"fl"""fl— dorsed on the back of the Indictments were | ter of the rallway officers association” says e & 4 " With nearly all the railway officials at | barked. He was put under arrest by Mar- peaple to ke ay from the sceno | the oficials of the Santa Fo and Southern | “The Chesapeake & Ohlo yardmasters quit, i ; Railroads 8till Hampered in Their Opera- | = polat Independence day was one of great | 8hal Arnold, and Roadmaster James Conlon rl‘{rm'(-'.l‘i«lnlurx:n[‘"l”n"Th‘n"L'(xh\:«rgrh-r; Have | Paciflc railrouds. Nothing has developed at | refusing to work with nonunion men. Sev. Soldiers Groeted With All Manner of Proe i S b ¢ O eert® ) | fired the engine through the switch. The | ters of the &tua o [ ¢ | tho Southern Pacific and Santa Fe depots. | eral of the yard engines’ crews quit and i tions by the A, R. U, Boyoott. moment. At an early hour all the general , gret i€ BEEGC SRR M ihe roundhouse, | COMPlete posscssion of the depot. The | mhousands of people collected during the day | the situation on the Chesapeake & Ohio is voking Gonduot. ki MANARErs wero in their oMces and the In- | wrecking crews will ‘b brought' ini this |/LE00D% with She l',‘)’f"‘,{":,’,’,‘ of one company, | 4nd watched the movements of the federal | bad, with no prospect of early betterment.” terest they showed in the numerous strike | morning and the yards will be cleared under ped he night, soldiers. MILITIA OPENLY DEFIED AT MANY POINTS | telograms recolved from all parts of the [ juard of the United States sodiors. No | g(AL 8 giclock ovorything 1s aulet at the VERY QUIET AT ST, LOUIS ARRESTING STHIKE LEADERS, | TEN COMPANIES NOW IN THE FIELD country Indicated the fear of a dsy of riot- | demonstration was made when the regulars | DRa0t JlE STURERE BET 0 Bossession, But 3 o ST, L 3 i were bro ons. Marsha Fedoral Troops ¢ L ! - e ing. But, as the afternoon wore away and | WO DROUBRL I o e | Baldwin and a committee of strikers had a | Rallronds Make Practleatly No Effort to | o aeethe Cateh Them and the Mar Mobs Refuso to Respect the Bhow of Au- i no overt acts wero reported on their several | pi " o “I0iaine. the throttle, and one | Conference tonight at the depot. Baldwin Move Trains. TRINIDAD, Golo., July 4o thiety-etent | MOT® Will Be Moved Forward if Events thority of State Troops, systems, many of the officials took the re- | frcighi car carrying ten deputies and a cor- | Wanted u.’.; committee (o Mlow. the mill | BT. LOUIS, July 4.—The union depot was | ;o “pye's i ok ;I"‘y\ "ot u "'l' ""E Justify mainder of the day off to visit thelr fam- | poral's guard of one sergeant and four pri- [ RS | ““M';"“G"“ "‘;"il b '.;“"”"'”"“"‘“ a dismal place this morning. Despite the | Lo 0 g SIS0 UL T ilies, somo of them to Instruct their youthful | Vates under command of Lieutenant Jamigon, | Fefused unless the Pullman slecpers Were | g i yoi' ity the glorlous Fourth, fower peo. | FCMAINer belfig sympathizers, were arrested i ’ Tt R et ot 16 30" for Morgan Park | taken off. The marshal would not yleld, and i urth, Jewer PeO- | here today and taken to Denver. Among CHICAGO REMAINS OMINOUSLY QUIET | heirs as to the true meaning of July 4. e b s fraiahe Shr off the track that was | the committee withdrew. plo were moving than on ord days. The [ e realdent. Mellck. Viee Prestaons | CRISIS WILL PROBABLY BE REACHED TODAY. Early in the morning the Unlon Pacific at- | gvarturned last night. They will then go R L downpour of rain had kept most of the ex- |y F5 R PRI BECl Ve ArCAICen tempted to move No. 3 gut of Ogden, to Forty-seventh strest and. clear the block NO TRAINS OUT OF OAKLAND, cursionists away, for which the Terminal as- | ST Chalrman Carrlg, Secretary Imhoff Embargo at Blue Island Partially Ralsed | the assitance of twenty-four deputy mar- | there. The corporal's guard conisted of Ser- | _ 4 soclation was duly grateful. Both the € f e unlon and D. B. Rollins, & popullst | Ny mraing Moved Yesterdny With Any Der Yesterday—St, Louis Worse Off for the shals under the command of Marshal } geant Myers, the finest thot at Fort Sherl. il ity ~‘I":-.":""'"”Tl Ijrl Grip on the | Wabash and the Chicago & Alton roads | 0 veian Tilo mei wora rrested fordlse greo of Certainty, but an Lffort Will Day—san Franclsco still Tied Brigham of Utah. The strikers at that | G20, and his four men, the bes shots SR AN e were tied up tighter than drums, not a train | STMINE the deputies last Sunday. In addi- Bo Mudo to R Tram i ot AW TEAL (Rl Braa 85 ks regiment, They vere blaced on the car ready | SAN FRANCISCO, July 4.—The troops of | on either of them coming in of going out. | tion to these ten others were arrested who F R Uit Mt NEanst federsi fnterferenioe i proceeded | i mArksmanship in case of necessity, | the state as well as thoso of the federal | Tho Terminalassocation could get them oui | ventured too near the railroad property LSOty o to take the train from the marshals, calling | Trams of (he Mast four days, eastbound, | EOVErnment are now in the fleld to protect | If required, but as they are bound to be [ The arrests are a severe blow to the A. R. U. oft and sidetracking the Pullmans. This, | which were held at Jollet, Nos, 20, 2 and 4, | Property against the strikers In the great | Stalled within a fow miles of the city it was [ The arrest of the thirty-eight men was Yvery little change Is noted In the atrike | jioweyer, did not satisfy tho Deb:ltes, and; | were tho first to.pull info the east end of | ralirond war. The trouble has reached a | SicUBRE (0 be wiser mot to make a start, | accomplished by the Uniled States troops | SIOUX CITY, I, July 4.—(Special Teles except that matters are more | to make assurance dcubly sure, they cut ¢ «ds to awalt further orders. The firs = o RN g Four position is becoming more | surorunding the place whers he strikers a lhe Bee.)—The Fo k! o FiSri kit e S A the yards to await further orders. The first | most serious stage and excitement reigns al. The Clneinnati, Washington and | had assembled, after which the deputies [ Sr4M to The Bee)—The Fourth regiment of grave, In view of the presence of state and federal troops at points where the trouble Bas become the most serious. Cla‘hes with state troops have already taken place, and that bloodshed has not followed is because of the forbearance of the officers in com- mand of the militia. United States regulars are statfoned at “varlous points in Chicago, and these had the effect of so quieting the mob that a few trains were moved in the city yesterday, and the blockade at Blue Island was partly raised. Strikers at Sloux City stoned a company of the Fourth regiment, lowa National Guards, when it was moved forward to clear & depot platform. San Francisco and Btockton militia refused to attack the mob at Sacramento, because strict orderes not to fire had been given. The mob is in con- trol there. United States regulars at Pueblo have raised the embargo on the Santa Fe and trains between Denver snd Pueblo were moved. At St. Louls the tle-up is more rigid, as engineers refused to go out with nonunion firemen. Cincinnati reports the strike practically over. Memphis and other southern points have been drawn into the trouble and are mostly tied up. The Fifteenth regulars arrived in Chicago &t midnight Tuesday night and were at once stationed at points where trouble was feared. DAL WAS QUIF Xralos Are Dispatched, Thoug! 4 Accustomed Regulnrity. CHICAGO, July 4.—Taken in its entirety the day has been a quiet one in strike cir- cles, barring an occasional flurry caused by the gathering of the mobs in the stock yards @istrict, which, however, were held in check by police and deputies, backed up by the near proximity of a detachment of regulars, for whom the strikers have a wholesome re- spect. Trains are. once more moving at Blue Island, the turbulent element having ddenly simmered down when confronted pleces of ordnance and glittering bayo- nets. Aftor the troops disembarked at the stock {Ardl strikers vented their spleen by ditch- ng the two rear coaches of the troop train nd disabled the engine by shoving coupling ins into the cross head guldes, being care- 1, however, to walt until the regulars had t a safe distance away. The Chicago & Northwestern tcday re- med its passenger service, which is now oving regalarly and without Interference. © The Tllinois Central announces that sub- urban passenger service will be resumed to- morrow morning. The Santa Fe and the Alton service is #till seriously crippled, though the Santa Fe passenger trains are moving on time. The Baltimore & Ohlo passenger service s normal Nickel Plate frelght service Is at a stand- still and passenger trains irregular. The Chicago & Calumet terminal is at a andstill. The Michigan Central got out a train of forty cars of meat today. The situation is Amproving. The Pennsylvania railroad an- mounces that they begin moving perishable frefght to and from Chicago today. Report tonight from Fifty-seventh street is that fast train No. 7, Lake Shore & Michigan Bouthern, from New York, is held there in the hands of a mob and police have been AGispatched to the scene. AT CHICAGO, Not with TRAINS MOVING AT PUEBLO. Arrival of the Regulars Ralses the Blookade at that Polnt. PUERLO, July 4—Companies A and H of the Seventeenth United States infantry, ninety-three men, under command of Cap- tain Van Horne of company A arrived here at 3 p. m. today from Fort Russell, near Cheyenne, Wyo., to assist the United States marshals In protecting the property of the Banta Fe, Union Pacific and Denver & Gulf. They have gone Into camp in the heart of the elty. The strike situation remains prac- tically unchanged. The Santa Fe, besides moving all passen- r trains today, has sent out five freight B Na an have heon mecirea!ta,takn the places of the striking switchmen at Brand Junction and fifty deputies were sent today from Colorado Springs to protect them. Santa Fe officials are confident they ean keep the Colorado Midland open. A La train was started for the south from Junta on the Santa Fe today and a de mined effort will be made to open the weat- orn_division of the road, which has been Blocked for a weel. ARRESTING STRIKERS AT TRINIDAD. No Trains Moving on the Santa ¥e, but the Gulf Got Out One. TRINIDAD, Colo., July 4.—Citizens are much incensed over arrests being made by puty marshals of men accused of taking rt in the disturbance on Sunday when the puties were disarmed by a mob. Among the prisoners already taken fn Denver is Becretary Smith of the Coal Miners unfon. No tralns are yet moving on the Santa Fe out of Trinidad. The Santa Fe has an angine fired up and will try to start a train west this afternoon.’ No Trinidad engineers will take out trains. The Gull ran a train rth last night and will try to run anot y. A train bringing recruits for the nited States army in New Mexico reached ero last night. It was five days on the road Kunsas Oty and got through by purn- Ing railroad ties. The Santa Fe and Gulf E;ck- are patrolled by regulars and deputies 0 soldiers are in jail. One was arrested r striking a bystander over the hoal and Bhe other for disturbing the peace Santa Fe Will Start Today. ' KANSAS CITY, July 4.--At midnight it Is fearned on what s claimed to be excellent suthority that the ofiicicls of the Santa Fe system have decided to start up ls trains f all descriptions from end to end in th ynn‘, The rallway company, it te said . n quietly gathering men all along ince the strike commenced and ®ow has sufficiuet englneors and 0 me v | | the deputy marshals to cope with th strikers that the Union Pacific gave up the empt to lift the embargo and abindoned tho train Superintendent Bancroft telegraphed these facts to headquarters and stated trains could not be moved until they received the assist- ance of United States trocps, which it is understood have been asked for and the mmandant at Douglas told to hold elf in readiness for ac Another episode on the Union Pacific shows the determined spirit of the strikers west of Cheyenne. Tuesday the fircman on train No. 2, which ran from Ogden to Gr River, while walking up one of the streets of Green River was taken in hand by a large number of strikers and unmerci- fully pounded. So roughly was he handle by the enraged strikers that at noon yesier- day his life was despaired of, his condition having grown decidedly critical during the night. FEAR KNIGHTS MAY BE INVOLVED. Quictness was reported from other d slon points on the Union Pacific, but head- quarters it Is feared that division §2 of the Knights of Labor, known as the Union Pa- cific. Employes association, of which J. I, orbin s secretary, may be drawn into the strike, which will still more effectually tie up the “Overland,” as it would involve quite a number of Omaha employes should the di- vision be ordered out. General Manager Dickinson stated to a Bee man that to his notion the strike had gotten beyond Deb’s control and had become an epidemic. He thought it would be pro- longed over Saturday, although he admitted that the presence of troops at important points affected might have a quicting effect. Trains 1, 2, 4 and 7_were abandoned yes- terday by the Union Pacific, trains Nos. 3, 5 and 7 and 1 being consolidated as No. 3 and left last night on No. 7's time, 6:40, but expects to get only as far as Cheyenne, making connections with the Unlon Pacific, Denver & Gulf for Denver. Ior the first time in three days the Rock Island trains were leaving and arriving practically on time. Yesterday the Rock Island sent out No. 6 at 4:40 p. m., and No. 2 at 6:25 p. m., with full Pullman equipment, Superintendent Harry Fox fecling pretty sure that both trains would get through to Chicago. Traln No. 1 on this road arrived from the east yesterday morning on time. The travel, however, eastbound on the Rock Island was unusually light, for the reason that it was not generally known the Rock Island would atempt (o start a_train east. The Milwavkee and Burlington went out with fair loads and full equipment. There was little doing abeut the Webster street station yesterday, the platform pre- senting almost a Sunday appearance. About 400 friends of the Order of Scottish Clans were on hand to take thelr long advertised outing to Blair, but the railroad officlals were unable to secure a fireman for the trip and it had to be abandoned, to the everlast- ing disgust of the Highlanders, GOT TWO TRAINS OUT. After two hours hard work the Omaha line managed to get their mixed train, No. 4, out of the yards at 10 o'clock yesterday, the re- fusal of several firemen to go out making it necessary for Superintendent Jaynes to drum up a man who would be satistactory to the engineer. There was little difficulty exper- fenced in getting out No. 2 and it left the yards on time at 2:15 p. m. No trains left or arrived via the Sioux City & Pacific, but the chief dispatcher stated that train No. 2 of this road hud left Sioux City at 7:05 p. m. without difficulty and would arrive during the night. Although the Omaha line is not entering Sloux City direct, it is getting passengers into the city via South Stoux City and the ferry transfer at that place. An order was recelved yesterday morning by the Omaha line to lay off all men not absolutely necessary to conduct the business, and in consequence some 2,000 clerks, freight handlers, checkers and track men. will feel the effect of the Pullman-A. R. U. boycott. The rule to be followed in laying off men will be that where two men are employed and one can do the work, one will take a vacation. 1t was rumored about the Union depot last night that the engineers out on the North- western would resume work this morning and all freight trains would be put on at once. LARS OPEN THE ROAD, RE Rock Island ckaded at Istand Finally Get Through, CHICAGO, July 4.—The Fourth of July was almost a mockery In Chicago. The day was made the occasion for a big bonfire, but it was not In the way of a celebration. As It in defiance of calling out the federal troops came an act of incendlarism agalnst the allied railroads. Almost the first news of the national holiday was a report of the firlng of a number of cars at West Pullman in the Blue Island district of the Rock land road. The conflagration took place just far enough away to be out of quick reach of the detachment of federal troops sent to the Blue point last night from Fort Sheridan. The reports placed the number of cars burned at nearly a dozen, all of them freight cars, At the stock yaras and at Grand Crossing, where the other divisions of Fort Sheridan gartison had been sent, the strikers seemed to have adopted a policy similar to that in vogue at Blue Island. They appeared to be anxious to keep out of danger of a collision with Uncle Sam's men and devoted thelr energles to quarters where the things were less on the buzz order. Passenger trains arrived at the depots in the city and were unmolested, One of these was a Santa Fe train, reaching the Dearborn Street station at 10 a. m., with one Puliman attached. It entered the station with more armed deputics. Colonel Crofton, commander of ‘the Fort Sheridan regulars, made his headquarters at the Grand Pacific hotel today and was in constant communication with tl the stock yards, Grand Crossing Dlue Island, The railroads all reported that they w ruuning some trains and railway officl generally regarded the situation as enco: aging. The company of regulars assigned to the stock yards was encamped at Dexter park today and the strikers stood around list lessly, with no apparent intention to ereate a disturbance of any kind. The fifteen cars of beef made up in a traln yesterday were started east from Thirty-ninth and Halstead strcets at 9 a. m, no resistance being of- troops at at and fered on the part of strikers, No further business at the yards will be attempted until after 11 o'clock tonight. DLUE ISLAND, I, July 4--Everytbing rs and ten deputles on board and was not molested, though carrying five Pullmans. The rest of the belated trains carried fivo and six Pullmans. Not a thing as done by the strikers. had ‘eight sold Ten deputy marshals and eight soldiers have been sent to the Grand Creek cros:ing to escort train No. 4, which should have been here Sunday morning, but has heen held at Joliet. John Buckley, who claims to bo a miner from Pennsylvania and to have Just arrived in town, but who locks like a ing railroad man, was arrested- by Dep- Marshal Albert Gray on the charge of tempt of court in as-isting in overturn- ing cars. The former leaders are making themselves conspicuous by ~their absence oda John Desenfranz, the most turbulent and riotous of the strikers' leaders, was arrested today by Deputy United States Ma Cor- don, charged with threats and trying to creato riot. He has been very violent and has caused much trouble and his arrest is considered important. Robert Keefe and J. B. Rogers, both lead- ers among the strikers, werc arrested today for making threats. Keefe resisted and severely pounded Deputy Marshal Kahl, but was overpowered and locked up. A large number of arrests were made and the strikers were much Incensed at the whole- sale locking up of their leaders. Carroll Christ, a brickmaker, and Ed Heimes, a greenhouse man, were arrested during ‘the day by Marshal Arnold and Deputy Marshal Logan for making threats against the deputy marshals, Heimes said: “I_will stick a knife through the first deputy marshal I get a chance at.” The threats were made near the gencral office and were the occasion of the gathering of what would have been an ugly mob but for the United States soldiers on guard. MILITIA TURNED THEIR BACKS. Refuscd to Tackle the Riotous Strikers at Sacram’ nto. SACRAMENTO, Cal., July. —Throughout the day the most intense excitement has pre- vailed here. The celebration of the national holiday was completely overshadowed by the stirring events arising from the desperate struggle between the Southern Pacific and the A. R. U. At 10 o'clock this morning two regiments of state militia from San Francisco and two companies from Stockton marched into the city. They had abandoned their trains two miles. from the city. The troops marched direct to the armory, around which the local militia companies had es- tablished a strong guard. Soon after the troops had breakfasted the city became wildly excited over a report that several men had been shot. Many of the strikers were wild with rage. It transpired, however, that the shooting was accidental. A bungling militiaman from San Francisco dropped his rifle, which was discharged. The bullet passed through the leg of one of the militia- man's comrades and struck a city fireman named Wing in the abdomen, fatally wound- ing him. Oniy a few minutes afterwards, when all the troops had been drawn up and were exccuting an order to “load” another youth accidentally discharged his musket and tore a_sleeve from the uniform of a comrade. At 1 o'clock the troops moved towards the depot, where a large force of police, deputy sheriffs and-deputies under United States Marshal Baldwin were already on guard. The strikers and sympathizers, to the number of several thousand, had pre- ceded the troops. The appearance of a military surgeon, laden with his instrument” case and a bundle of bandages had not helped to improve the temper of the strikers. When the sol- dlers arrived they were greeted with deris- ive yells and harsh comments. One body of troops passed into the railroad yards and took up positions along the main line. The rest of the soldiers were massed outside the depot. It became known that General Super- intendent Fillmere had announced his in- tention to start trains under military protec- tion. The strikers at once became demon- strative. Chairman Frank Knox, the leader, saw the gravity of the situation and ad- dressed the men, urging them not to molest the militia. Notwithstanding his coneilia- tory talk the strikers loudly declased that no Pullnans should be moved. TURNED THEIR BACKS ON THE FOE Finally three companies of militia were or- dered to drive the strikers from the depot The scene was at once tumultous and the situation threatening. For a few moments the soldiers hesitated, then they wavered, and then came a blunt refusal to move against the excited strikers. A few minutes later all the troops turned their backs upon the turbulent mob at the depot and quietly withdrew to the armory. A deafening shout announced the second victory of the strikers over the railroad company and their first victory over the state militia, Scon after this it became known why the militla had retreated, United States Marshal Baldwin and the raflroad officials had Insisted that the troops refrain from shooting, and that they remove the strikers by physical strength, This plan the officers of the militia absolutcly refused to sanction. When the treaps had withdrawn to thelr armory and the jubilant strikers and their sympathizers were loudly celabrating their victory a new source of danger became apparent. A body of fifty strikers appeared on the streets armed with rifles and ammunition. It was Garibaldi guard had turned learned that the its arsenal over to the the contents of strikers. The authorities and railroad people became still further alarmed when advised of the warlike preparations of the strikers at var- fous points nmorth of here on the Oregon branch, At Dunsmulr, shortly after noon, a body of seventy-five strikers, fully armed and equipped for battle, marched to the Southern Pacific depot, where other A. R. U men had a car and locomitive in waiting, and soon this armed body of excited men were speeding toward Bacramento. A United States marshol's car is coupled be- hind the coach in which the warlike strikers are riding At Red Bluff a demonstration, which also portends trouble, was inade by the strikers The A. R. U. there received orders early in the morning to come to Sacramento and at once began rustling about town for arms. Finlly 100 rifles and plenty of ammunition was secured and placed in a caboose at the depot. When the train from Dunsmuir ar- rived at Red Bluff the rolling arsenal and anotber band of strikers were taken aboard, At 8:30 o'clock this afternoon the train stopped at Redding long enough for the strikers to _purchase all the available an munition, Soon they were speeding on again towards Sacramento. It is believed that the traln will arlve here before midnight. The addition of these excited and dexperate men in every railroad center In California. Early this morning the First and Third regiments of the national guard reached this city from Sacramento. They are prepared to remain here a month. They are fully armed and have their battery and Gatling guns. The situation at the capital city is critical and the troops have been ordercd there to assist the United States marshals, Yesterday morn- ing Marshal Baldwin found himself unable to do anything with the strikers. He wired a request to Governor Markham to call out the state troops. The request was granted and Major John Dimond was given power by the governor to call out what troops he pleased. The situation In the state is one which may be briefly described. The trouble fs centralized around Sacramento, Los Angeles and Oakland. The national troops are at the southern city, the state troops will be at Sacramento early this morning and over 100 deputy sheriffs and marshals are guard- ing the dangerous points in Oakland. At every onc of the three points an attempt will 'be made to break the blockade simul- taneously and then minor division terminals will receive attention. The strikers have not as vet lost a single point in their original position of advantage. The strugzle to dis- lodge them is yet to come and with it Is the general fear that a bloody conflict will be in- volved. The excitement in this city and in Oak- land yesterday was intense, The department regiments were hissed on their way to the water front and there was a great number of people gathered there. In West Oakland there was all but a riot. ‘Two trains were seized at Sixteenth street and a fight be- tween deputy marshals and strikers fol- lowed. Today the strikers at West Oakland be- came aggressive and tonight not a wheel is turning on the Southern Pacific. Not even ferry boats are running between this city and Oakland. This morning several hundred strikers de- scended upon the railroad yards and round- house at West Oakland, paying no attention to the protest of the hundred or more deputy sheriffs on guard. The men at work in_the shops were forced to quit. The track leading from the mole waneftectually block- aded and the railway company for the time being has ceased all attempts to run trains, The Fifth regiment at Oakland is under arms, but has not yet gone to the scene of the disturbance. A special train bearing Colonel Shafter and United States troops pulled into Los Angeles at 4:40 a. m. today. The train was under heavy guard and no one was allowed to board it. The train also brought a mail car and one Pullman. Nothing unusual occurred after the train Jeft Bakersfiell and no disturbance has occurred since their arrival here. The soldiers took up quarters at the Union Pa- cific depot. Less than fifty: people were in the depot when the train pulled in. It is not expected there will be any use for the troops until it is necessary to put Ross' or- ders into effect, At Los Angeles the United States troops are today masters of the situation. Judge Ross concluded to defer ‘his decision in the case of Conductor Heartt) charged with con- tempt of court, until tonjortow, as this s a legal holiday, and everyboay is awaiting his action. The labor unions of Los Angeles are forming military compapies and claim to have about 3,000 men enrolled. They have adopted resolutions endorsing the A. R. U. The national guard armaries are belng care- fully guarded by military their possible seizure. FEDERAL GRAND JURY CHARGED. Judge Ross of Los Angeles Lays Down the Law on the Strike Question. LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 4.—Judge Ross' charge to the grand jury was as fol- lows: “Gentlemen of ‘the Grand Jury: I understand, through the district attorney, that you desire some further in- structions In regard to the mall. Congress has provided by statute that the postmaster general in all cases decided upon what trains and in what manner the mails shall be conveyed, and that officer has, through his subordinates, desigatned for the South- ern California Railroad company and the Southern Pacific Rallroad company in this Judicial district the regular pasicnger trains of those roads for the cafrying of the United States mails. ither of these companies is by the law required to run any other trains than their regular passenger trains for the carrying of the mails, and their failure to do 50 is not a violation of any law of the United States to which my attenticn has been calied or that I have been ablo to find, “As I told_you the other day in offect, every and any person who shall knowingly and wilfully obstruct the pa age of the mall is guilty "of a crime agaipst the law of the United States, aud if two or more persons conspire to commit that or any other offense against the United States aud one or more of such parties do any dct to effect the ob- Ject of the conspiracy all of such parties to such conspiracy are guilty 6f a crime, and if you find from your investigations, which I charged, and again charge you diligently to pursue, that any suéh offense has been committed in this judigtal district against the laws of the United States, it is your imperative and solemn futy to find an in- dlctment or indictments against any or every such offending person. Using the sub- stance of the language of Judge Jackson in a somewhat similar case that arose In West Virginia in 1893, it is proper for me to say that exactly what Is inyolved in this strike which has brought all the trouble here and elsewhere s not for me or you to investl- gate. At this time It is not necessary which side 1s in the right or which side is in the wrong, nor whether, in fact, either side fs in the wrong, upon the meriis of that ques tion. It may be again said that there but one way to redress a wrong done in country, and that s through the regularly constituted tribunals of the gountry, “No man or set of men, no combiuation of men can lawfully undertake to redress a wrong except In thé way pointed out by law. Whenever men attempt to unlawfully com bine themselves together for this purpose of redressing a wrong, they strike at the very foundation of those laws which give them the rights of a citizen, the protection of lite, of liberty and the pursuit of happiness. “It Is the solemn duty of all good citizens to ponder and think of these things and be sure that thelr acts, whatever they are, be within and not contrary to laws of the country, and It Is the sworn and imp tive duty of those charged with the administra tlon of the laws to take prompt and vigorous measures to bring to the bar of Justice any men to prevent | v York express did not reach here today. and the Big Four Alton express did not ' out. No. 8, the day express, ot get out until after 8 a. m. It carried a strange fireman and when he got to East St. Louis e quit the engink and the traln was stranded, Other evidences of the chaotic condition of western passenger service Is shown by the fact that the Vandalia Chicago Diamond special was two hours late. The Iron Mountain Texas special was four hours late, but the Memphis & Californ express trains on the same road were on time. The second section of the New York and Washington express on the Ohlo & Mississippl was three hours late. The Louisville express on the AIr line, one hour and a quarter late, The Iron Mountaln men who went back to work yesterday stuck to their places this morning, both at the Carondelt and South St. Louis yards. The strikers sent committees to them and much conferring went on, but they were unable to shake the determination of the men to keep at work. They will refuse, they say, to do any switch- ing for trains hauling Puliman cars, hoy ever. A new phase, or rather a development of a threatend trouble, is a growing disposition among the englneers and firemen, including all grades, to refuse to haul trains not switched or manned by the regular—I. e., the striking—force. Several isolated Instances have already occurred and more are expected. The railroads practically took a holiday today. No attempt was made to move frelght on either side of the river, and with a ma- Jority of the roads not much of an effort was made to move even passenger trains. Tomorrow the rest will cease and the man- agers will take decisive steps towards active operation. The trouble 15 then likely to breal loose. NO VIOLENCE AT ST. LOUIS. Up to this time there has been no acts of violence, but the explanation may be the inac- tivity of the railway managers. No new men are being hired. They represent every branc of the railway service and many, the ral roads claim, are competent and thoroughly experienced. Tomorrow feveral roads will endeavor to fill the places of the strikers with these new men and it Is their intention to resume the sending out -of their freight trains. It they meet with obstructions they will apply to the United States courts for an injunction, and If a restraining order of the courts does not prevent interference they will call on the president for the aid of the federal troops. Superintendent Jones of the Missourl Pa- cific terminals at the Union depot discharged six yardmasters today because they refused to continue throwing switches. The six men discharged are members of the Switchmen's order, which, it is said, will now order out its members In retallation. Reports were received that the Wabash operators have joined the strikers. This move is a surprise to the officials. But one road, the Toledo, Sf. Louls & Kansas City, which is in the hands of a receiver, is able to make any showing in handling traffic. All the others are tied as to freight and nearly so as to passenger trains. The return yesterday of the Iron Mountain yardmen has accomplished nothing, as that road is recelving no freight either from the Termi- nal association or other roads, quently has little business for the returned men to handle. The difficulty of handling as much business, frelght or passenger, as cach road might handle is increased by the tying up of equipment at out of town points. The refusal of engineers to take out trains with new firemen, ete., are growing in num- ber, but develop only as trains are made up. Nevertheless, this movement is practically general, especially on the trunk lines. The strike has diverted business to the steam- boats, and river men expect that a good deal of freight will be taken to the river if the trouble lasts any length of time. The searcity of coal Is, however, again being felt, as the supply along the river has al- most been exhausted. The St. Louls breweries will lose consider- able in consequence of the strike. The beer on the road undelivered will be a dead loss, as it will spoil as soon as the ice in the cars melts. The mitk supply of the city Is becoming scarce, and a famine is in prospect. Coal is also in light supply, while ice is decreasing in quantity very rapidly. Unless the blockade is broken within a short time the worst possible feature of such a strike as this will make itself apparent in actual suffering by the people who are already serlously aftected. Beef killing and im- portingestablishments are shutting down, hutter, cheese, eggs and lemons are also becoming scarc Vegetables, on the con- trary, are increasing in supply, as this is a distributing point for hundreds of nearby truck gardeners, WHITE WANTS ASSISTANC! Says Me Cannot Serve Processes Without More Deputies. WASHINGTON, July 4.—There was an easier feeling about the BExecutive depart- mens today and less apprehension of violence and turbulence on account of the great strikes. The reports received In the early morning were few and comparatively unim- portant and gave encouragement for the hope that the Fourth would be passed with- out serious trouble. Attorney General Olney was at his office early and found several telegrama awaiting him. He went over to the white house with them and gave th president a summary of the situation and what had been done. The telegrams related principally to the work of United States marshals, and one from Omaha sald that the United States marshal was unable to serve the processes of the courts without as- sistance, The attorney gencral instructed him to swear In deputies for the work Another action taken was the appointment of Joseph Call of Los Angeles, Cul., as as sistant attorney for the district for the prose- during the strike. cution of persons arrested in the Postmaster General Bissell said early day that there had been no change In the postal uffairs since yesterday afternoon. § retary Lamont and General Schofleld called upon the president early, but their visit was hort. Sccretary Lemont says that the des (ails of the movements and disposition of the troops In Chicago are now entirely in the hands of Colonel Crofton (until General Miles arrives) who has been instructed to confer with District Attorney and Speclal Connsel Walk Strikers Enjoined at Cinclunath, CINCINNATI, July 4.—United States Dis- trlet Attorney Cleveland today prepared a bus bill for restralning all persons fron itertasine in any manner with the busines feclght or paescoger, of any resd in this and conse- | passed within the lines and did thelr work. Most of the men gave themselves up. The excitement Is intense, but the presence of the troops will prevent any riotous demon- strations. The arrested men were placed on a train and started for Denver under both military and civil guards. President Melick's last words to his men wore: “The fight Is not lost, the railroads cannot get men to man the trains. Above all things do not disturb railroad property and keep away from the yards." OLNEY ORDERED A GRAND JURY. Supposed to Be the Intention to Indict Prominent Strike Leaders. WASHINGTON, July 4—A dispatch was today sent from the Department of Justice to the United States attorney at Chicago directing him at once to call together the grand jury. As no Information had been received here of the arrest of President Debs or any of the other leaders of the strike, the purpose of the attorney general in assembling the grand jury was not clear, and he was requested by the Associated press to state his occasion for so doing, but be declined to do so. It is surmised, however, that he in- tends to secure the indictment md punish- ment of Debs and the other promincht lead- ers for violations of the anti-trust act of July, 1890, committed prior to the issuance of the omnibus injunction by Judges Gro: cup and Woods. The authorities here are fully determined to enfice the laws and punish those who violate them, and so far as the national government is concerned there will be no compromises and no_temporizing. The present strike is regarded as a bold deflance of the laws of the ccintry and a criminal infringement of the rights of the people of the whole countr; Reinfcrements for Chicago. LEAVENWORTH, Kan., July 4.—Four companies of infanfry at Fort Leavenworth leave on a epecial train for Chicago tonight to assist the Kort Sheridan troops at Blue Island. Boycott Noter. The A. R. U. has ordered out the men on every road running into Memphis. The employes of the Detroit, Lansing & Northern have gone out on a strike. The Lake Shore & Michigan Southern road was tied up at La Porte, Ind., last night. Strikers at Tacoma remained quiet yester- day and there is no change in the situation. United States marshals have gone to Marion, O., to protect Chicago & Erle prop- erty. The engineers of the Denver & Rio Grande have unanimously decided to stick to their Dosts. Passenger trains at Terre Haute were run- ning yesterday, but not a freight train was moved. Strikers ditched the St. Louis express on the Iron Mountain road just out of Memphis last night. At Terre Haute all the Vandalia employes are out, including trainmen, trackmen and switchmen. All the employes of the Kansas City, Memphis & Fort Scott road at Memphis have struck. Fourteen passenger trains, with fully 2,000 passengers, on the Alton road are tied up at Bloomington, The first Pullman on the Loulsville & ville came into Nashyille yesterday guard of troops. Twelve men, one of them a striker, were arersted at Pueblo yesterday and sent to Denver for trial. Judge McKenna of the United States court at San Francisco has Issued an injunction against the strikers. Officials of the union station at Detroit arranged a truce with the strikers and trains were allowed to run yesterday. On the Union Pacific the trouble s con- fined to the Wyoming division and business in that state on this line is at a standstill. The Fourth infantry. Illinois national guards, hus been ordered to proceed to Cairo to protect the property of the Ilinols Central All the employes of the Louisville & Nash- ville at Evansville, Tnd., voted to go out on a strike. This includes both trainmen and shopmen. When the United States marshal arrived at Detroit.Tuesday night the strikers in- duced about a third of his deputies to quit their fobs. Part of the conductors and brakemen on tho Grand Trunk reported for duty at Battle Creek, Mich., but the engineers and firemen Nash- under still hold out. The employes of the Vandalia at Brazil, Ind., have notified the comp: that they not work any more until the proscnt will strike is settled. Judge Allen of Springfield las Issued a sweeping order of injunction agalnst the strikers in Tlnols, coverlng ail the roads in his jurisdiction. The situation at Portland remains un- changed. The Northern Pacific got out its lgcal trajns, but not a wheel was turncd on the Southern Pacific. Strikers etopped an Erie train at Ham- mend, Ind,, last night, cut off the Pullmans and ordered the engincer to pull out without them, which he did, The switchmen of the Memphls & Chat- tanooge. at Memphis struck yestarday. Yard- men In the Kansas City, Memphis & Bir- wingham also rofuse to landle Pullman cars, Grand Master Wilkinson of the Ogder of Raflway Traintien hus Issued a bulftin to the members of that ordcr that they cannot sanction or take any t In the present strike, but the order will as far as possible protect 1ts members who are discharged for refusing to take the place of strike Small Blaze at sloux Falls. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., July 4.—(Special Talegram to The Bee As Lhe firemen were on thelr way out this evening to give an ex hibition of fire fighting for the diversion of thonsands who celebrated here, a genuine alurm called the wihole department to the Milwa ee depot and freight house, which were burning. The fire was uncontrcllable and the buliding and contents were con- sumed. Loss, about $6,000. Two other fires occurred tods but the loss was only nom inal. - SRS Anniversary of Pomeroy's Cyclona. FORT DODGE, Ta., July 4.—(Speclal Tele gram to The Bee.)—Pomeroy will have me morlal services Friday, the euniversavy of the cyclone disaster. R. M. Wright of Fort Diodge will be orator. the Towa National Guards ing at § o'clock by a special on the Illinols Central. Eight companies came In and ware fmmediately joined by companies H and L of Sfoux City, which have been under arms for nearly two days. The regiment is under command of a regular army officer and has a Gatling gun. The regiment debarked at the St. Paul shops and immediately formed arrived this even and marched along the main track to the Union depot, a distance of a mile and & half. An Immense crowd was gathered along the tracks, covering cars and every point from which a view could be had. Tha troops were greeted with yells and Imprecations at many places. The strikers do not seem to be Intimidated at all and many threats are heard. There are large numbers scattered about the railroad yards and in the dusk chunks of coal and other missiles were hurled at the soldiers when they started out to clear the yards Company I* of Algona moved out to take poss on of a portion of the yards when they were confronted by a crowd, who broka through the 1ii The lieutenant was struck on the head with a coupling pin and quite badly hurt. No attempt will be made tonight to clear the yards. The troops are quartered ar the Union depot. Tomorrow morning all the yards will bs picketed and patrolled and efforts made to move all passe~cer traing on schedule time under militzry guard. No attempt will bs made to meve freight tralns tomorrow. Tha mob had almost complete control of the situation today. The Sioux City & Northern alone was unmolested. The Sioux City & Pacific sneaked a traln out this morning. The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul got two trains out this afternoon, two and seven hours late. The mob cutting the traing in two and spiking switcheg, ete SIOUX CITY, July 5.~At 2:30 this morning the Omaha bridge over the Floyd river burning. It was undoubtedly set on fire by some of the mob. Employes of the Omah are working to extinguish the flames. OVERLAND WANTS TROOPS. TraMc Entirely Suspended on the Unlom Pacific in Wyomling. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 4.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Traflic is entirely at a_ standstill on the Wycming division of tha Union Pacific tonight. The Overland fast mail and passenger consolidated, which left Cheyenne at 6 o'clock lait night, is still in Laramie, fifty m'les west of here, wnabla to secure a fireman, The eastbound mall, which left Ogden yesterday morning, reached here at.2 o'clock this afternoon, twelve lrours late. United States Marshal Rankin fired the engine a portion of the dlstance between Laramie and Cheyenne. The officials at headquarters fecl that they are not justified in jeopardizing the lives of paesengers by attempting to cperate trains unless assured ample protection by the federal authorities. Marshal Rankin s doing everything fm his power to protect property, but since the threatening of deputy marshals at Rawling vesterday the strikers there have been very demonstrative, and they are liable to at- tempt violence any time. The condition of affairs has been presented to the authoritles at Wa-hington, and in all probability a tachment of troops will be ordered to assist in protecting trains from Interference untif traffio is again resumed. A great dcal of interest s centered in the meeting of the Federated boird here fto- morrow. It Is expected all the members will bo in attendance. “ T0WA'S MILITIA IN THE FIELD, Fourth Reglment Ordered to Sloux City te Opposed the Strikers, DES MOINIS, July 4.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee)—Governor Jackson this morns ing ordered out the Fourth regiment, with the exception of company K, to report at once at Sioux City, 3,000 strikers having or= ganized and taken possession of the Illinols Central and Northwestern yards, trains and tracks, and being reported as tearing up the tracks, spiking cwitches and holding loaded pasgenger trains. The governor or- dered Colonel Wilkin to the scene with coms panies from Algona, Boone, Toledo, Chero- kee, Hampton, Mason City, Webster City and Fort Dodge. These, with the two ale ready at Sioux City, make ten companies, with more to follow as soon ust he railroads of the state can arrange to carry them there, Jeneral Prime is Ia Dos Moines watching the situation and is keeping the telegraph wires warm with instructions and queries as to the situation, He expects to order out other regiments and will go to the scene of the threatened conflict himself as soon as the situation demands. Likoly to Tnvolve the ©. ORESTON, In., July 4.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The report that the burlington was likely to experience trouble with some of its brakemen over the reported discharg of two brakemen scems to have heen premi ture. The trainmen have no dificulty with the Burlington, the schedule mada by the road and the trainmen a year ago being ke in good faith, Trains un the main 1i running on regular time and there appearance of a strike at thls point Militha Enroute to sloux City. FORT DODGE, In., July 4.—(Special Teles gram to The Bee)—Company G was ordered from here to Sloux City at - 2:30 this for noon to protect railroad property. In two hours the entire company was ready to go on a speclal train, which also carried com= panies from Webster Cit, Algona, Mason City and Hampton. The cntirc th regl ment of 626 men has been ordered out, Would Blow Up a Bridge. CHEROKEE, Ta., July 4.—Had not a cons versation between six suspicious characters been overheard yostorday it is probable thad the Illinols Central bridge south of towm Jld have been blown up this morning \d @ traln of Iowa National Guards des molished, The shorlft heard of the plot to demoiish the bridge last night and officers have since guarded It closely. All Quist ut Rawlio RAWLINS, Wyo.,, July 4.—(Spocial Tele- gram to Tho Bee.~All {8 quiet here. Th mall train passed east at an early hour this morning. The strikers joined in the parade this cfternoon,