The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-06-30
NOT MOVING
Many Railroads are Still Badly
Crippled.
They Won't Accept Perishable
Freight for Shipment.
SEEM TO. BE WAITING.
The Roads Appear to Be Acting
Deliberately.

CHICAGO June 3O.-That the situa-
ton here is serious is evidenced by
the fact that many commission houses
at the stock yards have notified eli
ents in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, Mis-
souri,, Texas and other states not to
ship stock unless the railways agre Q
to deliver shipments and be responsi-
BILE for the long delays.
Yesterday morning the packers at
the stock yards tried to induce the
strikers to take eight train loads of
beef held by them, as their refusal to
do so would result in throwing thou
sands of men at the yards out of en-
ployment. The men refused and the
trains were returned to the packing
house.
John M. Egan, representing the
general managers associa ton, fur
nished an estimate of the number of
men who had struck on the Chicago
lines within the formal limits, and
also an estimate Of the number who
were striking on all OF the systems in
volved Mr. Egan gave the following
to show the extent of the strike at the
present time, and the mum Der of men
who have struck SO far in the whole
country. on the best information he
could obtain:
Northwestern, switchmen and shop
men, 1,O25; Illinois Central, 1850;
Eastern Illinois, 800; Santa Fe. 10, 900;
Chicago and Northern Pacific, IS;
Wisconsin Central, so; Great Western,
800; Baltimore and Ohio, 400; Pennsyl-
vania, $500; Western Indiana, 200.
Total, II, $50.
Mr.. Egan said: II anticipate before
the close of the strike serious trouble.
A large number of men have struck
without understanding what they
have struck for, and when they find
II air nj a h.1ir q xan hU n a.
they are bound to grow desperate
1 do not look for any easy termina-
ton of the strike, but we will GER
tainly be prepared here after to-day
to secure all the new men we wish
and to bring about as early termir-
arion of the strike as possible
The Chicago and Alton is badly
crippled. Passenger trains have been
put in fairly good shape. Freight
traffic is badly congested and much
perishable goods is being ruined. The
American railway union officials claim
they will have the road tied up com
plete1v- President Debs says that
within twenty-four hours matters
would so shape themselves that b
strike on the Burlington would be
effective.
Said Mr.. Debs: s'It is life or death
with one of the two sides. We must
kill the managers soon, or it must
disrupt organized labor for years to
coma"
1t was reported in connection with
the general managers conference that
plans had been formulated for the ar
rest on charges of conspiracy ofNPres-
ident Debs and Organizer Lynch. It
was said that the general managers
had been advised to arrest these men
and have them searched for papers
that, il found, would furnish indis-
putab1e evidence that certain men
were amenable TO the conspiracy law.
The Arst act of violence in the rail
road strike occurred yesterday after
noon, when an Illinois Central en-
gineer and fireman were driven from
their engine by mob of 200 men.
They were pe1ted with rocks and
bricks and chased away
The Rock Island road, which is
about the only one in Chicago to have
escaped thus far, will. by to-day, be
tied up. it is said. An order to that
effect was issued by President Debs.