Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-22

IT IS VERY SERIOUS AND IS ex-
TENDING.
Traffic Blocked, Shops Shut Down, Ar
rests Being Made, and Dire Threats
Being Uttered by Strikers.
[RY telnrranh 10 the nispntcn.l

PEORIA, ILL.,, August 2l.-Ihe strike
in the Peoria and Pekin Union yards is stu
on. No freight trains are being handled
az ALL All passenger trains are now moving
on time. The Iowa Central and the Terre
Haute and Peoria trains began running
into the Union depot last evening. There
was only one act Of violence reported-an
attempt made TO transfer some sugar IRON
the Glucose Company's works 20 the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy cars. 1nis
road is not involved in the strike. but the
men moving the sugar were set upon ann
severely beaten. Two arrests were MADE
last night. A the Big Four passenger
train was pulling ont shortly after mia,
night a switchman named Sheehan jumped
on the platform and uncoupled the cars;
He was promptly arrested and Will DE heio,
for trial until the strike is settled. DAVID
Dean Moore, chairman Of the strikers
COMMITTEES. was arrested Yesterday on
warrant charging him with melting men
10 interfere with the Peoria and PekIn
Union property.
TIE STRIKE ExrESDING.
PITrsDURG. Pa, August PA riState
News Bureau special from Findlay, o.,
says: Tho strike Oh the Lake Erie and
Western railroad Is extending, and unless
some terms aro soon a.reed upon the en-
tire line will be hlockaded-passenger
trains and all. Yesterday the yardmen IN
this city quit work. Joining the strikers
and demanding pay for extra work. Yes
terdav the agent and mis- Office force were
busy throwing switches and handling ears
which are transferred 10 other lines and
rushed through. The officials Of the road
refuse TO talk regarding the matter and
al
20 fear that q move il on toot 10 hire men
to take their places and that It will be
sprung on them almost any time. dis-
patch from st. Mary's. o.. reports simi-
Lar state of affairs existing there.
SHOPS SHUT DOWN.
4 special from Lima says: Owing to the
protracted strike ON the Lake Erie and
Western railroad the main shops OF that
railroad located here shut down yesterday.
This throws three hundred more men out
of employment. but as the road IL practi-
cally tied up there was not work ior them.
The traffic of the line has wherever possi-
BILE been diverted 70 competing roads. hut
hundreds of carloads of grain are lying
along the track within sight. General
Manager Bradbury returned home to-day
and IS now looking closely INTO the strike.
Irain-master Cook yesterday posted mo-
-
TO do so could return 10 work. lie gave
them until midnight, and stated that after
that hour those not returning would be
discharged. THIS action has created some
excitement among the men, but they are
very quiet and firm, and show no signs of
weakening. Some threaten to hold pas
senger trains if the management refuse
their demands much longer.
MANAGER BRADBURY's III rIMATUM.
PERU, ND. August 2l.-Thc climax was
capped in tho Lake Erie and Western
strike yesterday in this city by the ulti-
matum of General Manager Bradbury or
dering all men to report for duty by mid
night or consider themselves discharged.
About thirty-fye of the men called tor
their time. The situation Is extremely
grave. as IL is understood that BE iremen
will so out also thus blocking all traffic.
All business is suspended and the large
shops at this point will be { osed until fur
thor notice.