The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-07-05
All Roads Using Pullman Sleeping
Cars Tied Up.
BUT FEW TRAINS ARE MOVING
Judge Caldwell Issues Warning Against
Undue Interrerence-The Situa-
ton Elsewhere.


afternoon and up to 6 o'clock tonight
got away with their Pullman cars, but
were more or less delayed. The Chi
cage, Milwaukee a. st. Paul road has
agreed to handle no more Pullman.
coaches. The freight yards in the city
are crowded with freight cars
loaded with perisnable goods which
the roads are unable to move. Two
trains which.eft the city, one at 6:3O
and the other at p. M, for the east
are stalled at the Western avenue
crossing of the Panhandle. The
switch men refused TO work the gates
aud it was impossible to proceed. A
detail Of police was sent for, and as
soon as they arrive an effort will be
made to get trains out.
Among the veritable deluge of mes
sages received today at A. r.. U. head
quarters are the following:
Minneapolis. June 2S-Raiway interests
in this city completely tied up. Not
car has moved since o clock.
J. b. BLuMENTnAL.
Duluth Mimi, June 2S.-The Northern
Pac fl; is tiel up. he Chicago, st. Paul
II Omaha comes next. Travel at Duluth is
at a standstiil. ID. MclNNls.
followed all the union men out. The
Northern tactic is crippled from head 10
loot. q. A. b. KELLY.
MIssouLA, Mont, June 2S.-The strike is
in full effect, Committees appointed.
ii. l.. SHEPPARD.
LITTLE FALLS, Mont-Not man is work
ing here. The A. II. u is in control.
II. b. HARRIS.
BUTTE Mont.-Norih ern Pacific men are
all out. viii stay out until otherwise isr' in
structed ). II. CoLDERHEAD.
CINCINNATI. June ga big meeting of
the switchmen wns held last night. lndicu-
tons point to an effective boycott from
this time on. 1. W. IHElhN.
Los ANGELES. CAL. June 29.-No Pull
mans left here or San Diego.
SraAuuE, WASH, June 2s-No cars NOV
ing here. Will not resume until the Old
wages are restored. a. II. BARNES
EMroRiA, Kan, June 2S.-The Santa Fe
is made useless by complete strike. No
trains through here. JAMES BRUE.
Vice President Howard said the sit
uation would lie much more warlike
tomorrow. He added: "We can tie
up every road in the country if neces-
sary to beat Pullman. We have shown
that we were able to fulfill our PROM
lee made, and we can make good our
word to all railways west. Every
branch of organized labor is now back
graphed that lie will call out the
miners when coal is supplied 10 roads
that use Pullman cars. This will
greatly aid u.s."
The association of general managers
of railroads centering in Chicago has
organized general managers associa-
lion bureau and elected John NJ. Egan
general manager. This bureau will
have entire charge of everything re-
Iating to the strike in behalf of the
railroads. A committee was sent to
Chief of Police Brennan to ask for ad-
ditional protection of police Tor certain
roads tonight. The chief promised 10
furnish all the men needed at any time.
Several thousand men will be thrown
out of employment at the stock yards
by the order from the Knights of La
Dor, The result will be so serious that
Westinghouse and railroad officials re-
fuse to believe any such action would
be taken. Roads that will be affected
by the tie-up in the yards include
nearly every railroad system running
into Chicago
The general managers of two leading
roads today said they anticipated and
were prepared for general tle-up OF
all the roads. There was nothing for
TIE roads to do but to resist the boy
colt. IDCN TcSeTNeu Vic iiBhV w H"o
any mans cars offered them, regard
less of his business or political af1llia
ton.
Promptly al O'Clock this morning
i, WAS announced that strike haC
been declared on the Chicago Milwau
kee 81 st. Paul, and that all the Amer
lean Railway Union men would he GU
within an hour. tying up the system
No suburban trains were running OF
the Illinois Central into or out OF chi
cago today. By 10 a. IN. the Galen'
and Wisconsin divisions of the Chicago
4 Northwestern was at standstill.
The four engineers of the Northwest
eru road who called on the officials o
the A. II. u. last night and INDUCED
them to order strike on that roa
were discharged today. Three mem
hers of the subcommittee, sent out D,
a. r. u. officials last night from tn
wards at Western avenue TO order
strike, were arrested this morning o
complaint of railway officials, charge
with intimidation. The A. II. u. Ell
gagged counsel to defend them.
Owing to the strike of the switchme
onthe Panhandle the trains of tha
road have been brought in over TT
tracks of the Fort Wayne. The tbrea
to lie up the latter aud even the Penl
sylvaniu system grew greatly out
this fact. The action against the to
Wayne would also involve the Chlcaf
d Alton, as both come into the Gil
over the same tracks.
Everything was blocked after mi
night last night at the Western aven'
wards of the Northwestern, the M
waukee & ST. Paul and the Farmland
roads.
Il. A. Bancroft, representing Il
Santa Fe system, applied to the Unit,
States authorities for protection for Il
road against interference by striker
Judge Grosscup is out of town and t
marshal has sent out the deputies.
Not car was moved on the Cl
caco, Milwaukee & 81. Paul. The
men employed in the Northweste
shops on Sixteenth street struck II
morning.
All of The day crews of the Milwauh
ST. Paul and Panhandle roads q