New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-11
THE STRIKE ~ OHIO.
1T BEGINS AT TOLEDO. BUT SEEMS
BROKEN AT CLEVELAND.

rlRrMEN ON THE BIG FOUp GO OUT AT CINciN-
NATI-A TRADEs-UNIoN MASS MEETING
STRIKERS WANT TO RETURN TO WORK
Toledo. July 10 (SpeciaD. The Cincinnati. Hamii-
ton and Dayton and the ohio Central men have
gone out. and II Is claimed that all twenty ''"''
entering this city will be tied up.
Strikers on the Wheeling and Lake Erie ana
some on the ohio Central have teegraphed Pres-
dent Debs FOR permission 10 go back 10 WORK us
they have no grievance. and think IT foohshhess
10 remain out The Wheeling men received an an
swcr from Dcbs. telling them that he had cailed
a meeting OF the Advisory Board and would nofiiy
Thorn later II there is no change In the situation
General Manager Blair says he Will issue orders
shutting down the road The men who were driven
from the yards OF the Toledo. ST Louis ana Kan
sas city road last evening went back 10 work TO-
dag. under the protection OF large armed iorce
OF deputy United States marshals
The Pennsylvania men at this point seemed on the
verge Of ga!rg out this morning. but Superintendent
Morris talked 20 the men and they went back 70
work The Bet Hne connecting the various roids
.r,cring the city Is tied up tight and the inter
change ~ freight here IA completely shu. OF
t.oye.,nl July io-The Indications are that the
backbone o. the strike has Osen broken. one crew
has been put to work in every yard In the city
AMI each ~ ,he roads has succeeded In making UP
nrl gen Ing ou, ~ east one freight train. There
have been ~ signs OF disturbance All the hromen
employed by The Big -Four who have been N sir'k"
r..urrsd 20 work ;h'- morning. 7; now looks as
though the s'rke would speedily break down. ard
every yard be fully manned ani act'vey a. Work
clearing up the accumulation OF cans.
A mali train with n full complement Of men was
male NJ in the Nickel Pate yards here this morn
Ing and sent West An attempt Will be made to
re, the train into Chicago. II successful this Will
b. the first mail train ovr the road since the uc-up
Las, week Through passengers who could not he
4. nv OF her 10
have been boarigd and cared for In this city by the
company TWO freight trains from Pttsburg came
into the city over the Cleveland and Pttsburg road
this morning. There was no demonstration on their
arrival and they lying the yards.
Cincinnati. July l0.-The freight yard force OF
nremen Of the Big -Four In the local yards to the
number OF nineteen went strike at a. The
freight yard nremen OF the entire nine divisions
Of the Blk Four are expected TO follow. as the
action OF The local men based vote OF
the fremcn OF the system The Board OF Directors
OF the Bg -Four Division Of tho brotherhood met
hero and oanvassed the vote They have notified
Chic. Sargent aud he Is expected 20 call out all
filg -Four men There are about loo freight and
restoration Of IN. 1890 scale. They are now work
n on and sS :y also al 70 'T@ to be- s"S
The meeting 81 the trades unions last night In
ns and III. t5n' oSsSS @
so, outsiao Resolutions were adopted indorsins
feature Of the meeting was an address by he Rev
] " Magrudcr OF Wesley Chapel, In which he
striking as "a remedy worse than the evil, He was
aDu!audcd r. ". Phcan. representing Debs. the
last SPEAKER. announced that committee would
Visit, MAYOR Caldwell to-day. and ask him to join
ira,lon Phclnn said dose after another OF
his strike would De given until the public would be
counrelled TO take one sid" or the other.
Nassilion ohio July 10 a general meeting OF
tho organized employees ~ the Wheeling and Lake
Erie was held last night that continued until after
iniinlght The object ~ the meeting was 20 enable
INC four brothsrhools to induce the \. II. /.
To- reconsider their strike resolutions. II possible.
superintendcnt Stout was present by invitation.
None 81 the y. r.. L. people wanted TO strike but
thov were COMPELLED 20 10 out. they said give
No their charter. The brotherhoods endca vorcd TO
persuade them 10 rcnOunce their allegiance Dobs
last night In this they failed. although the \. r
L. men ngrccd "a telegraph Debs stating their n
willingness strike and asking TO have II declared
OF A. yet reply has been received. II they
persist I'm remaining they VIII be regarded
discharged. and new men Will be employed