Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-02
IT'S A PARALYZER,
Business Seriously Injured in
Chicago by the Strike.
FEDERAL TROOPS WANTED.
Judge Hallett Of Denver Re-.
quests olney for Them.
They Are Wanted at Trinidad ON IN.
Union racias, Denver and
eoif-An omInou. au,s,
In cincInnau.
FEDERAL TROOPS WANTED.
ny Associated press.


Chicago, July i,-Business In Chicago
Is seriously paraiyged az the result OF
the present labor conflicts. Transfer
business on the belt railroad Of Chicago
is entirely blocked by the American
Railway union, This business ia freight
interchange between all Eastern and
Western roads entering in Chicago ana
80 long as the belt road Is tied up the
Interstate business between Eastern
and Western lines cannot be moved.
1t Is absolutely necessary that this
channel OF interchange Of Interstate
business should be kept open. other
wise the roads that use It for transfer
must continue 10 be paralyzed.
At J o'clock this afternoon gang
OF thirty strikers broke into the PAN
handle switch tower at West Pull
man and with threats and nbusive cpl
thets chased the telegraph opentor out.
A mob Of 300 men is gathered at River
dale with the avowed lntontinn OF maxi
ing an assault on No 81. carrying
Pullman sleeper and dining car. This
Is the same fast train from the Enst
which the rioters stopped yesterday
and sacked the dlning cars spears.
with hfty-two deputy shcrffs, and So
per- with eleven. are there. and reln-
forcements have been sent them with
view to protecting the train. Sixty
i've deputy marshals have been sta
toned at Riverdale crossing all the
afternoon.
ONernwcd rs Deputies,
The Illinois Central trains hive been
coming through without interference.
bu, about $50 one OF their trains was
stopped near Harvey and held up for
about an hour. MIR, Mocabe, with six
deputy marAhala. boarded train No. Il.
New York fast line, NJ Dalton at t'ss
.. M, siatIoning his men ON The plat
form TO prevent the strikers from I'M
coupling the cars or cutting the plr
pipes. No attempt was made on the
part Of the mob TO commit any overt
act. they being oyerawed by the large
force OF deputy sheriffs and marshels,
Mr.. Frank. with twelve deputy mar
shals, took similar positions on train
Nolg, Louisville fast line, al Dalton
and the train left there at 500,
The following message was receiver
chicago. June sO--Ail employees. All
Chicago and Pacific lines have struck
10 enforce the Pullman boycott Take
same action and all men viii be guar.
antee1 full protection. irrespective oi
orutnlzation Form a committee and
a "a Oh. M "a III IA
not necessary 10 have money at pres
ent. They can settle when they can
get II.
(Signed) u, V. DEbS.
E.ngincmen Refuse.
Engineers and nremen Of this diris-
lon Immediately sent Mr.. Dcos the
following :,
Chicago; AT a meeting OF engineers and
flremon OF the Cherokee division OF the
Illinois Central railroad held ~ chero-
kee July /, II was resolved that the
engineers and iircmen OF this division
have no grievance against said com.
pany. We have always been Wen
treated by tho company when griev-
ances existed. We have had them nd-
1uated 20 our entire satisfaction. we
do NOT work for the Pullman company
and think the strike unjust and un-
called for on this road We propose TO
remain with our engines and the com.
pany and will do our utmost TO protect
The compnny's property when called on
signed by twenty-five engineers ana
Atip. m. the Illinois Central started
n train out Of Cairo for the North with
Pullman sleeper attached ~ 1881 y.
m. the Illinois Central started another
train out OF Cairo for The scu'h WIN