Birmingham age-herald., 1894-07-06

Such statements were bulletined from Chi cago today. General Miles is clothed with full power to act as his discretion dictates and both the president and the general of the army have full confidence in his Judg- ment, ability and firmness.
 ALABAMA MIDLAND EMPLOYEs AT MONTGOMERY MEET AND DIsCoUNTE-
 NANCE THE PULLMAN STRIKE.
 MONTGOMERY, July 5.-At meeting to- day of the mp1oyes in this city of the Ala bama Midland railroad of the Plart sys- tenn, embracing engineers, fremeu. con ductors, trackmen, switchmen, operators, clerks and freight handlers, resolution was unanimously adopted dlsapproving the action of railway employees in striking on account of disagreement between the Pullman company and it's employees.
 This road leads from the great water melon fields of Georgia, and until the strike hauled more than 100 carloads Of the fruit daily.
 RIVER MEN ANXIOUS.
 CHICAGO, July 5.-The steamer lines gave up their efforts to fill out cargoes and their boats are being sent out with partial loads. All the line agents were on the board of trade today eager to secure grain for ship ment. They secured about 400, ,000 bushels of corn. Or course in this emergency vessel agents are not trying to charter outside boats, and have settled down to wait for the end of the railroad strike. Not for ten years, vessel men say, was bushes so crippled as now. Much difficulty is being experienced in unloading steamers for lack of warehouse room, no freight having been delivered to railroads for week past.
 NOTHING BUT MAIL MOVING.
 FT. WAYNE, Ind, July 5.-The firemen. switchmen on the Nickel Plate went out on both the eastern and western divisions at an early hour this morning. The engineers refuse to work with non- union men. The eastbound vestibule train was "killed' here this afternoon, the strikers pulling the pins and refusing to let 1t go out. The westbound mail train was also held, but succeeded in getting out about o'clock, four hours late. The passenger coaches were cut off and nothing but mail cars and engine allowed to go.
 CLASH WITH MILITARY FEARED. IRoNwooD, Mich. July 5.-The miners strike was complicated here thls morning by strike of the switchmen and brake men of the Chicago and Northwestern in sympathy with the American Railway union. h consequence of this strike the companies were compelled to abandon at- tempts to load ore for shipment, as it was impossible to get cars. The striking miners are in au ugly mood and clash with the militia on duty here is feared.
 MOB ovERrURNS CARS.
 CHICAGO, July 5.-At o'clock tonight a mob nun bering 2C00 men started north on the Lake Shore tracks, marching toward the heart of the city: At Twenty-eighth street they overturned two freight cars on the track, at Twenty sixth street three and at Twenty-fi street two. They were met at Twenty-second street by small de- tachment of police, and before the officers could make any arrest the mob had dis persed. The trackmen repaired the dam- age within two hours.
 TEXAS EXPRESS SEIZED AND THE LOCOMOTIVE DERAILED-GovER-
 NOR APPEALED TO.
 LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 5.--The Texas express on the Iron Mountain which left here last night was seized by strikers at Barring Cross and the locomotive derailed. A mob of strikers at 12:30 took possession of the Little Rock and Memphis passenger train and refused to allow it to proceed. Governor Fish back has been asked to call out troops.
 GONE BACK TO WORK.
 ST. LOUIS, July 5.-General Agent Caves of the St. Louis associated lines has an- nounced that the switchmen of the St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern returned to work late yesterday afternoon. The freight. Division Superintendent Hardie of the Iron Mountain and Southern said that he had received notice that the De- Sota, Mo-, lodge of the American Railway union had thrown up its charter.
 BIG FOUR TIED UP.
 BENTON HARBoR, Mich, July 5.-At 2 o'clock this morning all the yard men of the Big Four went out on strike, and that road is tied up here. he cause of the strike is the receipt by the Big Four of fourteen cars of portatoes trom the Balti- more and Ohio road, consigned from St. Louis to Chicago. The potatoes were to have been shipped to Chicago by boat, and are hopelessly sidetracked.
 TO STAND BY THE ROAD.
 DENVER, July 5.-The engineers of the Rio Grande have unanimously decided that their duty to both order and railroads re- quires them to perform every service re- Quired of them as engineers by the road. A majority of firemen are of the same opin- ion as regards themselves.
 ON THE L. & N.
 NASHVILLE, July 5.--The Louisville and Nashville railroad has discontinued three freight traius. Local freights on the Lou, isyiIle and Nashville and Nashville, Chat -tanooga and St. Louis are running as usual. Sleepers to Chicago are still dis continued.
 REGULARS OUT IN CALIFORNIA. SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-It is reported this morning that federal troops will be sent up from Preside barracks to Sacra- mento and General Ruger will proceed to the capital to take command.
 GEN, N. A. MILES TALKS.
 CHICAGO, July 5.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles arrived in the city last night. AL luding to the strike in n conversation he
 
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