Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-07-11
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Situation.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The railroau
blockade at the stock yards was broken
very effectively yesterday. Trains were
sent out unmolested and quietness pre-
vailed everywhere. The feeling here
is that the backbone of the railway
strike is broken.
By Saturday night, according to the
labor leaders, more than 100000 men
in this city will be out on strike. AT
meetings held by dozen or more local
unions last night it was resolved to
strike, and that the organizations al
ready out remain out and the remair-
der be out not later than Saturday
morning. At p. m. to-day four thous-
and cigarmakers will walk out. Al
ready the timers, numbering 1000,
and several other organizations are re-
ported out. Whether the strike is to
be a local or o general one depends
upon the result of the conference Of
labor leaders here tomorrow, which
has been called by President Gompers
of the federation of labor.
UNION STOCK YARDS, ILL.,, July IA
Trains are moving in and out of the
stock yards this morning CD all roads
without interference and every thing
continues quiet. The live stock and
meat trains are all heavily guarded by
federal and State troops. All the team
sters and car leaders formerly employ
ed by Armor, Swift and Morris, who
have been on strike, made application
to return to work this morning.
TOLEDO, o., July 11.-This morning
finds ten roads tied up, the Cincinnati,
Hamilton and Dayton: Pennsylvania:
Hooking Valley: Wheeling and Lake
Erie; Ohio Central; Michigan Central:
Lake Shore; Ann Arbor, and the Clover
Leaf. There was no disturbance dur
ing the night and everything is quiet
to-day. The only road on which men
are working is the Toledo, st. Louis
and Kansas City. The road is in the
hands of the court and the men at work
are guarded by deputy marshals.
PITTsBURG, Pa, July lit is now
believed absolutely certain that the
railroad men will, for the present at
least, continue at work on all lines
running into Pittsburg.
Representatives in this district Of the
brotherhoods of locomotive engineers,
firemen, railway trainmen, switchmen
and telegraphers held a meeting last
night aud decided not to participate in
in the strike now being waged by the
American Railway Union. This will
practically shut the A. r. L. out here
in the way of assistance.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, July 1.-THE
delegates from forty trades organiza-
tons held a meeting last night for the
purpose of ordering a general strike
here to-day. The Milwaukee union
will not strike unless the naional
bodies order it.
HENDERSON, Ky. July 1l.-The
switchmen and yard hands ofthe Louis
vile who struck here last Thursday
have already resumed work. Passeu-
ger trains hauling Pullman sleepers
have continued running on time.
CLEVELAND, O., July 11.-At 8
o'clock this morning the situation in
the A. r. U. strike was unchanged.
The expected break had not come, but
was still expected by the railway Off
Gals.
SPOKANE, Washn., July 1.-THE
Northern Pacific is rapidly resumjng
operations on the coast division and
trains are running nearly on time. A
military escort accompanies every train.
San JOSE, Cal, July 1l.-"Your guns
are loaded. Ifany one tries to force an
entrance through your lines tonight
shoot" This was the instruction given
to the militiamer by Colonel Written
when they took charge last night. The
riotous element seems considerably
cowed by the decisive action taken by
the authorities, and no trouble is anti
cipated. Acting on the advice of their
attorneys, the strikers will not oppose
the troops.
DETROIT, Mich, July 1.-THE situa
ton here is unchanged. The strikers
at the Brush street depot have not yet
returned to work, but all trains on the
Chicago and Grand Trunk, Detroit,
Grand Haven and Milwaukee and Lake
Shore are moving on time.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, July 11.-There
is no talk of strike among the Lehigh
Valley R. R. men. Everything is quiet
along the line.
DETROIT, Mich, July 1.-THE X. of
L. has no following i'll this city and the
order of General Master Workman
Sovereign will not affect Detroit.
KANSAS CITY, July 1.-THE strike
situation tere is greatly improved. No
action has been taken by the Knights
of Labor in regard to the strike order
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