Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1894-07-05
A GENERAL TIE-UP.
The Strike the Greatest on Record Railroad
Quitting All Over the Country.

CHICAGO, June 29.-All suburban
trains arrived this morning on time.
Most of the switches previously oper-
ated from the tower house near the
Union depot have been charged to the
old style, making it possible TO employ
inexperienced men. General Manager
John M. Eagan, of the General Mana
gers association bureau, says there is
no truth i'm the statement that the
Milwaukee & st. Paul will Withdraw
Pullman cars from their trains. A
hundred men have been engaged in
baltimore and Philadelphia to take
the places OF the strikers and are now
on their way to Chicago. Eagan de-
clares there will be no difficulty in get
ting all the men wanted. At the Union
stock yard today there was some fric-
ton with the switchmen and employees
but nothing serious. Twenty deputy
marshals were sworn in to protect the
Santa Fe's s arting of trains. Repre-
sentatives OF the switchmen's associa-
ton report that the members are in
sympathy with the strikers. What
they will do as a union will be deter
mined at a meeting tonight. The
900 switchmen in Chicago are likely
to act as unit. The Panhandle
road brought in seventy men today
from Cincinnati, Columbus and Louis
vile and put them to work in the Cur
tis street yards under police protec-
ton. The General Managers associa-
ton, which met today, is fitting up
headquarters and preparing for a long
fight. Pinkerton WAS called in. IL is
reported that the strike leaders will be
arrested. The A. X. u. officials are
making threats against the Wabash
road, which allows the boycotted
Western Indiana trains to run over
it's tracks.
ALBUQUERQUE, n. NJ, June GA
strike has been inaugurated on the
Albuquerque division of the Atlantic
& Pacific, thus tying up the road for
it's entire length. No train has reached
here from the east for three days.
KANSAS CITY, June 29-Judge Phil.
lips this morning issued an order re-
straining the Santa Fe employees from
interfering with the running of Pull
mans and admonishing them not to
quit the service of the company.
MINNEAPoLIs, June 25.-The North,
ern Pacific company is not turning a
wheel; trains on all other roads ar.
rived this morning with Pullmans
The Wisconsin Central Pullmans were
placarded with notices that the road
was under the government control and
interference will be punished by the
United States court.
| SAN FRANCISCO, June 29.-United
States District Attorney Garter, o
this district, and District Attorney
Dennis, of Los Angeles, have received
instructions from Attorney Genera
Olney to prosecute railroad men who
refuse to handle mail trains, as regu
larly made up, for conspiracy. This
is likely to cause serious trouble.
By order OF President Debs "A genera
strike is in effect on the Southern Pa
cific; the entire system is paralized
The order is the result of the discharg,
at Oakland of three brakemen who
refused to go on a train to which Pull
man cars were coupled. The strik,
took effect at midnight. Even th'
Southern Pacific ferry across Sar
Francisco bay is badly crippled. Their,
is no doubt the officials OF the South
ern Pacific are amazed at the remark
able strength OF the A. X. L.
PUEBLO, COL, June 29.-All the Den
yer and Rio Grande employees her
have struck. They say they will no
return to work until the compan,
stops running Pullman cars.
MILWAUKEE, June 29.-Six hundred
employees in the car department of tn
West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul roads strucl
today, after the company had postet
q bulletin notifying them that tn