Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-04

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factory of the Chicago Mslleable Iror
Company, on TRenty-sixth street near Blue
Island avenue, was entirely closed do~r
this morning. All of the employees are ou'
on strike. They have made demand tol
s hours work q day.
The Burlington freight houses were
thrown open shortly after 8 O'Clock. NC
attempt was made drive the non-union
freight handlers from the houses The
company had full force Of 100 at work
and soon was taking all the freight that
could be delivered. The amount received
was increasing and more wagons we're
standing before the door than could be IN
loaded. Guards were kept at the doors
and no suspicious characters were admit
ted. A good part of the men at work
were evidently green hands but they were
rsuidly learning their duties. The strikers
were scattered along Canal street and dis
cussed the situation. They wanted the
new men pulled out but seemed to prefer
that some one else did the pulling.
At $50 o'clock
PROCESSION
numbering about one thousand, composed
OF men from other roads, passed by. They
made no attempt to raid the house, but
contented themselves with cheering and
yelling "scabs and calling on the men TO
come out" No banners or flags Of any
kind were displayed. The procession
passed on south, part Of the Burlington
strikers Joining, but the majority remain
ing to keep watch over the house. The
men came from various places in the State
and seem coutented with the hours and
wages promised them. They are paid by
the old scale.
THE WABASH SOUGHT PROTECTION
of ths United States authorities to g: able
them move freight. Depaty Marshal Bal
lard, who had charge of deputies at East
st Louis during troubles there. arrived In
the city this morning. he went before
Judge Blodgett to request PERMISSION to
carry arms In this district and coupled
with this request, one to have fifteen
deputies selected from the Grand Army OF
the Republic sworn in. Th9 Wabash be-
gan hiring men this morning. They i'm
ported fifteen or twenty from outside towns
and set them to work runuiug trucks
They we7e guarded BY squad OF police
frou Harrison street station.
In the Rock Island out freight house this
morning nearly ali the men were ct work.
The nineteen men at the freight depot
started to work, but we're induced to leave
when q crowd Of strikers from the Eastern
Illinois apd Chicago and Atlantic came
around.
All the calculations of the stock yard
packers were upset By great strike which
commenced among the sausage makers
this morning. They insisted on having
ten hours pay for eight hours work
Nesrly 1900 men were In the movement
At IL o'clock committee OF twenty four
strikers, three from eight diRerect houses,
went into conference.
CONS. DERABLE EXCITEMENT
was caused at 80 o'clock this afternoon
u the vicinity of Wabash avenue aud RiV
er street by the arrival Of crowd OF two
or three hundred striksrs. They announced
their intenrion of breaking into the tin can
m 4nufActory Of Horton Bros and tried 10
force their way in. The doors were barred,
however, and The police telephoned tor a
detail from the Central Station, which
marched down on the double quick. On
rhe appearance of the officers the crowd
dispersed aud quiet vas restored. Deputy
Marshal Billiard, accompanied by Supt
Ws6s sud Mr. Sleeper, attorney tor the
Wabash road. E.sde a formal application
10 Judge Gresham OF ths United States
Circuit Court this afternoon, for the pro-
tecrinn of the Federal Court against tress.
psssers.
QUEaTION OF JuRSEIcTION.
Judge Gresham, after listening 10 Mr..
Sleeper, said Ten days ago you made a
abatement to the erect that this Court had
no Jurisdiction over the sffalr5 OF the
Wabash road. If l take this step
I will have 10 follow it up With
further measures for the protection ot the
road do not wish to do this until / sm
fully assured that have jurisdiction. Jsy
Gould should not deny the jurisdiction of
this Court aud then appeal 10 it for protec-
ZION. st the same time | do not wish 10
refuse protection 10 sny cooperation simply
because Of the inceused statements OF lbs
attorneys" Mr.. Sleeper said he would
examine the records and obtain facts to
shov Jsdge Greshsm's jurisdiction.
MAILEAsLE .Eog YoREs CLOSED.
The great factory Of the Chicago ESl-
Ieabls Iron company, on Twenty-sixth
street near Blue Island avenue, was en-
tirely closed down this morning. N'ne
hzndred OF the employees are out on strike
They have made demand for eight hours
work and ten hours pay.