, 1881-05-10
THE RAILROADS.
striking switchmen lndu'g'ag tn
Malicious Mischief.
r. ,,ovor Applied to for Adtti-
' ,,onnl Police Protection.
n.,v Rule, for tho. Transportation Of Live
N'' s,ook and Dressod Beef
,u,,,, s,yrrci1nf,:H's STRIKE.


A'' Stock and Dressod Bsof'
r11r swrrCi1M1;S's sFFtfKE.
,.,,n,,,, ,u.i,.lcr tho railroads nor tho strlR'
''st,r,nt.,, ,,nvo recrdHl tre'tn inc pos'tion
s , t,k.u ty ,cn1. yot sllo ltedioht,os ,.u uas
hFs1 F'"',. viii rotc 10 focus t0.,!hys ana the
the sa'Ho ri, ,hnt thu .rfIfrrnGs Will win. THO
r,.,. snonu tho vrlous railroads ccntor'ti9
aes.' ,,,,. wus reuo,oti ycstcrt1ny. Md in,lch
III ''1 WIS tnuved thin ut nny tln,e slice
nlo'u ~. co,nmrncnh. 1,ut few nt tho nh mon
inc t1' ,rnrt AZ, my OF tho rOnds. linvuver
~e'. :" a., I'm 1It,cs bsut1ght fl Eat,Es of mon
n.a', ' n,,l nt unc tl1no or other boHn netting es
t".n,nc,. md, therefore, Ind cxi'er1nffoc III
.%s 1u.ursa III anticipation OIL troltble 1roh4
.no .4o s,rkrrs and to nvold 1anRo to their rrnp-
a4,v and prevent tho int'ti1uation OF tho'r
w. w. men, several Of the roads lill iar9e
,,"rs ~" or succInl policemen sworn III,
n. .' ,,.rc dlstr1fc.i Mt tho points where tr0ll-
w. "a' wns m,st likely to ncctir. All these mon
pV w. "rrYl with rovolvors IND tho now switch"
w., VIZ ,vc,, nso provided with royolvora 10 pro-
.u Nv, t,,cmseIyrs In case Of lntortorhnco. About
w., 'e.s .ncrInl mlicemun were swOrft III turing
't,y .S'J and tnnuy nurc wilt 10 sworn In today.
.",tI., Nv Nil tho rry,lInr policemen demanded ny
,.ho rno1s ,yuro furnished ny superintendent
Mo1.rlue, At tho yurds III tho heart VI sn0
.ttv Int few OF tho strfkcra cohgreHatou, anu
.sorS wns but little trouble. Ono Of tliu new
.m,.ehn,cn ....u nj work ut tho Michigan Central
s"si ,.,d II South Water strcut, WINS strttpk In
a. a.. . ,,v IL striker, but not aurtollaly hurt.
~. 49, .,,,,lnt escu,ud nrrcst. Most IT tho
.".'utIo aDv wus Oh thu 1T. Charles Afr-fino
~ siytccnth street md Mt tho DirllnW-
tnc yarls corncr Sixteenth mud Cannl streets.
11pro lnrvo n.,,nhcra nf tho strikers conEregntod
for Tho purposu of intl,ntdating tho men. but
inv. however, were induood to tlliit work. Iho
nroscnce of large squads OF pollco, furnished
upon tue apl'"4o" ~ St,as,,.,s ..,S ~, ~
and n'ltnbcr of spreal poconaen, 1aa .uo ~, w.
.se .trkeTs succecslod In embarrassing tho rnil-
Nv s''Hr ntns ctnsI,lerahIy ly snrnkiuR IN
foad c"ap'"ss .,", ,,,,,,,,,, o,t no ,,i,,a Tina
eu.t,'s etS tho trains to 1lrccs. Tho rnroads aro
ae,es1n.1 e, ~ ros,l'l" ~ u' IN snt" ,r nil tho osces
thrown I'll thosr way w .uo h'thess' LnuS ~
.Torn ts # h IT 1o.day, who viii bd 50 disttibutcd rs
70 u, mnkn ~ nno,n.e,, fGc frs,na md CHI tho,n IN
Pieces hey M ao strkr fas Gr inS ral
yrstefaay sut o,,cc snosc nnd XIV tov wo,t In - um,S
n,ss.ce T. ar ar tnoy wu,lI mover bp ot,t,loyG
p"in iinv n INV nyMiigd Themselves III fio
opp an 1s, f,,nt thny hnye uny sttlicinnt nun
ncm ern1 u, IN, tn h"snnsa If not nt"rfar Will
md they 1uoat, 70 D b9 tniiy pfepafe tnsany 70
circumstances It Is not sl,rprls'nK TINT te strik-
trs arc quito desperntos nAsd atrtuus conflicts Aro
ukeiy to arise ta-slny, THO rtkrrs feel thAt
anets ihoy suseecd in ,tntini4tinE Tho 1iow
md prevent tho roads from ha,,allng their bust;
nc. tholr cse Is 11le!uss QUO. alld They viii
naks apaz.n for tho 'o;seS ~ tey iaearrsa Mr
ny he en,'tSn, ,, q IT, ,S, str.Ko; 10 @Io..,y
foals or the strikers VIII co!nG o1.t aho'''' Live
L scenes 1nny 10 expected unr!HH tho tiAy.
Tho Michigan Contral brought N yesterday
mefn!1x tpccnl tfain With thrty-el1ht nlot'
from jaeksun aud set them ut work nt nhce.
Ss.sy al tnp swi,eh e snTcs ga "1 t,1 Go'apany ~
accumulated freight WINS tllspDse'l Ut. 3om0
difficulty wIla encountered on account Of tho
epeees:
III, Ihe burlington had eleven switch n .enRlncs nt
time during thu furouoofi 4bUpt III " atxllprA
gathered mt the yard Ut tthts G0hlhily ntt Six
ternth a,teut. and, tho ol!icers or tho rohl foar-