The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1894-07-16

weeks He notified the miners very plainly
that this would be his last proposition ana
that unless he heard favorably from tneHl
without delay he would proceed to Ill the
mines with other labor.
LOST THEIR JOBS.
Strikers Whose Places Are Filled Do
Not Get Back.
Nashville, Tenn, July u.-(Special.)-So
far as the Nashville, Chattanooga and
st. Louis railway is concerned, the strike
has totally collapsed, and on the Louisville
and Nashville the situation is hourly i'm
proving, as the striking men are gradually
going to work. The change on the Nash
VILE Chattanooga and st. Louis came at
noon today. President Thomas delivered an
ultima tum that men who failed to report for
duty by noon would never again be given
employment and f1remen, conductors and
brakemen all responded and reported for
duty. The places of thirteen switchmen,
two fremen and several conductors have
been supplied, however, and correspond
ing number of strikers lose their positions.
All freight trains went out on the Nash
Vile, Chattanooga and st. Louis today; on
the Louisville and Nashvilles three went
south and three north. The shrinking men
coming back slowly and will all be at
work by noon tomorrow.
Everything Serene Mt Memphis.
Memphis, Tenn, July 1.-THE strike at
Memphis is a thing of the past. Trains OF
every description are moving on time and
the railroads have given notice that per-
ishable freight viii be accepted for ship
ment for all northern and eastern points.
An injunction granted today in
the circuit court restraing the members
of the local council of the American Rail-
way Union from interfering with the run
ming Of mail trains or interrupting interstate
commerce.
The st. Louis, Iron Mountain and South
ern trainmen and switchmen at Little
Rock, Ark, went out again today an
order from Debs. A gang of strikers and
hoodlums stoned q passenger train at
Barring Cross, a suburb of Little Rock,
and smashed the windows of the cars.
Deputy marshals appeared on the scene
and charged the rioters, putting them to
flight. Two strikers were arrested.
The blockade on the Memphis route at
Mammoth Springs, Ark, was broken to-
night A large force of new men from
Memphis and Kansas City were put to
work under guard of 200 deputies and the
tracks cleared.
Dispatches from important railroad CEN
ters in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi
in regard to Sovereigns strike order are all
of the same tense. Not single man
stopped work.
How 1t liz Mt New Orleans.
New Orleans La, July 10.-All but one
switchman on the Queen and Crescent have
gone out, and the firemen drop off at Me-
ridian where they reside. The strike on
the Illinois Central has not increased. A
labor committee has been granted inter
view with the mercantile bodies at II
o'clock tomorrow. The labor bodies pro-
pose to hold out the threat of a general
strike in order to secure the release of the
imprisoned agitators.
All Moving on Time.
New Orleans, July 12,-The striking
switChmen and flremen on the Northeastern
railroad have been replaced and all trains
are moving without Interruption The yard
men at Meridian have also been replaced
by men brought from Cincinnati. None OF
the strikers will be taken back. There are
two dozen locomotive engineers here who
were ready to take situations if the engi-
neers had gone out, but so far they have
nothing to do. All trains are moving on
time.
None VIII BE Taken Back.
New Orleans. July 13-The striking
switchmen and firemen of the Northeastern
railroad have been replaced and all trains
are moving without interruption. None of
the strikers will be taken back.
Labor AgitutOrs in Court.
New Orleans La, July 13.-Labor Agita-
tors Harrison, Hurley and Sperry, who
gave bail yesterday, were before United
States Commissioner Wright today After
hearing several witnesses. the commission r
decided to admit the telegram between
Tebs and his emssaries and the latter and
local organizations. Before the reading the