The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-30

Conductors, and c. e. Swain, chairman of
Railway Trainmen, issued bulletins de-
ploring the strike on the Southern Pacific
system and advising members of these
orders to retain their positions and attend
to their own duties, regardless Of the
American Railway union strike.
President Alexander Shields, of the
Hammond 1nd. branch of the American
Railway union, and three members Of
that order named Patrick Sexton, John
Roscoe and Walter st. John were arrested
for instigating Wednesday nights move
ment, when train on the Monou was
held. This train carried the United States
mail, which was delayed over twelve
hours. =-..
At St. Louis Director Kern, OF the
American Railroad union, received word
from President Debs that the strike had
been declared on the entire Gould system.
NJ. j. Elliott, another director of the
American Railroad union, has arrived at
st. Louis to assist Kern in the manage
ment of the strike.
A Northern Pacific train which left st.
Paul at 8 o'clock last night, with three
Pullmans attached, was badly delayed in
the suburbs of St Paul by the setting of
brakes from inside the car. A mob of 800
surrounded 1t and pelted the engineer and
fireman with large rocks. Every window
in the cars was broken. The fireman was
nun-union man.
At Ludlow, KY, United States deputy
marshals, with reyolvers and Winches-
tors, patrol the railway tracks. City po-
lice are stationed at intervals on all rail
way tracks within the city. At that place
an unknown man tried to uncouple a
TnnvnD frntn fIhnraiIDpn n nit,,, stnr
Ed Sherman knocked him down.
On the Missouri Pacific railroad in st.
| Louis the freight blockade is complete.
| The mail and passenger trains on that
road ARE moving in and out without in
| tarference, being made up by the few
/ switchmen who remained loyal. Every
| thing on the Iron Mountain rond in St.
| Louis is tied up.
The situation Of the strike In Cncin-
| natl looks more oIninous Of mischief to.
| day. Not road except the Pennsylvania
i is receiving freight. News received there
| is that the Chesapeake and Ohio being
unable to receive coal III West Virginia
/ for shipment, the mines have shut
| down.
The Hooking Valley mines must close
because the railroad is tied up from the
Ohio river to Toledo. Coal trains were
stopped at Logan, Straitsville, Nclsonvlle
and other points All hands on that road
quit on orders from Debs, except tele-
graph operators.
Sheriff Fredericks at Hammond, Ind.
wired Governor Matthews that he was
unable to prevent he lawless acts OF the
strikers, and called for troops. The
strikers have spiked switches and refuse
to allow any trains having Pullman cars
to proceed.
All the Denver and Rio Grande EN-.
ployes in Pueblo, Colo, including shop
men, trackmen and even graders, have
struck. They say they will not return
to work until the company stops running
Pullman cars.
The Southern Pacific yesterday sent
word to all of its connections that it was
not in position to handle any business
because of the strike, and requesting all
lines to refrain from selling tickets uvel
Its line.
The Illinois Central last night sent out
train from Cairo, HIS, for Chicago with
out Pullman slecpcrs. The train was sent
to accommodate the rasseuger- who haC
been delayed nj Cairo by the strike
Attorney General Olney instructs Mar.
shal Hawkins, ut indianapolis, to arrcst
every person who iuterfcres with the mai
by stopping trains.