Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-07-05
The GREAT STRIKE.
Trains On the Rock Islands Eastern
pivlsion Abandoned
iEE SITUATION BECOMING CRAVE.


EO1Q4 1eom W W AovhsB ~Ay
I'll with their passenger service yester..
Day. All trains on the Rock Island
eat Of the river were abandoned. All
trains west Of the river were running
on regular time. On the eastern divi.
eion not . wheel turned during the
whole day.
II was rumored last night that the
conductors would Join In the strike,
but this rumor was generally denied
BY conductors. Tho Rock Island has
sn iron.clsd agreement with the con-
ductors which prevents them from
striking without first giving the road
sixty days notice. II IL claimed that
the conductors have no grievance, and
the rumor IL considered groundless.
II Il obvious upon every hand that
the situation Is becoming more grave
There Is no change in the general e.
foot Of the strike. The passenger serv'
Ice Is still unimpaired, while freight
traffic Is at standstill But there are
other indications. The strike Is broad
ening. Every few hours word comes
from some labor union to the effect
that II hos decided to affiliate with the
strikers. Both the federal and local
authorities are taking steps to obviate
the trouble which seems to threaten.
AT CHICAGO
CHICAGO, July 2.--Rumors last night
arc that the sheriff has called on the
governor for troops, and to-day's de-
veloplnents are awaited with keen in
terest II not with anxiety. The troops
1t Fort sherman are being held In
readiness TO respond at any moment TO
: cali for their services 10 protect
property from the strikers -,
Tiremen and engineers on the ILL.,
uois Central road went on strike YES.
terdsy afternoon. This was followed
BY the announcement that the switch
men and firemen on the Wabash, q
Wagner line, had struck. The switch
cnginelnen and fremen OF the wabash
road quit work yesterday,
The Michigan Central switchmen
held meeting and asked that road not
10 interchange freight with the boy
cottod roads' inc omc'als ue0i'n9 1. ~
accede 70 inc demands "na 'ne '"'''"
men waiKea ou.' ..u -,
Asa penalty lor ~ clcvo' - ~, ;" ~ M
ming blockade w,sn sra. a,, =, ",or ~
road WILL propaDly 10 cA''ro uP ~, "
pay costly iorte,', ior NV ' j.. ''oa,,
men are scneduieu 70 W ouV'" 'oA'
this morning ,,..,
All dsy yesterday .arec NUN ,',, ;s'." ~.
passenger ',a'ns Ssoo' ~ s 49, ~
oiue ''.snu, W.T. ~. h,,.ho str,,,srs
,asown sA WI n's"s ~ ''v ,nclndinc
Nearly ov, S aS,,d.or rassa1
. y ..a. wor ,',nh. %" and rsstsrlay with
'Asu'. ~. "s"s ss A ,sss ,.otsr md
vosy Ms''. $3.50 ~" NJ rovs ~ thc
s y I. :. ., an''' ''' ~
s'l ! s.,s ~" ,ro,n mo purl,ncton
-. oe s.'ss..ss - 'v tho 4 n II hsad.
.uaus I0t e... ~ .os,m,na, vards wsre
gus.y. a.., s"" s,s .' ~, ard tSat.twentv.
so"p.v Inv. Inv, sr tha oo,rrarv b.d
w s",' !. sa." tha nlacs ~ stri,,ers
~ ss Sss. IL. ',n a,,a,r me Calesburg
sh~r,rsr and tra,rmen were said TO be
ready 10 styike this morning,
Tsjaora,ns were received from the A.
n n officials nj Denver, that the
IIn,on Pacific there was tied ND from
GREAT FALLS that the Montana union
WINS NJ n stand.still, everybody from
trackmen 10 engineers having quit,
An or. ,o,,,s
Ga ro,,,s Iu,v . "A telecram was
~o al bsre late Inst night from pebs
, orSsr,us ont Tho conductors, fremen
o o,s ,ratsmsr an tba enstern division
s.ha Wabash svstem and n ia reoort.
~ ~ IN, .h.t that nortion n tho road i en-.
49, n. y" s, '
NJ Elliott Amer,cau Railway
rr,or d,rector ~ the strike. denies the
ss,v,rt that Tho Iron Mountain men
have decided TO return TO work md
avs TINT not a switching crew Is at
work on that road.
us,os PACIFIC pAnALyzEp.
n,vvs. ri Ju,v s.--,rhe Kansas
p.., Ia ~ .tsrtsd 4 tra,n for Kansas
r,.s. ~ a.oo,nst r,ght With n non.unIon
$3.50 w. r'hs ,r.;r was ruarded with
S. s,s hasv ~ armed. rour IDENTITIES
- ~ ssoh osr ulattorm when the
TAIN rul,sd ont Thew have strict or.
Ssrs "a Arc upon auy one who attempts
y interiere with the train or Its crew.
A dIspatch from Laramie, Wyo., srtys
~ :. msstinO INT evening members 81
ths A n II resolved 10 unit work.
rhs rs.u,t az tho action Of the union i
q Nan evervthinr at that point, AT
R.wl,ns WORN has been stopped. The
ilrior pacific road il completelv tied
nm NIT 4 freight train moving,
our IN s,,rrIxr.
W. 49, 49,.
eAa In, o~., IVY III "a.
spg Oh runway onpoyes y. .a -1 nv
nere W. "e,u 'a.o .a.s e.."s A a''
prekemen' nrolnen anu s"i,o.sn'u W.