, 1881-08-25
Goth the Grand Trunk and Eric
Arraycd Against ~Vnn-
tlcrl,flt.
The Chicago, St. Paul. Minneapolis &
Omaha Purchases the North Wis.
consin's Land. Grant.
Wbnt tho Iowa Commission Costs tlic
RaLlwayS-prospcctlrn Lcaso Of
tho Cincinnati Southern.
absorption Of the indianapolis & Delphi
The Baltimore l. 0hio's New
Telegraph Limo.
I'ETElt1NG our.
Epettdt Ditpdtch Ia Ine Chteaeo Tribune.

Epeetal DttpateA 10 7ns Chteaeo Tribune.
OfEAS, N. y, Aug. 1A.-'rle striking
swltcllnlcn huve returned 10 work Mt the os[
wngcs. Thu 11orncllsvllto trnintnen have
also accepted tic situation, and lAvc promised
tho General Superintendent Of the New
York, Lake Eric d Western 1lnilruat! Com
pany that they will resume operations. T1'ero
Is but little change 1T thu stuto Of affairs ut
Buffalo, and 1t Is feared grcnter ,tronblu may
occur there thsr at my other point along the
lite Of tile road.
There Inns been quite diversity between
tho statements concerning tho attitude Of thu
brakencr. The dissatisfied lllcn hnve held
meeting, mid 1t Is statetl II resolution
whs passed to strlkc for III per
cent advance, tho sn,le ns tho swlichmelt
struck for. Tle ratlronsl oillcials. assert thlt
tho brakenlen nre ready to ~ tt work rs
sonn It's tile swttcl,1nen's trouble is adjusted
satisfactorily 10 themselves aud tho cOrpura~
lion, lilo lnen nro rgsOlute III ulcir tfelcy-
,nination not to do tho swltcl.Men'S work.
and consequently everything Is ut IL stand
still
t;cncral-Supcrtntendent Thomas and AS
stunt-SupcrIntctldcnt Tnylor ure NOW Ut
buffalo, und Efforts will be inn.to to effect
aMicAble arrangements with the Mnlc0ll-
TENS. THESE utilciu!s trust tint everything
viii be settled pleasantly today or tu-nar-
row. Superintendent Taylor has Informed
the strikers OIL tile Buffalo Division t'mt I'LL
less they return tU their trims they Will bt
paid of and discharged.
Thu braktmcn Ut Seciion M. Ii of tic Erlu
Railway are becoming tlfseontented nlso, t.nu
lnay possibly determine to luy of. A nlcci-
ing of the employees running OIL tllis section
has been held ut Enst Buffalo,. but III .te.n!t
program was urrise.l ut. lilo switcl,Iucr ut
II.talo weru still holding out IMst night. 'rhe
freight engineers. ttu, nre complaining; stat-
Ing that the new regulations compelling thent
ta hbusc and take out their avn engines III
stead ut i!.lying them cared for by n hustler
a.!s Seysr;d "Is I" t!etE ,lntly %ark aa
probable they ltI'ly strike. -
HECuSl, II1srArCit.
sntetai l,lspotch to Thr Chicanp Tribune.
oiEhS; s; \: S,;A Il: Au: f:,S A "a .,!, spfs!Ml H. H.
its iss III s1 @ rssfSs& t t' Dvsen s sts " a NV !s
Iuvk, l.ake Erie Il Western lsni!yt,ah say* the
plt'sptets stN.lt! very favoru1tc ,or Il brrnslng
up Ut uN strike alsionE ttrtntn utnpinyiss IT
lieytd TINT ln'less ao,,Ic now n.y.! untnreseen
difficulty lrses nl,utl,er. .twe1Ity-tnur hnilrs
viii end tle wl,ole lrnuGla wttll0nt my SIR
rel:ter VII the imrt OF tho raltroad .olltcthts.
auvs MT appear to be 0pt6rtnne, ulnl tI!uler
deliberations nd tho iitl,i1less t,f tie rnttwny
oflrlHfs stenl likely tn win the day. /
Tue striking braEenIcn t,i,t sWliclilnch tlavo
conducted themselves ~ Il sU!,ur a'u Dr.
derby ,lahtler, tue tnajntlty ct tl!ein rGlllnin-
Ing home viii. their fnn,flies when they did
not ieel tlnl their !tes1,sce nlid counsel werg
restllted ut tue !lt:ct'ngs called By tleir re-
Aside irn,n passenger busIlless not y wheel
has t,lrnra hi tht Buffalo Division during
the greater part nf Tues.lny, ami with thu
constant accumulation VI freight II l!ec1n.,s
imperative that so.uolhing s6ouId III tioi,o
wltllhMt ttGluy tn f!lsllrH Its eAriy movement.
H. s. Taylor, Superintendent. llas given ~
strlrtins t" put utl :S, Iewl,ieil " llnr'lcls~
Vile II the ND .lo not immediately letur1 to
their places. THIS seell.s IL lave !; tleel1rtl
elect, for n dispatch li.s laen received frlln
tile s1atlon aEuilt announcing tsiat ii,u brake.
1neE alld sMiacln!sn ", % hayy G.'lls t9 work. M,l
TA!s INCLUDES III! classes Of tralnlurlt. Ihls
intelltEcnee ln.s Ind II very depressing e!tect
on nnny Of tie men ut this ei,A ut tito ling,
Hltl,ollgh. they claili' to have beull privately
udviSeA that 1t WIS INT trtlG.
Tht paS.ear arrived ut inCetlag Ut brake.
INCL, and tlia Snperlntell.aunt Gppenretl n1Nl
suye tho ,s!rkers m nn,ert.linl IN cx.
be lii morn barley, lilo alvised ttlem iU 10
to WORT. If they lid !,e t,sstlved tllsnl ttl.t
none OF them would 10 discharged, Other-
ss sus 'Iy w9a tpf " pa NJ a ys slr rt'sr 5erSess rs
animated letMta nec,trrca. tllere beI,tg NJ
,nnst I'LL rIunl division of sentiment atIu,it.
these preHullt. tlnully1 Il RESOLUTION Tint they
retnr!l t. work, but Ito NJ switching, was
Tile swltclllne,l show ITO disposition what.
eycrto resume work..
EASTERN FltEfGIIT WAR.
Considerable excitement prevails n.noill
the railroads lcatltng east fr0in l'ere 0wlnt
l,as during tho lasI two weeks bevn lunkin,
freight rates to tho EAst much br1ow tho tIg
ureS quoted by tito othnr ll,les, and partioll
larry IL tnIs sud to be the clse on rates u
tl0nr. Tile lust weekly statement ct fretg'
shipments from this city Gust Shows tllnt Ou
OF l1a,5l burrtls Ut 1uur satppesl Gust sitlrIn.
the week, the Grand Trunk carried 1l,:}A
bnrreis, Or nearly tllreo times !ls much II.
either the Michigan Ceistrat, Fort Wayne, o.
1'An.liunsllp rt'at1s, and fur times ns nll,cl
ns the I.aka Shorc, wlltlU the Baltimore !,
Ol,lo carried b,tt l!ll barrels. II Is c!alu,e.
t!lAt tl!u l3.tlln9 nllls mt Minneapolis nre l,uN
shipping over thu Gralid TruMk, asld tint i
wOull' n0t get the lllhlIsess unless 1I,urI
III what rates The GralMt Trunk ID tukilg Till
luslness; but 1t Il ralnored thAt ~ low Il rat
4s ~ ee'l!s per barrel buy buen given. a,l!
rntc. \ bArlul cUIltuiiS .00 nnulttls, Wl.lei
makes the rats l1 cunts per 100 un ihe basil
gt.. It grs,t!. ~, c'!lgaEo Y MY l1rk, W!ii!e lh
cents per l00 p0nil.!s, 1r ~ t:Ullls per 4lrEUI
!: Mosi OF tbs 1lolir shipped oyer ll!o t;lrall!
Trunk goes over tho Commercial I.tnu, wllel
= Indicates tl,at tha Erie Il alsl.,g it.a tsrai'
: Trunk in this ,nnttsr, Although, tho Uthv
roads c'utn that they vii! ,lot retlucv tiael
rates otl T. assn%t ;.,t"''. 81 tis Gfal T!aak 60
Rbout tile nIGtter, THAT they Will Nut l}nI
permit tie Grand Trunk 10 have nioi,opoi
ot. Tho aol,r business. :t'lm p,lr trltu & i
tlIeir shipments. the ttinds will bs etliIlpelIs
IL ltaku luwer rites ii tlu aiyaMt Trunk !,
h,ts IN M,ik.ltg eult4s1lt.ts VI! Il lrteet b.ls
anxious 70 li,,yv tt,a r,.lus atlYallcel 10 4 y
cvat baAs, and tlley sue!l u tuye, cut II