The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-11
SHORTER HOURS FOR LABOR
The Strike of Chicago Freight-Handlers
an Almost Complete Failure.
Disposition in Some Trades to Compromise on
Eight Hours Work and Nine Hours Pay
Cost of the Missouri Pacific Strike.
AT CHICAGO.


to the lumber district In that section great
crowds assembled at an early hour to see
whether any of the old hands in the yards and
planning mills would return to work. Along
Blue Island avenue and Twenty-third street the
sidewalks lined with men, and heavy
patrol of policemen were on hand to quell any
disturbance The only mill to start up was p.
Wohler & Co.'S. Here eighty men went to work
at eight hours, at nine hours pay. r. Lyon put
some of his teamsters TO work, but. as they are
employed by the month, the circumstance did
not attract much attention. Later in the morn
ing all the sash, door and blind factories in the
district started up and about 1900 men went to
work. They will get nine hours pay for eight
hours work The planning mill men said they
would start up, but could not as they are de-
pendent on the lumber-yards for material.
All the railways in the city resumed opera
tons this morning, and are accepting and caring
for all freight offered without limit. The situa
ton, however as affecting the freight-handlers,
is still unsettled, and has developed unexpected
phases. The Baltimore & Ohio set its men at
work this morning, conceding them an eight
hour working day with nine hours pay. The
freight-handlers Of this road ave not been act
ing in concert with the other city freight-hand
lers and gained their victory by independent
negotiation with the company. 1t is not known
what effect this concession will have upon the
other roads committee of the striking
freighthandlers of the Chicago g. Northwestern
roadtalled upon the officials this morning and
expressed desire to return to work on the ole
basis. The company replied that the men had
been given full notice to return to work but had
failed to do So AS a consequence the company
had had its business seriously interferred with,
and had been at trouble and expense in procur
ing new men, These men flied the entire work
ing quota OF the company, and it had no places
to offer the men who had gone out on the strike
A committee of the striking freight handlers
called on Agent Belz of the Fl. Wayne road,
this morning to effect a settlement. They init.
mated to him that all the old men must be taken
back or none would 60 to work. He answered
the committee with refusal to agree to such
terms, and said that he would discharge none of
the imported men who wished to stay. A canvass
among the later showed that good
many of them wished to return home. They
will be furnished with transportation and the
old hands taken in their places if they wish to
work.
The Wabash strikers were notified that they
would have to agree to quit the freight-handlers'
union. They agreed to do So and all returned
to work, but some were put in other depart
ments and the new men were retained.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago re-
fused to take back its old men. The company
said they had full complement of new men,
and would not discharge them. the strikers
left very much detected.
The Grand Trunk took back all its old men,
One hundred out of one hundred and fifty of
the Illinois Central strikers responded to the
company's notice that after this morning, none
of them would be taken back and returned to
work. The places of the others are filled with
imported men. who will not be discharged, the
officials say, under any circumstances. The old
pay and the old hours will obtain in the freight
house.
All the freight-handlers who struck at the
Michigan Central freight-house went back to
work this morning.
When the committee called on the Chicago e.
Alton they were told that mono of the strikers
would be re employed.
The Lake Shore strikers were all reinstated at
the old rate of pay.
The fifty men who were employed at the Chi
cago & Atlantic freight-house very much
pleased this morning when the agent informed
them that they could return to work the
same conditions as before they struck The new
men were told they could stay if they wished.
At the Chicago & Eastern Illinois freight
house five men only Of the strikers were taken
back. Twelve paid off and discharged.
The latter the agent said, We're the men who
raised disturbance few days ago. aud would
not be taken back on any consideration.
The Chicago, Milwaukee IL st. Paul road, up
to noon had only re-engaged fifty OF their old
men, They are not employing any of those
prominent in the strike
The switch-tenders Of the Western Indiana
railroad returned to work to-day, having
ceived an increase of So month all around and
in some cases more The hours of work will
remain the same as before the strike. The
other roads-the Grand Trunk, the Wabash and
the Chicago 81 Atlantic-use the Western In
diana tracks entering the city and are now re-
lieved of the annoyance to which for several
days they have been subjected by the strike
The Grand Trunk road to-day notified the
Board of Cook County Commissioners that In
case of delay to its trains damage to its prop
erty by strikers or other persons at this point
.ha company would hereafter hold the county
resnons s,A and protection for its business was
formally demaliasd - .ne esmpany The no
tice was referred by the board to committee.
The ultimatum issued on Saturday by the
manufacturers of metal goods in which they
distinctly said they could not grant the eight
hour day. made the situation in this line OF man
ufacture one of interest this morning The
chief point was the factory OF frame bFOSs
which gives employment to 200 men, it being
thought if these men accepted the situation. and
went to work at ten hours pay for ten hours
work, their action would have great weight on
the men on strike at other factories. Before
o'clock this morning there was quite crowd
in the vicinity of the works, but there was not
the least symptom of disorder. AT the pipe
mill two hundred men went to work in the gen
eral shops
The Chicago maleable iron works started up
in full blast this morning, eight hundred men
being employed at nine hours pay for eight
hours work
Three Bohemans, named, Baclag Denjek,
Hynrik Denjek and Frank Nowak, in whose
possession bombs were discovered. had their
cases continued in $4,000 bail each, before
Justice White.
c. c. Anderson. discharged employe of the
Western Indiana railroad, was held to the Grim
inal Court ia 5000 bail for pulling coupling pins