Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-28


he stated, were the Santa Fe, Baltimore
and Ohio, Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas
CITY, the Northwestern and Illinois Cen
tral.
Members of the union claim to have as
surances that the men will quit work as
soon as the order reaches them.
CHICAGO, June 27.-The employees OF the
the Chicago and Great Western
railway went out tonight, Smak-
ING a total of eleven Chicago
cago roads now tied up or crippled by the
American Railway Union boycott CT Pull
man cars. The roads so far affected by the
strike at this point are the Illinois Central,
Santa Fe, Chicago and Great Western
Chicago and Northern Pacific, Western
Indiana, Wisconsin Central, Chicago ana
Eastern Illinois, Wabash, Grand Trunk,
Monon and the Baltimore and Ohio. On
some OF these roads, Pullman cars were
still being carried tonight, but the strike
leaders confidently asserted that tomorrow
will see the boycott completely effective
The men. who have been leaving slowly
and in small lots, are beginning TO snow
the effects of the A. h. U. missionary
work. and to-sight the boycott sentiment
WAS MUCH MORE GENERAL
and apparent than at any previous time
since the strike began. An attempt was
made this evening to send out the ot. I aul
train on the Chicago and Great western
with a Pullman sleeper attached. The tram
started out. but whenit was found that tne
sleeper was coupled on, tralnman PulIeG
the bell rope, and as the engineer reversed
the engine twenty men rushed TO tue
coupling and in few moments the tralh
nulled out. leaving the Pullman In tue de-
moi Crowds of the strikers and sympa-
tbizers gathered in the railroad yards In
different portions of the city and the po,
lice were kept busy quellIng threatened
riots. Strikers drove
efforts Of a detail of police and an addi-
tional force was sent TO that point Later
in the evening large crowd gathered IN
the Western Indiana yards at Archer ave-
nue., and bee Gme so threateningly demon
strative that the police force there was
doubled.
When the through trains from Kansas
City and on the Baltimore and Ohio road
arrived at the Grand Central station, the
switching crews refused to take them out
TO the yards. The road crews of the trains
also refused TO back their own trains,
which the engineer Of the Kansas City
train pulled into the depot. He was asked
to take his train back to the yards by Supt.
Kelly He refused and both he and the
fireman left the cab. Then the men
boarded the cab and took the train down
70 the yards. The Wisconsin Central and
Baltimore and Ohio had similar eX-
periences. In every instance the road men
refused 10 do any switching as long as
THE PULLMAN CARS WERE ATTACHED
to the trains. The plans to secure aid from
other organizations in the conduct of the
fight against the Pullman company took
definite shape to-day and a conference of
leaders of the knights of Labor, Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen and Ameri-
can Railway Union was held. General
Master Workman Sovereign, of the
Knights, President Debs, OF the A r. u,
and Secretary Arnold, of the Locomotive
Engineers, were all ~ the meeting.
The three signal men who control the
switches az the Western Indiana tracks at
Archer avenue Joined the strikers at 5 80
o'clock tonight, blocking the system.
Under heavy police guard, a new signal
man was placed in the tower, and the
no demonstrations. At 9.3O o'clock
the San Francisco limited over
the Santa Fe, with four Pullman cars,
passed the crossing in safety, the crowd
making no demonstration. Seventy-fve
signal men and fifteen switchmen employed
in the Western Indiana yards are all on a
strike. A general tie.up of the Michigan
Central road was narrowly averted this
afternoon. The union was notified that
the Michigan Central was engaged in
SWITCHING COACHES
for the road whose men are out. The su-
Derintendeut of the Michigan Central road
was notified that II there was further at
tempt on the part Of his road to assist the
Illinois Central every man in the employ OF
the Michigan Central would be called out
Orders were given the men to have moth
ing more to do with the Illinois Central
cars. The Michigan Central trains which
run out over the Illinois Central tracks,
made their schedule time without any DIM
Guilty. Every time one of them passed
with Wagner cars, the crowds at Grand
Crossing cheered.
Not a wheel was moved in connection
with the Illinois Central suburban service
after 9 o'clock tonight. Seven train crews
after having brought their trains into the
Central station refused to take them out
again.
At Grand Crossing, Burnside. Kensing-
ton and Fordham the strikers began TO
gather in small groups duripr the early
part of the evening until = numbers
became so noticeable that ts ErailrOad
authorities applied for additional protec-
iiOn from the police.
When the Diamond special with several
Pullman sleepers went through Grand
Crossing on its way 10 ST. Louis, the
crowd became demonstrative. When the
train stopped for the Crossing the crowds
So rged across the tracks, and the officers
had some difficulty in restraining them,
but finally succeeded in clearing the way.
One swi lehman was arrested.
CHICAGO, June 27.-This afternoon the
200 emplsyes OF the Illinois Central Com
pany in the Burnside shops Joined the
strike. They walked out of the shops in a
body and took train for the citv.
DENVER, Col, June 27-Owlng 10 the
Pullman boycott, no through trains are
running on the Santa Fe Railroad. Five
trains are held at Ration, n. NJ, and one at
La Junta, Co. The officers of the company
determined not to move the trains without
the Pullmans, and can find no trainmen
who viii handle these cars
LIVINGSTONE, MoNT., Jupe 27.-An men
employed in the Northern Pacific went
out on strike last night sTo-day al shop
hands went out Not single employe of
the switch department in Montana is at /
WQrk. All American Railway IIniOn men