The evening world., 1894-06-30
A MOB TAKES
A MAIL TRAIN.
CONTINUED from Rra Pooe. J

CONTINUED from Rra Pdoe
cago end to-day. The switchmen,
switch-tenders and towermen went out
at A. NJ. The men were not expected
to go out until noon. and their unex-
pected action left the road In bad
shape.
one OF the switchmen at Englewood
threw his smwitch and locked Il. leav-
Ing the yards just before the heavy
Omaha train arrived. The train was
a wreck. and after delay the switches
were set and the train pulled into the
depot CARRYING its Puilmons.
spiked. and at Blue Island, a south
western suburb, several trains were
stopped and serious trouble narrowly
averted.
strikers Active in Mischief.
Crowds OF strikers swarmed through
the yards. uncoupling cars as fast as
interfering with the work In many ways.
Two OF the dummy" trains were de-
tained for fve or six hours, and the
man the switches and towers.
At several points In the yards police
were called In to maintain order. Gen
eral Supt. Dunlap, after tour OF the
yards. admitted that the situation was
serious. I'VE expect" Mr.. Dunlap said,
ITO have trains running smoothly In a
very, short time. We Will put new men
and believe that many of our men will
go back to work shortly"
Fort Wayne Men Quit.
Employees of the Fort Wayne Rail-
road began quitting work In the sub
urban district to-day. 1t was impossible
to run trains and the engines were run
into the round-house at Fifty-fifth
Ona nj fraine m a mad
by officers OF the road and kept in SER
pended.
Northwestern's Good Report.
The Chicago and Northwestern reports
to-day that Its passenger service IL NOV
Ing without Interruption. The Company
handling " In shs eSr
partment, out Of total force Of s73 men.
634 are at work. leaving 20 men short in
that department. In the motive power
es to e Ug, q for DUTY Of esSnR
at work.
Milwaukee and big Four"
vice-President Howard. Of the Ameri-
order tieing up the Milwaukee and St.
Paul road In all branches Of the service
at s O'Clock this evening. An order was
Issued to tie UP the Big -Four at Cairo
Sheriff Gilbert to-day sent forty depu-
ties ana many ahy regnisr deputies 70 the
Sheriff said he did not anticipate trouble
there. His men were instructed not to
mix up In any way In the strike and to
iessness are threatened.
Sheriff Gilbert was in his ONCE at
daylight. and from now on until the end
Of the strike will keep in communicat ton
vnvtth d n nd V,ntn ~ ~ aro
trouble 10 apt to OCCUR. and hold himself
in readiness to quell any outbreak.
The New Orleans express Of the I'LL
for thirty six hours, reached here this
morning minus Its Pullman sleeprs-
Milk Famine Threatened.
one result OF the strike.
Twenty deputy sheriffs who started for
Blue island Wers stalled = long time this
morning at Fifth street. supt. HuSbell
hiew them sn BACK forsads ss any
ference by officers Of the road.
The deprtss Ma ba to aEound cmd
Was offered Oh fhe last train to reach
the blockade was a mail train. and some
Of the strikers advised that 1t be allowed
and refused.
| HhOSAAno ShG"o outs
POMEROY. O.. June s.-An the
freight crews on river division Of Co.
lumbus. Hooking Valley and Toledo
Railway walked out of the yard thi,
morning. in obedience to orders from
headquarters. leaving this city in such
condition that no freight can be moved
by rail. Mail trains are still running.
LYONS, Ia. June 8o.--The strike is or
here. Fifty switchmen, car repairert
and oilers are out on strike. and nearly
as many more will go out to-day. threat
ening a complete tie-up Of Chicago ant
Northwestern business here. The Off
Gals say that they will I'LL strikers
places promptly.
SALIDA. Col. June 80.-The A. n. "
has decided not to handle Pullman cars
President Jeffrey's orders are to NOV
no trains without Pullman sleepers, ant
; q complete blockade OF the Rio Grand,
system will probably result.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-. June 80.-Twelv
hundred Santa Fe men are out In Ar
gsntine. That road sent out sixteen pas
. senger trains yesterday. with the regula
number Of Pullman coaches attached
but the freight trains are completely tie
n
matum TO the strikers that II they d
not return by noon they may conside
, themselves discharged. None Of tn
e other roads are affected.
Portland Tie-Up Complete.
5 PORTLAND. Ore. June S0.-The tie-u
here Is complete. Neither the Souther
:, Pacific nor the Northern Pacific too
Q out any trains last night. The Norther
Pacific Atlantic express was made u
o ready to leave. but the fireman left tn
cab The United States malls on tn
A two trains were taken back to III
CHEYENNE, wyo., June So-The 4
n Il. u. at n meeting last night decide
5 not to take part in the Pullman strike.
l BRAZIL. Ind, June 3o.-Trainmastt
Fowler, of the c. and e. l.. OF this cit!
Il has received instructions from heat
quarters to make out the time of II
employees who went out on a strike, q
they would be discharged.
A passenger train on that road wa
held al Momence by the officials of II
road last night, because the trainme
!. refused to attach car OF Ice and ca
OF beer billed to this city, The trai
F.. carries the United States mail.