River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-07-05
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TIED UP.
Spread of the A. r. us Strike
Against Pullman.
IL Grows at an Alarming Rate-situation
In Chicago-strisers Record Their
First Victory - Railroads
VIII Fight.
A GENERAL rIE-uP.

A GENERAL. TIE-UP.
CHICAGO. June 2s.-At clock this
morning the officials OF the Illinois
Central railroad gave out the informa-
ton that their line from Chicago TO
New Orleans had been tied up by the
sc ssion of every switehman in
the r employ. All the towermen,
swi offenders and switching en-
CINE crews in Chicago and
! suburbs struck at midnight
When the switchmen and tenders
went ont a mob which soon grew from
500 to'2,o00 switchmen, Pullman strik-
ers and sympathizers, gathered at
Grand Crossing and stopped all Illinois
Central trains but one that at
tempted to pass They also
stopped the Pennsylvania trains. At
10 o'clock there were nine trains
of the former road and six of the lat
ter blockading the tracks centering at
Grand Crossing. The switchmen say
they have struck in sympathy with the
Pullman strikers AMI in accordance
with the plans of the American Rail
way union.
More Roads Practically Tied Up.
CHICAGO, June 29.-Absolute and
complete paralyzation of the railway
traffic throughout the west was the
condition of affairs that greeted Presi-
dent Debs and Vice President Howard.
of the American Railway union, on
their arrival at the union headquar
tiers. If ever labor off cials had
reason to congratulate themselves
upon the successful prosecution of
/ l. NJ a
Howard could compliment each other
Reports brought in from various com
mittees showed that every road run
ming out of Chicago except the Rock
Island and "Wagnerianr roads-is tied
up. The list of roads affected by the
boycott is:
Santa Fe. Northern Pacific. Southern Pacific.
Western Indiana. Panhandle, Monon. Grand
Trunk, Chicago Erie, Illinois Central Balti-
more & Ohio Chicago Great Western. Wiscon-
sin Central. Cincinnati Southern Northwest
ern.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul
bore the first attack of the morning
and the Chicago & Northwestern was
wheeled into the line of "cripples"
The Chicago & Alton, the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy and the Fort
Wayne were also put on the strikers
lists. When the Panhandle started its
trains into the city over the Fort
Wayne tracks the switchmen on that
road went out in body. They were
| Joined by the tower men, and it was
reported that the whole system of the
Fort Wayne terminals was tied up at
IL o'clock.
The shop men of the Illinois Cen
/ = r
Wednesday afternoon, saying they
would not resume operations until the
boycott was raised or the employing
companies refused to handle Pullman
/ cars.
Anti-Strikers.
Considerable feeling has been
aroused among the colored people of
this city by the action of the American
Railway union convention, which
drew the color line and barred negroes
| from the union while in session
last week. A meeting of colored
men was held and an organi-
1 zation known as the "Anti-Strik
ers' Railroad union" was formed. l..
II. Stephens was elected president of
the union and all other officers were
also elected. Ii is the intention of this
organization to fight the American
Railway union, the president declares,
and the members say they will take
/ the places of members of the railway
union should the latter go out on
mike.
situation In Chicago.
Suburban service on the Illinois Cen
trail road was practically paralyzed all
day Thursday as well as on the Chicago
1 & Eastern Illinois and other roads leav-
! ing the Dearborn station and the
Grand Central. Mail trains entered
and left Chicago with a near approach
to regularity and no Pullman car
was hindered. But the freight
service of many roads was seriously
endangered, many refusing to take any
more perishable merchandise for ship
ment The Northwestern and Illinois
Central railways delivered all perish
able goods. the officials in many cases
acting as switch crews to aid in this
work The list of roads now affected
! is as follows
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Northern Pa
| cihc. Southern Pacific. Chicago & Western In
diana (Pelt Line. Pittsburgh. Cincinnati. Chi
cago & st Louis (Pan- Handle). Louisville.
Grand Trunk, Chicago & Erie, Illinois Central,
Baltimore & Ohio, Chicago Great Western
| MAPLE Leaf, Wisconsin Central Cincinnati
Southern. Chicago Northwestern. Chicago &
Alton Union PacIfi,. Denver & Rio Grande.
Chicago. Milwaukee & 81. Paul Chicago &
Eastern Illinois. Pit sburgh. Fort Wayne
Chicago. Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, Union
Stock Yards & Transit company.
st. Paul Yields.
Every Pullman car on the line of the
Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul railroad
was sidetracked by the management
of the road Thursday and President
Debs, of the American Railway union,
marked down victory No I. When this
action was taken the men of the Chi
cago. Milwaukee & st. Paul were
on the point of striking, but as soon as
the notice telling the American Rail
way union that the road had acceded
TO the demand that no Pullman car be
hauled by the company was received
at headquarters orders were sent to the
, employees to make up trains as usual
and do all in their power to aid the
| Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul. In
short time the trains were moving out
of the north end of the Union depot as
though no Pullman boycott was in
progress.
Mobile & Ohio Gives In.
Soon after the Chicago. Milwaukee |
& st. Paul had given in report was
received at headquarters from st. |
Louis that the Mobile 4 Ohio railroad |
had given in and would sidetrack its |
Pullman cars. The two surrenders
coming together raised the enthusiasm
of the strikers to the highest pitch.
In the Far West.
kilograms received by President |
Debs from towns all along the North
ern Pacific and Santa Fe state that |
every man has quit work. No Pull |
man sleepers left Los Angeles nor San
Diego At Emporia and Birchfield
Kan. all men on the Santa Fe are out. |
From Billings, Butte City, Missaula. |
! Livingston, Duluth, Little Falls and |
Ellston come the same reports.
Pool Issues.
All the twenty-one lines entering |
Chicago. have agreed to pool issues |
and bear jointly the expenses of the |
strike. whether the road is affected or
not. They declare they will tight the |
boycott TO the bitter end.