The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-07-01

| Chicago, June 30.-The tie-up of the
Rock Island road was almost COM
plete at tine Chicago end today. The
switchmen, switch tenders and lower
tenders went out almost to man.
One switchrnan at Enlgewood threw
the switch and locked it. A heavy Oma-
ha train was brought to a stand still
in time to avoid a wreck After de-
| lay the switches were set and the train
pulled into the depot carrying the Pull
mans. The strikers swarmed through
i the yards, uncoupling the cars as fast
as they were attached to the engines.
The officials of the road were compelled
to man the switches and towers.
The Illinois Central suburban SER
vice is completely tied up. The engin-
GERS and firemen today refused TO take
out the engines.
The employees of the Fort Wayne
road quit in the suburban district to-
day. Several trains were manned by
the officers of the road, and kept in
service, but traffic was practically sus-
pended.
President Howard, of the A. r.
U today issued an order tieing UP the
Milwaukee & st. Paul road in all the
branches at s o'clock this evening Or
Four at Cairo this afternoon. PreSi-
dent Egan, of the Railway Managers
association called on United States
Marshal Arnold today for twenty depu-
ties TO protect mail trains. District At
torney Milchrist telegraphed Attorney
General Olney for instructions.
Deputies Sent Out.
Sheriff Gilbert today sent forty spe-
cial deputies and many regulars to the
Indiana state line, near Hammond,
Ind. The men We're instructed to in
terfere- only when violence and lawless-
ness was threatened.
The Pan Handle train, stalled by
mob at Riverdale last night reached
the city today. The Pullmans were
coupled on about daylight when the
mob suddenly left tine town. The Union
Stock Yards association succeeded il
manning one engine today and began
to attempt TO handle the packing house
produce for the railroads entering the
yards, which do not use Pullman cars.
The Michigan Central and Lake Shore
and Rock Island announce that they
are unable to accept shipments. The
Chicago & Northwestern did not de-
liver any stock this morning.
The last train to reach the blockade
was a mail. Some strikers advised it
that it would be allowed to proceed
Dul IliS were anu
train was held.
Manager Egan, of the General Man
ayers association, denies the report
that the Burlington road will cease to
haul Pullmans if the trouble is not
speedily settled.
The General Managers association
has issued a statement that railroad
companies have no fdea. of entertafn-
ing a compromise. They admit the strike
is the most demoralizing to traffic since
the eastern troubles in 1ST7-7S.
AT a meeting this afternoon resolu-
lions were adopted asking Governor
Altgeld to revoke the charters of the
railroads refusing to haul the mails
The Federation of Labor has pledged
its aid to the A. r. u.
Cut OF the PuIImans.
Officials of the Illinois Central rail
road autographed TO the agent in Cairo
at a late hour last night. to cut off
the Pullman coaches from one of the
night trains, held there by THE strik-
ers, and start it at once for Chicago.
The reason given for the action is
that a barge number of Dela,ted pas
sengers, many of whom were women
and children, demanded immediate
transported tons and the train was put
ON wholly TO relieve the distress. The
strikers, on the other hand, viewed the
matter in a different light. They said