Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-25
SWITCHMEN RALLY A MOB
EFFORTS TO RUN TRAINS PRE-,
VENTED BY INTIMIDATION.

dent NeweIl shows That He Made No
Promise e. Discharge Non y nion Men
The sherifps Promise Unauthorized
CHICAGO, June 24.-The situation in
the yards Of the Lake Shore railroad in
this city remains unchanged. Regular
passenger trans are moving as usual but
an efectual blockade Of freight tranic has
occurred. No freight trains have been
moved, and up to 3 O'clock no attempt OF
| any character had been made to make up
any trains. incoming freight trains weTa
all stopped at Englewood and other sta
uons outside the city, and judging from
the former experience OF the railroad, un-
less the state affords protection the COM
pany will be pOweTless against the
strikers. The town Of Lake, within the
| precincts OF which the strike is confined,
has a very small police force which is un7
able 10 cope with the crowd of strikers
| and their adherents.
THE sHERIFPs QUESTIONABLE COURSE
The Sheriff OF the county during
the former strike made no serIous
EFFORT TO disperse the crowd, and in pub
lished interview to-day condemns the
railroad company and declares that it has
not lived up 70 lt9 agreement, intimating
that II offsred.to discharge the non-union
men. What basis he had for this asser,
tlon has not yet been explained. His at
/ BiANuGs uOHNNel4 bAktN III NNuu&EblOu Win
experience IN former strikes, has occar
stoned surprise and subjected him 70 COM
ment. A few Of the town Of Lake police
were at rOrty-third street this morning,
| where a large crowd had already gather
ed at O'Clock. Shortly after 3 O'clock an
engine in charge OF Engineer Shea pulled
out OF the round house at Forty-frst
street.
SURROUNDED ny STRIKERS.
Il 4.
strikers, some OF whom attempted to
climb into the cab, but were beaten or
pushed of by the Lake police. The exI
element became very marked and tha
men for time very threatening. The
| police arrested one Of the most violent of
the strikers aud succeeded In taking him
to the town of Lake police station. The
police succeeded in clearing the track,
after which the engine went up to Forty4
third street, 10 the vicinity Of the caboose
which was abandoned yesterday. The
crowd grew momentarily greater and
more boister0us and the courage of tne
| engineer finally deserting him he re-
versed the lever and took the engine back
TO the round house. The crowd cbeered
frantically when the effort to move the
train was abandoned.
SAID TO BE FOR STOCK JoBBING.
One of the papersthis morning says;
The only ATTEMPT at an explanation Of tho
cause Of the strike appeared in the rumOr
that it was the result OF preconeerted stock
jobbing scheme. II was alleged that party
of the town OF Lake and the stOckyards spec
ulatOrs had aOld short heavy block OF Lake
Shore stock. 10 bear the marie IN
their own interests they negotiated
| with few OF tho leaders q tho
| switchmen IN the town Of Lake TO Drir about
| a strike, with the result that appeared yester-
| day aftoraoon. II this be trne it is not likely
| that the strike will continue for any length OF
time. The engineers and dremen express no
| sympathy with the strikers, but it ia thought
| BY parties In the neighborhood that atwhen they
| are called on 20 take out their engines they,
| will be as reluctsnt TO respond to the suns
mons rs they we're during the late trouble.
Sheriff Hanchett has gone to Iowa
Deputy Sheriff Matson said this morning
that the company has not asked for any
deputies TO protect tho property Of the
road.
PRESIDENT NRwELL's STATEMENT.
John Newell, President of the Lake
| Shore road, publishes an open card to-day
IN which he says, regarding the statement
that the company had agreed TO discharge
the non-union men in its employs
desire TO say That no such agreement was
| ever made by me with any person, and never
| expressed or implied that the eight men In
question should be discharged, removed to
other places or transferred 10 another po-
| silion. nor waB any such promise made on
| behalf OF the Lake Shore mpany. but. on
the contrary, positively refused at all times
| 70 make any such promise or permit any such
| understanding.
In connection with this a shorthand ac-
count of the conference between Presi-
dent Newell and Sheriff Hanchett Is pub
lished, which supports President Newells
statement. Ii is also shown that Sheriff
Hanchett signed the paper pledging that
the men would be discharged within sixty
days. aud that be endeavOred to induce
President Newell TO sign this paper. The
latter declared that he would not be q
party 70 any such compact, and renewed
hls statement that the men could remain
as long as they chose In the company'a
employ.
HANcHETr's GUARANTEE.
At the various newspaper Offices this
| evening q committee Of strikers exhibited
as an explanation OF their course the fol-
| lowing communication, dated dulng the
former strike and written in Sheriff
Hauchetps chirography upon one of his
official letter heads:
sHER1FF's opFIcE,
CHICAGO. April zs, 1851
| To ". l.. Stdhis, Esg., Chairman:
| SfR-if all the switchmen Of the Lake Shore
aud Michigan Southern Railway Company IN
| Chicago or Cook county return 20 work at
once will personally guarantees that within
| sixty day5 from this date the eight objec-
tionable switchmen viii be furnished other
| employment, and permanently removed fr0m
srrH +. HANoHErr sheriff.
RUNS BACK INTO THE SHOP.
This evening, when the regular niRhl
switch engine left tue round house,
Thomas Collins, one Of the strikers
boarded the machine. and IN moment
had induced Charles Coles. the engineer,
10 turn back. Engineer Coles informed the
yard maeter that II would be impossible
for him 10 10 through the mob. During the
day notice was given the switehmen that
unless they reported for duty tomorrow
they are 10 consider themselves dis
charged and are requested 20 call for
their pay. u is asserted this evening bv
the leaders among the strikers that before
nightfall tomorrow Buffalo. Detroit aud
Cleveland will be involved In the strike,
aud that general tie-up In other depart
ments Of the company's work Is not ims
probable.