New-York tribune., 1886-04-24
LAKE SHORE STRIKE ENDED.
swITCHMEN GOING TO WORK IN CHICAGO.
PEACE BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE MERCHANTS -
STRIKERS ARRAIGNED IN COURT.
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CHICAGO, April 23.-The six-days' blockade
on the Lake Shore Railroad terminated at o'clock This
AFTERNOON The statements to tho terms OF the set
tement differ widely but burden OF evidence tends
10 tho view that the railway company conceded
that tho eight non-union who have been many
years In ts employ would be transferred to other
department.. or at least would taken away from the
Lake shore yards In this city giving the union switch
men control OF the situation declared that this Is
TO occur within the next sixty days This at least, is
the version given ont by the swtchmen and it s on
this supposton that they returned to work. On the
other hand. President Newell Of the Lake
Shore road declared this afternoon that
the company had made concessions whatever to
the strikers beyond permitting them to return to work.
1he switch engines began loaving the roundhouso In
Fortythird-st few minutes after o'clock, and the
work OF making up and sending trains proceeded
speedily. The eight Objectionable switchmcn were sent
70 the yards on special and won't to work along
side tho Other mon It was confidently expected when
the day opened that the Sheriff would make another at
tempt TO afford for tho moving OF trains and
was assorted that he had 900 1t is learned.
however, that no the most persistent OF all those
VINO pressed for settlement such would relieve him
from taking the field with his army AS matter Of fact
the Sheriff has carefully refraIned from gong to
scene oil the troubles and his apparent tmdty and in
action are made the subject OF ridcule Yesterday
no urged tho Governor to take command. 1t is also
known that after another failure, the Governor contem
plated ordering troops to the scene. The switchmen
were jubiant this afternoon declaring that they had
achieved complete triumph.
It was rumored tonight that strike would take place
on one OF the other roads, and that the swchmen
templated pursuing this policy Of compelling all the
lines to recognize their union and discharge all ousd
ers. The crowd at the Forty-tnrd-st yards
large all day. and had the deputies g0ne the at
any time they would have encountered from 900 to
5000 men.
T. f. Collins, II. Haght. william McGlasson. Joseph
Render and James Meanethan. the five str king switch
men who were placed under arrest last evening, had
their cases called in Justice Meeche's court this
ing. After some delay it decided to continue tho
hearing until tomorrow tho bail being fixed at 81 800.
The charges under which the defendants held are
conspirlng to commit Illegal act, cOnsplriug to de-
priye the raw company Of the free and manage
ment OF Its property by preventing the free passage
OF locomotives over It. conspirins to prevent
persons employed by tho railway company from
running freight trains over the road Several OF the
strikers entirely ignored the wrs OF injunction served
them yesterday directing them to keep away from
OF dressedbeef shippers urgent In their
efforts to arrange settlement Of the strike and the re-
suit is attributed largely to Nelson Morris the million
are packer who offered to take all the men over whom
the trouble and to guarantee them places for
them. He uses the Merchants Dispatch refrigerator
and was unable after the strike began to move
sought after by him. Several other offers OF the same
or another have been xous to have the trouble ended
The swltchmen brought here by the company from
other points the road sent back the evening
trans.
Chairr an stahl gave copy of tho agreement upon
which til returned to work.
"Tll re Il this 10 yOu" he said because don't want
you get the signature" He then read follows:
eff all the swtchnen OF the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad Company In Chicago Or CooA
County return to work at once, | viii personally
guarantee that within sixty days from this date the
eight Objectionable swtchmen will be furnished other
employment and permanently removed from their
present positions"
am liberty to give the name OF the man sign.
ing this paper" continued Mr. stah "bu II Is genuine