The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1894-06-30

managers, should be careiessly crushed
aside to make room for an organization
that has no record OF the past, and
whose future is problematical, especially
when it arbitrarily eniorees upon us a
contention with which our men OF our
company has no concern. This new or
ganization nor only attempts to usurp
the prerogatives OF your several societies
but also to infict upon our patrons,
upon our company and indirectly upon
our employees much hardship, mere
ly in order to punish in a roundabout
way a corporation whose workshops are
more than two thousand five hundred
miles distant, for an alleged violation oil
understanding between the employees
and employer, when we are in no way
able to judge Of the merits of the case
yet we feel that we ought moi to be drag
ed into this quarrel since, as a matter of
fact, our company absolutely own three
fourths OF the sleeping cars of all classes.
In the interest OF the travelling public,
and for the mutual benefit of our EN-
ployes and ourselves, we appeal to our
men not to permit themselves to be
drawn into this bitter controversy, so
Numerically opposed to our united in
t~erests, which will surely disrupt our
iioiC otoDiC nv toiiSti NdtlNt ofRhliiEd-
tons and dispel the full measure OF tom
fidence and the general good feeling that
has always prevailed when their COM
mittees have felt called upon to visit and
counsel with us in the interest of good
faith and harmony. We ask that our
men stand with us until they themselves
have something to complain of.
A. N. TowNE.
SAN Francisco, June 29.-By order
of President Debs of the American
Railway Union a general strike is in
effect on the Southern Pacific and the
entire system seems to be paralyzed,
Debs issued his orders from Chicago
last night. The order to strike is the
result of the discharge of three brake
men, who refused to go out on the
train to which Pullmans were attached.
The tie up is about complete. The
ferry boats are running, but the COM
pany has been able to maintain only
an intermittent train service, connect
ing between the boats and the suburbs
Oakland, Alameda, Berkeley and other
points across the bay.
At $3.50 this morning no trains were
running at all on the company's prin-
cipal suburban line at Oakland. The
result is that thousands of people who
reside in the suburbs across the bay
and are engaged in business in San
Francisco are forced to stay at home
or walk a long distance to reach the
ferry boat.
There isssno doubt that the officials of
the Southern Pacific are amazed at the
remarkable strength of the American
Railway Union. In an interview this
morning, however, Superintendent
Fillmore and other general officials
declared that the company positively
will not recede from the stand taken by
President Huntington.
DENVER. June 29-The regular trains
were sent out this morning over all the
roads except the Santa Fe. The Union
Pacific and Denver & Rio Grand have
not yet refused to handle the Pullmans.
Fifty deputy marshals were sent IL.
Pueblo and ether points on the Santa Fy|
road this afternoon to assist in moving
trains.
CHICAGO, June 29-All suburban
trains are running this morning on
time.
AT the Union Stock yards there WIS
some friction this morning with the
Switchmens Association, but nothing
serious.
The Union Depot Company claims
to have a hundred men on their way
from Baltimore and Philadelphia to
succeed the strikers.
The Santa Fe this morning swore il
twenty deputy marshals to assist in
starting the trains.
The Pan Handle Company this morn
ing brought in seventy switchmen from
Ohio points and put them to work in
their yards under police protection.
The General Managers Association,
which met here to-day is fitting up new
quarters and preparing for a long fight
with railioad employees. Mr.. Pinker-
ton was called in, and it is reported that
the strike leaders would be arrested.
The Burlington and Rock Island
roads will be tied up tomorrow. Pres
ident Debs says the railroad managers
are standing shoulder to shoulder AMI
the men must do likewise and it is A
contest between the producing classes
and the money power.
Debs says the strike will go into Ell
feet on the Stock Yard lines at 6 O'Clock
tonight. A strike order has gone into
operation OF the Chicago and Great
Western, which is tied up at Des
Moines, st, Paul and Duluth.
Yice-Presisent OF the Pullman Com
pany says the Mobile and Ohio road,
which have taken off the Pullmans cars
ran only four Pullmans and its contract
had expired.
The strike has extended to the Coast
Division of the Southern Pacific between
this city and San Luis Obispo.
Trains left Fourth and Townsend as
usual this morning but everything there
there was tied up at o
SACRAMENTO, June 29,-Two thou
sand men in the Southern Pacific
shops here went on a strike this
morning. The tie up here now is
complete. The overland was stopped