New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-09
RETURNING TO WORK.
srp,xrRs GOING BACK 10 THEIR PLACES.


STRIKERS GOING BACK TO THEIR fAA0h''
FREIGHT MOVING BRIsKLY ON THE Chi0A'o NM"
poIps-oTHKR INDUSTRIES HOPEFUL
rpY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l =.
Cu1CAGo May S.-The strike as aliec'inS
,ho railroads virtually came TO an END To-Day 'ho o"
hv made losing fSht in the OF every one OF mo
,h frsi,ht bouses were all cleared OF their freight
rriny the afternoon and the amount OF freight shppoo
out was the largest Of the week. The officials Oh 'n'
Milwaukee and st. Paul road. summing UP inc s''"'
.da declared that the road has handieo e'ea'
amount OF freight this week In Chicago than ever peoe
within A similar perloi The failure OF the swichmen
n ,on .hanLs with the freight handlers Is the chei
reason for the failure OF the strike The action Oh 'ne
sbIppers themselves, however, was patent ei"nc"'
In keeping freight moving. For the last loar u! ee'
largo shining firm has with It's teams TO the dep"
two or more men who individually did the "orH u
loading the freight into the leaving to the railroad
men the work OF unloading the in-freght in'
fact was not disclosed until yesterday ana enp'n'
how the dificultles especially those OF the "es'ef"
roads were overcome. The excellent vi h'"iy 'n"""a
ment in anOrdpg the new men ample plO'co'o" 40"
encouraged many new men 10 go 10 VIVA =" ~ 49,
,o1ava -rhe app,ront hopelessness Of 'hc movement
c.used a number of the old men employed oy 'no Dur
ngton road. where the strike originated 10 re''" "
work this morning aud by noon. ninety oil the oo me"
yer, nj work Twenty OF the old mon returned 10 'i'
Illinois Central with the force areauy on ~ ~
Caye
and Fort WAYNE roads. Az the Michigan 'enl" au't
INA were sent out. The Lake shore pcgah WIN
aree force OF men this morning anu 'Hr io.A -, ~
had hfccn of duty this morning. SIN va
iS~ St P.ni men returned In the forenoon ana were
workng by the side Of the npor,,n mem cong Thai the
.n the Wabash improved TINS nornihE e,,,.s
application for protection made 10 tle Sn emcni
Court was withdrawn me col,i a. some new din.
sS st,gmnt was made last night to wreck inc our
,n nj hi passenger train on the Chicago i'Ington
ana Onlucv Road by opening switcn ho' r" ;aI for
e. ard renewing the light The scheme m,scarie n 0
,n. rain was AZ the time slowly Wen lhe en
queer discovered that his locomotive an az ~ witch he
sci the air brakes, shut on stean ,eNcIsco
his en- ne and the train came To stahusu' a" .a,
ne engine and tender being on the track. Inc I'M"
nrocecfea after h, III an honr's delay. - ., ,,r,,or
strong patrol is still maintained IN tne ii,r r
district The Bohemaus who inest the tesion ws,o
d.uersel several times day The' neu WIN
e.ntst and Centre ave. the nucleus around "llch -
snrea hotIea OF rsod Anarchists small Knot OF EVIL
l"oins s9 at fIs the Wrecked snans at p the
result of their own craze nr o I on which they
stood was left by the strikers. Down
to Twenty second-st the donIways w.te tnrc Of
foreigners No work was being done III any o We i"in
her yards mills hut lumber laden vessels We're ,eu
an al the docks awaiting The time wien thc reSnl tp
o business would permit them to get Ill oi ther uas,
III, me otrt Than anywhere else it noticed
thar nost of them Crn of the fences or
element was beginning TO crawl ont gain ana I'M.
yav show its animosily to anything that part0ok o
government authority The lumber neh nna t ~" ia
,niLei to resume operations next Monhay itho III
force OF police will be scattered hror shont me rego 10
ueveut trouble. The ot the mills ana YARDS ~
confident That fully twothirds OF the men desre W
return TO work. o.... ,,is
mrInber of the Lumber Dealers Committee TINS
afternoon said Building business has been spoien ny
the eight-hour plan and We are In no hurry 10 pcEI
s the old raie but we do not care TO until the
men get ready to fight for places Two men were ar
rested Yesterday for inierrerin win gang UNI @
vessel the South Branch We have retained cou n
spracy and interference with business Is ample 10 pro
tect ali the lumber men. who have hound themselves
toyerher nd I'm that way will reach cases that III
Glydual members wOnd not care to undrrtaRe as tey
would have TO fight the unions alone we PIopor.,' W
protect the men and ourselves ana any on, WIN '"'o
feres with us will he summarilv dealt WIN , .-
Al an important meeting of the Metal "orRcrs hsNo'
citation this afternoon 100 shops were Ieprrsehteu GU
plOyng from 10000 to lo,OOU men. Ihe ioHo"i"- '''
olution was adopted: -, All.
| "It is hereby agreed that when any member OF ths
association shall report to the Executive commit ee
the and case OF any person interfering VIII Ia
men, or the running o. his WORKS; In case ne
this ass claton shall pay all necessary egdi
and the EXPENSES shall lie assessed pro rata on the
| age number Of men employed during the nrst 'hree
months of this year The meeting aiso ueciueu W P0'
| the following notice on the works: -,
ave are ready orks up as soon AZ SUI
fcient number OF ready resume work AT zen
hours per day. paying the same rates per hour as
paid heretofore, ana will furnish work Tor rs man!
men as the present state OF trade warrants
A prominent member of tho tssOclatOF stu' ...
MANY of the firms tried The eight hour scheHe
and IL will work. Our sister cities are "othIns NJ
hours day and they are beating tne iIe OF" W " ..
nave decided that cannot do business unless IL ~
done on the same before these strikes began ou
association includes all the large stove factories te s"'
pipe and fitting establishments the prass @
iron and boiler-makers and every other Inc oil
work OF any Importance Ii IA TO be "a wnOlesae hn
will be no half way work about IT, tby
factories will shut until we can 90 pushess as 0'
do n oil