The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-24
AN OLD SORE OPENED.
LAKE SHORE swIToHMEN
At OhiOpEO 80 Dat on Strike = Travel
Again BlOoEsd-Tho Men Demand tho
Discharge of Eight NOn.unlon Mop.
A Small Riot Takes Place.

CHICAGO, ILL, June 2S.-slxty.Ex ol
the switChmen employed by the Lake
Shore road in the Forty.third street yards
went on q strike this afternoon by order
Of the union. Business is practically at a
staudstill, Matters at issue between the
road and It's switchmen have apparently
been satisfactorily settled half a dozen
times within the last few days, but are in
bad shape again, but just how bad 1t is
difficult TO find out. AT the stock yards
dressed beef shippers were all notified Of
the trouble pending, and advised they had
best send their goods East by some other
line.
The real question at issue now is the
terms oil settlement made two months ago
on the occasion OF that strike. Settle
ment was made by the Intervention OF
Sheriff HanChett and Commissioner Nc
Oarthy. The company now holds that its
managers did not make the promises
which the men supposed, but consented
only that the strikers should return to
work. About the time the sixty.six men
quit work the committee which had been
IN session down town during the greater
portion OF the forenoon decided TO order
the men 10 go on with their work, Mes.
sages were drafted and sent to ali stations,
AT Forty-third street for some reason or
other the switching crews either did not
receive their messages or did not under.
stand them, and all but two OF the crew
quit work. At other points the men kept
on at work. The switching engines at the
stock yards ran around and gave notice to
the different crews there aud they began
to leave work.
AZ Lne central office committeeman and
officials could not understand this. II
was assumed, however, that these men had
not got their message 10 70 on or else did
not understand them. Division Superin-
tendent Ansden said that the men at
FoIty-third street had certainly gone on
q strike. He could not explain 1t for 1t
was altogether contrary to the agreement
made by the committee.
The switChmen had meeting tonight |
and afterwards said they had decided to |
stand by each other and fight the issue
through now that they had committed
themselves. They declare that there will |
be no compromise, and they propose to |
make the company come 10 terms, Their |
temporary executive committee was con-
Linued permanently.
Asxuad Of twenty police will be sent to |
Forty.tn.rd street early in the morning
aud a special night force kept patrolling |
che tracks. Opinion is expressed by the |
strikers that the company must either dis.
charge the eight non.union men or all the
strikers. The officials Of the road declare
positively that tuey will not do the for.
mer, and In the latter event that the freight |
handlers may become involved.
The swlICnmen at EngIewOod and all |
along the line III the city joined the strike.
No trains have been allowed TO move, |
About 8 o'clock an effort was made to |
move train at Forty.third street. Sud.
denly mob appeared on the scene, tho |
members Of which tried by throwing the |
switch IodltCh the engine aud train aud did |
succeed IN getting the Caboose of the |
track. The separate sections OF the mob |
attacked the train men, throwing coupling |
pms vt them and kicking aud pounding |
Them. Conductor Charles Peas was badly |
Injured, being Knocked down and hit by |
nalt dozen assallants. John Berger
was hurt, but how seriously could not be-
learned. The engineer and fremen es.
capped entirely. No arrests were made.