The morning call., 1894-06-30
ALL AT A sTANDsTILL.
ions of Freight Going to Loss in
the CHICAGO Yards.


take eight trainloads of beef held bv Them
through to-day, as their refusal to do so
would result in throwing thousands of
men at the yards out Of employment. The
men refused and the trains were returned
TO the packing-house. The packers saw
they VIII be afraid to send perisbable
freight out of the yards while the strike
continues for fear it will become tied M
on the road, where it will spoil. As
suit the business OF the stockyards will be
tied up whether the employees in the yard
strike or not. To-day two trains of live
stock on the Santa Fe and Illinois Central
outside Of the yards remained on the
tracks because the trainmen refused to
move them.
Inc Chicago and Alton is badly crippled.
Passenger trains have been handled in
fairly good shape. but freight traffic is
badly congested and much perishable goods
IS being ruined. The American Railway
Union officials claim they will have the
road tied completely up.
President Debs says that within twenty
four hours matters would so shape them
selves that strike on the Burlington
would be effective. Said Mr.. Debs: at
Is life or death with one of the sides. We
must kill the managers soon, or it must
disrupt organized labor 1or years to come"
1t was reported to-day in connection
with the general managers conference
that plans had been formulated for the ar
rest on charges Of conspiracy Of President
Debs and Organizer Lynch. It was said
that the general managers had been ad-
ylsed 10 arrest these men and have them
searched for papers that, If found, would
furnish indisputable evidence that certain
men were amenable TO the conspiracy law.
The Milwaukee and ST. Paul Railroad
shops at Milwaukee were shut down to-day
on an order from the general offices of the
company in this city, Fifteen hundred
men are thrown out Of employment This
step was taken because many of the en-
plOves were dissatisfied and also on ac-
count OF the existence of the general
strike. The general manager said the
shutdown was on his order, that the Off
cials meant business and would fight to
the bitter end. The following was distrib-
uted this afternoon:
To the employees of the Chicago and North
tyesterr: The effort now being made by ire
sponsible persons to induce the employees of
the company to abandon their employment with
rhe avowed object of crippling the company in
the discharge Of its duty as a common carrier
should meet with no favor whatever. There is
no grievance between the company and any
class of its employees Every promise and
Obligation has been and will be faithfully kept.
You are, therefore, urged to continue faithful
TO the company's interest in the discharge Of
YOUR several duties and not to listen to
the appeal OF any persons whatever
TO make the Chicago and Northwestern Rail
way Company and its employees a party
10 the adjustment Of alleged grievances be-
tween another company nd its employees. The
fba ~ he Iav hntl CT
and Congressional, is so plain that 1t does not
appear to be necessary to make an explanation
nor to offer apology. 1t must and Will
operate Its railway without fear or favor and it
will exhaust Its resources TO the uitermost
under the law TO protect its property and the
men who are engaged in operating it. You are
therefore urged to remain steadfast in your re-
spectiYe places and In the discharge Of youI
duty. MARVIN HUGHITT, President
General Manager John M. Egan of the
General Association Bureau says there is
no truth in the statement that the Mil
waukee and st. Paul will Withdraw the
Pullman cars from its trains. One hundred
men, engaged in Baltimore and Philadel-
phia to take the places of strikers, are on
their way to Chicago. Egan declares there
will be no difficulty in getting all the men
wanted.
At the Union stockyards to-day there
was some friction with the Switching As
sociation employees, but nothing serious
The baggagemen at Dear born station have
struck. The American Railway Union
officials are making thr 1ats against the
Wabash road, which allows the boycotted
Western Indiana trains to run over its
track.
Vice-President Wickes of the Pullman
Company says the Mobile and Ohio road.
which has taken off Pullman cars, ran
only four Pullmans, and its contract had
expired.
The order Of Railway Conductors held
mass-meeting this afternoon to decide
to decide what action the organization
should take iD the strike of the American
Railway Union. Grand Master Clark pre-
sided. a resolution was introduced pro-
vidipg that the order should side with the
General Managers Association, but il
raised such a storm that the man who
offered it was compelled to withdraw it.
The only action taken by the meeting was
the announcement relating to the attitude
Of the order toward the strike, which will
be formally announced by the order as
body. that officials must refrain from COM
mitting the organization in any manner.
John M. Egan, representing the General
Managers Ass ociaiion. furnished this
evening an estimate of the number of
men who had struck on the Chicago lines
within the terminal limits, and also an es-
innate of the number striking on all the
systems involved. Mr.. Egan furnished
the following to show the extent OF the
strike at the present time and the number
of men who have struck so far in the
whole country on the best information
obtainable,
Northwestern. switchmen and shopmen,
1920 men; Illinois Central, 5000; Eastern
Illinois, 800: Santa Fe, 10000; Chicago and
Northern Pacific. 70; Wisconsin Central,
90; Great Western, 800; B. and o., 400;
Pennsylvania, 25O0; Western Indiana, 200.
Total, 1880
Mr.. Egan said: 81 anticipate before the
close Of the strike serious trouble. A
large number of the men have struck
without knowing what they struck for
and when they fad their places taken by
new men they are bound to grow desper-