The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-08-11
THEIR JOBS GONE.
Chioago's Striking Switchmen Find
Their Places Filled.
over 1000 OF Them. 10 Is stated WIN
Have 20 Sock work Elsewhere
other strike News-The A.
n. u. RESOLUTION.
LOOKING ron WORK.

the Santa Fe and Eastern Illinois
striking employees presented them
selves Monday as applicants for rein
statement The great majority found |
that their places had been filled and
were told that there was no work for
them. In some instances the strikers
were informed that they would not be
received back under any consideration,
but the roads which have adopted this
policy are in the minority. Many OF
the old men who had walked out when
the strike was ordered, and who were
told that there was no work for
them, were taken aside and quiet
ly informed that In week there
would be vacancies in the yards and
TO call again. On information fur
nished by officials OF railroads with
terminals i'm Chicago. IL is estimated
that over 1000 of former employees OF
railroads in Chicago who struck, and
whose places have been filed by new
men. are permanently out
The General Managers association
has list OF the names OF the men who
took part in the car burning and up
setting and OF the leaders OF the
strike. II was said by superintend-
emit Monday that the general managers
had decided that not one OF the men
whose names were on the blacklist
would ever again find employment on
any railroad In Chicago
About 1000 men applying for work
at the stock yards were sent away
Monday. The Switchmen's associa-
tion took charge of the switch engines
in use about the yards, the old men be-
ing placed over the new ones 70 give
instructions TO the latter.
Troops All Called In.
pCmcAGo, Aug. s.--Gov. Altgeld has
ordered the troops at Chicago
relieved from duty. The troops re-
leved are three companies OF the
First infantry, on duty at Pullman,
and four companies OF the Second i'm
fantry, on duty at stock yards This
order ends the strike services OF the
Illinois national guards.
Pullman Rents Not 10 80 Remltted.
Vice President WiclSes. OF the Pull
man company, says that the company
will not entertain the proposition from
the strikers To return To work IL the
company will remit the past due rents
OF houses in Pullman.
on mt 80. Paul.
ST.. PAUL, Aug. AT meeting OF
the local organization Of the Ameri-
can Railway union the strike on the
81 Paul & Duluth, Omaha, Burlington
and Milwaukee systems at this point
was formally declared off.
Declared on
CHICAGO, Aug. with the excep.
ton Of the unions on the Santa Fe and
the Chicago q Eastern Illinois rail-
roads the local organization OF the
American Railway union. through
their delegates in Uhlichs hall Sunday
afternoon, declared the strike of as
far as Chicago was concerned.
IL explains the cause which brought the ~
Ranization into existence 20 be the protection
OF railroad employees from the aggcssions and
impostions OF their employers. No EFFORT was
made 90 destroy the older brotherhood the In
tention only being TO bring about more per-
feet union. IL says the employees OF the Pull
man Palace Car company we're taken Into the
union &C their own request
The resolution scores the federal au
thorities as follows:
I'VE regret 20 say that the federal govern
ment gave some color 10 the corporations
aist them IN a partisan conflict, both by thu
unnecessary sending OF troops without war
rant OF law and without request OF the consti
tutional local authorities. by the one-sidet
and offensive acts OF the public prosecutor
late from snug berth as corporation law
YER by the blatant mouthings OF tho Unitet
states commander and the no less tyrannioa
utterances OF the president himself that IN
worltingmen throughout the nation 80 under
stood IL was evidenced by their almost unhni
nous action IN supporting the strike. and Il u
20 be feared that q greater gulf than ever Ia
thus been put between the people and thei
government
The resolutions are concluded with an ap
poal 20 the people 20 desert old political par
ties which have shown themselves equally In
lmical TO the interests OF the common poopl
and friendly 20 the great vampire corporation
OF the land These people are in this land q
the FREQ the sovereign whose peace should ne
be disturbed and whose Interests should b
preserved. The sovereign people should asseT
their right TO rule We. therefore, citizens {
tho republic, appeal To you, fellow voters Z
our common country, 10 support the part
which bears the name OF the sovereign people
which party stands ready to pledge Itself tha
when into its hands IA given the governmet
disputes between employer and empoye vi
be no longer the only exceptions In the variou
states and the nation from the jurisdiction
the established courts
After reviewing the prosecution q
the officers of the union for conspirac
and contempt OF court the report take
up the Santa Fe road and maintain
that the authorities are so busy pun
ishing worlmen that they have n
time 20 attend 10 the Santa Fe case.
The decision 20 declare the strike o
was In harmony with the action OF IL
convention on Friday, which declare
that Il had no authority either 20 ord,
strike ordeclare one of that had bee
ordered under the laws OF the organ
zation, which specifically say that I
strike shall be ordered excepting by
majority vote OF the members OF u
union on tho system on which Il
strike Is 90 take place.
WIN Continue the strike.
SrmSa VALLEY, ILL.,, Aug. IA ma
meeting of miners was held near he
and II was unimonsly decided TO CO