Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-01-20
STRIKERS CAPITULATE.
THE FREIGHT BLOCKADE AT
FORT WAYNE BROKEN.

An Alleged Failure to Back Them up bv
Labor Organizations Given by the
brakemen as the Cause for the Surren-
render-Other Phases of the Labor
Situation.
FORT WAYNE, IND, Jan. l9.-Tbe
Railroad brakemen's strike. which was
maugurated here Tuesday night, termi-
mated last evening. Tne strikers held a
meeting yesterday and delegated a com
mittee Of four Of their number to wait on
the Mayor at his residence. which was
done. Later the committee waited on
superintendent Law of the railroad COM
pany, and at this meeting it was agreed
that the railroad company be permitted
to run double header freight trains. ii
desired, while those OF the striking
Lrakemen who choose to work
Will be reinstated by the com
pany and not be discharged for their
participation in the strike. 1t is said thar
the Mayor promised TO use his influences
to the end that the warrants which were
sworn out for the arrest of strikers be not
served, and that the railroad company
VIII not push the matter. The Chairman
OF the strikers committee, who was seen
by an Associated Press reporter last night.
SAID: The strike was gwen up because
the members of organized lodges of con
ducJors and engineers, who had urged the
brakemen TO strike, and who gave them a
promise of moral and financial support.
failed to do as they had agreed.D He said:
THE ABSENCE OF VIOLENCE.
We have destroyed no property. We
gave the company permission to Ice anv
or all cars containing perishable freight.
or even offered to do 1t FOR them, but theV
did not accept the 0tIer.' 1t is matter
at 20,
that upon tuesday, the first day of the
strike, there were, as stated by the
Chairman OF the strikers, but six of the
strikers, upon the day following but
eleven, and al no time has their number
exceeded thirty, but they claim, as has
been heretofore stated, that they
could have called several hun
dred outside workmen to their
aid If they had SO desired. He said that
but few, If any OF the strikers, will 90
back to work, preferring to seek employ
ment elsewhere. The railroad officials
were very busy last night getting out
trains of freight blOckaded here for six
days.
WORK BETTER THAN IDLENEss.
WILKEsBARRE, PA, Jan. 19.-The
miners and labOrers employed by Pardee
" Co., Cox Bros. IL Co., George b. Markell.
and Lecenrlng n Co., coal operators in
uA6 lower pOrLiOu OF Luzerne county,
began work this morning at reduction
Of 10 per cent. in their wages. This
order affects about 1000, who slgnifed
their intention to work rather than be
idle. In this section large coal companies
have already nearly filled their quotas for
January, and little work will be done
during the remainder of the month.
OYSTER SHUCKERS ON A STRIKE.
ANNAPOLIS, MD, Jan. 19.-Ninetv-six
of 100 oyster shuckers in two oyster pack.
ing houses in this city struck to-day
rather than submit to a reduction of
cents per gallon of oysters for their work.
Ihey nave paraded through the streets
and put stop to the filing of orders by
the houses where they were employed.
IN THE COLLIERIES.
ASHLAND, PA, Jan. 19.-Isaac Mav,s
colllery at Centralia suspended Opera-
tons to-day, throwing several hundred
hands out OF work. The Logan and Cen
Talia cellieries, operated by Lewis A.
Riley y Co., Will resume on Wednesday
next. They will employ about 900 men
and boys.