The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-01
Nearly Every Line in the Big City Tied
Up or Seriously Crippled by the
Boycott Against Pullman
RIOTING BEGUN LAST NIGHT
Rock Island Train Lying In the
Ditch at Blue Island.
The Panhandle Having a Serious Time
with MObs of Strikers - Federal
Deputy Marshals sworn In

CHICAGO, June So-Adyices froD vart-
Gus points indicate that the railroad strike
is spreading President Debs, Of the Amer
lean Railway Union, is issuing oreers To
strike in almost every direction ana they
seem to be very generally observed. II is
claimed on behalf of the railroad companies
that the movement will eliminate today.
and that a lessening of traffic on Sunday
will enable them to organize their forces
more efficiently. On the other hand. Sunday
will see thousands of workmen idle. and
there fears that few hot-headed men
may cause great disorder.
The situation tonight is worse thaz az
any time since the strike began, and as
climax to il all Chicago is threatened with
a te-up of all trades unions In the cty.
President Nj. III. Madden of the State Fed~s
Grafton OF Labor, an organization TO whic1
practically every labor organization in tha
city belongs, and which has fully 100000
members, said tonight: I'VE are In hearty
sympathy with the American Railway
Union, and will help II in every way We
can The present programme outlined by
Madden is 10 call out all the men on the
elevated roads and employees of the street.
car companies if the strike is not settled
within a few days. IL IL is not settled
within week the teuerdton OF l<aoor
will so on strike. The American Railway
Union has had eftfissG4 ies -et-
the street-car men for SOM
claim to be able to tie up the
When asked what earthly o
layers, beer brewers and sin
could have in striking Maddd
simply TO bring more pressure
the railroads. The general manal
combined, and must do II
thing"
The situation the various
reported to-night by the General Ms
Association is follows:
Chicago, Burlington Quinc
freight engineers and firemen in CT
held meeting this afternoon and
advised him that they had decided ID
on strike. Since that time, however
ter mechanic personally that they Will
strike. but viii return to work. All
sefiser e eauipments Outside of Chico
there have been no defections to amoJ
and at points west The total number
men out now is in the vicinity OF nifty IN
Guiding fremen, brakemen, switchmen, coal
handlers and half of the Chippewa Falls
station force on the Wisconsin, Central
Ada street, Ann street and Curtis street
and abused and stoned the men
G8gflns engines at ." that 'Hf point: About =
m they assaulted and badly bruised Thos-
KThn 5 an iT0Sbe on Is 'ae PRSerdsie
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern-A laFga /
ern switchmen are on strike. and COM !
mittee is endeavoring 20 secure tle-up |
of all the switohmen in Chicago ana Cook
county The road is unable 10 handle per-
ishabie freight in Chicago This is a Wag<
Baltimore & ohio-The passenger trains
of this road are running with fun compile
ment of equipment. including Pullman
Chicago & Northern Pacific Terminal
Systems. r.: Ainsley. general manager OF
the Chicago & st. Paul says everything Is
in good shape. Passenger and freight
trains are being handled promptly and with
Chicago q Alton-An passenger trains ara
moving with their regular equipments. in
time. Freight traffic is practically aban-
Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe-This after
noon the Chicago station freight handlers
went on strike, although twenty-five of the
men concluded to remain at work. They
freight handlers for service Monday morn
ing, and will get thirty additional deputy
United States marshals assigned 70 the
duty of guarding freight houses and pro-
tecting the men employed. The followlns
@sI .strike here IS broken The fremen ali
agree 10 go 10 work.
like condition is reported very geners
ally throughout the West. No lifting OF
the boycott is mentioned anywhere. while
numerous additions TO it's effectiveness
are chronicled At St Louis the terminal
association which does the switching
all roads, is tied up. and business is at
standstill- There is Improvement In
the situation at St Paul Minneapolis
while matters are worse at Denver. The
outlook at Cincinnati is threatening.
The General Managers Association In
session to-day issued the following state
ment regarding the strike:
There Is no attempt made 20 deny that
the strike iS widespread and serious. This
embarrasses the freight traffic of The West
TO a most serious extent-mOre serious
than i'm any strike since the Eastern labor
troubles in 1871 and 1873. The companies
have no idea OF entering into compromise
with the strikers on any basis whatever
The railroad companies fail TO see the
justice OF the position taken by the Amer
lean Railway Union OF fighting Mr. Pull
man over the heads OF the railroad COM
panbes, who have no control over Mr. Pull
mans movements or his manufacturing
business. The men who are now on strike
are considered as employees who have re-
signed their positions. and who not
anxious for work Any men who desire
employment under the railroad companies
centering in Chicago, and VINO &rc conf
petent will be furnished positiors ana Will
be afforded all the protection that lies tu
the power Of the companies. the police OF
the city Of Chicago the sheriff OF Cooke
county and the State or Illinois. Men are
now being hired in the East and brought
will not work IL has been charged BY the
American Railway UnioU taat the Gc1~
eral Managers Associatien Is .naporIine
lutely false The railroad companies %
not propose 10 employ 20 take tI>
place OF the men now strike urle<k >ocI
men are American eitzens but unere4cr
she s iaS Paoe man ~ ~no man Tsnss mss e & H'fx ns< "
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