Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-06-28
STILL GROWING.
The Great A. r. u. Strike
Gradually Extending.
Its Effect Being Felt on All
Sides in Chicago.
The Illinois Central Has Two
Trains En- Route Held.
The St. Louis Depot Men
Stop Work, Too.

CHICAGO, June 2S.-The first road
that felt the effect of the boycott
this morning was the Santa Fe. At
Z O'Clock 400 men in the yards and
shops went out and a general order
is shortly expected calling for the
complete tic-up of the system All
the Chicago & Northwestern switch
men struck at Z O'Clock this morn
ing and trouble on the road is eX-
Pcctcd to prove very serious. Four
engineers who permitted the strikers
committee to use their engines last
night were discharged this morning
This aroused the other engineers. and
the chief of the local division of the
brotherhood OF engineers notified the
executive committee of the union
that the instant he received written
guarantees of protection he would
order out the entire force of en-
gineers in the yards. The proper
papers were Immediately sent over to
the yards. and they expected an en-
gineer strike at noon.
Train Delayed by Strikers.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-The New Or
leans limited on the Illinois Central
due to leave Cairo at Z o'clock this
morning for Chicago. is being de-
tanned at that point by strikers. The
men on the passenger train east
bound, which was stopped at Ham
mond, Ind. by a mob of sympathiz-
ers with the Pullman strikers hast
night, because the trainmcn refu&d
to detach the Pullman cars, is still
there. together with several other
| trains.
st. Louis Depot Switchmen Cease Work.
ST. LoUIs. June 2S.-Promptly at
noon all the switchmcn at Union sta
tion left their engines. and notified
the depot master that they would
handle no more Pullman cars until
the strike is declared off by the
American Railway Union.
Illinois Crntra, Suburban.
CHICAGO, June 2S--The -iircmen
on all the Illinois Central suburban
trains struck at ] O'Clock this after
noon.
| Two hundred employees of the Illinois
| Central ill the Burnside shops Joined the
strike.
| vcssclinen Also Affected.
The Illinois Central has given notice
that it can accept no freight of any kind
| The strike came SO suddenly that steam
| bUatmen had no time to get coal switched
| from the yards TO tue docks. The result
| is n famine. No coal can be got and bust.
| ness on the river is at stanlstill, as
tugs cannot run.
The trouble has extended to roads run
ming into the Grand Central depot. Incom
| ing tr,rins on the Wisconsin Central and
| Baltimore and Ohio, which drew Pull.
man ears, We're left standing in the sta
ton, switching crews refusing to tax.
them out to the yards. The road crews
| who brought them ia also refused to back
the trains out. and when called upon to dc
so the engineers and iiremen came down
| from the cabs In one or two instances
high officials Of the roads manned tine en-
| gines and backed the trains ou. them
| selves.
Serious Situation.
The situation is serious. Us long lines oi
freight ears loaded with pcrishable mer
chandise are n; n standstiil These in.
clude n number Of train loads OF ice which
is melting rapidly III the hos sun.
Plans for securing the cooperation oi
| other labor organizations assumed shape
wien conference between General Mas
ter Workman Sovereign, of the knights
of Labor. and Secretary Arnold, of tie
Locomotive Euginsers' brotherhood met
| in conference with President Debs, of the
| American hallway union. Sovereign said
| afterwards the knights were with the
movement heart and soul and would dc
| everything possible to aid the movement.
| lie will call meeting of thes executive