Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-26
THE FOREIGN WIRE
Condition Of the Strike on the
Scotch Railways.
LITTLE SIGN OF ANY WEAKENING.

The Railways Doing Very Little Business
and Other Industries Embarrassed
O'Brien Reaches Paris and Has u Talk
with McCsrthy-Parneu Complains Of
the Priesthood--Rassian Reply 70 For
efgu Advice to the Cxar-Charge,
Against the Hebrews--Foreign Notes.
LONDON, Dec 26.-The success OF the
Scotch railway men in paralyzing the
traffic of the roads is largely due to the
excellent discipline of the strikers. es-
pccially in the matter of organized picket
duty. 1t is almost impossible for any man
seeking work to pass the strikers lines
aud obtain an interview with the railway
officials. The strikers show no signs of
weakening. although the supply of funds
Is not sufficient TO prevent prisation
among them. Their applications to Eng
fish unions for aid are being considered.
Train wrecking and Assault.
An attempt was made last night to de-
rail the night express between Glasgow
and Kil5ride by means OF piece of rail-
way iron fastened on the track. The OBJ
struction was discovered just in time to
save the train from destruction. The
company allege that the dastardly act was
the work OF the strikers, but the men en-
phatically deny that any Of their number
was connected with the outrage Two
engineers who continued at work were
stoned by strikers yesterday near this city.
and were badly injured. There have been
numerous cases of less serious assaults
upon men who remained at work, or nom
union men who have taken the places of
strikers.
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The Scotch railway companies have
abandoned all idea of settlement and are
making efforts, thus far with poor success,
to obtain English workmen for their
places. Service has been partially resumed
between Glasgow and Edinburgh and the
mails are forwarded with some regularity.
There is still, however, a virtual embargo
on traffic, and trade and commerce. are
paralyzed by sea and land. A contingent
OF the employees of the Californian railway
Joined the strikers yesterday, but the COM
pany succeeded in making up the loss and
Is in better shape now than at any time
since the strike began Many strikers at
Aberdeen have resumed work, taking ad.
vantage OF the companies offer to restore
them to their former places if they re-
| turned Mt once At several other points
the men are showing more disposition than
heretofore to submit their demands to ar
bitration.
Some Effects of the Trouble So Far.
The Glasgow docks have been closed on
account OF the strike. The supply of coal
for the gas works at Perth Is almost ex-
hausted, and it is feared that the city will
be left in darkness because of the i'm
possibility of obtaining renewed stock
OF fuel. Owing TO the effect of the strike
on the coal trade several sugar refineries
at Greenock have been compelled to shut
| down About one thousand railway men
ut Hull have decided TO strike for better
wages and shorter and more regular hours.
sympathy from England and ireland.
The English aud Irish railway societies
have issued a joint manifesto asking all
| railway men not to assist the Scotch rail
ways, but to remain neutral in regard to
the strike. II their employers press them
TO help the companies whose men are out
they must strike rather than comply.