Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-30
THE STRIKE SPREADS.
The Railroads Throughout the West
Still Tied Up.
UNION STOCK YARDS MEN QUIT
In Compliance With Presidens
Debs's Order-Attorney GEN
eral Olney Renders an Opinion
in Regard TO Tying Up Mail
Trains.

CHICAGO, June 29.-All the traiumen ~
the Union Stock Yards struck tonight Ia
obedience 70 Deb's order calling out ali A.
X. l.. men. The number OF strikers Is only
300, but no cars can be switched In or OUT
OF the wards and tomorrow all business
there will practically be at standstiIL'
About 5000 men will be thrown out oil EN-
ployment at once.
A tie.up of the Rock Island Is expected
at any moment.
lence in the railroad strike occurred this
afternoon. when the engineer and hremsn
an illinois Central suburban train were
driven from their engine by MOB OF 10Y
men. They were pelted with rocNs ana
chased away.
The train was stopped Just north OF the
crossing AZ Burnside station. one striker
drew the couphng.piu connecting the loco
motive with the train, and twelve others
boarded the Gao aud forced tue engineer
and fireman to jump out As tney olu
so, the mob began TO pelt them WIN svouco'
Tne engineer and fireman hea LOT thesr
lives. pursued by portion OF the moo,
while Others backed the engine lato tue
round house close At hand, leaving the
cars standing on the main track.
The episode fired the blood or the moo
and when 4 short time later horth-nouud
suburban train appeared, 10 100 wa
stunned the engine detached and taken
the round house. and the cars lett standing
o the uortG-bound tracks.
SAN FRNACIsCo, June -9-Ihe oouthern
Pa Tic Company nouhed Distr!ct AItor-
rev Garter that owing t0 tne PAllHan
boycctU IL was uaaOlo 10 SEND out tue
United STATES ma is. Garter telegraphed
10 Attorney General Olney, and IN return
the answer came: "Eaforce the law pro-
hipitinC the obstruction and delayof United
States mails Cause tbs arrest aud ln5t'-
tute proceedings wherever the laws arc
Shortly afterward Mr. Garter sent a
second dispatch 10 Was. .ington, asking
whether the Attorney Generals instruc-
tions snpi led 70 mali cars only or 10 ears as
rcvalaris made Up. The spswer was: ln-
structions cover mall trains IS regularly
made no and OF an descnptionSn United
~ FS---- 49,
,,ArEoILi.. Juae s9.--'fhe Illinois Cen
tral to-yght decidedkb send out a train fct
Chicagdwithout sle pers.
DUBfoUE, Iowa. June 2o--The strike
was inlugurated here at 4 O'Clock this at
teInoon by telegraph operators and train
men.
CfNclNSATI, June 29.-Not road except
| thePtlnnSylVdnla is reCClFIuR lTtlEul. ANth :
receiJ sd here tonight is that tho =. n o.
being unable 20 receive coal In West Nir'
giuia for shipment, the mines shut down.
CHICAGO, June 29-Local detective
agenc cies are calling In their outside forces
aud engaging new men 10 be sworn Ia as
deputy sheriffs and placed in the yards OF
the railroad companies.
COLUMBUS, o.. Juno 29.-Ninety yard
employees OF the Columbus, Hooking Val
ley and Toledo railroad in this city have
qui. work.
San DIEGO, GALA, June 29.-On tho
Santa lee all movements Of trains have
been at a standstilL
MINNEAPoLIs, MINI, June ga North
ern Pacific train left 81. Paul at 5 o'clock
| A mob OF 500 surrounded IL aud pelted the
engineer and fireman with rocks. Every
window was broken. Tho fireman was a
non union man.
SAN FRANcfsc0. June 29.-Tra6ic on the
great railway system Is parayzed and no,
a wheel IS turning. Severe losses 20 the
fruit growing interests are inevitable and
| fruit growers and dealers are face 70 face
with bankruptcy.