The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-04-30

ehtcnkn--Ine eWttchmcu still Holding
Out ysterioas switching = The Com
pany Preparing for Action-- Affairs In II.
Louis Money For thc strtker~--T The Case
of the shooting Deputies.
CnicAGo, April 22.--Thc situation n.
the strike Of the Lake Shore switchmcn
u unchanged. No attempt was made ID
move trains to-day aud the men simply
stood around Idle all day long. Governor
Oglcsby s,lll remains In the city 10 watch
the situation. Around the Office Of The
division superintendent Of the Lake
! Shore a crowd stood all the morning. II
| was composed principally Of men seeking
! employment. They were taken into III.
I superinlcndcnt's Office BY twos aud threes
by one door and let out by another. ana
more reticcnt than before they went in.
In the same crowd, Of which they Termed
part, were other men, who made No IL.
fort 70 Interview the officers. They were
members Of different trade unions IN the
city who sympathize with the strikers.
and who are doing detective duty for
them, spotting those who take employ
ment. Their object in doing this was 10
save the strikers from any prejudice con-
nected with the work In the eyes Of Tie
railway officials in case Of any attempted
adjustment III the difficulties.
II was rumorcd yesterday that the eight
men, about whom all the trouble Il. hal
gone 70 the company's officers and taken
their time. The rumor, however, was
not generally believed.
sheriff Hanchett said yesterday after
noon that he had sworn In no deputies 70
preserve the peace ut the yards, but he
had a list OF men selected. and would
swear them In on the shortest no
ticc II II became apparent that crisis
had occurred. lie was inclined 70 think
that the strike would be settled peace
ably.
At six O'Clock last night Governor
Oglcsby said that no course had been DE-
cided upon. and that he would be guarded
by the course of events. AT present he
saw no reason 70 interfere. either on his
part or by the sheriff. The State troops
were. however. subject to the call " The
sheriff. The Lake Shore officials sue
cecded In getting forty-cight swi,chmcn
from Toledo and other points. but strik-
ers have been allie 70 persuade them all
from doin. duty.
No freight cars were handled on the
| Lake Shore road az South Chicago, al
though an effort was made 70 DO 20. \
freight car was found thrown across The
| track leading from the rolling mills - the
Lake Shore tracks.
AT noon the railroad company sent or
ders 10 Eikhart. Ind, 10 have the local
freight stop AZ South Chicago and switch
| All cars loaded with coke consigned % the
rolling NH into the mill yards. When
the local arrived the engineer was rs
ouested to sidc-track his train, which iie
did without n mnrmur.
When the dummy reached South en-.
caro with few Lake Shore pfilcials'word
was given 10 commence Switching 'hc
coke cars. The engineer OF The local
freight ran his engine 20 where The irci-hl
car was On the track. and with the aid ~
the officials succeeded IN making the
track clear. But no sooner had this dif-
ficultv been overcome than il was learned
that train Of six freight cars had
|, mys;eriousiy been switched across The
track leading 10 he MILL where u crosses
: a track near Nincty-fhir'l street. u was
rumorcd that one of the strikers hal hor-
rowcd a Pittsburgh Fort Wayne engine
and did the work himself One ~ me
I strikers. when asked how the cars -ot
4 there. said sThey dropped M
' No further attempts We're made tompNs
4 cars. hut II Is expected that to-day VIII
e see more trouble.
Notwithstanding the dormant CONDITION
Of Affairs which prevailed IN ths s'rike
Yesterday. II was asserted last nish' u'"'
the Lake Shore officials had nnt neen
= idle They have been engaging men, AMI
y to-day II Is believed that an attempt M1''
be made 10 resume business. Inc she1'
Y In, IL Il understood, has secured nun
: Der Of deputies and will protect ihe en ~,
: many I'm III efforts 10 move its cars. lh'
Governor is still on the ground, and Will
mon reoncst az the sheriff, furnish stare
= troops, should conditions warrant such
z course
THE STRIKE At ST. LorIs-TuE s'""i'
: ING DEPUTIES
: ST. Lorrs. April 22.-Thc various ra'i'
g roads are becoming alarmed W cpn~T
: ouence Of the new turn of affairs sc~ir.
day and are not sure hut tina, ~ any ,''H'
e thew may be deserted by the force wnle'
2 they had 50 much trouble 10 getting M
:. gcther. Some of the men who qu'i -'a
e As reason that they were afraid g WIT
ANY longer. while others charge that IN
y roads have broken faith with them - rs
Qutli- WtStrs
Is The Chicago & Alton switch engineer
u are still out, and their work j. being CIV
r by the road engineers. YESTERDAY ai'e'
r noon Ave switchmcn In the Caronuric
~ Yards Of the Iron Mountain rcad yelN''
e to the arguments u the strikers ana qn'
work.
< The general executive board receive
'e Yesterday $4,000 In drafts and posfa' q
r. slcrs for the strikers fund. One cn'
< tributfon Of 81, 800 was received irnm NJ
'e New York Protective Association, ihrpu-
r. General Secretary Turner, accompan.'
~ by the information that the suhscrln'.n
20 would be duplicated every week until "
settlement Of the strike, II necessary.
70 The cases IL the nine East ~. Lon'
~ deputies here charged with being i"-
40 tives from justice were set for hearn.
sc the Court Of Criminal Correction ye~'e
~ day. II was continued for week, w
~ having been received from MI. iah'''
" Governor Marmaduke's private sccre,a''
stating that the Governor was aDsen, ,1"'
~ the state and Northumberland N.Y.
20 house was also absent. hut was expect,
DC 10 arrive ut Jefferson City yesterday. \, !
~. soon NJ he arrived he would rrupav'