The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-30

No Indication OF Settlement of tho
DlnlouItH,
CHICAGO, juno 29.-Ths frat overt net
Of violouco in tho railroad strike
occurred this afternoon when the en-
eiuoer and fireman Of m Illinois Central
suburban train were driven from their
engine by mob OF 200 men. They
wcro pclted with rocks aud bricks and
chased away.
The train, south-bound from Chicago,
wls stopped Just north of the crossing
at Burnside Station. One striker drew
the coupling pin connecting tho loco
motive with. the train and twelve others
boarded the cab and forced the ensin-
ginccr and fireman to Jump out. As
they did 60 tho mObbegan to polt them
With etonos. The engineer aud fireman
fled for thoir lives, pursued by a por-
tion OF tho mob, while others backed
the ongine into tho round house, close
at hand, leaving tho cars standing on
tho main track.
The episode fred the blood OF the
mob, and when 4 short time later q
north-bopnd suburban train appeared
it too was stopped, the engine detached
and taken to tho round-houso, and the
cars lett standing on the north.bound
tracks.
The news was cent to tho police sta
tion, and force OF twenty-five mon
hastoned TO the scene ald scattered the
mob, which had swollen to fully GOO.
At Dauphin Park tho police wero
compelled to disperue a threatening
mob, and at Remington the police pa
trolled tho tracks all day, although no
open violence was attempted.
THE EU,tDEE OF MEN INVOLVED.
John N. E2an, representing the gen.
eral managers association, furnished
this evening an estimato Of tho number
of mon who had struck on tho Chicago
lines within the terminal limits, aud
also al estimate OF the number who
wore striking on ell OF tho systems in
volyed. Mr.. Egan gave the following
table, to show tho eItent OF tho strike
at tho presont time and tho number OF
men who have struck go far in tho
whole country, on tho best information
he could obtain:
Northwestern, switchmen and shop.
men. 1,025; Illinois Central, 5000; East.
ern Illinois. 300; Santa Fc, 10000; Chi
cago and Northern Pacific, so; Wiscon-
sin Central, 80; Great Western, 800;
Baltimore Sc Ohio, 400; Pennaylyanil,
$500; Western Indiana, 200. Total,
1850.
EZPEcrs TROUBLE
Mr.. Egan said: AZ anticipate before
the close of the strike serious trouble.
A largo number Of tho men havo struck
without just understanding what they
have struck for, and when they find
their place being takon by new mon
they are bouud to grow desperate. l
do not look for any easy termination Of
tho strike, but we will certainly bo
prepared here after to-day to secure all
the mon that We wish and to bring
about as early n termination of tho
strike as possible.
A GENERAL TIE-UP.
From Los Angeles and San Franciaco.
CAL, comes news OF n general tie-up
and trains with perishablo good, arc
side.trackod. The Wisconsin Central is
tied-up at points in that state. The
boycott is yet ineffective at st. Louis.
From MINNEAPOLIS. Cairo. Ills; Dp-
buque, Iowa Peoria, Ills. Albuquerque,
n. NJ, reports Of q similar nature como
and tho situation Is serious everywhere.
SERIOUS AT cINcIaEArI.
at Cincinnati tho situation looks
moro ominous Of mischief tonight.
No. road excop. the Pennsylvania is
receiving freight. News received to-
night is that tho Chesapeake & Ohio
being unable to receive coal in West
Virginia for shipment, the mines are
uhut down.
Ono thousand switchmon held mass
meeting tonight in and about Turner
hall, whore 1000 people In sympathy
with the strikers congregated. Sheriff
Archibald has boon called on for pro-
,cction. The first regiment has strong
guard at tho armory to prevent posi-
bio raid. 1t has had no orders.
at Ludlow, KY, United States deputy
marshals with revolvers aud Winches-
teru patrol tho railway tracks. City
police are stationed at intervals on all
railway tracks within tho city. Tho
Hooking Valley mines must cloao bo-
fore the railroad is tied up from tho
Ohio riyor to Toledo. Coal trains woro
stopped at Logan, StraissYille, Nelson
ville and othor points.
wniL CAUSE TROUBLE
Information was received to-day at
tho headquarters Of the strikp commit
teo that tho local detective agencies
were calling in their outside forces and
engaging now mon for the purpose OF
having them sworn in as deputy uherius
and placed in tho yards OF the railroad
companie1.
Tho hoada Of tho local labor orgt MIA
tions held hasty conference aud de-
cided that Il uniformed and armed p!ii'
yste detectives Tere placed IN tho faii'