The herald., 1894-07-01

sentially. On the other hand, Sundays
reat will turn loose thousands OF the
workingmen in other lines and there nre
iears that the action OF few hot
headed men may result in great dis
order.
THE SITUATION WORSE.
The situation at Chicago wac worse
today. The Rock Island road. which
had been free from disturbance up to
this morning. is now completely tied
up in all the adjacent territory.
The stockyards. IA far as receiving
and distributing are concerned, ere prac-
tically at a standstill, stopping the move
ments OF dressed meats outward and
live stock inward.
The Pittsburg and Fort Wayne road :s
securely crippled in it's terminals, but
the Illinois Central suburban service.
which carries more people to and from
business in Chicago than any other line,
is completely tied up.
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois line
is nearly blocked and the other roads
which use the Chicago and Western In
diana railway as terminal, are suffer-
ing because of the strike on that line.
Thess roads are the Chicago and Grand
Trunk, the Santa Fe and the Wabash.
The Michigan Central and Michigan
Southern are suffering some delays be-
cause they use the Illinois Central and
Rock Island tracks for entering the city.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
Il having great difficulty in moving its
trains, and like the Wisconsin Central,
10 under the ban of the A. r. U. The
Chicago and Northwestern reports that
it 10 receiving and dispatching its trains
with the usual regularity. A like condi-
ton Ia reported generally throughout the
west.
The yardmen employed in the Mich
lean Central freight yards at Kensing-
ton, with the engineers and fremen OF
the switch engines, numbering about 90
men, struck ct p. m. They refused to
handle Akueis Central cars. The Mich
jgan Central upss no Pullman cars.
NO EIF%Na OF THE BOYCOTT.
No lifting OF the boycott is mentioned
anywhere while numerous additions to
its. effectiveness are chronicled. There
islno Improvement in the situation at
ST.. Paul'or Minneapolis. while matters
RfeSwoxse at Denver. The outlook at
Cincinnati ID threatening.
General Manager w. F. Merrill Of the
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy made
an emphatic denial today to the STORY
that his road ie contemplating refusing
to carry Pullrnans until the boycott ia
lifted.
FAMINE PRICES FOR FOOD.
There is q general rise in all perish
able goods owing to the result OF the
strike. Lemons, which ordinarily sell
for $3.50 box, were quoted today at
SO o box, while thousands of boxes are
rotting between New Orleans and Chi.
cago. Ice, which ordinarily is 1925 a
ton, has risen to $40 ton and ia scarce
at that. Straw berries, melons and all
kinds of garden produce advanced in
selves in peculiarly unfortunate pre-
dicament. Travel has very generally
been cut eff and the price of all articles
OF food III general is increasing.
THE GENERAL MANAGERS STATEMENT.
The General Managsrs' association to-
day iseled the following statement re-
garding the striks:
This strike embarrasses the freight
traffic of the west to the most serious
extent of any strike since the eastern
labor troubles in 1877 and 1888. The
companies have no idea of entering into
q compromise with the strikers on any
basis whatever. The railroad companies
fail to zee 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 Dir.
Pullmall's movements or his mnnuiac-
turing business. Tue men who are now
on strike are considered men who have
resigned their positions VINO are not
anxious to work. Any men who desire
employment under the railroad COM
panies ce.ptering in Chicago and are
competent will be furnished positions
and win be afforded all the protection
that lies in the power of the companies,
the police Of the city Of Chicago, the
sheriff of the county and the state
militia. Men are now being hired
in the east and brought to Chi
csgo to take the places OF those
who will not work. 1t ia charged by
the A. r. U. that the General Managers
association is importing men from Can.
ada. This Statements is absolutely false.
The railroad companies do not propose
70 employ any men to take the places oil
the men ON strike unless such men are
American citizens, and whoever we can
find who wants to work, whether the
substitutes come from New York or GAL
ifornia, We propose to give them jobs
and see that they are protected"
STRIKERS HOLD A MEETING.
Alta meeting at Ulrich's hall, this
afternoon, attended by members of the
A. R. q. and members OF the American
Federation of Labor, resolutions were
adopted pledging the latter organizs-
ton to aid in the present strike. The
Brother hood of Locomotive Engineers,
Firemen, Conductors, Trainmen ane
Photographers were asked to give theil
assistance. Attorney General OlneJ
was condemned for his action il
reference to the hauling of trains carry
ing mails, a. beyond the province of hi
Office. The railroads were condemned
for refusing to haul mail cars when oe
tstched from Pullman care, and com
mittee was appointed to ask Governo
AItgeId to revoke the charters of such
roads on the ground that they were OBJ
structing she mails.
THE FEDERATION WILL GO OUT
1t ia reported, but not yet verified
that the American Federation OF Labo
has informed Debs that it will 60 on
whenever he desires. The federation i
composed OF men Of various trades, non
Of which have any connection will rail
roads.