The evening world., 1894-07-06
STRIKE REACHES CLEVELAND
Lake shore and Other Roads Tied
Up Under A. II. u. Orders.

CLEVELAND. o., July 6.-After an
all-night session Of the members of the
A. r. u, in which every road running
into this city was represented, It was
decided at an early hour this morning
to tie up every line centring In Cleve-
land.
BY o'clock the Big Four yards were
reported dead. with the exception OF an
occasional passenger train. The night
force had quit and the day men failed
to appear for duty. A like condition of
affairs prevailed on the Cleveland, Can
ceased at an early hour and the yards
were silent as the grave.
At 8 o'clock the Lake Shore men
struck. out Of the forty-eight yard
city only one engine was working, and
the men that said they had not yet
been notified: One or two passenger
trains arrived and departed during the
early morning hours, but as long as
freight trains were being constantly
pulled into the yards and deserted on
the main track Il seemed probable that
e. blockade would soon result.
The Cleveland and PittsburS men
promptly stopped work when notified
to do SO by the Committee and at $50
q. NJ. only one crew out OF thirty WAS
The men who have struck are ex-
clustvely ., switchmen, and passenger
S only Es es sStsd by srs sd
road trainmen vii not so on strike.
but the road men said they would not
even couple up their own cabooses to
other words, they would perform none
of the duties Of the strilting switchmen.
District-Attorney 4. T. Brinsmade
formed OF the mornings news. He
said: II have received instructions from
the Attorney General OF the United
states to file bin praying for an In
II had hoped there would be no coca
| sion for any proceedings In the United
States courts here; however, II appears
that measures have been adopted by the
American Railway Union IN this city
during the night looking towards the pre-
vent!on and obstruction of the passage
| OF the United States malls, nnd that the
| Interstate Commerce laws are being vio-
| lated. shall therefore file bill in the
| Circuit Court here, In obedience to my
| Instructions from tEe Acknowledgement,
at once, or as soon as the, names Of the
parties responsible can be learned"
| by 8 o'clock the switchlnen In the Erie
yards had been notified OF the strike
| order and promptly deserted their posts.
! Passenger trains az that hour We're still
going and coming. hut as in the case OF
other roads freight trains which were
| LEFT standing on the main track threat
ened to blockade all traffic in short
| time.
The Valley (B. and o. switchmen also
went out early in the day. and the
Al 10 O'clock every road leading into
the city, with the single exception. OF
the Nickel Plate, had felt the effect
OF the strike, and freight traffic on all
lines was more or less congested. ana
| the suspension OF passenger traffic in
many cases seemed imminent.
The Nickel Plate has generally ahan-
doned passenger trains Tor me Mest III
| end OF the road. ,, 49,.
SO far ss learned no violence OF any
kind has occurred. c..-.. ,,,,-
Judge Kicks, of the United States Cir
| cult court. issued a restraining order to-
day against Eugene V. Debs and about
tWenty-fiv others, restraining them
| from In any way interfering with me
merce.