The morning call., 1894-06-27
TRAINS TIED UP.
Trouble Comes Upon Mr..
Pullman.
DEBS MEANS BUSINESS.
Will Enforce the Boycott Rigor-
OusIy.
ALL THE MEN SET INTO LINE.
They Will Handle No Trains Upon
Which Pullman Coaches
Are Hauled.

CHICAGO, June 26. - The threatened
strike to enforce the boycott. of Pullman
cars was inaugurated at o'clock tonight,
when the American Railway Union or
dered the Illinois Central men out. The
switchmen were the first TO obey, and
quietly walked out, tying up the suburban
as well as express train service. The
o'clock train for st. Louis was allowed to
pull out, as it was made up before The
boycott 2 went into effect, but that
train, the men asserted. was the last that
would be allowed to go out until the Pull
man strike was settled. The union men
were quiet anc orderly. but apparently
determined 10 a man TO maintain the boy
cott. The strike, 1t was asserted by an
American Railway Union officer tonight,
will Immediately extend to five other
roads. the s.. Paul and Kansas City, Wis
consIn Central, Northern Pacific, Southern
Pacific and Santa Fe.
TWO trains on the Illinois Central that
were tied up at Grand Crossing, south of
the city, were run out by a Central en-
ploye under police protection. crowd
of 1000 strikers ana their friends gathered
about the station, and an extra detail of
police was called to protect the switchmen.
No attempt was made 10 ran suburban
trains.
A largely attended meeting of railroad
men was held tonight, at which 1t was de-
cided by the switchmen's, car inspectors
and brakemen's unions to announce to
their employers tomorrow that no more
Pullman cars will be handled until the
boycottis declared off.
Michigan Central and Lake Shore trains
were allowed to pass Grand Crossing, but
none carried Pullman cars.
Chief of Police Kennan was to-day asked
by the railroad companies using the Pull
man cars for protection in case of trouble
from the big boycott by the American Rail-
way Union. Police officers were placed
in the yards of all the railroads.
TRINIDAD, Colo, June 26.-The rail-
way men on all the roads here will obey
orders of the Railway Union and refuse
to handle Pullman cars. The Santa Fe
passenger train from the west, due here at
O'clock. is tied up at Ration. The Gulf
train will be tied up here on its arrival
rom the south, unless the officials permit
ii to 60 on without the Pullman.
RATION. y. NJ, June 26.-Iu accordance
with instructions issued by the American
Railway Union a committee of FIVE sta
toned themselves at the Santa Fe depot
to-day. and upon the arrival of the east
bound limited express train cut out the
Pullman ear Ghent, making a switch
to do so. The yardmaster was power
less to prevent the Interference and
his switchmen would do nothing. The
officers OF the division have ordered the
train held here until further orders, not
withstanding the fact of Its being a mail
train. Excitement is now at high pitch,
as the officers are trying TO find an en-
gineer to handle the car. So far their
efforts have awaited nothing.
NEW YORK. June 26.-The Eastern su-
perintendent of the Pullman Palace-car
Company said to-day:
'We do not expect that we will be
affected here. The American Railway
Uuon has no strength on our Eastern
lines"
General Horace Porter, ce-president
of the Pullman company, says:
The matter concerns the railroads more
than US, since they use our cars"
PfTTsBURG, June 26.-Careful inouiry
ameng the local railroad employees failed
to reveal any intention to obey the Pull
man boycott order here. and 1t is not be-
Iieved the Pittsburg men will refuse to
handle the cars. They had not shown any
such intention at late hour this after
noon.
CINCINNATI, June Con an order from
President Debs of the American Railway
Union the Pullman boycott was declared
off here to-day at noon. Mr.. Phelan-
sent here by President Dsbs. states this
is simply a postponement. He saws the
Amsrican Railway Union don't want to
tie up travel until arbitration has been re- |
sorted to and has failed. The United |
States Marshal has sworn in deputies TO |
protect the Cincinnati Southern's prop |
erty. which is in the hands of receiver.
The manager of the Pullman shops in |
Ludlow. KY, has posted notice that all |
stirling employees who do not return |
promptly TO work will be discharged |
Twenty-eig ht strikers returned TODAY.
OMAHA, Neb., June 26-Four hundred |
mem oers of the American Railway Union |
IN Omaha are prepared to carry out the |
Pullman boycott as ordered to the letter.
The American Railway Union is strongly |
represented here in all the roads except |
the Burlington. The Union Pacific han |
dies both the Wagner and Pullman cars |
and hence can dispense with the latter.