The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-05-07
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The situation on the Burlington road
was further complicated yesterday by q
strike from an unexpected quarter. The
Burlington company, at its freight house
on Harrison street, uses The tracks of the
| Fort Wayne road. The switch tenders en-
| ployed by the latter company have re-
| fused to throw the switches for any Bur-
lington cars which have been loaded by
other than regular freight-handlers. From
| fifteen to twenty switchnen stopped work
at this point and the switch throwing is
being done by the yardmaster and his as
| sistants.
At the Chicago & Milwaukee freight
| houses the situation was about the same
as it was Monday. Freight was being re-
| ceived and delivered, and the force of men
at work was sufficient to handle all the
freight that was coming in. AS the fore
noon advanced, it became apparent that
| the company was having great diff
fculty in handling the freight. At
| freight-house No. 1, the entrance to
| which is off Clinton street, there was a
| blockade of teams. At 11.30 there were
| about one hundred wagons waiting to un-
| load their freight. The work OF unloading
was very slow. and many teamsters became
| tired and drove away with their stuffs.
| The strikers were in good spirits and APP
| parently confident of ultimate success
They said the company would not be able
to handle their freight with the present
force of "seabs," and would be glad
! to take back their old hands. Com
rEittees from the strikers were busy all
morning at the work of PROSECUTING.
TO III,
| the freight-houses they earnestly pleaded
| with the teamsters engaged in hauling
| goods not to deliver them. In many in
stances the evangelists were successful,
and the teamsters turned back without de-
| livering their loads.
Business at the Michigan Central was
conducted smoothly, but at the Illinois
| Central the flow of traffic met with many
Interruptions. None of the old truckmeI
came near the premises during the fore
noon. They are said to be confident of
| gaining their demands since the switchmen
have promised them support. The talk is
that the switchmen will quit work in body
/ should the company employ new men to
take the places of the old hands.
| AT the Rock Island, Eastern Illinois,
Chicago & Atlantic Louisville, New Al
bany q Chicago, Chicago & Northwestern,
Chicago d Alton, and Pittsburgh, Fort
Wayne & Chicago freight depots little or
nothing was being DONE
| Shortly after noon Chief Police Eber-
| sold sent communication to Colonel E..
| B. Knox, commanding the First Regiment
| |. n. g., In which he said he feared trouble.
| The superintendent had heard from some
| of his West side officers that a largo
body Of strikers were organizing in the
southwestern part of the CITY, It
was understood that they were
freight-handlers, who proposed paying q
visit to the different freight-houses, with a
view to persuading the ''scabs" to stop
work. Immediately on receipt of this com
munication Colonel Knox issued orders for
| the First regiment to assemble at it's arm
DRY on Jackson street.
| Colonel Knox notified Governor Oglesby
/ OF preparations he had taken to mobilize
| the First regiment in case it's assistance
should be asked, and was surprised by the
Governors reply to the effect that he had
exceeded his duty in the premises.
/ The 4, 600 employees of the Pullman Car
| Company win not go to work this morning,
| having struck for the eight rule and
an advance of ten per cent. in their wages
The lumber-dealers met yesterday and
determined not to yield any thing TO the
men, and will shut down for the present.
The strikers asked. them yesterday to make
a proposition but they refused, saying they
simply refused the demands and thought
| the strikers were the ones to make propo-
sitions.
| Excitement among the tailoresses and
shirt-makers instead OF beginning to
abate yesterday, was on the increase The
employees of the West side tailoring estab-
| lishments, who, while not joining with
their striking sisters, had left work at
their command, returned to the shops
yesterday morning. The proprietors
of the shops, however, fearing trouble
from the strikers if they opened up the shops,
refused to set the girls to work. In some
of the North side shops a more decided
stand was taken by the dissatisfied girls
than at any time before. At the shops the
operatives gath@,ed a t the usual hour in
the morning, ostensibly to begin work.
Watching their opportunity, they made a
rush for the belts Of the engines and in an
instant brought the machinery to a stand
still.
Strikes of street-pavers, wagon-makers,
gas-men railway laborers, stevedores,
musical instrument makers, employees of
the Deering Harvesting Works and other
trades were reported yesterday.
EXCITING SCENES in MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 5.-Since the
bank riots of twenty years ago the city OF
Milwaukee has never experienced such ex-
citing scenes as Sic did yesterday. The
whole city was in commotion from early
morning, and insurance agents all re-
port unparalleled business. Bands of riot
ers were at work from early till late
and compelled hundreds of honest men
to lay down their work With the ex-
| ception of Miller's all the breweries gave in
and granted the demands of the strikers.
They will start up again to-day. Early in
the morning band 800 strong, composed
mostly of Poles, started ona march to the
Bay View rolling mills. On the way the
men at the glass-works and in Carrigan's
coal-yard were induced to quit work, and
Joined theprocession. Arriving al the mills
conference was held with the representa-.
tives of the company who endeavored to ex-
plain that the workmen in the mills were
nearly all paid by the ton, and that their
| hours of labor could not be limited to a
set time, but must necessarily vary. But
nothing seemed to satisfy the crowd but
eight hours. The situation was now be-
coming uangerq US, anu the mop prepared
20 go over the-fence and INTO the works.
Finally committee of ten was appointed
to enter the mill and confer with the
officials. While the committee was gone q
train arrived bringing three companies of
militia, who debarked and formed in front
| of the Office and gates.
After time the committee reported
that the directors OF the mills had pos
itively refused to grant their demands,
and had concluded to shut down imme-
| diately. This announcement was received
with cheers. Soon after the 1000 en-
ployes of the mills left the premises and
the militia filed in. Immediately shower
of bricks, rocks and clubs few after them,
and many were injured. The injured were
mostly the Kosciusko Guards, consisting
only OF Polanders, without commander.
They turned and fired one volley. Three
men were shot, but not fatally. The mil
tia then took up a position inside of the
| IN NEW YORK.
| New YORK, May 5.-All the piano-makers
in tt vast factories OF Steinway, CHECKER
| ing and Weber were working ten hours
yesterday, after the firms had refused to
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