New-York tribune., 1886-08-11
FEATURES OF LABOR TROUBLES.

FIGHT OF THE swITCHMEN Al CHICAGO-DELAfhp
FREIGHT ON TIE LAKE SHORE.
CHICAGO, Aug. 1O.-TrOuble is brewing be-
tween the Grand rruuk authorities and their s"i'chch'
During troubles one Boyer. IN the employ Oh
the Nest shore road had quarrel with one lerho'''
Grand Trunk switchman, In which tho latter was sho1
Inv the former. The Lake Shore people reques'ou
tI-nctt. discharge on the ground that lie provoked
the quarrel and their request was promptly compied
with At the hearing before Justice herhe'l "M
e1onerated and Ieyer was held III ball Tue SWITCH
meln demand the reinstatement OF hofhot''
threatening to strike refused II reported that the
lou,yie aud New Albany people are having similar
difficulty with their swiichncn.
sixty-thr.e Of the sixty six switchmen who began
the strike the Lake Shore and Michigan southern
Railroad june IS stated, were PAID iu moh'h
vngrs lat Saturday. Those who were engaged III tno
strike OF April $40 and tue Others 500 The
yment Of this money Ia the uhlment OF the promise
made to tho by the switchmon's Union oi INC
ntted States to pay II they would not CAL
out the swtchlnen from the other Chicago roads Inc
,.u are contented and SIN hopeful OF winning CiV
s accompany freight trains out of tue y"ru'
but no trouble The crossings are guarded
,or thirty miles by Pinkerton armed with rIhes'
M switching Ia done night and the strikers point 10
me fact proof OF their declaration mat the roau -
not handling all the freight that comes 10 H. Vpo , 20
the strikers reported as saying. - Inc Lake ouoiu
handles ali tue perishabe freight OF course. Dut eo1'
scati Co.. coal mercnants nt Twenty-second St. have
coal son- tho Lake SHORE road between mere
and Bunalo that shipped three weeks ago lho
roads aide tracks from hero Buffalo are blocked WIN
freight. II evident the road cant hahI.e a @ .lo
freight consigned to H. for OIL the Chicago, Miiwakea
and ~ Paul tracks there over 800 cars OF freight
consigned To thS Lake Shore road
DOVER n. H., Aug. l0.-About seventy employees OF
IN, bobDin factory connected with the SOnlnrswortn
Machine Company's works struck to-day because tuo
refused to reduce the hours OF IhDor u
0D Ia 5gio The STRIKE or the woayers AT tno
salmon als Cotton Mills Terminated this nftrrnooh ho
Kuiynts refused To indorse tho slrlho
Ine strikers will return TO work Tomorrow morning on
condition that tho rules governing Dleinisnri o'on w
force ia tho esdng satin factories OF New-Engahu po
ADOPTED.
ATLANTA, Ga. Aug. 10 (Speeiab-Fifteen men from from
Ctpclnuat employed az stoDrcuttrrs gu tho No" ot~o
Capltol here, demanded the removal OF tuoir FOREMAN,
and ou tue refusal OF tho contractors TO comply ho on
NIT work The contractors have advertiseu tlst noy
" not employ UNION men. but Will give 80 dAy, hno
hours work, 10 non-union men. and guarantee two'o
months employment. y.
PIrIsBUR0, Aug. 10 lSPeciail-The ACTION t ~,
Colonel W. L. Rend, ia Importing io' V Va
negroes to his Mcdonald mines on tho fahhAnu.o %
road 10 being vlgor ousy denounced by both oPcro,
and nlners with tho exception OF TWO famlIies, ~ ~
which there 10 sickness Congressman W. L. r. n.o..
srk nR miners according to the orders OF MS
have vacated tho companys houses. s"~''