The Portland daily press., 1886-05-18
Resuming work in Chicago.

n0S4HfttS EOtN III StiSd3S'
CHICAGO, May ia restless spirit pre-
vailed in the southwest lumber region this
morning. At o'clock Twenty-secOnd and
the intersecting streets were lined with a
great crowd of men and boys. The decided
stand taken at the meetings Of the strikers
Saturday and yesterday and the prOmulga-
ton of their determination to stay out and
compel the bosses to capitulate had fore
warned the police, and they were on hand
in force early in the morning prepared to
preserve order and quell any demonstration
Of violence that might occur. Lieut.. Shep-
pard with an extra squad of officers, pa
trolled the streets and prevented any large
gatherings, dispensing then and compell-
ing them to keep moving. Several OF the
firms started up with small gangs OF men
and no trouble of any nature occurred dur
ing the first working hours of the day.
A tour of the yards reveals the fact that
not to exceed one-third of the men who
were at work Saturday appeared at the
yards this morning, having been lntlmldated
by the fear that the yards would be raided
from the stock yards and other industries
The Adams q Westlake Manufacturing
Company and the Union Brass Manufactur-
ing Company resumed operations this morn
ing. About one-half the regular force, the
superintendents said, applied for work and
were told to go to their benches. No trouble
Of any kind was experienced. Those who
are out to stay did not attempt any interfer-
ence with the men who wished to go to
work,
The tailors and tailoresses employed by
the wholesale clothing houses, and in fact
the persons engaged in the making OF ready
made clothing, numbering fully 10000, re-
turned to work this morning on the basis of
nine hours and ten hours pay.
At meeting of the United Clerks Assem-
bly, yesterday it was resolved to send a copy
of the appeal sent to retail merchants, to all
the priests and clergymen in the city, and
ask their aid in closing stores on Sunday.
July 9Th was chosen as the date when the
early closing movement will go into effect.
There was a large turnout, probably 1900,
at the meeting of freight workers at Ulrick' S
Hall, North Clark street, yesterday after
noon, the session lasting over four hours.
The meeting was conducted with unusual
secrecy, and all intruders were promptly
elected. The session was mainly taken. up
with the details of perfecting an -organlZa-
tion... A large number of new members were
enrolled and the funds of the Union
raseaGdset regard to tt tie attitude Of the Union
toward the railroads, one of the menu
bers informed reporter that the tight had q
been dropped for the present. They had
decided, he said, to join the knights OF La
Dor as an organization and would get their
charter in a few weeks; then they would
have voice and be able to command respect.
Two-thirds of their number, he added, were were
RF9 Foffs w We're being made to get the Others back
Only the Northwestern, the Milwaukee
and the Burlington Roads held out
against them, bnt these would yield in
time, gradually, until all the old men would
be in their old places. Then would be the
time to act. They had, he concluded acted
unwisely to strike without being organized
and without the certainty of cooperation,
but were proceeding on the right basis now,
and would show the railroad companies be-
fore many months that they had not gained
such victory over the men as they sup
posed.
At the regular meeting of the Trades AS
sembly yesterday resolution was intro
euced calling attention to a confidential cir
cular said to have been gotten up by the %
railroads operating in Chicago, and sent to
every Congressman and Senator The cir
cular asks Congress to amend section 525S OF
the Revised Statutes of the United States SO
as to make any interference with railroad
traffic. except by process of law, an offence
punishable by fine of $500 or imprison-
ment for one year. The amendment gives
the United States District Court Jurisdiction
of such offences and gives the sCircuit Court
power to restrain threatened violations of
this section by injunction. The resolution
respectfully warned Congress not to grant to
railroad corporations any further powers
than they now have. Copies of the resolu-
ton were ordered sent to all Congressman
and Senators.