The morning call., 1894-07-04
STILL 1T SPREADS.
The Leader of the Strike in Ohio
Taken to Jail.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. July 3.-Edward E..
Phelan, leader OF the strike here, was ar
rested to-day on warrant issued by the
United States court upon complaint of the
Cincinnati Southern Railway receiver,
Samuel FELTON,. 1t charges him with in
terfering with the management of the
railway by ordering, persuading and in
ducing its employees TO leave its service,
with intent to iDjure traffic.
Judge Taft set the hearing for O'clock
Thursday afternoon. The bond was fixed
at S2500. Meantime an Injunction was
served upon Phelan. At11 O'Clock Phelan
was still in custody. He said be would
obey the injunction. but added: 'The
BOYS know all about how to treat them."
OMAHA. July 3.-Ten firemen on the
Chicago, st. Paul. Minneapolis and Omaha
road struck here to-day. General Superin-
tendent James made up the northbound
passenger train himself, and it pulled out
of the station with fireman from the
Union Pacific blacksmith-s At the
north end of tbs yards the fireman deserted
his post and the train was stalled. The
situation on other roads entering Omaha
is practically unchanged.
All the packng-housss laid off mum ber
of men to-day because of inability 10 se-
cure transportation for dressed meats. If
the strike keeps up few days longer the
four big plants-Cudahy's Swift, Ham,
mond's and the Omaha, will be closed
down.
BLOOMINGTON. Ill.,, July 3.-There are
five passenger trains of the Chicago and
Alton lying on the sdetracks at the Union
depot. Every tranman on the Alton is
out except the engineers, and they may
decide to 60 out. There are 600 passen-
gers here and many cases of great hard
ship
SLATER, Mo-. July 3.-Strikers at this
point are firmer than ever on accoun; of
messages from Bloomington announcing
that the conductors and iremen are out
there. Twenty imported fremen brought
here yesterday have struck also. The Dep
uty Marshals are still here. A deputy
came from Kansas City and arrested j. F.
Bowman. chairman of the American Rail-
way Union strike committee. The charge
is unknown. He was taken to Kansas
City on the first train. The arrest has
caused much Indignation among the strik-
ers. The fremen of the Alton road nave
requested Chief Sargent to call a strike of
the Brotherhood ofLocomotive FIremen.
GALEsBURG, Ill.,. July 3.-Grand Mas ter
Wilkinson of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen arrived home last night from an
extended trip and pronounced the outlook
i n railroad matters gloomy. He said the
Brotherhood cannot take part in the strike
because Of agreements connected with the
settlements it has had with the several
railroad companies entered into before
this strike began, and which the CON-
panies have not violated. Until such
agreements are violated by the companies
the brotherhood cannot have any griey-
ance.
Grand Master Wilkinson Of the Brother.
hood of Railway Tralnmen, tonight gave
out for publication a statement in which
the following is an extract: ''The Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen as an organi-
zation cannot sanction the Pullman strike
1t has no affiliation with the American
Railway Union.
This strike was authorized by about
two hundred delegates attending the A.