The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-01
THE GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE.
Managers are Firm and tho Unions
Equally Determined.


CHICAGO, Juno 3O.-The general man
ayers of the roads centering in the city
met in executive session at 1920 o'clock
with the prospect of prolonged meet.
ing. Half an hour later an official state.
ment was issued, in which the managers
say 1t is useless to deny that the strike
is widespread and serious. and that 1t
has embarrassed tho freighs traffic OF
the West to the most serious extent of
any strike since the Eastern labor
troubles OF the seventies.
AT the same time, the roads have no
intention of giving into to comprom.
lse with the strikers on any basis what.
ever, and they regard the mon on strike
as OK -employes who have resigned their
positions and are not anxious for work.
The companies fail to see the JUS tice of
the position taken by the American
Railway Union Of fighting Pullman
over the heads of railroads that have no
control over his movements or his man
ufacturing business.
A later and supplementary statement
says that men are being hired in the
East and will be brought TO Chicago ct
once TO take tho strikers places and
guarantees to all competent unemploy.
Cd permanent positions and the protec
tlon OF the companies, the police, sher.
III and State authorities.
Strikers Ordered Not tn Interfere.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 3O.-Alexander
Shields, president of the American Rail.
way Union, at Hammond, Ind. and sew.
eral other strikers leaders wers. brought
here this morning by United States OIL
Gals. They were all released on their
own recognizance but President Shields
held conference with Governor Mat
thews, at which 1t was agreed that
troops would not be called out il the
stopping OF trains at Hammond ceases.
Immediately after the conference
PRESIDENT Shields sent dispatch to the
strikers a Hammond telling Thorn to
stop sll Interference with trains until
his arrival. He left for the scene of tho
disturbance shortly before noon.
Inc governor says that If the agree.
ment reached at the conference is car
ried out troops will be unnccessary He
Will watca thu situation closely, how
ever.
Heat the Superintendent of the Rond.
CAIRO. ILL.,, June 5O,-At a conference
held this evening between Superin.
tendent Baker. OF the Illinois Central
United States Marshal Erinton, sheriff
Hodges, Pfesidenc Dwycr, Mayor pa,ier
and President Stewart, of the switch
men, it was agreed THAI tho order Of
United States Judge Allen should he
obeyed in SD far that not moro than two
sleepers Should DO attached to ono mail
train.
Accordingly at 6 p M. south bound
train WAS made up. including two sleep
ers, and moved out of tho yards. Three
minutes north, whore the trains are
transferred to the main track crossing
the bridge, train No. from Chicago VAS
met and two sleepers transferred to No.
:, which pulled over the bridge with
fourteen COACHES, four Of them being
Puilmans.
This was in direcs violation of tho
agreement made with the strikers, who
were highly incensed with Superin..
tendent Baker, who had tricked them.
When train No l returned here Super
lntenient Baker WAS aboard and vas
accused by crowd OF strikers of hav-
ing broken faith with the men, after
which they set upon him aud beat him
seriously.
Bystanders managed to got hin, into
carriage, and he was taken homo 1t
10 reported Tonight that the passenger
brakemen OF tho Illinois Central will
STRIKE az Individuals The situation
here is very threatening, and it is not
proh.bie that any moro trains will be
moved tonight.
Tho Situation Eise,yhsre
VHlLADE!.PHIA, June 3O.---The Amcri-
can Railway Union has established g.
headquarters in this city and on Monday
they will request the officials Of tho
Pennsylvania railroad to drop the Pull
man traffic or suffer An extension OF
the strike in Philad u uhia.
CINCINNATI, June 30 An tho mcs,
employed on the first division OF the
Queen End Crescen. system have been
called out
DEs MONIES. Iowa, june 30 General
Master Workman Sovereign issued an
order to-nir hit to the knights OF Labor
TO boycott every person VINO patronizes
the Pullman Company or rides in
Pullman car.
PIrrsBURG, June 3O.-An attempt will
be made Monday to bring out all the
railroad men in this vicinity
CHICAGO, June 3O.--Thcre is a general
rise in all perishablo goods as the result
OF the strike.
No Match Yet between the visIlant and
SaIkSrie.
LONDON, June 30.-The Field TODAY