The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-02
Mr.. DEDS AND
HIS FOLLOWERS
Prepared TO Wreck the Railroad Business o.
the Country.
MISSIONARY WORK IN The east
An Organization of the American Rail-
way Union Affected at Philadelphia.
Its Members Do Not Favor Joining
the Pullman Strike-Strikes and
Boycotts Paralyze the West.
PHILADELPHIA, July

PHILADELPHIA, July 1,
67HE American Railway union
gained its first foothold in the
east today by the organization
u in Philadelphia of local dis
trict From the sentiment of tho rail-
road mon at the meeting the district
will DO but the entering wedge in the
east for the most powerful organization
that has vet arisen In this country.
The meeting to organize the railroad
employees Of the roads centering here was
lid this afternoon iii u hall at Twenty
sixth and Wharton streets 1t was re-
ported that some of the officers Of the
American Railway union were here
from the west, but If they have been
proselyting in Philadelphia they have
done their work quietly and gone, for
none Of them were present at today's
meeting. The meeting was attended
by about 27j engineers. firemen, con-
ductors aud yardmen of the Baltimore
and Ohio and Pennsylvania railroads.
AS far as could be learned there were
no men present from the Reading rail
road, probably from fear of discharge,
as that company has stringent rule
that membership in labor organiza-
tion is cause for instant dismissal. No
passenger conductors, firemen or engi-
nears were present at the meeting, all
the men in attendance belonging to
those branches of the service being
freight train men.
10 ABSORB RAILWAY UNIONS.
The meeting was called together by
W. j. Lynch, yardmsn Of the Penn
sylvania road. He explained the OBJ
jet Of the meeting to the men and
stated it to be his belief that the Amer
lean Railway union was the coming
labor organization OF the country, and
that it would ultimately absorb all the
other railway unions Several other
speakers addressed the meeting
The speakers while fayorlng the
joining of the American Railway union,
all opposed taking any part in the pres
ent strike against the Pullman com
pany. La this the meeting was in full
accord with them. The first local dis
trict of the American Railway union
was then organized with a membership
of 275 and the following officers: Presi-
dent, W. j. Lynch; vice president. J.
W. Faurvar; secretary treasurer, Cat
| tinan.
Another meeting will be held this
day two weeks at which it is expected
President Debs or some Of the officers
of the union will be present. The men
expect by that time 10 have increased
the unions membership here to 900,
sTIKERs IN JAIL
CHICAGO, July 1,-Seven leaders of
the strikers are inmates of the county
Jail tonight. Tomorrow they will be
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Hoyne ON the charge OF
criminally violating section 5, 44O of the
United States statutes relating to
crimes and criminals and which
provides that If two or more persons
conspire either to commit any offense
against the United States or to defraul
the United States in any manner or fol-
any purpose, and if one or more oI
such parties should do any act to effect
the object of such conspiracy, all Of the
parties in such conspiracy shall be
liable to q penalty of not less thar
81, 900 or more than $4,000, or not more
than two years imprisonment.
The prisoners are Edward O'Neill
Charles Saylor, alias W. N. Taylor
John Duffy and William McMullin
who were arrested at Hyde Park OF
the charge of knowingly and wilfully
obstructing train No 20 Of the illinois
Central railroad and which car
ried the mails Of the United
States and Frank McSorvy, g
fireman, o. Gusseno. also fireman
and James Murlin, switcbman and
who are charged with knowingly and
wilfully obstructing west bound
train on the Rock Island road at Blue
Island, and which train carried mails
of the United States. The arrest Of th'
men at Blue Island was aff ,cted late
last night by a posse of United States
deputy marshals. Upon reaching tn,
scene the marshals were confronted b,
mob of over 600 men headet
by Murlin, who had been recognized
by numerous spectators as the strikei
who threw the switch that ditched tht
engine of the outgoing train on Satur.
day night. The mob was in an ugl,
mood and for awhile it looked as il tn
deputy marseals were at its mercy
Chief Deputy Logan ordered his men t,
display their insignia of office an,
told the crowd that he and his mel
were there for business ana proposed t.
serve the warrants which had been en-
trusted to them. Thereupon the crow,
fell back and the three men who wer
known to the deputies were captured
without opposition on the part of thei
associates.
The mob contented itself with
crowding around and shouting at tn,
officers, When the prisoners wer,
booked at the county Jail they mad
strenuous and voclferous demands TO
n hearing and bail, but no attention
was paid to their requests and the,
we're locked up in cells.
The preliminary hearing befor
United States Commissioner Hoyn,
is fixed for 10 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing and in the meantime the mel
will be compelled to remain in jail
, A number of local members o
the American Railway unio
visited the Jail this evening and lat
tonight with the intention of offtrin
themselves as bondsmen, but were in
formed that bail could not be sccepte
until a preliminary hearing had bee
made.
PHILADELPHIA, July THE men I
take the places of the strikers on til
railroads in the west are being recruit
! ed in this city. Au employment oific