Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-27
PULLMAN BOYCOTT.
ns Great Fight Of The American Rail
Yay Union On.
IT COMES SUDDENLY,
T.. Expected 20 lie Of the Utmost I'm
porianoc 60 the Country a.
Large.

..t,r-NGO. ILL. June 26.-The boycott
..,-cl against the Pullman Palsce-car
.-.r, hy the American Railway Union
t,to effect at l2 O'Clock to-day.
49,. .ricr Is supposed 20 include every
....l ~ the United States which
..I.s Pullman cars. and. as declared
...,r, union officials. every road which
.... upon running the sleepers will be
....... 20 a strike " necessary.
... result Of the boycott all the switch
.- the freight-yards OF the Illinois
--..i railroad went out at o'clock
~. evening. and no freight OF any char
.,. being handled in the yards. The
.- .. strike was issued this afternoon.
.. -,t observed until late. after It
r. apparent that the Illinois Central
~.. were determined to run Pullman
.-
ra ,fIluon to the Illinois Central
.uco Il Is expected that the men
.a. passenger trains viii so out to-
e morning. The strike was sudden.
Hr IS effective, taking the officials
I -.rfusc and leaving the work IN the
.-. here in a bad shape.
..I.. tnc boycott order became effective
LOON it marked the beginning of
" . expected TO be the greatest
h,twccn capital and labor ever
rated in the United States. II is a
.... .r which an effort will be made 10
I'D railway employees In the cOun-
.. ouc common effort TO secure bet
.- ces and while the boycott is os-
... declared as a demonstration of
u.hy in behalf Of the strikers in the
f.n4a shops. 1t Is In reality life and
- srdceic between the greatest and
inst powerful railroad labor organiza-
.. a.I the entire railroad capital. Sue
.. .. the Pullman boycott means the
.r r.ut success OF the one organiza-
4 frl1gh which it is sought TO unite
,Up.,eccs OF railroads.
or GREAT MOMENT
fhs reason the strike on the IL
.. Central viii be Of the greatest mo-
..r, .nA 20 employees and to the rail-
About ~ men are included In the
s ssitchmen's union. and when the
.eer switchmen 20 out it will swell
.lfrhcr 10 about 800.
,Uc.uecrs and trainmen received
.-., from their chiefs to-day not TO
HAN AN Aut hRfA' " oN1i"N NV
.r u,n IN any wsy, and the railroad
l.y relied on this 10 great extent
. getting out their trains.
rr .r q late hour tonight no other
.-.-. FOR strikes were issued. but to-mor-
. .t is understood that all American
..Hu.r Union men on the entire Illinois
..r,f.l system will be called out unless
. officials consent TO join in the Pull
,l h'ycott.
.r the other roads no trouble was
f.I n running ont trains. II is evidently
. intention OF the union officials TO
s the Pullman cars TO be carried out
.Hioago. but 10 prevent their return.
President Harnahan. of the Illinois
..--sL said tonight: "'rhe freight
..t.hfnen could not have chosen a bet
- rme 10 strike. as far as we are
erned. We are not moving much
it or many passengers now"
mass-meeting Of about one thousand
raad-men, trainmen. and yard en-
rocs Of the roads entering the city
.- the south-side was held this eve
.-- q Thirtieth and Union streets. Presi-
-t Dcbs. Of the American Railway
r. and Vice-Prcsldsnt Howard. Of the
.-.. organization. addressed the gather
r- The meeting. which was held for
: Ut ifirf u SAAfDr rttl'Nah6 ~ ~-NNN-
SIM u the American Railway Union on
lines. was very encouraging.
At ST. PAUL.
t,St Paul the first serious effect of the
t-..~lcan Railway Unions attempt TO
t....tt the Pullman Company was Ieit
.-n..n. when all car-cleaners. machinlsts'
.I carpenters employed on pullman cars
+. r. Northern Pacific yards deserted
A ha (sAnnn ghnnS all the
...t,rs and carpenters repairing Pull
.t coaches laid down hammers and
t...t.. and went quietly TO their homes
tt4l5 p. NJ. when the Portland express
..s made Up. an American Railway
r- 20 man attempted to get the tram
.-.., 10 desert their places. Several OIL
-. ~ the Northern Pacific Company
r.-. summoned to the depot, and after
l..a mat 1t would be unjust 10 throush
...-. rlers TO detain them. the men CON
.t.s 10 move the train. leaving the
....t sevcnteen minutes late.
Il cincinnati there was no attempt 10
.. ... the Pullman cars. During the day
J.. William Taft. OF the United states
r rt issued a call for United states
....ty marshals Of Kentucky at Louis
,., Jackson. Morehead. Nj. Sterling
I...,llc. and Pittsburg 10 report at the
rauent building in CoVington "
.at orders. Judge Taft's action Is 10
-..,.c, the property of the Cihclhna,,
.t..ra railroad. which Is IN coh'Foi %
o., United States Government
n rsaal was also instructed 10 swear :"
-...t. ci,izens as marshals should an
....-rancv arise and the railroad pro
...,t he seriously threatened at LUDLOW
other points. and finally. II necessary,
... United states troops would be called
tsl
Tho threatened strike of employees ol
o., panman Palace-Car Company wh,tn
s ordered for to-day had no effect on 1he
ranv IN Kansas City. AT the once
,te Mstrict superintendent OF the Pun
a ,ompany 1t was said that no sign s,,'l oi
strike OF any kind had been seen. ne
tr.ucan Railway Union is not stioHs
o. -a