Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-07-06
,STRI E, SI1UA.r ION
Stated at a r. q. Head narters That
a General Strike Has Been Or
dered on the Milwaukee.
The Report That the Road Had Capt.
ulated Is Denied by General
Manager Egan.
Five Thousand Men at Cincinnati and
Vicinity Quit Strike at Other
!. Points.

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bur ban trains over the lines entering
the Union depot came in substantially
on time. These include the Burling-
ton, Alton and Pennsylvania systems.
Most of the switches, previously oper-
ated from the tower house at Van
Buren, street, near the Union depot,
had besn changed to the old style
switches, and the tracks were moved
by md levers. This made it POSSIBLE
to employ inexperienced men.
A report was received that all the
clerks in the freight house of the
Northwestern road ct Western avenue,
some 200, quit work after having taken
their places at their desks. The officials
of the road denied the rnmor. ~
It is reported that Vice President
Howard of the American Railway
union has gone to st. Louis to take
charge of the strike in that city, ~:
General Strike ON the Milwaukee. ~
tits also stated at the headquarters of
thu American Railway union that
general strike has been ordered on the
Milwaukee and st. Paul. The alleged
reason for this, the union leaders say,
is that the officials of the road agreed
not to put non-union men to work in
place Of union men who had struck. It
is claimed that the action of the road
in sending out it's detectives, special
policemen and Office employees to fill
these places temporarily, was viola
ton of this agreement. The general
strike was therefore ordered.
The employees of the packing houses
were reported all at work but the
switchmen of the Union stock yards
and Transit company were reported as
having struck. This, if true, would
lead to serious complications in the
general work of the yards.
No Concessions From the Milwaukee,.
General Manager John NJ. E1an of
the General Managers Association bu-
reau, which has char 20 Of the strike On
the part of the railways. says there is
no truth in the statement that the Mil
waukee and S.. Paul has capitulated to
the strikers and will withdraw Pull
man cars from it's trains. On the other
hand, he says. he has the most positive
assurance from the officials of that
company that there will not be the
slightest concession on their part.
About 100 men engaged in Baltimore
and Philadelphia to take the place of
strikers are expected to reach Chicago
during the day. They are being trans
ported over the Baltimore and Ohio and
Pennsylvania roads. No assignments
have yet been made to any road. MIR.
Egan declares chat there will be no Diff
fculty in getting all the men wanted
to fill vacancies. They will be assured
of adequate police protection on the au-
thority of the city police depart ment.
Freight Yards Blocked.
All the freight yards in the city are
crowded with cars loaded with perish
able goods which the roads are unable
to move. The $40 train on the Grand
Trunk, eastbound, was made up with
the usual Pullman, but as no passengers
appeared the coach was left behind.
Two trains on the Baltimore and Ohio
which left the city, one about $50 and
the other at p. m. for the East, are
stalled at the Western avenue crossing
of the Pan Handle. The switchmen re-
fused to work the gates and it was i'm
possible to proceed. -"
stockyards Affected.
Several thousand men will be thrown
out of employment at the stockyards by
an order from the Knights Of Labor.
The entire packing industry will be
completely paralyzed. The etfect~will
be so serious that the proprietors of the
40 packinghouses and the railroad Off
Gals refused to believe that any. such
action would be taken. About 400
switchmen, trackmen, number takers,
engineers and fremen will leave their
posts at the command of the American
Railway union. The roads affected by
tieup in the yards include nearly
every railroad system running into Chi
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC TIE-UP
Men Go Out ON Account Of the Dfscharpa