The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-07-01
IT IS WORSE THAN EVER.
The Railroad Strike Grows
More Serious.
1t Is Spreading Rapidly ON
Eastern Lines.
The Federation of Labor Tenders
Aid to the Strikers.
All the Labor Unions In the Coun.
try to Take . Hand In the
Fight Violence Kesorted
to at Chicago.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. June 30.-The situation to-
night is worse tLan at any time since
the strike began, and as a climax to il
all, Chicago 10 threatened with tie-up
of all the trades unions in the city.
President NJ. S. Madden, OF the State
Federation OF Labor, to which practi-
cally every labor organization in the
city belongs, and which has fully 100,-
900 members, said tonight:
'We are in sympathy with the Ameri.
can Railway union and will help it in
every way we can."
The present programme, as outlined
by Madden, is to call out all the men on
the elevated roads aud the employeeu OF
the street car companies il the strike is
not settled within few days. 1t is not
settled within week the Federation OF
Labor will 20 on strike.
The American Railway union has had
enissaries at work among the atreet-car
men for some time and claims to be able
to tie up the whole city. When asked
what earthly object bricklayers, beer
brewers aud similar trades could have
in striking, Madden replied:
"Simply to bring more pressure to
bear on the railroads. The general
managers have combined and we must
do the same thing"
The situation on the various roada
reported by the General Managers as
sociatiou is as follows:
Burlington-Freight engineers and
Gremen held meeting this afternoon
and sent committee to the master
mechanic and advised him that they
had decided to 20 on q striks; since
then. however, 25 per cent Of them ad-
vised the master mechanic personally
that they will not atrike. but return tor
work. All passenger trains have moved
up with full passenger equipment.
Pan Handle route-Mobs gathered at
Ada street, Ann street and Curtis street
and abused and stoned the men working
the five switch engines at that point.
About p. m. they assaulted and badly
bruised Tom Kuhn. The main troubl,
is at Riverdale.
Wisconsin Central-Outside OF Chi
cago there have been no defections to
amount to anything outside of Chippewa
Falls and at points west. The total
number of men now ont is in the vicinity
of 80, including iremen, brakemen,
switchmen and handlers and half OF che
Chippewa Falls station force.
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
A large number of Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern switchmen are ON
strike and committee ia now endeavor-
ing to secure tie-up of all the switch
mon in Chicago and Cook county. The
road is unable to handle perishable
freight in Chicago. This ia q Wagner
line.
Baltimore and Ohio-The passenger
trains of this road are running with full
equipment. including Pullman aleepers,
without delay.
Chicago and Northern Pacific Terminal
systems. r. Rainsley, general man
ager, says everything is in good shape.
Passenger and freight trains on the Chi
cago and Alton road are moving with
their regular equipments, including
Pullman cars, nearly on their regular
time. Freight traffic is practically
abandoned for the time.
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe--This
afternoon the Chicago station freight
handlers went out on strike, although
25 OF the men remained at work. They
Will ask Mr.. Egan to give them 40
freight handlers for service Monday
morning, and will get 80 additional
United States marshals assigned to the
duty OF guarding freight houses and pro.
tecting the men employed.
The following was received from Albu.
querque, N. M:
Strike here on Atlantic end Pacific is
broken. The Gremsn all agree to go to
work."
SPREADING RAPIDLY.
Tho Strike Situation Growing Very Be-