The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-07
A Strike of Eighteen Switchmen Blockades
All Freight Business on Five of the Rail-
way Lines Leading Into Chicago.
The Metal-WOrkers of Chicago Decide on
a Shutdown of the Factories,
And Will Not Resume for Thirty Days. Except
on Ten-Hour Basis-Cincinnati Freight
Handlers Return to Work-Notes.
AT CHICAGO.

Demands of Deering Harvester Employees
Granted--Strikes in Other Trades.
CHICAGO, May Cat the Deering harvester
works the situation was somewhat critical this
morning. Committees from the strikers were
appointed at meeting held last night. These
were to watch the gates, and ask any who were
inclined to go to work not to do so. The COM
pany had offered an advance OF l5 per cent, and
some of the men wanted to go back at these fig
ures. The majority. however, insisted on an
eight-hour day. This morning the men began to
straggle in at o'clock. The gate on Clybourne
avenue was kept tlocked, and all tho men were
required to enter by the Fullerton avenue gate.
Two or three mon slipped In quietly before $50;
after that time both gates were surrounded by
strikers, who refused permission to ANYBODY to
enter. At $50 o'clock 900 men were grouped
near the gate but nobody went in. At o'clock
Mr.. Deering appeared and addressed the crowd.
He said all Deering men were invited to enter
and go to work. 'You," he said, "are honorable
men. You have entered into fair and honor
able agreement with me to work to-day. 1t is
due me that this agreement be fulfilled. I call
on you honest men to enter the factory al
once" Cries of eight hours; ''eight hours."]
II will give you eight hours just as soon as
can. Now we have large amount of work to do
before the harvest, and ask you to stand by
me. After the rush is over, will give you the
eight hours"
Two Lake View policemen were at the gate.
and by their aid and that Of the superintendent
passage was formed through the crowd, and
the Deerine men began to file in, greeted as thoy
went by cries of sscabs" ''eight hours" Still
the men walked silently into the gate, and dis
posed themselves in the various departments
About five hundred of the had gone in by
7:30, but af :er that few entered Most of the
men remained in the crowd, and said they would
stay ont for eight hours The mass of the strik-
ers were men from the Drckyards and neghbor-
ing factories, who had been forced out by the
Deering men in a general movement for the
eighthours system. These men were loud in
their denunciaton of those who had renounced
their demands, and acceded to the terms pro.
posed by Mr.. Deering Shortly after o'clock
squad of twelve police, from the Webster avenue
station, dashed up in patrol wagon, and formed
in front of the gate, keeping the way clear. At
least six thousand men were out, twelve brick
yards and several factories being emptied of en-
poyes. Trouble feared. The were
quiet but sulen and determined The propri-
etors OF the werks decided at 10 o'clock this
morning, to grant working day OF eight hours
and an advance of ID per cent on the former pay.
The men will return tom morrow morning
At Pullman, this morning, all the men at the
Pullman works and the Allen paper wheel
works were still out The locality was quiet,
and disorder was not apprehended.
Fully threefourths of the Mccormick harvest
er works employees reported for duty this morn
ing.
The Milwaukee & st. Paul road is working
with a full force of men, without molestation.
Owing to the partial crippling of the other
Western lines, the road has an unusual amount
of freight offered.
sha uop1y ctaro of fha Nor thxrac ctap,
says that to-day crowd Of men into the
yarcS and compelled the few Switchnen who
were working TO leave. The trouble was caused,
he said, by the freight handlers becoming en-
ragged because the company had imported about
one hundred men to handle freight in the out
freight house.
Thomas and John Hogan, the two Pittsburg 81
Fit Wayne railroad switchmen who were ar
rested yesterday, taken before Commits
sioner Hoyne this morning charged with delay
ing the United States mails. Their CASES we're
continued until next Saturday in bonds of $500
each.
The men employed in the car shops of the Chi
cago West Division Railway Company, to the
number of 250. struck this noon. They want
eight hours o day and Is per cent advance.
One hundred and twenty Ave men in the employ
OF the American bridge works struck this after
noon for eght-hour day
The metal manufacturers of the city, to the
number of one hundred, held a meeting to-day
and perfected an organization. About every
manufacturer in the city signed the constitu-
ton, pledging himself to stand by his brethren.
The executive committee is not, as yet, an
nounced, but has r.. T. Crane as chairman. 1t
was resolved to shut down on Saturday night
for thirty days Any manufacturer, however,
who arranges with his men for ten hours work
and ten hours pay, which is the COM
ground taken by the association,
may as he pleases, but no manu-
facturer in the association will continue to
run or open up on any other terms. There are
a few firms still outstanding, and these will be
gathered into the organization before its exist
ence is officially announced and the workmen
be informed of the body with which they may
negotiate. The association will co operate in all
ways to maintain its existence and carry out it's
purposes. Firms will help out others on con-
tracts if necessary. and in every way seek to en-,
force the plan which the manufacturers believe
themselves forced to adopt
Some of the distillers fear that they may be
bothered with strikes and riots before the eight
hour strikes are through. To-day gentlemen
representing the Phpnix distillery called upon
Marshal Marsh and wanted a proclamation
of government protection signed. Mr.. Marsh.
upon consultation with Judge Gresham, declined
IN the jurisdiction of Collector Stone. The lat
ter, in compliance with request by the gentle
men above referred to, issued the following:
ITO whom il may
Take notice. The United States government
has charge OF this property. All persons
warned not to interfere in any manner. by word
or act, with the operation of this distlery.
'R STONE Collector"
Strike of Switch Tenders.
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