The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-04

Railway Union will be settled not later
than Saturday"
This was the Off :ial statement given
out by President Debs of the American
Railway Union, this evening.
President Howard, James Hogan and
| VIM. Burns, of the Joint conference
committee selected to meet the direc-
tors, agreed with Mr.. Debs. Other
directors were divided in their opinion,
but 1t is generally conceded that the
efforts Of the municipal authorities. pre.
ceded oy the mediation OF P. E S:ude.
baker will, in all probability, result in
a settlement of the boycott against
Pullman and the strike on the railroads.
The first meeting OF the conference
will be held tomorrow. 1t is not ex-
pected that a settlement will be reached
at once, owing to the stubborn opposi-
ton on each side, but it is the belief of
all concerned that with the assistance
OF outside committees, such as ap-
| pointed by the city council. some sort
OF an arrangement can be made whereby
the railroads will be released and the
original difficulty can be settled by ar
| bitration.
Even the Breweries Affected
CHICAGO, July 3.-Almoss every brew
| cry In Chicago will stop making beer
on account OF the big strike. The soar.
| city OF coal has made such action neces.
sary Yesterday number of officials
OF the brewing com panies got together
and decided that unless their coal was
saved for tho ice machines they would
not only be com pelled TO stop tn sir ma
chinery, but it would be impossible for
them To save the beer in their refriger--
ators. IL was fully decided to stop
brewing and use the fuel for nothing
but the ice machines. None of the en-
ployos will suffer by the move as tbey
will be kept ON the psy rolls 1t is also
said that the supply OF tho beverage
VIII b. seriously Affected. There are
about fifty large breweries in Chicago.
and i, is understood that tue men
will enjoy vacations for tho next few
days They say that II the strike
should continue for any considerable
time they will have to shut down their
Dreweries altogether
Unable to Move Through Freight at Pitts
burg, Pa.
PITTsBURe, July 3.-Freight ship
ments to all points west of Pittsburg
arc practically at q standstill. Thirty
two western roads have notified the
Pennsylvania Company's general office
freight Of any kind until the boycott
has been settled. Freight trains are
tied up all along the routes between
Pitt,burg and Chicago, and the losses
from tho delays will be enormous. The
railroad officials to day, for the first
time, admit their inability to move
through freight. All efforts are con
centrated in keeping local freight and
passenger trains moving. Pullman
trains on the Pennsylvania system ar
rived and departed on time to day.
Eight American Railway Union or
ganizers are quietly at work among the
railroad men in Pittsburg, and no pre-
dictions can be made for the future.
AT the Baltimore and Ohio general
offices the officials report all trains on
time and no local inconvenience.
boycott Against the Newspapers.
SPRING FIELD, H., July about 600
employees of the Wabash road, incluuing
switchmen, brak men, firemen, engineers
and shopmen. struck this morning in
obedience 20 an order received from
| Chicago last night. The shops are now
| closed and the road is completely tied
| up. The American Railway Union has
| ordered boycott against every newspa-
per in Chicago except the Times. Tho
Wabash shops at Toledo were closed to-
day by the CEN paDy, not by the strikers
also the Wabash shops at Moberly, Mo;
SwItchmen and Yardmon Return to Work
ST, LOUIS, July 3.-The switchmen
and gardiner emf loyed by the Iron Noun
tain road in Carondelet and ST. Louis
returned to work this morning and that
road at once resumed all traffic between
ST. Louis and Little Rock The situa-
ton on the Wabash is more desperate
than at any time since the strike began
All OF its trainmen, including locomo-
tive engineers, have quit. Scarcely q
whole train is moving on the entire
system. The Chicago and Alton is also
greatly EN- barrassed. None of its trains
got through 10 ST. Louis this morning.
Several trains are reported tied up at
Bloomington. In anticipation Of a con-
nict between the strikers and nom
union men in the Missouri Pacific yards
the members OF the First regiment
Missouri National Guards have received
orders TO report at the arnory and hold
themselves in readiness for instant ac--
tion
The Trouble at Cairo.
SPRINGFIELD. Ills, July 3.-Trouble
ha, again broken out at Cairo, and has
gotten beyond the control Of the United
States marshals. United States Marshal
Brinton called on Governor Altgeld, and
asked that troops be sent quickly to his
assistance at Cairo Tho governor i'm
media ely ordered out the Fourth regi-
ment st Greenup, with instruc lions to
proceed at once TO Cairo and preserve
the peace and suppress rioting. The
strikers there have complete control
and the excitement Is intense.
night the IN arshal Is swearing in