St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-25
THREATEN A GENERAL TIE-UP
The Illinois Central Strike As
sumes Serious Proportions.


CHICAGO, June 24.-The Illinois Cen
trail strike assumed serious proportions
this morning, inasmuch as it now III
wolves the immense suburban traffic of
the road. A meeting of the strikers
was held early this morning, at which
the men decided to stop the rum ing OF
all trains except those carrying the
United States mail. Accordingly, as
fast as the suburban trains came In
this morning they were sidetracked,
and twas not long before the tracks
were completely blocked up, suburban
trains, freight trains and through and
way passenger trains being mixed in al
most lnextricable confusion. The last
suburban train arrived at the depot at
$3.50 a. m, and the men announced that
it would be the last suburban train to
come in or go out until the question as
to Supt. Russell's retention was de-
cided one way or the other. At present
the strike affects the road only from
Chicago to Kankakee, but the men say
that unless they gain their point they
will tie up the entire system-Chicago
to New Orleans. The strikers did not
wish to be held responsible for inter
fering with the United States mails, the
6XDIGSS COlu pdIllco anu HoepOA.
They, therefore, attached the mail and
express cars to the engine of the New
Orleans mail train, but left the coaches
with their
Exasperated Passengers
unconnected. 1t was the intention to
send the dismembered train down at the
scheduled time, but Mr.. Sullivan, the
general superintendent of the road, ex-
planned that the railroad company has
no contract with the United States gov
eminent to carry mails except Oh regu-
lar passenger trains, and the train dis
patcher was not authorized TO give
orders for the train to start until
it could start with all its usual pas
senger coaches. The strikers refused
to allow the whole train to move, and
warned Mr.. Sullivan, as they had not
prevented the transportation of the
mail and express matter, that the rail-
road detained it, at the company's own
risk. General Manager Beck, General
Superintendent Sullivan and the heads
of the traffic departments had a con-
ference to-day with representatives OF
the strikers in General Manager Beck S
office. The men demanded that Super
| intendent RusSelPS name be stricken
termination not to return to work I'M
til this was done. They said there was
no room for compromise on the subject.
| Not one of them would go to work
again under him or consent to receive
another order from him. General
Manager Beck was ordered to support
Russell, but the situation was ad-
mitted by the official and his
subordinates to be very serious. The
| officials ended their conference at 80
D. m. for the day. The only conclusion
| arrived at was that they would resist
the mems demand for Russel's dis
charge. They now await overtures OH
| the part of their employees who are out,
and. it is said, that, unless the men re-
turn to work tomorrow morning the
company will proceed to hire new men.
The tie-up will cause serious trouble
not only locally, but throughout large
section of country, both West and
South. The suburban traffic of the
road is enormous. The trains run in
and out of the city every few minutes
from o'clock in the morning until mid
night, and are usually crowded. All
these people are now thrown
Upon Their Own Resources
of transportation. But it is not this that
| will trouble the commercial world. TIC
stop freight traffic on the illinois Cen
trail means to prevent thousands and
thousands of people in Northern Iowa,
in Southern Illinois, in Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Mississippi and Louisiana from
getting products to market. The yards
in this city are already filled with
freight cars, and the Sailing of the
trains now in transit will jam every
transfer track touched by the road. The
Michigan Central, Baltimore & Ohio,
and Big Four roads, which enter the
city over the Illinois Central track, were
seriously interfered with, owing to the
blockade created by the motionless
trains of the illinois Central.