The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-06-29
BOYCOTT|NG
THE PULLMANS S
Strikers Meeting with Indifferent Success al
Various Points,
new York trains ARE MOVING
At New Orleans the Tranmen Claim
to Have no Grievances Louis
Switchmen Join the Strike-The
Santa Fe Road Tied Up-Rock
Island Succeeds in Running Trains
on lime.
NEW York ,Juue 0S

New YORK. June 2S
no FAR the railroads between this
" city and Chicago have not suf.
nm fered from the strike Of the
" American Railway union to pre-
Vent the running Of Pullman cars. The
trains have been run OF tins and with
out interference. What will be the
result tonight on the Erie is. how
ever, uncertain. Their Chicago
connection is out, and whiie
last nights train came through
all right and proceeded east on
time this morning it is not so sure that
the next train out, which leaves Chi.
cagu at 2 50 p. IN. today will be uu.
molested. 1t is run over the Chicago
and Western lndiaua road. The local
officers of the company do not expect
any difficulty, but say that no one can
tell wha, will happen during a strike
and that in any event this train will
have to proceed slowly over tie
switches
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 2S.-The
scenes about the railroad depots today
indicate that lttle effort was being
made to interfere with the making up
of trains. When the s o'clock train OIL
the Cincinnati. New Orleans and Texas
Pacific railroad was being made up a:
Ludlow. KY. there were some sigus Of
trouble, but no outbreak. The pres.
ence of several United States deputies
seemed to deter the men from interfer-
ence.
NORTHERN PACIFIC BLOCKED.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, June 2S.-The
railroad situation is one of uncertainty.
There is not wheel on the Northern
Pacific moving in this city to-day.
Rumors fly thick aud fast about tie
union depot railroad yards to the effect
that the other lines handling Pullman
cars in this city are to bs tied up as
fast as official action can be taken by
the men.
CHICAGO, June 2S Tho mem bers Of
the American Railway union iu New
Orleans are evidently not in sympathy
with tue action of that organizIti yes
terday in ordering out the men on the
Illinois Central railroad. Yesterday
President Dsbbs sent a message TO the
secretary Of the local lodge Of the
American Railway union in New Or
leans, calling out the men there, say.
ing: 1--WE are working for the Illinois
Central and not for the Pullman COM
pany, We have no grievance here"
swITCHMEN JOIN THE STRIKE.
ST, LOUIS, Mo, June 2S.-At a secret
meeting Of railway switchmeu early
this morning, it was unanimously de.
cided to stand by the Pullman EN-
ployes and the American railway
union In their fight against the Pull.
man company. At 10 o'clock the
switchmen left the engines and notified
Depot Master Swan that they would
handle no more Pullman cars until the
strike was declared off by the Ameri-
can Railwaa union. The men are
quiet and orderly.
CHICAGO. H., June 2S.-The Chicago
and Northwestern road this afternoon
succeeded in sending out its Omaha
express without molestation from the
strikers.
PHILADELPHIA. juno aS. Officials Of
tho Pennsylvania Railroad company %
not anticipate that the boycott against
Pullman cars will extend to Philadel-
phia or any Of the eastern cities
reached by the Pennsylvania lines. So
far there has not been the slightest in =
dication of any attempt to prevent the
movement of Pullman cars In the east.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, June 9S-The
Santa Fe road is completely tied up
here. The switchmen are orderly.