The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-06-29
HARD TO GET MEN.


found that the strikers were interfering
with the transit of the United States mails
HARD TO GET MEN.
New Men Put to Work Quickly Won
Over by the Strikers.
CHICAGO, June 20, 1894. Notwithstanding
the confident assertion made by the railway
managers, the roads are encountering
serious difficulties in attempting to fill the
places of the strikers. Although two hun
dred men were brought into the city
this morning to go to work in passenger
yards, only one or two crews were started
on the first day trick. AS fast as men were
put to work they were persuaded to quit
and at eleven o'clock the tie-up was about
as complete as before. In the Panhandle
yards thirty men were started to work. but
the engineers refused to work with them
On the Chicago and Northwestern twenty
extra brakemen were called out to take the
places of the striking switchmen, but all re-
fused. On the Northwestern there are two
crews at work. One crew consists of two
men who struck on that road in 1891,
and the other is made up Of green hands
Word was received at the headquarters of
the strikers this morning that the
Northwestern officials would issue general
order to the road men this afternoon to take
the places of the switchmen with a warning
that all who refused to obey would be per-
is made it is predicted that the entire sys-
tenn wIu be tied up in all branches of the ser
vice.
STOCK YARDS STOPPAGE.
At nine O'Clock this morning an order was
issued by President Debs to the 1.500 men
working at the Stock Yards, to strike COM
pletely at six o'clock this evening. The order
10 oH5 fn ba
and firemen employed by the Union
Stock Yards Transit Company, and
the result will be the complete tying
up of all railroads centering in Chi
cago, SO far as work or business is concerned
at the yards. The American Railway Union
officials give as q reason for ordering the
strike that the fight in Chicago has now re-
solved itself into q general boycott against
all roads Which were represented at the Gen
eral Managers meeting. By tying up the
stock yards heavy blow was dealt all Of
the roads. 1t is stated that the men will all
obey the order to strike
GENERAL CALL OUT.
An exciting meeting was held by the en-
ployes at the yards last night There was
some division as to the proper time to strike,
and it was not until daylight that anything
like unanimous action was secured.
In pursuance of orders issued to boycott
all roads in the General Managers Associa-
with credentials and the proper authority,
were started out this morning with instruc-
tions to call out railroad men generally,
whenever and wherever they found them IN
Chicago.
In other words q sweeping order goes
forth not to turn wheel In the yards or
along the line of any road represented in the
resolutions supporting Mr.. Pullman. By
night it is expected that but few roads, pos
sibly three, will be able to work regular
crews.
MANY TRAINS MOVING.
Except for the fact that the higher Off
cials of the various roads had their coats off
and were working like common laborers,
there were no apparent evidence of the strike
at the Grand Central Depot this morning,
and it was apparent that matters were NOV
ing much more smoothly than yesterday. The
Baltimore and Ohio fast express from tho
East, due at 8:05 came in forty minutes late,
but this was due to delay at Columbus
Junction 1t brought in sleepers from Pitts
burg, Columbus and Wheeling, and the
engineer reported that no molestation had
been offered at any point. The switches
in the yard were set by clerks OF
the general Offices Immediately thereafter
Superintendent Van Smith and other of
the officials she'd their coats and began to
make up the eastern express No. 81, which
was scheduled to leave at 10:45 This was
man sleeper Vercha was sandwiched in be-
tween four pay cars, two in front and two
behind, and the train went out nearly on
time More than the usual number of pas
sengers were on board
The st. Paul express Of the Chicago, St.
Paul and Kansas City road arrived at forty
minutes past nine, one hour and fifteen min
utes late. It carried three Mann boudoir
cars, which are operated by the Pullman
Company The strikers on the outskirts
made no effort to impede the entrance OF the
train.
The officials of the Wisconsin Central
claimed that they were suffering no incon-
venience whatever. All their regular trains
were on time and the suburban service was
running smoothly. Trains No. and from
the North arrived at o'clock and $50
with sleepers from Minneapolis, st. Paul and
Ashland The switching was done by a
force of men that was brought in from
points on the road late last night. Both
Urains were switched out and the officials
proceeded to make them up for dispatch
thisafternoon. The strikers kept clear of
the Grand Central Depot and it's approaches
this morning.
STATE OF THE MAILS.
Although itwas feared last night that the
mails would be congestai at tile 2ost9..iue
on account of the few trains leaving Chicago
the mail pounces were accepted by all the rail-
road companies except in one instance. The
Chicago and Erie Express No. II, which is
scheduled to leave at sos p. M, did not
leave last night, and the mail which it has
contracted to carry was returned to the Gov
ernment building.
All the switchmen, firemen and engineers
and trainmen on the Western Indiana have
struck This corporation owns the tracks
over which the Atchison, Grand Trunk,
Wabash, Chicago and Western Illinois and
Louisville, New Albany and Chicago lines
leave the city.
w. c. Lynch, organizer of the American
Railway Union, said ~ sent an order last
night to Bloomington and Roodhouse to tie
up the Chicago and Alton road, and the
run a few passenger trains, but their freight
business is at standstill."
NEW JERSEY GLEANINGS