Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-01

sdnu to follow, is sufficient in appear 'ance to cause the most courageous to shuG- der. When the proposition was made to the union officials today there was scarcely a man who did not pause to estimate the consequences.
 After lengthy discussion with the ex- ecutive board of the American Rs ilWay union President Debs accepted the offer of the unions on condition that they would not strike until called upon to do SC by the union. Whether this call is issued IS de- pendent upon the action of the railroads who are now fighting the union. The la bor men and their followers all over the city have caught the strike fever, and iu many quarters it is threatened that there will not be any wait for orders from the American Railway union, but that strikes would be declared next week.
 The news of the action of the Trades union was not believed at first, but has been fully authenticated. The result among business men was plainly noticea- ble. Not one is there to predict other than the most widespread disaster In case the classes for assistance. An almost com pese paralysis of the business interests will result and it is needless to say that every effort is being made to induce the labor leaders to reconsider their action.
 With the issuing of boycott and strike orders today the American Railroad union added several more roads to the list of cor porations already affected. The first road to which the union directed the attent tion of the men was the Rock Island. Orders to tie up that road were issued yesterday and went into effect early this morning. All the yardmen struck. The shopmen will go out Monday and the union has di- rected the general tie-up of the line from Chicagoto to Texas.
 The strike on the Nebraska division was ordered late this afternoon. On the North western the full strength of the union was shown when an order to the road men on the Galena division was issued and promptly obeyed. The nremen, trainmen, the oper- ators and clerks were all reported out to- night on the division mentioned, and fur ther orders were issued to tie up the Wis consin division as soon as possible.
 The most important tie-up today of a new line was Jhe strike ordered on the Chicago and Calumet Terminal. The men were out at 6 o'clock tonight, and the walkout has resulted in the closing of number of factories using oil as fuel. It was reported at headquarters that the Calumet strike would result in the closing of the Standard Oil plant and the Chicago refinery. Abont 5000 men are employed by the oil company here and about 5000 at the refinery will be affected.
 Reports at headquarters tonight were to the effect tthat the firemen- on the Illinois Central road engines had gone out in body. The hremeu division on the Central numbers about 300 men.
 The firemen on the Santa Fe met this afternoon, and after discussing the sItua- tion the members decided to withdraw from the brotherhood and join the Ameri- can Railroad union. Formal notice of the charter of the lodge was sent out and the men all quit work this afternoon.
 In the Pan Handle yards all tfremen and engineers joined the strikers, as did number of Fort Wayne men. On the Santa Fe fifty freight handlers refused to handle cars switched by non-union crews, and striking they marched in & body to the union headquarters, where they organized a local union of their own.
 On account of the action of the Milwau- kee in handling Pullman cars and refusing 10 withdraw from the Managers associa- ton, a general strike on that road was or dered, but the men returned to work at 2 D. III. Acommittee of men, not members bf the union, waited upon the union of- ficials this afternoon to try to have the strike order postponed until definite an- swer could be secured from the company, hpnr the request for a delay was refused and