The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-22
THE LAKE SHORE STRIKE.

the present week.
THE LAKE SHORE STRIKE.
No Change in the Situation-Two Hundred
Deputy Sheriffs To Be on Hand To-Day.
CHICAGO, April 21.--It is now understood that
to-day will be pivotal day in the Lake Shore
strike. The switchmen will resist all attempts
made to move cars. The intentions of the com
pany are not positively known. but 1t is certain
they will not remain supine. The switchmen,
at session late last night considered the ques-
ton of diversion of freight from the Lake Shore
to other roads. 1t was reported that the Lake
Shore was endeavoring to do business through
other roads, and after general expression of
opinion as to what should be done, it was re-
solved to prevent it if possible. What they pro-
posed to do made perfectly plain. and this
was one of the schemes which the men freely
conversed about after the meeting. Any freight
which the Lake Shore had on its hands at the
time of the strike. or may have contracted for
since, is included in the order Fifty men are to
watch for it. and when found on any other road
they are to request the employees of that road to
not handle it. In this way they hope to prevent
the Lake Shore doing business over other roads.
gan Central, Rock Island and Alton talked
over, but the impression seemed to be that moth
ing would be attempted on these roads until this
strike was ended. This action was determined
for another reason-for their belief that the
Michigan Central and Nickel-plate lines were
quietly taking out the freight originally assigned
to the Lake Shore road AS all these roads be-
long to the Vanderbilt system, the switchmen
concluded that the Lake Shore could not be
made to feel sufficient loss by the present
fight
Up to o'clock this morning there had been no
trouble at the Lake Shore freight yards. and the
predictions that the Michigan Central and
Nickle-plate switchmen would go out have, as
yet proved untrue. The outcome of the trouble
Is regarded with serious apprehension by the
business men of the town. The Times urges
that the militia be called out without further de-
lay. and says: s"The Governor ought to be made
to know that the local police cannot be trusted
to deal with an emergency that threatens the
public law and order The local police admins
tration is in sympathy with the mob For this
reason it cannot be trusted to maintain the laws
It would be folly, criminal folly, to trust the de-
Tense of law and order to the local police"
The scene on the Lake Shore road at Forty
first street at o'clock this morning was devoid
of interest Half dozen sleepy policemen
rubbed their eyes and tried to keep up CONVEX
sation with half dozen just as sleepy strikers
who were on guard, nominally for the purpose Of
assisting the police to look after the property Of
the company in case Of emergency, but at the
same time keeping sharp lookout On the en-
gines in the round house. A system of signals,
il is claimed, has been devised by the strikers,
which, in any attempt is made by the com
pany to move freight under cover of the dark
nees will call them out in full force. By z
o'clock the strikers began to assemble on the
ners, and while it was not generally supposed
that the company will take any forcibe meas
ures to-day, the strikers declare they are
ready for anything eff the worst comes to the
worst" said one of the men, ''and the militia
called ont and VIC are forced tn leave the yards,
we will still have the bulge on the company, for
they can't get car moved on any outside road"
Sheriff Hanchett said this forenoon that he
had not sworn in any deputies yet, but that
he had list of men selected which he would use
if necessary. 1t was his opinion, from what he
had heard. that there would be no necessity for
It. as he had heard the strike would be settled.
Fifty five Lake Shore cars, the majority of
which bound for Chicago, are side-tracked
east of South Chicago. Many of these cars con-
.ain goods which are. in a measure under the
protecton of the United States government 1t
thought that an attempt will be made to bring
en- in over the Michigan Central road.
In consequence of the lack of business caused
the Lake Shore strike, about fifty freight
aEdlers employed by the Rock Island road at
Iinglewood, have been discharged.
The inbound trains the Lake Shore road
brought fifteen or twenty switchmen to Chicago
to-day. They came mostly from Toledo and
Cleveland in response to orders from headquar-
tiers here for men to take the places of the strik
ers The union in a short time had committees
circulating through the hotels. arguing with the
mon and inducing them to give up their inten-
ton of filing the vacancies. In many cases
they were successful, and by dint of promises
and argument they claim to have won over near
ly oil the arrivals. Nearly all the men seemed
to have misrepresentation of the state Of affairs
here, and to have come only with the idea of
obcying orders and getting work. One man
from Toledo says he was told by Superintendent
Curtis that If he did not 60 to work in Chicago,
he could not work anywhere else on the Lake
Shore. The strikers are confident they can pre-
vent any switching being done hereafter, with
out attempting violence.
This evening Sheriff Hanchett decided to swear
in 200 deputies and distribute them in the Lake
Shore yards tomorrow. The deputies will be
arraed. and will be instructed to afford the full
est protection in their power to further any eff
fort by the railroad company to send out trains
Governor Oglesby left the city tonight for the
State capital.
An official of the Chicago. Burlington g.
Quincy road went to the Lake Shore yards this
afternoon and had n talk with j. 7. Monohagan,
of the Switchmen's Union. Mr.. Monohagan said
he could give no definite information. but added
that he Switchmen's Association was not order
ing any strikes on that road.
IN ANN ARouND ST IOUIs