Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-04-24

DCClIAc 10 ALLOW
rreisht to Pass Over Amy Pool Roads
The Lake Shore Strike Finally Ended,
po,:. NEW YORK. April %
1oiice were on hand early TODAY. To gnar]
'he uieh VINO are running cars on the Third
avenue railroad. The cars began FRIDAY
running at 80 A. NJ. There was no exci,e.
meht Whatever about the depot. In tn IN
CLOCK, A cars had started from the denot
IL is intended TO start four cars ON the Twenty.
nith street branch of the road. TODAY. Pres.
iueht Lyon Of the road, received A letter
signed stock Exchange" recommending
that all railroads should combine for mutual
protec'lon, and stating that was what labor
unions feared the most. The letter winds I'D
WIN WIN Inc remark that wall street commends
'ouI ' course without one dissenting voice"
me strikers were in session the greater
part or the day. The headquarters were open
ali hight and many offers of financial assist
ance were received. Pickets ara still posted
and are relieved every five hours.
AT 2. NJ, President LYONS said he had az
cars running.
number of new drivers were assaultad
,oulght while leaving the companv's stables
out none were seriously hurt The strikers
committee deny that the assault was made by
thelr men. The usual nightly report was
iiiaue oy the committee. They say the re-
ports from all their pickets indicate that the
s'rlKe would be complete success. mass
liee'ihg OF the business men will be held to-
MORROW TO protest against the companies not
running sufficient number of cars
ne brlck-layers Union, Onward Labor
Club, Excelsior Labor Club, Faustus Labor
Club of Brooklyn, Amulet Association of
Eiectrotypers Stereotypers, No. l, with
many other organizations, have agreed to
boycott the road. The police were Obliged
to assist green drivers constantly in order to
keep the road clear
CHICAGO, April %.
AT meeting of the striking switchmen,
Thursday night,a number of imported switch
men were present and claimed that they were
regular swtchmen for the company, and that
they were forced to come here or lose their
places. They also said that 25 of them would
not work any longer for the company. After
some discussion with regard to the matter of
interfering with freight consigned to the
Lake Shore road, which is now held in va
rlous yards,a committee consisting of Messrs.
Callighan, Stuart and Keegan was appointed
to wait on the general freight agents and to
request them to divert such shipments to the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Alton and the Chi
cago and Grand Trunk ami Nickel Plate
roads.
Sheriff Hansonett had a conference late
Thursday night with some of the Lake Shore
officials, President Newell and Superinten-
dent Wright being present. He remained
with them till nearly midnight. At his office
he was not communicative on the subject 1t
was his understanding, he said, that the com.
pany would have on hand Friday morning,
some engineers whom they could depend on
to pull out trains. An attempt would be
made to move cars from the yards He in
tends to swear in as deputies as good men as
he could find, 1000 if they could be had. The
regular deputies were out all night, hunting
up men. The force taken out Thursday was
not sufficient. There were 10 miles of track
and three yards to pass through after leaving
Forty-thrd street, and it was impossible to
look after all the switches and protect the
trains with 250 men,
CHICAGO, April %.
Rather curious, but well authenticated sto
rv is current which shows the acuteness of
the striking switchmen in dealing with the
Lake Shore road. One of the heaviest of the
shippers from the stock yards, who has sent
his freight, provisions, and lard mostly by the
Lake Shore railroad, for a year past, desired
by another road. For this purpose and to
make sure of no complications arising, he
conferred with the authorized mouthDiece of
the switchmen and asked if his cars would be
intertered with if he delivered freight to the
Michigan Central for shipment. He was in
formed that he would not be allowed to send
pound forward through that channel. He
then suggested Fort Wavne and received a
similar answer He was told that the switch
men were well acquainted with the workings
of the pool and were well aware of the fact
that under its provisions, the Lake Shore
would receive its proportion of the gross
pool earnings, whether it carried freight or
not and the fact of its going over some other
pool line would be merely an evasion and
would benefit the Lake Shore almost to the
same extent as if it went out over that line.
This opened the door in another direction and
the shipper was given to understand that he
would be allowed to do business with one of
the non-pool lines. Following out this hint
he at once opened negotiations with the Chi
cago and Alton railroad and his freight will
90 out over that road until further develop
ments.
1t is reported that striking swtchmen have
made overtures for settlement of existing
troubles. Several of their representatives
are in consultation with Lake Shore officials.
Everything is quiet at the yards at IL A. M.
Bv seven o'clock Friday morning large
crowds had begun to assemble at the 43d
street Yards of Lake Shore railroad. Com
mi;t~eman l.. +. Collins, arrested Thursday
night, and who was also served with an in
junction of the superior court, to remain
away from the railroad companies yards, wa'
on hand hurrying from one group to another
giving orders the purport of which could no
be ascertained as the men are more taciturr
than ever As it grew later the crowd in
creased.
Ar so almost all of the strikers were OF
hand. They discussed the situation and thu
prospects of the day. 1t was generally
thought that any attempt the company nigh
make would be abortive. About 25 engines
are in the round house, fred up and ready tt
start. At the crowd had grown much larger
As usual it was composed of idle curiosity
seekers.
The company, it is declared, is liable to asl
the governor to call out the militia and Al
present writing the situation is strained az
both sides are determined. The outlook is by
no means reassuring. President Newell ant
other officials of the Lake Shore railroad
held consultation with Sheriff Hanchett II
the morning, but the result did not transplre
The swltchmen's strike on the Lake Shore
railroad is at an end. An order has just beer
;ssned that Chairman Stahl directs the switch
men to report to the yardmaster in charge OF
the Fortv-third street yard. President John
Newell of the Lake Shore road just said to I
representative of the associated press
1--WE have allowed the old men to return Il