The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-25
The LAKE SHORE STRIKE
NO CHANGE IN 1HE SITUATION
AT CHICAGO.
Freight Traffic Effectuslly BlOekaded
Nothing Being Done Looking
10 a settlement.

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CHICAGO, Ill, Juae 24.-The stu
alton in the yards ii the Lake Shore
railroad ia this city remains un-
changed. The Iegu ar passenger
trains are moving ss usual, but an eff
fectual blockade Of freight t'afiic has
occurred. No freight trains have been
moved, and up 10 So'cloek no attempt
OF any character bad been made TO
make up any n los. The incoming
freight trains have all been stopped at
Engle We cd and at ether stations out
side the city, snd, judging from the
former experience OF the railroad COM
pany, unlefs the State affords pro-
lection the company will be powsrless
against the Strikers. The Town OF
Lake, within the precincts OF which
the strike is confined, has very small
polics force, unable TO cope with the
crowd OF 8 rikeTs ard their adherent5
The Sheriff OF the county during tho
former strike made no serious eff .rt
to dispense the crowd and in
his published interview today, con-
dennis the railroad company and de-
clares that ii has lot lived mp tn ifs
agreement, iniimatilg that it offered
to discharge the MOI union men.
What basis he hag for this assertion
has not yet been explained. His at.i-
lude, however, talen in connection
with the experienee in the former
STRIFE, hes occasioned surprise aud
subjected i'm 10 conmeut. A few Of
the town of Lake police are at Forty
third street this morning, where a
large crowd bad Already gathered at s
clock.
One Il the psptrs tnis morning says :
"Tbe only attempt az an explanation
OF the cause of the strike appeared
ia rumor that ii WIS the result OF q
prec)ncerted stock jobbing scheme.
1t was alleged that party ia the town
OF Lake, and stock yard Spectators,
had sold short a hesvy block Of Lake
Shore stock, To belr the market in
their own interest thy negotiated with
a few OF the leaderslot the switchmen
in the Town of Laketo bring about a
strike, with the resLlt that appeared
ttsrday afternoonl II this be true,
it is not likely thai ahe Strike will CON-
tinue for any length OF time"
La the District superintendent's
offic Mr.. Ams1en was busy with rou.
tine work at $3.50 O'clock am.
"Have you perfected your plans for
&C ion todsy2" he was asked.
"The fact is" he replied, I'VE have
MI had ftfan mn II NlnlAalr 80
night before we were really aware
that there Yves strike, and nothing
has BEEN arranged"
l. ter one of the officials Of the rail-
way company stated that the company
would attempt to move some cara this
ate neon.
The engineers and firemen express
no sympathy With the strikers, but it
is thought by parties in the neighbor.
hood that when they are called on to
take out their engines they will be as
reluctant to retpond to the sunmons
"a they were during the lat, Trouble
Sheriff HaIchett has gone 10 Iowa.
Deputy Sheriff Mats)n said this morn
ng that the company had not asked
for any deputies to protect the prop.
erty Of the road.
Mr.. John Newell, president of the
Lake Shore, publishes an open card to-
day, in which he rays, regarding the
stat ment that tn compa0y had
agreed to discharge the nonunion men
in its employ ;..'I desire to cay that no
such agreement was ever made by me
with any person, snd l never made |
any promise, expressed or implied,
that the eight men in question should
be discharged removed to other
places or transferred to another posi-
ton; nor was any such promite made
on behalf OF the Lake Shore Company,
but on the contrary ] positively re-
fused at all times to make any such |
promise or permit any such under
In connection with this a ehort |
hand account OF the conference be.
tween Mr. Newell and Sheriff Han.
chett is published, which tupports
Mr.. Newell's statement. 1t is also |
shown that Sheriff Hanchett signed
paper pledging that the men W uld be |
discharged within sixty days, and |
that when he endeavored to induce |
Mr.. Newell to sign this paper the lat
ter declared that he would no. be
party 70 any such compact, and re-
newed his statement that the men
could remain as Icing as they chose in
the c0mpany's emp oy.