New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-30

mediatey inaugurated
COMPELLED TO sIDETRACK PULLMANs.
A mob Of 700 people composed OF strikers and
their pathzers stopped the New-York and
Chicago limited on the Chicago and Erie road
near the State line Al Hammond. Ind, at 5:4O
this evening and compelled the crew TO side"
track the two Pullman sleepers carried by the
train The limited due there at $3.50. ana
the crowd which had gathered by that time
waited patiently until its arrival at 5:fo their
purpose being to prevent the passage OF any Puii-
man cars through that place. The train was
stopped as as It had crossed the state line
The two Pullman cars were next 10 the engine
The leaders OF the crowd ordered the crew TO
detach the Pumans from the rest OF the traih'
and the engineer was compelled TO haul them
about 250 feet a siding. where the engine was
uncoupled and the Pullmans were pushed on 10
the siding by the crowd Then the crew were
told that they might proceed with the rest OF the
train but at II o'clock no such move han peeh
made The Sheriff on hand with twenty
deputies but he powerless to protect tne
train. Tonight he teegraphed Governor Mat
thews for troops 20 prevent interference WIFI
Tho oneration Of the road No reply has yet
been received. The whole town Is IN sympathy
with the strikers and denounce the Sheriff's
action.
Tho exnected strike of the switchmen and
sUitch-engine crews employed by the Union
Stock Yards and Transit Company. operating
all the cars of cattle and other freight which
enters the Union Stock Yards. began tonight
ar o'clock. All the engines run into the
roundhouse and the night force failed to report
for work at the usual time. The great Stock
Yards were quieter at night than they nave
heen for decade The strikers kept away
from the yards after going out. but they VIII
no hoard from tomorrow, especially II the COM
many tries 10 put new men 10 work at the
switches and on the engines. Brotherhood men
hav. said they will not work with non-union
men.
An order 10 strike was received tonight by the
sy,itchmen switch tenders. tower-men and crews
of the switch engines the Wabash road IN
Chicago At O clock every man went out NOT
a single car Of freight was switched and not
train Of freight OF any kind left the wabash
wards tonight The switch-engine crews ran
their engines into the roundbouse at Root-st and
left them there after drawing the fires.
The only disturbance created by few
hooIlums who tried to force Yardmaster Moran,
Of the Grand Trunk. to leave the yard wnere ne
was engaged in throwing switches. Tney sur
rounded him, and would have attacked him had
not the police. who mad Deen sent 10 the sCeile
to preserve order. arrived in time to drive them
away When the crowd saw that no trains were
coming in and going out. they dispersed about
midnight satisfied that for tonight the switch
mems strike on the Wabash had been sue
cessful.
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS CONFER.
Five hundred delegates. representing eleven
lodges OF the International Swtchmens Aid
Association, these lodges representing the en-
ployes Of twenty-five lines OF road centring in
Chicago. met at the Great Northern Hotel to-
night yesterday Grand Master Barrett inti-
mated that there was no reason why the Switch
mems Union should rally to the support Of the
Railway Union. At 1890 tonight the confer
ence began the consideration Of resolution
that members Of the Swtchmen's Mutual Aid
Association recognize the strike begun by the
American Railway Union to the extent OF call
ing out all the members OF the Switchmen's
Union.
By vote Of 107 TO 103 the switchmen decided
TO take no part in the strike. This is great
victory for the roads.
The engineers on the Chicago and Northwest
ern also held meeting to discuss the cases
Of the four engineers discharged for carrying
the strikers committee through the yards 1t
was decided to make demand for their rein
statement and to strike in case the demand was
not acceded to. This. together with the action
taken by the Northwestern in ordering its train
men 10 take the place Of strikers, is likely TO
result in the complete tying up Of that road.
Two hundred brakemen on the roads out Of the
Polk-st station. and 200 engineers and iremen
on the Chicago and Great Western were either
made members Of the union or affiliated with it
this afternoon, and all Immediately Joined the
ranks Of the strikers.
In addition. at the Polk-st. station twenty bag
gagemen walked out in sympathy with the Union
men. Seventy coachcleaners on the Santa Fe.
including four women also struck this afternoon.
The union officials are trying to prevent the
hasty action Of the men. such as characterized
the attempt Of the Burlington men to tie up that
road last night and for that reason are slow in
issuing orders. On the Burlington, Alton
and Fort Wayne two crews walked
out without orders. The trouble oc,
CURED In the case of the Wabash men this even
ing Because Of this action number Of roads upon
which strikes have been declared by the men
themselves have really suffered but little to-day
the strike being more IN name than In fact. This
,s true Of all of the roads reported tied up this
afternoon, as none OF the committees were in
structed to act before late tonight or tomorrow
The Fort Wayne is suffering at but one point
in its yards. although the strike has been de-
clared in effect for twenty-four hours past. At
Sixteenth-st to-day the men were cut but at
other points orders were not served until to-
night The same is true Of the Rock Island
Burlington and other roads. which are reported
as tied up when only three four were
notified 10 quit. and the others were kept wait
ing for orders from union headquarters.
kilograms were received from over 200 points
to-day announcing to the Executive Board that
the men had struck and had tied up the yards.
The "Monon' yards were tired up this even
ing. all yardmen. enginemen and signalmen
quitting work The signamen and switch
tenders the Burlington also quit without
orders. The coach-cleaners and car-repairers on
the Chicago and Northern Pacific who returned