Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-06
1T GROWS VERY SERIOUS.
The Iiaiiro"d strike Assuming Alarming
FrOportions-M'chIsa In 1t, Too.

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Washington: Dispatches were re-
ceived by Attorney General Olney from
Judge Hallett, of the United States
court, Colorado, and United States
Mo rshal Israel, stating that the rail
road strikers were refusing to allow
trains 10 run ON the Atchisor. Topeka
IL Santa Fe and the Gulf, Colorado q
Santa Fe railroads, and asking that
United States troops be sent from the
command of Gen. McCook at Fort
Logan. Mr.. Olney Immediately con-
veyed the dispatches to the White
House, and Secretary of War Lamon t,
Gen. Schoiield, the Encouragement
and the President held a conference.
After the conference Gen. Schofeld
telegraphed 10 Gen. McCook, Crdering
him TO proceed at once TO Trinidad
with troops.
Battle Creek: The Grand Trunk tie
up is complete. Several trains are here
on the tracks loaded with passengers
The brotherhood of Locomotive Fire
men have struck, and there are no
prospects OF manning an engine to
move trains. Some of the more feeble
passengers are being cared for at
hotels. The strikers say they will not
AiiltIltiN III any way Will lllt ulONt-
ment Of trains, but viii not go to work
| themselves. No freight whatever is
being moved. All the labor organiza-
| tions in the city have caught the in
lection, and il is rumored that several
strikes will occur. Managers of two
of the largest manufacturing establish
ments nave privately stated their in
| tention to close their WORKS.
('biaarrns Ii,.a,,,a,, md on
the Illinois Central road have gone out.
This was followed by the announce
ment that the switchmen and firemen
on the Wabash, Il Wagner line, had
/ struck. The general managers are
preparing TO meet violence with force
and the strikers are anticipating legal
complications which may compel new
line of action.
George NJ Pullman quietly left the
city for the east.
The Rock Island road was the first
road TO formally acknowledge its in
ability To handle passenger and freight
| business and the fast mail was aban-
| doned. The suburban service is dead.
is through trains as far as Davenport
are not moving, its freight business is
| l:fcless and il is in a condition OF com
! pete immobility.
! The switch engine men and fremen
/ Of the Wabash road quit work.
The Michigan Central switchmcn
! held meeting and asked that road no;
/ to interchange freight with the boy
cotted roads. The officials declined To
acccdc to the demand and the switch
men walked out.
There is general rise IN all perish
able goods as the result of the strike.
! Lemons, which ordinarily sell in this
market at 81 to $3.50 box, were
quoted stifiiy at SO per box, while
| thousands of boxes are citing between
New Orleans and Chicago.
Ice, which is ordinarily So a ton, has
risen TO SO a ton, and is scarce at that
| Strawberries, melons and all kinds OF
garden produce have advanced in like
fashion.
100000 Chicago Workmen May stri' >.
Pre- zidcnt NJ. II. Madden of the Hi
nois Gederc ticn of Labor, an organiza
Ion to which practically every labor
organization in the city belongs, and
which has fully 100. 900 members, said
I'VE are in hearty sympathy with the
\. Il. L. and will help it in every way
we can The present program as out
men on the elevated roads and em,
ploycs of the street ear companies il
the strike is not settled within few
days. 1t il is not settled within a week
the Federation Of Labor will go on a
strike.
business in Chicago is seriously par
Glyzed as the result of the present
labor difficulties. Transfer business
or the Belt railway of Chicago is en-.
tirely blocked. This business is freight
interchanged between eastern and
western roads ccntering in Chicago.
and so long as the Belt railway is tied
up the interstate business between
eastern and western lines cannot be
moved.
Des Moincs. Ia: The Chicago Great
Western and the Rock Island are TIED
up here and not train is moving
Grand Master Workman Sovereign re
ceived message from Debs, cslIing i
he would stand by the railway men
Sovereign replied that he would anC
sent kilograms TO freight handlers II
Minneapolis, st. Paul, Spokane, SaI
Francisco, Portland, Boston, Balti
more. New Orleans and other point,
and all stevedores, 20 hold themselve,
in readiness to go out at a momenti
notice. Sovereign also sent orders /,
10000 in Chicago, packers and others
TO go out. Sovereign is in high spirit
over the success of the movement.