The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1894-07-06

passenger trains are standing Jhere
one behind the other-four trains be-
longing to the Erie and n to the
Monon. The first train has been
there since 4:4o yesterday. The pas
sengers are tired and hungry.
The Illinois Central suburban SER
vice is completely tied up. The en-
gineers and fremen to-day refused to
take out their engines.
Employees of the Fort Wayne rail-
road began quitting work in the
suburban district to-day. One or two
trains were manned by officers of the
road and kept in service, but traffic
was practically suspended.
Vice President Howard of the
American Railway union to-day issued
an order tying up the Milwaukee and
St. Paul road in all branches at 6
o'clock this evening. An order was
also issued to tie up the Big Four at
Cairo.
The Chicago and Northwestern re-,
ports to-day that ITS passenger service
is moving without interruption.
Sheriff Gilbert sent forty special
deputies and many regular deputies
to the border of the county at
the Indiana state line and near Ham,
mond, Ind. There is considerable suf-
fering among the passengers on the
trains held at Hammond which have
not been moved to-day. There is no
water on the trains nor any to be
found neal the trains. Women and
children are complaining bitterly.
Twenty deputy sheriffs who started
for Blue Island were stalled a long
time at Fifty-fifth street. Superln-
tendent Hubbell threw the switches
but the strikers tire w them back and
forbid any interference by officers of
the road. The deputies walked
around and viewed the situation but
took 10 action. A large crowd gath
cred but no violence was offered.
The last train to reach the blockade
was a mail train, and some of the
strikers advised that it be allowed to
proceed, but the switchmen were
firm and the train was held.
WHAT THE MANAGERS SAY.
The General Managers association
issued the following to-day: There
is no attempt made to deny that the
strike is widespread and is serious.
This embarasses the freight traffic of
the West to the most serious extent of
any strike since the Eastern labor
troubles in 1877 and 1878. The
companies have no idea of entering
into a compromise with the strikers.
on any basis whatever. The railroad
companies fail to see the Justice of
the position taken by the A. r. U. of
fighting Mr.. Pullman over the heads
of the railroad companies, who have
no control over MIR. Pullman's move
ments or his manufacturing business.
The men who are now on Il strike are
considered as employees who have re-
signed their positions and who are
not anxious for work. Any men
who desire employment under
the railroad companies center
ing in Chicago and who are
competent will be furnished po-
sitions and will be afforded all the
protection that lies in the power of
the companies, police of the city of
Chicago, sheriff of Cook county and
the state of Illinois. Men are nov
being hired in the East and brought
to Chicago to take the places of men
who will not work. | has been
charged by the A. R. u. that the
general managers association is i'm
porting men from Canada. This
statement is absolutely false. The
railroad companies do not propose to
employ any men to take the places of
the men now on strike, unless such
men are American citizens and where
ever we can find a man who wants to
work, to take the place of a man who
will not work, whether the substi-
tute m from New York or Cali
fornia we propose to give him a job
and see that he is protected"