Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1894-07-05
THE GREAT STRIKE.
Trains on the Rock Islands Eastern
Division Abandoned
THE SITUATION BECOMING GRAVE.
Developments Awaited at Chicago with
Anxiety-Troops Held In Readiness
st. Louis Men Ordered
Out.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July with the
exception of the Alton and the Santa
Fe and the Rock Island, none OF the
roads seem to be having any trouble at
all with their passenger service yester-
day. ALI trains on the Rock Island
east of the river were abandoned. All
trains west of the river were running
on regular time. On the eastern divi-
sion not a wheel turned during the
whole day.
1t was rumored last night that the
conductors would join in the strike,
but this rumor was generally denied
by conductors. The Rock Island has
an iron-clad agreement with the con-
ductors which prevents them from
striking without first giving the road
sixty days notice. 1t is claimed that
the conductors have no grievance, and
the rumor is considered groundless.
1t is obvious upon every hand that
the situation is becoming more grave.
There is no change in the general eff
feet of the strike. The passenger serv-
ice is still unimpaired, while freight
traffic is at standstill. But there are
other indications. The strike is broad
ening. Every few hours word comes
from some labor union to the effect
that it has decided to affiliate with the
strikers. Both the federal and local
authorities are taking steps to obviate
the trouble which seems to threaten.
AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 2.-Rumors last night
are that the sheriff has called on the
governor for troops, and to-day's de-
velopments are awaited with keen in
terest if not with anxiety. The troops
at Fort Sherman are being held in
readiness to respond at any moment to
a call for their services to protect
property from the strikers.
Firemen and engineers on the Hi
nois Central road went on a strike yes
terday afternoon. This was followed
by the announcement that the switch
men and iremen on the Wabash,
Wagner line, had struck. The switch
enginemen and firemen of the Wabash
road quit work yesterday.
The Michigan Central switchmen
held meeting and asked that road not
to interchange freight with the boy
cotted roads. The officials declined to
accede to the demands, and the switch
men walked out.
As a penalty for its cleverness in run
ming blockade with train of meat the
road will probably be called upon to
pay costly forfeit, for the Lake Shore
men are scheduled to go out in a body
this morning.
All day yesterday three Rock Island
passenger trains stood on a siding at
Blue island, where they had been
thrown Saturday night by the strikers.
Nearly 300 passengers, including
many women and children, passed
Saturday night and yesterday with
very little food, and less water, and
suffered under the hot rays of the
summer sun.
a delegation from the Burlington
roads reported to the a. r. Q. head
| quarters that the terminal yards were
! completely tied up and that twenty
five switchmen whom the company had
secured to take the place of strikers
had been let go again. The Gales burg
| shopmen and trainmen were said to be
! ready to strike this morning.
| kilograms were received from the A.
R. o. officials at Denver, that the
Union Pacific there was tied up from
| Great Falls, that the Montana union
was at stand-still, everybody from
trackmen to engineers having quit.
AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, July "A telegram was
!
ordering out the conductors, firemen
and brakemen on the eastern division
! of the Wabash system, and it is report
ed that that portion of the road is en-
tirely blockaded.
NJ J. Elliott, American Railway
union director of the strike, denies the
report that the Iron Mountain men
have decided to return to work and
saws that not switching crew is at
work on that road.
UNION PACIFIC PARALYZED.
DENVER, Col, July 2.-The Kansas
Pacific Co. started a train for Kansas
City at $50 last night with non-union
fireman. The train was guarded with
deputies heavily armed. Four deputies
were on each car platform when the
train pulled out. They have strict Or
ders to fire upon any one who attempts
| to interfere with the train or its crew.
A dispatch from Laramie, Wyo., SAYS
at meeting last evening members of
the A. R. q. resolved to quit work
The result of the action of the union is
to stop everything at that point. At
Rawlins work has been stopped. The
Union Pacific road is completely tied
up, not freight train moving.
OUT IN SALT LAKE.
SALT LAKE, Utah, July "A meet
ing of railway employees of all roads
here was held late last evening. The
brakemen, firemen and switchmen de-
cided to go out at once, and the shop
men will go out to-day They had re-
ceived positive orders from Debs to
strike.
THE PHILOSOPHERS.