New-York tribune., 1886-04-25
LAKE SHORE TRAINS MOVED.
NO CONCESSIONS MADE BY THE COMPANY.
A NEW APPLICATION or THE KU KLUx LAw-DE-
MANDING AN EIGHT-HOUR DAY.
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CHICAGO. April 24-The Lake Shore Rail-
road Company lsmovng its trains without moesation
and by working all OF last night to-day the tracks
In and near this city have been practically cleared Of
the accumulated and delayed freight. To all outward
appearances the strike has ended on precisely the
terms stated by the railway company at the beginning
OF the struggle President Newell to-day even more
emphatically than yesterday. denies the imputation
that he his officials conceded entered into any
stipulation whatever to pacate the strikers The eight
noD-unon men arc In the companys employ and can
remain In 1t to the end OF their lives IL thoy choose to
do aud continue faithful workmen. despite any
paper or agreement" which the strikers may claim
to hold 1t is understood that the paper held by
tho swtchmen Is signed by certain business men.
President Newell says;
"Wc have had understanding with tho strikers.
We have made them pledgos There has been COM
PROMISE The matter stands just where 1t did last
Saturday night so far backing down on the part
Of the company is concerned The eight Objectionable
men have not been They have not been asked
by the officers Of the road leave It's service and they
Will not be. We have not entered into agreement
with the strikers that those eight men shall Fave to go
now or at any time In the future"
Mr. Newell further declared he had had intima
ton that the contemplated leaving the service and
lie had no idea that they would He could not speak
more plainly than that, ami that while he should de-
plore another strike. no would pursue tho same
course In any such event. President Newell fur
ther said that If tho strike had not ended when
II did, the company's attorneys would hage gone into
the United States Court aud obtained warrants for all
the strikers. Said he
When another stre occurs on railroad in this city
the police the deputy sherfs or the militia will
applied to. The officers of company will go direct
the United States Courts and will that they will
settle the strike and the strikers without any nonsense
even the regular troops have to be called out to
force their authority" Every official OF the road
versed with to-day speaks in the strain. The only
to-day which does not to carry out the
fighting aud uncomprising attitude OF the railroad COM
pany is the fact that tho suits against the five strikers
for respass were dismissed to-day, the solicitor ex-
planning that the had returned to work the COM
pany had desire 20 follow the matter any further
Nelson Norris the millionaire packer, to whose inter-
cedng 1t claimed the strike closed, declares to-day
that agreement whatever wassigned. The stipulation
was simply between honorable mon and would DO
carried out.
Committeeman stahl stlll contends that tho document
signed by Official and that IL provides for
the discharge OF the non-union within sixty days
1t Is cited a significant fact that while all the other
Chicago roads Witnessed the contest with interest they
extended aid to the Lake Shore road and obeyed the
behests OF the switchmen.
The demand OF the shopmen the Northwestern road
for reduction OF the hours for days work to eight Is
still under consideration. The officials decline to state
their intentions with respect tho matter 1t is de-
cared this afternoon the company will refuse the
demand as OBJECTS the system OF the company.
The fear is entertained that the refusal Will be the sig
nal for another strike.
The Times this morning says Had the strike not
ended the time 10 did, anew phase OF the united
bearing the jurisdiction Oh teueral
Courts enjOning interference with Interstate COM
merce would have been tested YESTERDAY AFTERNOON
Ashley Pond OF Detroit SOlcitor-General for the Lake
Shore and Michigan Southern Railway companies ar
rived In this city Wednesday, and at once took steps
to form q bill injunction against the
strikers in the Federal Courts Alter the mon had re-
turned to work, Nj. Pond said
"when came here l knew there would be no ques-
on Of the Jurisdiction Of tho Federal Courts in the
event OF a similar strike the Michigan Central
or ?ny road operating under the charter OF another
state IL seemed that ike jurisdiction OF an
Illinois might found. several eminent
counsel were called all satisfied that the
Jurisdiction OF the Eederal Courts extended over TINS
particular case We had everything prepared to obtain
at 1 could obtain service
and tho had violated tho Injunction we could
have brought whole machinery OF the National Gov
ernment to bear upon them under the statute passed by
Congress IN order to reach the Southern ku klu1
troubles
The cases against the Lake Shore swtchmen, T. f.
Collins A. Hsght. William McGassons, James kander
and James Manahau which had been held over until to-
day came before Justice Meek this morning Piny B.
Smith, the solicitor for tho company, announced that as
the men had returned work and there no OBJ
sruction TO transit OF traffic the road, he ala
not wish to prosecute tho swtchmen The differences
having been amcaby adjusted he would make no charge
against the Justice Mech accordingly dismissed
he eases