Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-20
TROUBLES.

A FTGH I HI LAKE SHORE YARD AT
cHIcAGo IN WHICH A BRAKEMAN IS
SEVERELY HANDLED.
Chicago, April 20-The Lake Shore
railway made another unsuccessful
attempt to move a freight train this
morning and were again prevented by
the strikers. A train was started at
Forty.fonrth street and the crowd took
possession of it and attempted to run
the caboose which was attached to the
train, in which was the conductor and
two brakemen, onto the brake. The
brakemen and conductor rushed on to
the platform and warned the crowd
away. One of the men was about to
throw o coupling pin at a brakeman
when the conductor
DREW A REVOLVER.
Tho crowd rushed at the brakeman
and hustled him out. Some one hit him
on the head. knocking him senseless. At
this time the crowd left fhe cabocse
and went up to Forty.ffth street, where
two oars standing on q side track were
moved down and derailed in front OF an
engine at Forty-third street. General
Superintendent Wright gave up the at
tempt to move the train. The crowd
gave q cheer, lifted the car out IF the
.s=ck and moved it back to it's former
position, repaired several switches which
had been broken and the engine moved
back into the round house.
AN ALI NIGHT SESSION.
New York, April 2o-The railroad
commissioners held a late session last
night, which did not end until two this
morning. Commissioner O'Donnsll
made an effort 10 bring about a proper
understanding and his sndeavors were
finally successful. A long consultation
WAS held, in which the counsel
for tina Empire ~pEeteesiYa association
took part. The Third avenue company
again
REFUSED nc SUBMIT
to arbitration the points of difference
TE
which had been made manifest before
the commissioners. The executive com
mites OF the Empire association admit
ted that other roads were not backing
the Third avenue line in the stand taken
by the latte-. AS the result of this the
commissioners agreed to countermand
the order for the tie up and they issued
an order directing q resumption of traf.
flo on all surface lines except the Third
avenue at four this morning.
TIE TIE uP uNLoosENED.
New York, April 20-The tie up on the
street car lines has been partly ~nnloosen.
ed to-day. Cars on all thesroads are run
ming, all but Third avenue. Other roads
are sending out their regular number OF
cars. The latter road ran a number OF
cars with naw drivers and conductors,
but the cars + filed with police. ALI
along the route they were saluted by the
ieers and yells Of the crowds which COL
lected ct different points. At the Park
row end Of the journey the sidewalks
ARE LINED WITH PEOPLE,
but no n intefered to oppose the
progress Of the cars.
The railroad committees were at MUIR
~ Hill hotel this morning. At noon they
went into session to consider the case of
the Third a venue lire. Commissioner
O'Donnell was told that the Third ave-
nue. company was running twenty-five
cars to-day. He also stated to Director
Lonterbach that the road was willing to
submit matters to arbitration and it was
thought this would lead to 8 settlement
OF the difficulty and the oompany's cars
would be running before night.
TO THE BITTER END
Officials OF the road refuse to bother
with any conferences bsforo the railroad
commissioners. They say they will
fight to the bitter end. The situation is
growing critical. Men are be-
coming exasperatsd. Out of the hope
that the railroad commissioners may be
able to arbitrate, they wait. They say
is a struggle for life or death now and
they are ready for peace or war.
PowDERLY chats WITH RANDALL.
Washington, April @--Grand Master
Powderly and Hayes and
Turner. OF the knights Of labor, arrived
IN Washington this morning and were
the capitol at an early hour. Pow
DERBY repaired ct once to the room OF She
appropriation committee, where he had
short chat With Rands;i.
TOLEDO swIToHMEN.
Toledo,s April 2o-The switchmencf|
the Lake Shore road here are quiet. |
There is no local cause for trouble and (
i a strike occurs at this point it will be
under orders from Chicsgs. About one
hundred %switchmen are in the Lake
Shore employ. They express a deter
nination to go ous in a body the mo-
nent orders are received.
gHE KNIGHTS DEFEATED.
st. Louis. April 20-It is generally
,onoedsd here that the knights Of labor
Itrike, so far rs the business OF the va
ious roads csntsring in this city and
East st. Louis is concerned, is gradually
osing it's effect. The Missouri Pacific
md Iron Mountain roads have fully re-
Iumed freight traits.
sRETINELs FIRED UPON.