The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-04-27
viii Remain in the Roads Employ.

CHICAGO, April 26.-Since the Lake Shore
SWitchmen'S strike came to sudden termination
there has been great deal OF speculation as to
the fate of the objectionable men. The eompaay's
officials say that they maintained their posltlon
and made no agreement whatever as to the dis
posal of the eight men nor have they authorized
any one to sign the paper exhibited by Mr; Stahl
The latter still insists the eight men Will be re-
moved within so days and that an agreement to
that effect was signed by some one authorized by
the company to 40 SO. AS nearly as can 3e as as
agreement whatever whereby the status OF the
eight men was changed IN the least.
The Daily News says from all that it can learn
it is supposed that the agreement is signed by
Sheriff Hanchett and that the official relied on
promise that several business men would place
such tempting offers both in the way OF positions
and money before the eight men that the refusal
of them would be next to impossible, and that he,
relying on that being done signed the guarantee.
The supposition at the time by the strikers was
that Sheriff Hanchett was III way at least acting
for the company.
Though lie strikers may have been deceived in
that respect it is not believed that the discovery
of the fact will reopen the trouble. webster and
Chaee, two of the eight men, say that no PROPOSE
tion to work elsewhere has been made them and
that they expect to continue working for the COM
pany. Three of the city dailies print interviews
with some of the eight men, one being absent on
sick leave and they all agree in asserting that
they have had no offers to leave the company and
that it is their intention to remain in the railroads.
employ. Railway officials are relteratlng their
original statements that the men are not to De dis
charged and are to remain as long as they choose
More Carriage Makers Idle.
NEW HAVEN Conn.,, April 26.-About 500 of
the carriage blacksmiths employed in all the
principal shops went on strike this morning III
consequence of an order from the union. The
men who went out this morning did 50 to fortlfy
the position of the carriage body makers, who
have been out for some weeks, and not on ac-
count of any particular grievance of their own.
The Situation at the New York Sugar
Refineries Unchanged.
NEW YORK, April 2e:-The strike of the sugar
in me hnrub
Point continues and the situation is unchanged.
large force of police is kept at the refnerles to
property Some of the strikers have already gone
to other kinds OF work.
The Strike Continues.
NEW YORK, April 26.-The strike on the
Third Avenue still continues unchanged. There
was conference last night between committee
of the railroad and one from the strikers put tne
result of the conference was not satisfactory to
either party. 1t is understood that the company
refus ed to entertain the proposition OF the men to
return in body. This is the only obstacle to
settlement now. On this question no agreement
could be reached. At noon 60 cars were running
and all vas quiet along the line; bad o.nt,,,ed
six drivers belonging to the company. Father
Dougherty said to-day he had found his interces,
sion with the company of no avail and regretted
their action. A member of the committee said
that at the conference yesterday at the Bucklng-
ham Hotel the company wanted the commlttee @ TO
acknowledge they had make a mistake in tnelr
demand for the discharge of the seven men. This
the committee refused to do. The company then
wanted to choose the men to be taken back IN lots
of so or 100. To this the committee also demurredl
and told them that all the men must go back or
none AT this point the @ endea f t y
is strong kicker against the policy OF the COM
pany, and that heis backed by majority OF the
stockholders.
Before the grand jury adjourned for the day
their foreman handed bundle of indictments to
Recorder Smyth Among them was yolumlnous
document which the Recorder examined care
fully and adjourned the court and retired to MS
private chamber. The paper in which he was
interested in was an indictment found upon atfi-
davits made by the Third Avenue Railroad otfe-
ias. 1t charges several persons with conspiracy
and while the names OF the parties could not pc
ascertained it is generally believed 1t is against
the committee of the Empire Association whose
names were affixed to the order for general tie
Up OF the surface roads IN dnS cy ase drsWn Meen
up by the Recorder and they will likely be exc
cuted within few hours
on the Gould System.
ATCHIsoN, Kas., April 26.-Train No. 49, on
the Missouri Pacific railroad, was ditched near
the ties and the angle plates taken off the rails.
The fireman and brakeman were instantly Killed,
and the engineer severely injured Mr.. Hoxle
has offered a reward of S25OO for the arrest and
conviction of tie wreckers.
ST. LOUIS, April 26.-Two hundred of the
striking employees of the Missouri Car and Foun-
ths REPORT Of their @ committee appointed on the
day before to call upon President Mcmillan and
persuade him to accede to their demand that ne ne
company cease furnishing repair material to the
Missouri Pacific The committee report they
could obtain no assurance from Mr.. Mcmillan
that the demands would be complied with They
adopted resolutions that they would not return
to work till their demands were granted All of
the strikers, however, were not present, and
those who were absent, not being bound by the
action Of the meeting, returned to their old
places this morning. Several also applied for
places, and are now at work.
ATCHIsoN, Kan. April 26.-The strikers this
morning took fOrclble DOSSeSSlOQ OF the MISSOURI
Pacific yards here driving out all the men who
had gone to work since the strike began six weeks
ago. The strikers organized in the yard and
marched to the shop where the workers went out
with but little protest. bloodshed being thus
avoided The fires in the shops were drawn and
turning to work.