Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1894-07-06
NO PULLMAN CARS MOVING
Tfaihc P0alyzed Oh the Southern and
Northern PaCifCS.
LONG and BITTER FIGHT EXPECTED
Railroad Managers 1t Chicago Attempting to
Employ Non.Unlon Men-Presldent
Debs Confident Of Victory.

SAN Francisco, June 29.-By order Of
Debs, president OF the American Railway
Union, there 10 q general strike in effect
on the Southern Pacific and the entire
system seems paralized. The order to
strike lie the result of the discharge at
Oakland last night of three brakemen
who refused to go out on train to which
coaches we're attached The strike went
into effect at midnight. Even the ferry
service across the San Francisco Bay ia
awfully crippled.
LIVINGSTON, Mont, June 29.-Some
passengers on the train here have been
delayed sixty hours, and are in want.
GLENDIvE, Mont, June 29.-Mail sup
plies are being brought by boat on the
Yellowstone from Buford.
ST.. PAUL, June 29.-Manager Ken
bricks, of the Northern Pacific, says Far
90 and Winnipeg trains will be sent out
tonight.
KANSAS CRY, Mo-, June 29.-The San
ia Fe 10 moving all passengers out Of
this city today. Pullmans are going
through.
MINNEAPOLIS, June 29.-The Northern
Pacific is not turning q wheel. Trains
on all the other roads arrived this morn
ing with Pullmans. The Wisconsin Gen.
trail Pullmans were placarded with no.
tees that the road was under government
control, and interference would be pun
lshed by the United States court.
ST. LOUIS, June 29.-The discharge of
Missouri Pacific boss switchman, John
Lally, for refusal to handle Pullman cars,
will result in complete tie-up of the en-
tire Gould southwestern system.
DENVER, June 29.-All the roads sent
out regular trains today except the Santa
Fe.
CHICAGO, June 29.-General Manager
Egan says there is no truth in the state
ment that the Milwaukee and st. Paul
will withdraw Pullman cars from their
trains. A hundred men engaged on the
Baltimore 4 Philadelphia will take the
places OF strikers and are on their way to
Chicago. Egan. declares there will be no
difficulty in getting all the men wanted.
Twenty deputy msrshals to protect the
Santa Fe In starting trains on the Pan
Handle road brought in seventy men to-
day and put them to work under police
protection. The general managers of the
association are preparing for long fight
with the railroad employees. William
Pinkerton was called in and reported
that the strike leaders would be arrested.
A hnr hov IL,
On time.
CHICAGO, June 29.-The Burlington &
Rock Island roads will be tied up tomor-
row. President Debs says that the rail
shoulder and the men must do likewise.
He has issued an address to the railway
men of America saying that the struggle
with the Pullman Company has de-
veloped into contest between the pro-
ducing classes and the money power 1t
is believed Debs will BIZ arrested before
night.
SPOKANE, June 29.-The Union depot
company, in charge of the Union Pacific
terminal, locked horns with the strikers
this morning. Manager r. H. Smith
discharged the entire force of switchmen
for refusing to couple Pullman car yes
terday. Smith and his secretary are
switching cars and making up trains
with Pullmans.
CINCINNATI, June 29.-Fully 5000 rail
road men are out here and at Ludlow,
Covington and Newport, across the river.
KANSAS Cry, June 29.-Jugde Phillips
this morning issued an order restraining
Santa Fe employees from interfering with
running Pullman cars, and admonishing
them not to quit the service of the COM
pany.
PORTLAND, June 29.-The strike on the
Southern Pacific has not manifested
itself here yet. Local trains arrived and
departed this morning on time. Officials
will attempt to start out the California
Express this evening. The through train
which left here last night is tied up at
Dunsmuir.
SACRAMENTO, Calf, June 29.-Two
thousand men in the Southern Pacific
shops went on a strike this morning.
The tie-up here is complete.
ELLKNsBURa, Wash, June 29.-The
trains with a militia regiment and
cavalry horses pulled out for the West
this morning. The strikers also per-
mitted one car with two race horses
boundlfor the Portland races to be hooked
on. Everything 10 quiet.