The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-05-10
CHICAGO FREIGHT HOUSES.
An Increased Amount of Freight Being
Handied-I.abor Notes.

Handled Labor Notes.
CHICAGO, Mayl0 There was the usual
every day activity about most of the freight
depot, in the city saturday morning. All of
them were open, and ali business was being
taken care of, though some Of them were
short handed The places of the old men
who did not report at the hour named in the
notice posted Friday were being hied as new
applicants appeared Six OF the old hand,
returned to the Burlington eaturday morn
ing, aud others TO the Northwestern
AT the Fort Wayne houses ten of the old
men have returned to work. At ths Balti-
more & ONO, no earnest effort to move
freight will he made before Monday. At
the Chicago q Alton there is corps of
about forty men at work, including eight of
the old ones The st Paul alone appears to
he in any sort OF shape approaching its
normal condition. 1t has been housing and
feeding its gangs of new men for week.
and claims that this wee; il has handled
more freight than for any other of its exis-
tence
At the Michigan Central freight house
not less than a hundred s~tchmen were at
wors Saturday morning, and business was
TO all APPEAR. noes rushing along. At the
Illinois Central twenty of tue Old men
were back, and about twenty new ones
were in the force The force was not big
enough to make fun equipment, aad SO
the road was handling simply car lots
The agent of the Baltimore & Ohio said
that considerable number of his old men
reported for work and said that they were
willing to start in whenever they could be
insured against interference They were
told TO report on Monday.
Ninety eight cars were loaded at the Rock
Island ont freight house Friday by the
clerks in the places of the old men This,
taking into consideration the size of the
house is proportionately the largest move
ment Of any road in the city Friday. FIT
teen of the cd Rock Island men were. back to
work Saturday. The St Paul has only six
of its old freight handlers back, the Bur
lington eighty nine of It's Old men, the Lake
Shore several
Two hundred employees Of the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne q Chicago round house were
granted an advance of y cents day in ac-
cession to their demands, and returned To
work Saturday morning
McCormick's reaper factory started up as
usual Saturday morning with full force,
and the Human street police claim to ha We
identified many OF Mondays rioters among
those who have returned to work. The
thirty five police on guard at McCormicks's
gates had nothing to do. As precaution-
airy measure Mr. Mccormick has twenty
five sixteen shot Winchester rifles, twenty
five dOuble-barreled shotguns, and 5000
rounds Of ammunition in store, which can
quickly he put into the hands of the police
and his private watchmen in case o. All out
break OF olsnce
Armour's glue factory was running with
q small force under police protection A
move Is on foot to start up ali the factories
in the lumber district next Monday on the
ten hour basis Capt Cohen and q strong
force Of watchmen are still guarding the
yards against incendiary fires
The wounded officers at the county hos
pitAl were doing well Saturday morning as
could be expected. Officer Flavin was very
low, but his condition was rot worse than il
was Friday night
Officer Jake Hanson was somewhat i'm
proved The doctors were undecided as to
whether his wounded leg must be amp,l.
tated or not, and they still had hopes Of
saving it. Nels Hanson was very low
and his condition is still regarded as preca
rious
James Dejnek, Bohemian anarchist
and carrier for The Arbeitor Zeitung, thu
incendiary sheet Of Editor Spiss, was ar
rested Saturday. Two dangerous looking
pistols were found on him, and his hous
was supplied with anarchist literature Tn
police say they have evidence to convic
him of shooting into patrol wagon file
with police during the riot
OFFICER ELAvIN DEAD.
CHICAGO, May 10-Oficer Timoth!
Flavin died at the county hospital at
o'clock Saturday evening. The next of
ficer to die will in probability be Office
Jacob Hanson, who is in a precarions con
ditinp