Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-07-05

THE SITUATION STATE IN BRIEF.
ST. LOUIS, July 2.-Yesterday's
of the A. K. u. strike was
comparatively free from violence and
demonstration, which seemed to be
promised by Saturday nights riots
about Chicago.
The nearest approach to q riet was
the stoning of a Fort Wayne passen-
ger train at West Pullman. forcing
the train crew TO abandon the Pull
man coaches.
The arrests of the day few
three at Blue Island, Chicago, and
one at Decatur-all on charges of in
terfering with the mails.
One Of the most significant actions
in connection with the strike was the
ordering out of troops by Governor
Aligeld to Danville and Decatur, ILL.,,
to protect property and preserve the
peace. Riotous demonstrations in
connection with the Wabash strike
were such that the local authorities
could not keep order.
In Colorado the Federal troops
have BEN ordered to Trinidad, GER
eral Schoiield issuing the order TO
General McCook after a conference
with the president and Attorney
General Olney.
The administration, on represen-
tation Of the railways, has appointed
Edwin Walker, attorney OF the st.
Paul road, to assist United States
Attorney Milehrist at Chicago in
prosecuting offenders against the
postal laws.
Vice President Harahan Of the
Illinois Central attacked George NJ.
Pullman's policy in a conference AT
Chicago.
The tie-up on the Wabash, which
| had been in force at Decatur for "a
hours, was partially broken las,
night, passenger trains being made
up to carry out the passengers who
had been strike.bound there during
that time.
II may be renewed to-day all over
the system, President Debs having
| ordered q general strike on all Wa.
bash lines, adding in his circular
letter that the men on all lines would
stand together.
st. Paul is threatena with n meat
and vegetable famine as a result oil
the strike, and Oklahoma cities are
about out Of ice and beer
The noticeable feature OF the
spreading Of the strike was the or
ganization of strong \. X. L. di-
vision in Philadelphia.
United States Deputy Marshals
were sent To Slater, Mo-, from Kan
sas City TO raise the Chicago and
Alton blockade at that point.
The wreck of the Rock Island
train at Blue Island Saturday night
eifecluaily blocked all business, and
passengers were obliged to remain
all day yesterday, suffering untold
hard>hips.
The Executive Board of the Chi.
cago Trades and Labor Assembly
we're last night given power to de.
clare n strike in all the branches oil
trade in the city in support OF the
Pullman strike.
ORIGIN OF THE BOYCOTT.
Near Chicago there is a little town
known as Pullman. There a COM
pany make the well.known Pullman
cars, about the only things tina. ever
leave the town. The employees are
supposed To live in the houses oil
the employers and the employers
live trustfully in the hearts of the
employees and bank and use their
money for them, and sell them
groceries at n fair advance, and in
numerous ways make practical
the millennium Of labor which we
have read about.
Last year the company cut wages
so and afterwards 50 per cent. And
on May 6 of the present year the
warkmen made a formal demand
for a restoration OF their wages. Mr..
Pullman made a statement of the
condition of the business, and said
that those conditions would not al.