Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1894-07-15
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men went out this morning and the
road is tied up completely.
The members OF the A. r. U. were
in session all night at Chicago. 1t is
reported that they will tie up all the
roads running into that city to-day.
Committees have been sent out to
notify the crews ON the Lake Shore,
Nickla Plate, Erie and other roads of
the action Of the meeting.
The chairman OF the House Com
mittee on Labor is preparing a plan
for avoiding strikers which will be
presented to President Debs, of the
a. II. u, President Gompers, OF the
Federation OF Labor and the heads
OF large railway and other corpora
tions.
The plan provides for II Contract
between the employees and employers
by which each agrees to submit all
differences to arbitration.
AT 8 o'clock this morning the Lake
Shore men struck and only one engine
out Of forty is working in the yards.
The a. r. U. men at Pittsburg and
Cleveland promptly stopped work
when notified by the committee.
The Denver men nro working and
trains were sent ont as usual but with
no expectation of getting beyond
Pueblo. The Union Pacific is not
sending trains west OF Cheyenne.
The threatened tie.up on the Colorado
Midland is not yet accomplished.
\ mob began overturning cars this
morning at Kensington Junction on
the Michigan Central and it's road for
Il half mile from Putnam and troops
were hurriedly dispatched. U. S.
Deputy Marshnls fired on the mob and
one man is reported killed and sew
eral wounded.
All The switchmen and tiremen on
the Chicago. ST. Paul, Minneapolis,
and Omaha road at Omaha struck
this morning.
Three mail trains on the Fort
Wayne road were sent through the
districts between 45th and55th street.
Chicago, where the blockade existed
yesterday.
1t is announced this morning that
soldiers from the regular army would
escort mail trains to New York out OF
Chicago with positive orders to see
that the trains repermitted to leave
the City promptly and peaceably.
Passenger trains are moving in and
out OF st. Louis with usual regularity.
all the roads succeeded in
clearing up the freight on hand but
a difficulty is experienced in getting
it out of the yards.
The engineers, tiremen and train
men ut Cleveland say they will not
their duties.
The switchmcn and engineers on
the Fort Wayne train entering Chi.
cago to day we're nearly stoned to
The train WIN left in possess.
ion Of the mob. At the same time
the Wabash road was also in the
hands of the mob. Eleven of the ri.
were arrested.
The Rock Island officials closed all
their offices and locked them. All
the clerks and Office men were sworn
in as Deputy Marshals. The Rock
Island will not attempt to run any
trains to-day.
At Chicago the rioters fred several
freight cars, cut the electric LIGHT
plugged the tire alarm boxes.
tiremen were stoned and the patrol!.
men shot ut. General Miles was
warned that the situation Promised
to grow more serious than yester.
day.
More cars were overturned. switch
burned, and switches tanner.
ed with. Mayor Hopkins has wired
Gov. Altgeld to call out five regiments
to aid in restoring peace. Tho mob
stretched along the Illinois Central
for over n mile.
At Kensington, the Marshals killed
two men. There the rioters cycrturn.
ed a milk train, detached the engine,
took it Il half mile down the track.
opened the throttle md let it mn
full tilt back on to the wrecked train,
smashing tho engine and cars. Fifty
empty cars were burned OH the Illi.
nois Central tracks this morning.
kilograms have been received from
President Debs that the Buffalo
members Of the Union will be called
out inside OF twenty-four hours.
All the switchmen in the Eric yards
at Cleveland have deserted their POSTS.
Tho trains left standing on the main
track threatend to block all traffic,
Tho Wiley %switchmen all went ont OF
the yards this morning. That rond
is practically dead. The Nickle Plate
abandonded it's passenger train fortho
west.
The situation at Pittsburg is moro
alarming than ut my time since tho
strike vas inaugurated.
The chief OF Police ut Chicago be.
!icves the trouble reached it's climax
to-day.
All the morning papers OF San Fran.
cisco have specials from Sacramento
saying that the Southern Pacific coru.
bnny offers n compromise to the srik.
ers: They agreo to move all freight
trains, local trains and mail trains
without Pullmans. IL the strikers will
cease to hinder such trains. Tho
company Is said to be determined
however not to move tho overland
trains without Pullmans.
Leader Knox Of tho strikers, when
he heard OF the proposition OF tho
company said: III VIC can possibly
stop il the railroad company will not
get ont amy trains juet nj present,
Our position is we'll known. Unless
the company agrees To nbrogato ,its
contract with Pullman, or IL need
be purchase their interest from Tho
Pullman Company in thcir e~lon,;nc,