Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1894-07-02
FAIRLY QUIET DAY.
Both Sides in The Strike
Taking a Rest.
A SERIES OF MINOR FIGHTS.
Neither Side Can Be Said to Have
Gained Anv Advantage.

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ing forces In the great railway strike In
playing a waiting game, each side mar
rowly watching for the next move Of the
other Railway officials profess to be
sanguine Of the ultimate defeat or the
strikers, and the latter equally certain OF
final success.
At mum ber of vantage points through
Gus the city efforts were made to move
freight trains, which were promptly frus
tratsd by strikers and their sympsthizers
who pounced upon these trains, carried
of the links and pins, set brakes and
chased away the men thus engaged, retir-
ing whenever a superior force OF police or
deputies appeared on the scene.
Barring n few minor scrimmages. In
which little damage was done. the day was
fairly quiet. Passenger traffic on most Of
the roads was not seriously interfered with
where Pullman cars were not handled.
except at Blue Island, where the Rock
Island trains are still held up.
The Lake shore, by q wsll-executed flank
movement, succeeded In getting train
load of dressed meat out OF Packing
Town, but the strikers swear IL shall be
the last Altogether no decided adyan-
tage can be claimed for either side.
Not Much Sympathy Here.
The following message was sent TO
Fort Dodge anu Cherokee. La;
ITO All Employees AL Chicago and
Pacific lines have struck to enforce the
Pullman boycott. Take same action and
all men will bs guaranteed full protec-
ton, irrespective of Organization. Form
q committee and send the chairman's
name to us. 1t Is not necessary to have
moaey st present They can settle when
they get 10. Il. V. DEBa"
Engineers and nremsn pf this division
imm sdiatsly sent Debs the following;
'E. ". Deus, Chioago-At q meeting Of
the engineers and firemsn Of the Cherokee
division of the Illinois Central Railroad
com pany. held at Cherokee. July l. IL was
resolved that the engineers and hremen
Of this division have no grievance against
said company. We have always been
well treated by the company; when
grievances existed we have had them ad-
justed to our entire satisfaction
1--WE do not work for the Pullman
com pany, and think this strike unjust
and uncalled for on ths Illinois Central
system. We propose to remain with our
engines aud the company, and will do our
utmost to protect the company's property
when called on to do So"
Chicago In = Had Fix.
Business is paralyzed as the result of
the lab bor difficulties. Transfer business
on the Belt railway of Chicago is entirely
blocked by the American Railway
union. This business is freight in
tsrchangs between all eastern and west
ern roads centeriug in Chicago, and 30
h. n.lf 10 fiah M IA
Interstate business between eastern and
western lines cannot be moved.
1t il absolutely necessary that this
channel of interchange Of interstate busi-
ness should he open, otherwise the roads
that use it for their transfer must con-
tinue TO be paraly1ed,
A gang of 80 strikers broke into the
Panhandle switch tower at West Pull
man yesterday afternoon. and with abu-
sive epithets chased the telegraph opera
tor out of it. and threatened to kill him IL
he ever returned.
A mob OF 800 men gathered at Riverdale
with the avowed intention OF making an
assault on train NJ 81, carrying mail and
0 Pullman sleeper and dining car.
sixty-ive United States deputy marshals
have been stationed at Rverdale crossing.
The Illinois Central trains have been
coming through without interference but
one of their trains was stopped near Har-
vey and held about AN hour. Deputy
marshals boarded train No 81 at Bolton,
but no attempt WAS made on the part of
the mob to commit any overt act, the
strikers being overawed by the large force
of deputy shsriffs and marshals.
Atlp. m. the Illinois Central started a
train out OF Cairo for the north with
Pullman sleepers attached. About x37
p. m. the Illinois Central started train
out of Cairo for the south with Pullman
sleepers attached.
Progress of . Day.
On the Chicago and Alton. passenger
trains in Illinois are moving In both di-
rections, about on time with the usual
equipments. Passenger trains to and
from Kansas City and St. Louis and
Chicago were stopped at Slater, Mo,
where engines are changed, by reason Of
the iremen refusing to go on trains haul
ing Pullman equipment The company
has arranged for II United States deputy
marshal to go to Slater TO remove the
blockade.
On the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
at Chicago the situation is unchanged.
Passenger trains here have departed and
arrived on time. Passenger trains are
now running through to Grand Junction
and Denver. Train No. 900. which was
held up at Grand Junction Saturday, left
there at $40 y. IN. yesterday with Pull
mans, and the men at that point have all
returned to work.
In Colorado the only point tied up is
Trinidad. There IL now no obstruction to
moving trains, freight or passenger. on
the Atlantic and Pacific. The Southern
California railway is still tied up.
On the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, passenger service In Chicago In
intact, aud no trou BILE Is anticipated.
The Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific
has posted a bulletin announcing all
trains abandoned until further notice
This 10 done for the reason that the road Is
blocked with freight aud is full OF derailed
switches from here south. and the strik-
ers are in an ugly mood The general
manager Of the Rock Island saya I'VE
shall open our road Just as quick as we
can get men to operate IL, and afford those
men protest