Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-06-25
0PgNEN a AoRg.
Nhe Lake Shore SWnchmen Renew their
Aprii TROUBLES.
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CHICAGO, Tx, june 2l.-rhe situation
y TIC YARDS OF iae Lake Shore railroad IN
TINS city remAns unchanged. Regular
passenger trsins are moving az usual.
but there is an eifectual blockade M
freight traffic. Incoming freight rains
have all been stopped at Ebclewood and
stations OUTSIDE Of the city, and Judging
from former experience OF the railroad
company unless tho state affords prot, q.
ton The COMPANY will be powerless
agains. the strikers. The town of Lake.
within the PRECINCTS of which the strike
Is contnet, has very small police force,
unable To cope with the strikers and
their adherentt. few Of the town az
Lake police i0rce are at Fortv-third
street this morning, where large crowd
had already gathered, at sa M, one OF
the papers this morning saws tho only
attempt at an explanation of the cause Of
the strike appeared In the rumor that IL
was tho result of preconceIted stock.
lobbins scheme. /, Is alleged that a
parry In the town ot Lake and stock.yard
speculators had sold short heavy block
OF Lake Shore stock to bear the metkt [
IN their own interest. Therefore they
negotiated with few leaders OF tho
swltchmen In the town Of Lake to bring
about q strike, wlth the result that ap-
peared yesterday afternoon. Ii this be
true, II Is not likely that the strike will
continue any length OF time.
TALK Win PRESIDENT NEWELL,
CHICAGO, LII, June ol.--Jahn Newell,
president Of the Lake Shore, publishes an
open card to-day in which he saws regard.
lug the statement that the company had
agreed to dlecharge the non-union men IN
rs employ that no such agreement was
ever made by aim with any person, hut
ON the contrary he positively refused
at ell times to make any such
promise or permit ANY such
understanding, In connection with this,
ash0rt-haud Cccoupt Of tho conference
between MIR. Newell and Sheriff Hanehett
u published Which supports Mr Newell's
statement. ltis also shown that Sheriff
hAnehett sigdcd paper pledglng that the
men would be discharged In sixty daysi
that when be eudeavoreG 80 Induce Mr.
Newell TO sign this paper, the latter de.
clared that ho would not be party to
any such compict.
MUST GO TO WORK OR TAKE THEIR FAY
CnlcAGo, lcla June y This evening
when tbs r 6isr night engine left The
rounu.housei Thomas Collins, one ~ the
strikers, boarded the machine and ia n
moment had induced Charles Coles, the
engineer, to turn back. Coles informed
the yard-master that 10 would be impos-
sible for HIN 10 20 through the mob
During the day notice was given the
switohmen that unless they reported for
duty tomorrow they are to consider
themselves discharged and are requested
TO call for their pay. IL IL asserted this
evening by leaders among the strikers
that before nightfall tomorrow Tolt do,
Buffalo, Detroit and Cleveland will be M
such hOt-bed that general tle-up 10
the other departments Of the company's
work will be probable.
WHY TnEY STRUCK.
CHICAGO, LII, June "a Shortly after
Q O'Clock an engine In charge OF an en-
gineer named Shea pulled out OF the
round-house at Forty-irst street. II was
Immediately surrounded by the strikers.
The excitement became very marked aud
the men for time were very threatening.
The police arrested one OF the most VlO-
lent strikers, and succeeded In clearing
the track, after which the engine started
up Forty-thlrd street 10 the vicinity of
the caboose which was abandoned yes.
terday. The crowd grew momcntarily
greater aud more boisterous, and the
courage OF the engineer finally deserted
him. He took his engine back to the
round house. The crowd cheered fran.
tlcally when the effort to move the train
was abandoned. Al the various
newspaper Offices this evening
a committee OF strikers exhibited as an
explanation Of their course the following
communication, dated during the former
strike, and written Ia Sheriff Hanchett's
npon one Of his official letter
heads
SnERIFF's OFFICE, CHICAGO, III,
April 70, 1896 Nv l.. Stahl, ED, Chair
man Of the Committee; SIR-if All the
switchmen Of the Lake Shore & Michigan
Southern Railroad company In the city Of
Chicago or Cook county return to work
at once l viii personally guarantee that
within sixty days from this date the eight
switchmen will be furnished
other employment and permanently re.
moved from their present positions.
Signed SETH II. UAsCHEIT, Sheriff
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