Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-07-07
The Situation in Tucson.

Through freights have ceased to 60
forward from Tucson. In the yards
may be seen trains of loaded freight
cars, but they have stood there and
seem likely to stay there. At Yuma, so
railroad employee says, twelve trains
have been hauled in from the east, and
none have gone forward. Twelve trains,
he said, is the capacity of the yards
there, so 10 more will be hauled into
Yuma. pending the opening of the road.
At Gila Bend the yaIa is full, having
four trains there.
Now cars have begun to accumulate
in Tucson. This morning train "a came
in. Whether more will arrive in Tucson
is quien sabe case.
One Tucson railroad man, who is we'll
acquainted with the California engineers,
says they are ''stayers," and that when
they refuse they continue to refuse. He
further says that he does not expect to
see the Southern Pacific opened SO far
as they are concerned till the 10th of
July.
In Los Angeles no riots have occurred,
so far as learned, and the soldiers have
not been called on.
TUCToN's A. R. U. HEARD FROM.
The Tucson membership OF the A. r.
U. numbers thirty-eight men. Their
head is understood 10 be T.. b. Hayes,
the city assessor, and former railroad
conductors.
The following kilograms have been
sent TO Tucson from President Debs:
CHICAGO, July 4.
r. L. HARRIS:
Santa Fe, Union and Northern Pacific
and all Chicago and st. Louis lines have
struck to enforce Pullman boycott
Take same action at once, irrespective
of organizations. Put good committee
IN charge. Wire name OF chairman.
E. DEBs.
CHICAGO, July 4.
L. B. HAYES:
Stand pat. We are gaining strength
everywhere. Strike spreading east and
north. Il. Y. DEBs,
President A. r. q.
In accordance a strike was ordered.
Some shop men quit belonging to the
| A. r. u. this morning. What road men
will do remains to be seen.
Mr.. HAYES says that all the railroad
orders of Tucson have formally declared
a strike out OF sympathy for the A. r.
| .. strike; that yesterday the Brother
hood Of Locomotive Firemen met and
ordered it. and that last night union
meeting of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, the Order of Railway
Conductors and the Brotherhood OF
Railway Trainmen met and ordered
| likewise. A deputation was ordered to
report to Superintendent Noble this
| this morning. The conditions of the
strike, Mr.. Hayes says, that only
| United States mail, water and provis-
Ion trains will be hauled; that is, mail
trains without Pullmans and local
frelghts. At many interior stations
| along the road they have no water sup
ply except barrel let into the ground,
which is filled from the tanks of passing
| trans.
The membership of the four old or
ders here is estimated at $50.
COL. NOBLE INTERVIEWED.
This noon a CITIZEN man called on
| Superintendent Noble. II understand
said he, shat general strike has been
ordered by the orders here in Tucson"
Then you understand what is not
such thing" said the superintendent
"A delegation from the orders called
on you this morning. did they not?
"Yes, and they said just the opposite
They have nothing to strike for. We
are moving nothing but local trains, and
there is one just started down there
That don't look much like they are
striking. The only men to quit work
that l know of are half dozen shops
men belonging to the A. r. U. They
went on the orders OF their lodge-ii
they nave lodge;-they have no char
ter here, / understand"