The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-05
THE PULLMAN BOYCOTT.
SOME OF THE LEADERS MAY BE
ARRESTED.
Strike On the Northwestern Extending
and Perishable Freight Spelling.
Strikers Getting the Best
of Il On the S. p.

CHICAGO, Jxne 29.-The packers a1
the stock yards tried to induce the
strikers to take eight train loads OF
beet held by them, as their refusal 10
do so would result in throwing thou
sands of men out of employment there.
TIE men refused. The packers say
they will be afraid to send perishable
freight out of the yards while the
strike continues, as they fear it will
become tied up on the road and spoil.
Today two trains of live stock on
the Santa Fe and one on the Illinois
Central outside of the yards, remain
ed on the track because trainmen re-
fused to move them. The Chicago d
Alton is badly crippled. Passenger
trains have been brought in in fairly
good shape. Freight traffic is badly
congested and much perishable goods
is being ruined. The railway union
officers say they will have the road
tied completely up. President Debs
says thai within "a hours matters
would 80 shape themselves that
strike on the Burlington would be ef-
tective. He said: at is life or death,
one or the other. 1t must kill the
managers associations or it must dis
rupt organized labor"
The contradictory news about the
Paul road was supplemented by the
statement of the Chief clerk OF super
intendept Barr, that the only two
Pullman cars run out OF Chicago by
the company had been dropped for
the present. The official order, he
said, had gone out that during the
rest of the strike the company would
use only its own sleeper and parlor
cars.
The trouble on the Northwestern
spread today. Freight traffic was
greatly impeded and considerable diff
| ficulty was experienced in getting out
passenger trains. There was q bad
blockade at Wood street this morning
and delays were reported all along
the line. 1t was reported today In
connection with the general mana
gers concerns that the plans had
| been formulated for the arrest on
charges of conspiracy of President
Debs and Organizer Lynch.
1t was said that the general man.
ayers had been advised to arrest the
men and have them searched for pa
pers that if found would furnish in
disputable evidence that certain men
were amenable to the conspiracy law,
That the matter was talked of in the
meeting today could not be learned
"You say that l refused to confirm Oh
deny any story concerning the ar
rest of either Mr.. Debs or any OF his
followers said General Manager
Egan. "No sir, 1 will not say whether
the matter was talked about. we re-
ceived numerous reports from the rep.
resentatives of the various roads and
the attorneys are now in close CONSUL
tation over the matter. Possibly they
may make clear, concise and legally
framed statement of the stand of the
various roads. We are agreed Il
stand together and fight common
pattle."
MIR. Egan said Mr.. Pinkerton wal
present at the meeting to see rail
road man about a matter concerning
man in Arizona.
The Missouri and st. Paul roaC
shops at Milwaukee were shut down
town today on an order from the gen
eral office OF the company in this city
Fifteen hundred men are thrown gu
of employment. This step was taker
because many of the employees were
dissatisfied and also on account OF thu
existence of the general strike. Gen
eral Manager Early said that tht
shut down was ON his order, that thu
officials meant business and woulC
fight to the bitter end.
The following was distributed THU
afternoon:
To the Employees of the Chicago and North
western Railway company :.
The effort now being made by III
responsible persons to induce the EN-
ployes of the company to leave thel
employment with the avowed obJec
of crippling the company in discharg
Of it's duty as common carrier shoult
meet with no favor whatever. Their
J, is no unadjusted grievanc
, between the company and any elias
of it's employees. Every promise AM
obligati IN has been and will be full.
kept. You are therefore urged to con
tinue faithful to the company's inter
est in the discharge of your severa
duties, and not to listen TO the appes
OF any person whatever to make tn
, Chicago and Northwestern railwa.
and it's employees party to the adjust
ment of an alleged grievance betwee
another company and its employees
? The duty of the company under tn
law, both state and national, lis so plat
that it does not appear to be necesssT
to make any explanation nor 10 ofte
: any apology. 1t must and will opel
= ate it's railway without fear or favor
and it will exhaust it's resources to tn
: utmost under the law, 10 protect 1t
: property and the men who are en-
{: gagged in operating it. You are there
{ fore urged to remain steadfast in you
respective places and in the dischsrg
2 of your duties.
? (oigned) MARVIN HUaHITT,
] President.
ORDER OF RAILWAY CONDUCTORS
q, The order of railway conductor
held a mass meeting this afternoon