The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-06-29

Road Not Affected as Yet--Thc sltu-
alton Up to tho Intcst uonr.
CHICAGO, Juno 9S.-Thc extent OF tho
Pullman strike was indicated to-day by
the flood OF kilograms received by Pres.
ident Dobs, ofthe A. r, U. The move
Inent has gathered strength until now
It paralyzea the traffic Of tho whole
west. Perishublo freight is being ruin
cd on sido tracks Of overland routes in
Toxas, New Mexico, Arizona and South
ern California, as well as Nebraska,
Colorado, Oregon, Minnesota, Utah and
the Dokotas. Travel Is stopped from
the Pacific coast cast and not car is
leaving Chicago for tho west a nun
Der OF tclogrnms received announces tho
suspension oi work ut many places.
Tho officials OF i!io Chicago, Milwau-
keo & St. Paul road arc reported to be
considering the adyisability OF dropping
from its trains tho only TWO Pullman
cars in use on their line. Superintend-
cnt Blrr accepts this alternative, but
declines to anticipate tho action OF his
superior officers.
The fret passenger train duo to leave
east OIL tho Baltimore Il Ohio to-day
could not leave on account OF being un.
able to couple on IN engine Tho on
g.peers of other roads using the Same
yards kept switching across tho Balti.
moro 1: Ohio tracks in euch d manner
that the Baltimore & Ohio engine was
held back rs eleCtually as though
locked to the rails. Forty police were
sent to tho yards. About one hundred
policemen wero stationed to-day along
The tracks OF tho Illinois Central and
Rock Island roads in the city.
HOWARD CONFIDENT. -.-.
Vice President Howard, of tho
American Railway Union. said to-day
the situation would bo much moro war
like tomorrow. Ho added: "We can
tie up every road in the country il nee
essary 10 beat Pullman. We have
showed that We Eore able to fulfill.
every promise mado and We can
make good our word to involve
the entire railway OF the west.
Every branch OF organized labor is now
back OF this struggle. President Nc
Bride, OF the Miners Union, has telo-
graphed US that no will call out miners
when coal is supplied to roads that uso
Pullman cars. This will greatly aid
U.s."
After prolonged conference with the
officials OF the American Railway Union
to-day Grand Master Sovereign of the
Knights of Labor sent committee to
the Union stock yards With Instructions
TO call out all employees at the yards.
These includes al employees Of the great
packing houses and every other indus
try ut that place.
After conference With the men at
the atock yards the committee from tho
Knights OF Labor headquarters decided
not to issue peremp!ory order to
strike, the men expressing some objec.
tion to Immediate action. The order
was hold in abeyance until after a
meeting of the yard EN- ploycs tonight
Il is expected the strike order will 80
into effect tomorrow morning.
The firemen on the suburban engines
Of the Illinois Central have all formally
struck.
ASoTE op DEFIANCE
II. q. Porter, chairman Of tho board
OF directors OF tho Chicago & Eastern
Illinois railroad, in communication to
President Carpenter, OF tho road. Gays
il tho aims OF the strike leaders arc car
rled out waceworkers will be reduced to
absolute slavery, property be rendered.
valueiess and the result will be revolu-
ton.
Ho sounds o note OF defiance to the
American Railway Union by asserting
that Chicago & Eastern trains will be
run with whatever cars the company
has right to haul.
Armour & Company reported to-
night that their stock trains during tho
dav arrived on time, among them the
heavy Illinois Central train load OF
Texas cattle.
PREPARED FOE A TIE-Up.
The general managers OF two OF tho
leading roads said to-day that they au'
ticipatcd and we're prepared for scn.
eral tie.up OF all tho roads; that shcro
was nothing left for the railroads to do,
but resist tho boycott; thoy reacsTea
tho right to haul any mans cars that
were offered to them, regardless OF his
business or political affiliations. Soyora!
thousand mon will be thrown out OF
emplovnent at the stock yards by the
order from tho knights Of Labor. The
entire packing industry will be com'
nIn,nlv nara.yzed, The eTcct will bo 80
serious that the proprictora OF the pack
ipc houses and tho railroad officials 70
iused TO believe that any such actio1
would ba takeu. About four hundr Cd
switchmen, trackmon, number takers,
fremop and engineers will leave their
pos,s a, tho command OF the American
Railway Union. The roads that Will 90
affected by tie-up In the yards includo
nearly every railroad systom running
into Chicago. ~,
The roads running trains into the
Yards are the Atchison, Topeka & santa
Fo belt railroad; Baltimore & Ono;
Chicago & Alton; Chicago & Eric; Chi
rnro,, Burlington I: Quincy; Chicago q
Esstcrn Illinois; Chicago, milwaukee,, 8
St Paul; Chicago, Rock Island & Pac!Aci
Chicago & Groat Western; Illinois Oon.
trai. Sir Four route; Central route;
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern; Louis.
Vile, New Albany & Chicago New