Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-06-30
ARREST OF DEBS
Threatened by the General
Managers Association.
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN.
That is the Estimated Num-
Der Of Railroad Strikers.
President Huntington of the sou,h-
ern r'einc and Marvin nusheu
, :, of the Northwestern write
2 u. to Employees.
EIGHTEEN THOUSAND MEN.
Press.


Nh !. , 2s.-The packers at
the 81 I" ffds tried to induce tho
strikers take eight train loads ~
peer held by them there, as their re-.
tusai to do so would result in throw.
ing thousands out of employment
there' The men refused and the trains
were returned to the packing houses.
inc packers say they will be afraid
to send perishable freight out OF the
yards while the strike continues. ms
they fear It will become tied up on the
ROAD. where it win spoil.
The result already is that before
very long the stock yards business
VIII be paralyzed. whether the railroad
employees in the yard strike or not.
Today two trains of stock on the
Santa Ee and one ON the Illinois Cen
trial at the yards remained on the
track and :ha irainmen refused TO
move them.
The Rock Island is badly crippled.
Passenger trains have been brought in
IN fairly good shape Freight traffic
Is paralyzed. The railway union Of
road tied completely up.
President Debs says that within
twenty-four hours matters Will so
shape themselves that a strike on the
Burlington will be In effect He said
ut is life or death II must Kill op-
position or It must disrupt organized
labor"
VIII Use Its own Cars.
The contradictory news of the action
OF the Milwaukee and St Paul road
was supplemented by the statement OF
the chief clerk OF Superintendent Barr
that only two Pullman cars ran out
OF Chicago by the company had been
dropped on. The official order. he said,
had gone out and during the rest Of
the strike that the company would use
only its own sleepers and parlnr cars,
The trouble on the Northwestern spread
today Freight traffic was greatly I'M
peded and considerable difficulty was
experienced in getting out passenger
trains. There was bad blockade at
Wood street this morning and delays
were reported all along the line.
II was reported today In connection
with the general managers conference
that plans had been formulated for
the arrest on charges Of conspiracy
OF fIeksutnS IJtpA anu VI h'N'iaN'.
Lynch. II was said that the general
managers had been advised TO arrest
the men and have them searched for
papers. which. II found, would fur
nish indIsputable evidence tnat certain
mon were nmenable TO the conspiracy
law. Whether or not the matter was
talked of In the meeting today could
not be learned.
The General Managers MeetinH'
"You can say that refused to con-
arm, or deny any story concerning the
arrest of either Mr.. Debs or any OF his
followers" said General Manager Egan.
mo, sir, viii not say whether the
matter was talked about We received
numerous reports from the representa-
tIves of the various roads and the at
torneys are now in consultation over
the matter. Possibly they may make
a clear, concise and Legally framed
statement of the stand Of the various
roads. We are agreed TO stand together
and fight n common battle.
Mr. Egan said Mr.. Plnkerton was
nresent al the meeting to see railroad
man about a matter concerning a man
In Arizona. -, ~
THE Minneapolis and ST. Paul rail-
road shops at Milwaukee We're smut
down today on an order from the gem
oral office OF the company in this city.
Eifteen hundred men are thrown out
~ ennulovment. This step was taken
because many OF the employees were
dissatisfIed and also on account OF the
existence OF the general strike. Gener-
al Manager Early stated that the shut
down was on his order; that the oihcers