Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-03


overwhelmingly complete that not one
steer. not a sheep. rot a solitary hog, ar
rived by means of steam transportation.
Absolutely the only live stock received was
one little bunch Of thirteen hogs that came
In wagons from a farm a dozen miles out
from the city.
Shipments were almost at a standstill.
The thousands Of packing house employees
and other workmen who go to make I'D
the populace Of Packingtown were made
Idle as thoroughly and suddenly as though
all had quit at q given signal from Presi-
dent Debs. though only a comparatively in
significant fraction are members OF the
American Railway Union.
Two attempts only at getting out packing
house products were made. The Michigan
Central tried to make up and start a train
load Of dressed beef last night. The train
men abandoned the cars with scant notice
ana the beef was left to rot on the tracks
In the yards.
The Pan Handle road got nineteen cars of
beef through to Brighton, q distance Of
two miles. What became of the train be-
tween Brighton and Blue Island no one
Awaiting Gen. Miles.
There was a feeling last night that today
would bring the Hood tide In the troubled
railroad situation In the west. The supreme
crisis may, however. be deferred twenty
four hours. and possibly forty-eight hours
The railway managers are anxiously deter
mined to keep themselves in touch with
federal purpose and movement. and 1t is
understood here that Maj. Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Is now on his way from Washington
to Chicago fresh from a conference with the
President, the Attorney General, and the
general commanding the army. Pending
Information Of Gen. Miles attitude and ac-
ton upon his return the railway managers
are disposed to drift on the turbulent tide
which last night had been expected to reach
the high mark today.
There Is little which the ma para cap 6o
In the existing circumstances save to en-
roll new men to take strikers places and
await demonstration of state or federal
power, that shall enable them safely to put
them to work. What further may be done
by the leaders Of the striking men is in a
large degree, speculative. They may lend
their energies to the restraint of their fol-
lowers. relying upon what they deem the
inability of the roads to resume traffic with
new men. Wrought upon by an Impulse OF
desperate resistance to the strengthening
new men may, however. overleap control Of
such pc ssive influences, and make news for
the nation to read.
The Boycott ExtendinE.
The boycott is gradually spreading, and
each hour the area covered by II widens
There Is little change to be noted with re-
spect to the roads already reported as In
trouble A few Of them are struggling to
move their passenger trains, but freight
ramc Is practically at an end.
The Chicago. Burlington and Quincy,
which employs non-union men, is about the
onIy exception among the roads III Chicaso.
The Chicago and Northwestern. which. up
70 last night had escaped trouble fell into
line during the night, ind today is COM
pletely tied up Its suburban traffic is very
the stoppage OF this branch of its business.
Inc Illinois Central. the Rock Island the
Milwaukee and ST. Paul and Great Western
all report like condition. The Michigan
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suffering because they occupied the terminal
faculties Jointly with the Illinois Central
and the Rock Island. Nevertheless. up to
today, they had been able to move their
ease.
The general tie-up at Detroit today stops
Inese TWO roads efectually. The Western
indiana Terminal. over which the Grand
trunk, Chicago and Erie. Wabash, Eastern
Illinois. Santa Fe and Monon roads enter
the city. recovered from the first shock and
was handling Its passenger traffic with a
reasonable degree Of efficiency up to last
In trouble.
Railways Taking Things Easy.
A new difficulty Is presented by the re-
fusal OF the engineers and iremen to risk
their lives by working with green hands,
and 1t Is also doubtless true that the railway
managers themselves are not very anxious
70 force the fighting. They are exceedingly
fearful of precipitating a battle on the
Fourtn Of July. and are playing waiting
game They are making no serious effort
TO move their trains before Thursday morn
ing They also say that q suspension Of
evil.
we are taking things very easy" said
one OF them this morning. I'VE know per-
tecuy well that the freight is in the coun-
Try, and must be moved sooner or later
and as all Of the roads are involved In this
thing. 1t makes no difference to us when
the freight Is moved. as we shall ulti-
mately get our share of II. II any one or
more OF the roads was free from disturb
ance. II might rob the rest Of US of our
snare, but we are all acting together, and
this question has got to be settled sooner
or later. and we feel 1t might as well be
the public shall suffer enough Inconvenience
to enable 1t to fully realize what the strike
means 1t will not ba long before the in
convenience resulting from this suspension
will be felt very keenly evervwhere. and We
believe public sentiment will be a great fac
tor In the extinction OF Debs and his peo-
pie We believe this Is a much wiser way
10 settle these troubles than would he an
attempt to force things and endanger the
lives OF large number of faithful men"
PrOvisiOns Going Up.
The price of provisions is advancing very
rapidly, and the hotels, restaurants and
private families are feeling it very keenly
Fruit, Ice and all kinds of perishable pro-
visions are commanding very high prices.
and. indeed. are now regarded as a luxury.
The coal famine Is becoming very serious.
and number Of factories have been COM
PEELED to shut down. A number of brew
cries Cease operations today.
vigorous efforts are making to involve
the intramural transportation lines In the
trouble, and IL is claimed that during the
day the elevated roads and street car lines
VIII cease operations. A number of them
are using anthracite coal at great expense.
but even this Is growing scarce and the
president OF the South Side Cable line saws
he may be compelled to stop for lack OF
fuel The seme Is true of the electric lines
reaching to the suburbs.
Strike ON the Nickel Plate.
The Nickel Plate road caught II today in
earnest. All the engineers. firemen, brake
mel and trackmen on the Chicago end of
the line stopped work simultaneously and
without warning. leaving things in a des-
perate state OF confusion. The worst effect
OF the walk-out was in the swanpy regions
several miles from the city, near Kensing-
ton Here whole train-load of passengers
from the east were left to their own re-
sources near the Stony Island station They
had been brought hundreds of miles and
tnen left practically in a wilderness. though
almost within sight Of their destination
everything was quiet at Blue Island at
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