New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-08
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the tle-up is only week old. Charges Of
fragrant violation of pledges Of help which were
made sacred conditions of the strike being
lodged against headquarters by the strikers at
a distance.
The general public has yet only faint cons
ception OF the location and number OF men in>
volved in the strike. An old railroad manages
to-day made this estimate of the number Of men
out on the different roads: Northern Pacific.
u 900; Santa Fe. 14.0G0; Chicago and Alton 1000:
Fort Wayne. 1900; Chicago, Milwaukee and St.
Paul, 900; Chicago and Northwestern. 5000; Dem
Yer and Rio Grande. $500; Southern Pacino
5000: Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. l,570:
Grand Trunk, 500; Baltimore and Ohio, 1.l00:
Great Western. $500; Lake Shore. 1900; Illinois
Central 900; Western Indiana. $50 Chicago and
Eastern Illinois. 1900; Michigan Central, $50:
Pan Handle, 1876; Big Four, 2,2oo Kansas City.
Fort Scott and Memphis, 1,i00. The membership
OF the A. r. U. is 1875 Ooo and this estimate would
not include more than three-ffths Of the total.
OF the $1,000 out, more than half without
funds for a weeks sustenance. and many thou
sands now in immediate want.
PACKING-HoUsE STEAM FILTERS GO OUT.
The first step in inaugursting the big strike
OF the members Of the Building and Trades
Council taken to-day. when the sixty steam
filters employed at all the packing-houses excepe
Fowler's went out The steam filters form
Of the biggest branches Of the Council. This
spontaneous strike on the part OF the steamhtters
was considered straw 10 show the way the
wind blows IN the Building and Trades Council.
and the strikers declare that they will be Joined
by an army Of $4,000 Chicago workingmen by
Tuesday Final decision upon the question OF
an Industrial strike, however. will be reached at
a mass-meeting Of allied trades at Battery d to-
morrow night. At this meeting there will be
present representatives OF every labor union In
the city.
The police estimate that fully $4,000 men are
engaged directly or indirectly In encouraging
mob violence. either by personal participation OF
by the encoura cement Of their sympathetic pres
ence at and about the scenes OF disorder. Inc
aggressive forces of lawlessness are not by any
means so large as that but II Is dfncult 10 ols-
tingu!sh the actively riotOus from the spectators
and sympathzers 1t is only within the last
few hours that the strikers have come TO realize
that the demonstration by the authorities reaiiy
means anything more than show They derive
great comfort from the squa billing snarlins ana
altogether untimely and mschevious dispatches
~ rhe Governor TO President Cleveland. They
find great trouble. however. in reconciling ths
Ntgeld protests with the honesty OF his purpose
In calling out the state Mllllld lHc sV'iS'o4'S
prevelent impression among the strikers that
they had nothing to fear from the state soldiery
has neutraized the effect Of the display OF au-
thority in that quarter. but this feeling is wear
ing away 10 an appreciable extent, and the riot
ers are learning 10 treat the boys with guns and
bayonets with increasing respect
THE RAILROADS STANDING FIRM.
Tventy-three railroads were represented In ths
General Managers meeting held this afternoon
A. the close Chairman st. John said 10 The
Tribune representative:
est inclination on the part Of the railroad comps-
MES in this contest we uains S,anu of the
strike and where will stand to the ena' No
are supported in our stand oy .ne II is No time
for weakness Of policy. We are competed 10 Miahs
this fight by the ssr5sss Of its conse-
dsnces to any single railroad There will be no
Weakening on the part OF this ASSOCIATION ana aa'
reports 10 the contrary are misleading
KNIGHTS OF LABOR MAY GO OUT To-MoR-
ROW.
cereral Master Workman Sovereign. OF the
Kr,ght, Of Labor: President Debs. OF the Ameri-
a pouvav Union. and several directors OF the
latter organization held a conference to-day LOT
IN. ,urnose of considering the advisability OK
o-dar,np a general strike OF the Knights through
,,, rho country The consultation was long
and earnest one and the situation was ois-
cussed from every point Of view. The result VIII
,rohablv be a strike on the part OF the lSo.vVV
ty,,Sbts NJ Labor on Monday. Before this can
he affected however Soveregn's order VIII nave
~ no signed by the four other members OF the
Executive Board Of the order Messrs McIuire'
Martin. French and Kinney, who are now on
their way TO Chicago. The whole Executive
BOARD will meet tomorrow, and the strike oruer
will probably then be issued. 10 go into eHecs
on Monday Sovereign was busy writihs MS
manifesto this afternoon, but would not oiVuiss
It's contents In detail
DEBs MAY TIE Up CHICAGO STREET LINES
Dehs has decided upon another OF his MASTER
strokes to show the people of Chicago his power.
To-day he sent word TO the labor organizations
on the West North and South Side street rail-
wavs and on the elevated roads 10 be In reaoi-
ness to walk out on Monday night. BY tying up
the city's means OF transit he expects 10 arouse
the sympathy of the public and force puoho
oplnion The street railway managers do not
seem to be seriously alarmed at the prospects,
7, &c thslr belief that that the majority OF the
mon IN their employment will refuse TO quit
work. thus frustrating the plans OF Mr.. Deos' AL
the companies have hundreds Of men on their
waiting lists and would at once attempt to run
their with new men
Strikers OF the Stock Yards district INDUCED In
some grewsome humor at Thirty-hrst-st' ana
Stewart-aye They laid out a graveyard and dug
graves putting up headbOards. Graves nave been
marked for Yardmaster Bowman, OF the chicago
and Eastern Illinois. and for President CieVeiah0
and members Of his family. .
J. J. Ryan president of the Trades Council.
which represents $4,000 men, said to-day that
the members were much In earnest In their SYM
pathy with the A. r. U. and would undoubtedly
90 to its assistance He continued:
There IS no telling what will happen l have dis
cussed the question OF a general strike with nun,
Ireds OF labor men during the last two weeks, ana
thew are unanimously Of the opinion that II an
order is issued calling out the trades-unonists they
will obey 10 a man. The feeling appears TO be that
he strike has become a between labor and
capital and II the American Railway Union. Is DE-
fested All labor Will 60 down In the general wreck,
from which IL viii require years TO recover. ! rear
the result OF such prodig!ous movement ana nope