Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-03
LAKE TRAFFIC TIGHT.
The Grain Trade of Chicago Paralyzed-
Warehouses Overlooking.

Warehouses Overlooking.
CHICAGO, July 1.-The strike is tying
up lake traffic effectually. The grain
trade Is completely paralyZed as the rail-
roads are unable TO get any corn or oats
10 the elevators, and the stocks for ship
ment are well-nigh exhausted. Several
hundred cars containing -four and other
freights bound for the seaboard and
foreign ports are lying on side-tracks. In
the mean time the steamers have been
bringing large amounts of freight here.
which they have been unable 10 deliver
TO the railroads. and all the river ware
houses are filled 10 overlooking Nearly a
score of boats are on the market to-day
for cargOes, but are unable to obtain.
any. Hard coal is still the only fuel to
be had here.
Lodge 22S of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive FiTemen at Brighton Park, gave
up its charter In the old organization to-
day, and joined the American Railway
Union. The lodge included fremen on the
Chicago and Alton and the Santa Fe.
Chief of Police Brennan had calls from
the General Managers Association early
this morning for men 10 be sent TO the
Eastern Illinois crossing at Thirty eighth
street, and 10 the Lake Shore road at
Root street. The details were made as
requested. Mr. Brennan said emphatically
this morning that any one within the city
limits who wanted to work would be
accorded protection against the strikers.
The police department has fully 1850 men
detailed for squad duty at depots, freight
houses. crossings and switching-ponts.
Six Grand-Trunk passenger trains are
In the yards at Battle Creek, and at least
500 passengers are waiting to get out The
yards are blocked with freight and
passenger cars. The Grand Trunk switch
men went out last evening. and the large
thrashing machine works closed down to-
night. The authorities have closed all the
saloons. The Grand Trunk has cancelled
all its trains on the Chicago Division out
of Port Huron, Mich, on account of the
suspension of traffic west of Battle Creek.
All freight trains have been abandoned
on the Hannibal and Decatur branch of
the Wabash, and all passenger trains are
very late.
The Missouri Pacific shops at Fort Scott,
Kan. have been closed down on account
Of the strike.
DEBS'S POINT OF VIEW.
1.-THE National Association of Street
runway I-lHDlOyttS Wbtu us tleib ~ WI
do everything possible 10 help u.s." said
President Debs to-day.
1.-The president of the Seamen's Union
came here to-day and reported that his
organization was perfectly willing to
obey an order for a waik-out. A commit
tee of the Standard Oil employees in this
city also came TO US. They stand ready
to quit work The Trade and Labor AS
sembly of Chicago has given US assurance
that II will order general strike at our
request. This would paralyze the indus-
tries of the town, but We have no imme-
date intention of doing such a thing.
Just as long as we can we shall confine
this fight to the railroads. This forenoon
! issued an order tying up the remainder
Of the Denver and Rio Grande system.
This was in response TO urgent entreaties
from Colorado. The Rio Grande Is now
crippled from A to lizard We feel en-
couraged at the outlook to-day, and shall
fight on with renewed hope and conf
dence in our ultimate victory"
When Mr.. Debss attention was called
To the rumors that have been in circula-
ton for the past two days to the effect
that negotiations looking TO a settlement
of the strike were being conducted be-
tween himself and Mr. Studebaker for the
Pullman Company, he declined to answer
direct questions, out consented TO outline
the terms upon which the officers OF the
union would settle the strike.
First" he said, 1--WE will settle with the
Pullman Company upon any terms that
the employees of the company may de-
sire. We will settle with the railroads
on the condition that they restore their
striking employees TO their former places.
We want the settlement to take place
with all the corporations at once, how
ever.
This is general fight between en-
ployees and corporations. The middle
people and the working people are with
us. have kilograms from the master
workman of the Knights OF Labor and
the president of the Street Railway EN-
ployees' Association in which they offer
TO call out their men. Just this morning
committee of the employees OF the
Standard Oil Company came 10 see me
and offered to strike. The labor organi-
cations Of the city are with us. ! may
say. however. for the present I do not
intend the strike to go beyond the rail-
roads But In time We will tie up the
industries Of the city II the corpora tons
we are fighting do not settle with us on
q proper basis"