The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1894-07-05
TIE UP IS COMPLETE.
Great Railway Systems Unable to
Transact Business.

transact Business.
Kansas City Times. July2.
Within four days the country has
witnessed the progress of one of
the most remarkable eveEts of
industrial history. la that time, a
ruling infaat Among labor unions
has like young Hercules extended
its IL gers abound the serpentine
tracks o. raj way steel and has para
lyze their strength in almost the
whole western half of the country.
In Chicago, two men Of four let
ters-Debs, the president of the A.
R. I, and Egan, representing the
New York General Managers asso-
ciation-confront each other. The
success Of the one is the ruiz of the
other
The situation was not encourag
ing for Mr. Egan last night. The
western division ef the Union Pacific
Was tied up during the day, aud the
Rock Island simply went out of
business. passenger and freight. All
trains on that road were abandoned.
The Illinois Central was complete
ly blockaded at Decatur, III. Gov
ernor Altseld has called out six
companies of militia to protect the
railway company's property,
The war department ordered Gen
eral McCook to take two companies
of infartry to Trinidad, Col to aid
the Santa Fe in meving the trains,
which are held by strikers.
At indianapolis everything points
t. general tie-up to day.
At Chicago six persons received
orders to tie up every Chicago in
dustry. By resolution adopted at
the meeting of the Trade and Labor
assembly the members of the execu.
tive committee were given absolute
power to aid i'll support ef the Amer
ican railway union until the boycott
of the Pullman strike was settled.
The action was taken after long
and heated discussion It is sale
that the Buildings Trades Council
will discuss the advisability of taking
similar action at a meeting to bt
held tomorrow. Ii these two or
CARNATIONS decide to order strike
more than nine tenths of the unio1
workingmen in Chicago would b.
idle in less than twenty four hours
At ST. Paul and Minneapolis 5000
men are out Passenger traffic il
but slightly interferred with, but th
freight business of the two cities il
completely stopped.
The organizers of the A. r. {
We're hard at work all day perfectinI
arrangements for organization al
over the east.
At ST. Louis the elimination o
the strike is expected Tuesday, whel
the men who are now out will eithe
resume work or let others take thei
places.
: In Kansas City the general strik
of swltchmen on all roads, whicl
was ordered by President Debs, di
not come. The Rock Island onl
, was tied up.
TROOPS ORDERED To TRINIDAD.
Washington, u. c., July Dds
| patches We're received by Attorne
General Oluey this evening froI
) Judge Hallett of the United State
3 court, Colorado, and United State
3 Marshal Israel, stating that the raj
road strikers were refusing to allo'
L trains to run from Trinidad, Col, 0
the Atchisou. Topeka and Santa F.
> and the Gulf. Colorado and Santa F
railroads, and asking that Unite
{ States troops be. sent from the con
{ mand of Ge, al McCook at Fo,
Logan.
1 Mr.. Oiney Immediately couveye
y the dispatch to the White Hous
and Secretary of War Lamont, Gel
eral Schofeld, the Attorney Genei,
and the President had confereuc
After the conference General Sch,
field telegraphed to General MeCoo
ordering him to proceed at once
Trinidad with troops. The grantin