The Globe-republican., 1894-07-06
THE GREAT TIE-UP..
B0ycOtting the Pullman Palace Car
Company.
The American Railway Union Inaugurates
the Greatest Strike knOwn-An Rail-
roads Tied Up aud business
Paralyzed.
Forgetting Pullman.

CHICAGO. June 2.-The threatened
strike to enforce the boycott of Pull
man cars was inaugurated at o'clock
last night when the American Railway
union ordered the Illinois Central men
out The switchmen were the first to
obey and quietly walked out. tieing up
the suburban as well as the express
train service.
Growing In Extent.
CHICAGO. July 2.-Rumors last night
are that the sheriff has called on the
governor for troops. and to-days 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 firemen 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 penalty for its cleverness in run
ming blockade with a 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 body
this morning.
All day yesterday three Rock Island
passenger trains stood on siding at
Blue island. where they had been
thrown Saturday night by the strikers.
Nearly 800 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.
\ delegation from the Burlington
roads reported to the \. K. L. head
quarters that the terminal yards We're
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 Galesburg
shOpmen and trainmen We're said to be
ready to strike this morning.
kilograms were received from the A.
T.. U. 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 Kansas City.
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
az with their passenger service yester
day. All 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.
It was rumOred last night that the
5nductors 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
| ira ffic is at standstill. But there are
other indications. The strike is broad
eninr. 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.
| Out at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS. July "A telegram was
received here late last night from Debs
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
| says that not switching crew is at
work on that road.
Denver Takes a Hand.
DENVER. Col. July a.-The Kansas
Pacific Co. started a train for Kansas
City at SEQ 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. X. L. resolved to quit work.
The result of the action of the union is
to stop everything at that point Al
Rawlins work has been stopped. The
Union Pacific road is completely tied