Evening journal., 1894-06-30
GAVE ORDERS TO STRIKE
Debs Turns the Pullman Boycott
Into Railroad War.
MEN IN ALL SECTIONS OBBYED.

MIN In ALL cIDllUND Ubh BIZ,
Reports From All states West Of the Mis-
sissippi Show Trains Tied Up and Men
Out-Twonty Thousand Men In Chicago
Are Idle.
CHICAGO, June 30.-The first overt act
Of violence I'm the railroad strike has oc-
Cured. The engineer and fireman Of an
Illinois Central suburban train were driv-
IN from their engine by mob Of 200
men, who pelted them with rocks and
bricks and chased them away.
The train south bound from Chicago
was stopped just north OF the crossing at
Burnside Station. One of the strikers
drew the coupling pin connecting the To-
comotive with the train, and ~ Others
boarded the cab and forced tho engineer
and fireman TO jump out. As they did so
the mob began to pelt them with stones.
Tho engineer and fireman fled for their
lives, pursued by portion Of the mob,
while Others backed the engine into the
roundhouse close at hand leaving the cars
standing on the main track. Later north
bound suburban train appeared. 1t, too,
was stopped, the engine detached and
taken 20 the roundhouse and the cars left
standing on the north bound tracks.
The Roads Affected.
The roads subjected to the boycott are:
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Illinois
Central, Chicago and Grand Trunk, San
to Fe, Chicago and Alton, Chicago and
Eric, Chicago and Eastern Illinois, Chi
cago and Northwestern, Western Indiana,
Chicago Burlington and Quincy; Chioa-
N
Great Western, Louisville, New Albany
and Chicago; Chicago and Northern Pa
oiilc, Lake Shore Michigan Central, New
York, Chicago and ST. Louis; Pan Han
die, Pittsburg Fort Wayne and Chicago;
Wabash, Wisconsin Central and Balti-
moro and Ohio.
Tho deputies sent to guard the Santa
Fo woro appointed under new order ON
an injunction issued by Judge William
A, Woods of indianapolis. Attorney Il.
A. Bancroft, representing the road, com
munioated with Judge Woods, and tho
judge photographed instructions to the clerk
Of tho United States circuit court.
Attorney Bancroft said It was tho in
tention OF the company TO start its trains
with new men, who will be hired TO take
the places Of the strikers, and the deputy
marshals will be expected TO protect the
mon from interference under Judge Woods
injunction.
Judge Woods left indianapolis for Chi
oago and will be in readiness to enforce
the order or issue other orders If it may DO
necessary.
stoclkyards Paralyzed.
The packers at the stockyards tried to
induce the strikers to take eight trains
loaded with beef and held by them
through, as their refusal TO do SO would
result I'm throwing thousands of men at
the yards out of employment.
Tho men refused and the trains were
returned TO the packing houses. The pack
ers say they are afraid TO send perishable
freight out Of tho yards while the strike
lasts, as thoy fear it will become tied up
ON the road, where it would spoil.
The result Is that the stockyard bust
! ness will be paralzyod. Two trains Of live
| stock ON the Illinois Central outside OF
the yards remained ON tho tracks because
tho trainmen refused TO move them.
Many of the commission houses have
notified their clients In other states not to
ship stock unless the railroad companies
| agreed 10 deliver tho shipment and TO be
responsible for long delays Tho result
IS that the shipments have been stopped,
and the price Of meat is expected to take
a rapid jump upward before many days.
Swift & Co. said;
"Wo hardly know yet how the tleuI
win affect our business. From present
indications it looks as II tho results would
DO disastrous Some Of our perishablC
freight is on the road now and we shall
hold the railroads responsible If there Is
any damage"
May Arrest Debs and Lynch.
II Is reported I'm connection with thu
general managers conference that plans
had been formulated for the arrest OF
charge of conspiracy Of President Deb
and Organizer Lynch. IL was said tina
tho general managers had been advised L
arrest these mon and have them searches
for papers that would furnish indisputa
bic evidence that certain men were amen
able to the conspiracy laws
You can say that 1 refused TO confirm
or deny any story concerning the arrest @
! either Mr.. Debs or any of his followers,
said General Manager Egan, who ha
charge of the managers end of the strike
mo, ! will not say whether the matte
D was talked about. We received numerou
j. reports from tho representatives Of tn
A various roads, and the attorneys are
consultation over the matter. Possibl
they may make "A clear, concise and legal
framed statement of the stand OF the v,
n rlous roads We agreed to stand togeth'
e and fight a common battle" Mr. Ega
n said Mr.. Pinkcrton was present at q
meeting.
President Dehs said concerning the 20
II sibility OF his arrest:
Il anticipate no trouble with the court
, and hardly sec how can be arrested nj
r. I'll l commit or cause to be commit,
/, some overt act Of violence
The Rock Island road viii be draw
b into tho sirlkn nccnrding To the nninn l