Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-23
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TEE GREAT STRUGGLE OF LABOR.
Keeping Up the Fight on The Lake ShGT5.
THE WoRkERS' CAMPAIGN.
No Sign Of n Settlement Of the SWITCH
mems strike al Chtcago-TheC Company
VIII Yield neutrality-suspicious. Troubles
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Ing large crowds had begun 20 assemble at tho
ADD street yards of the Lake shore road Com
mitieoman 1. L. Collins. arrested last night, aud
VINO was also served with The injunction OF tho
superior court 10 remain away from the rail-
road coOnany's yards, was on hand. hurrying
around from one group OF men 10 another giv-
ing orders. the purrort OF which could not DO
ascertaincd. rs The men are more taciturn than
ever. As Il grew later the crowd increased. At
80 almost all of the strikers were on hand.
They discussed the situation and prospects for
the day. 10 was generally thought that any at
tempt the company might make would be
ahpruNe, as the utmost confidence was cN-
pressed that none OF the engineers would move
locomotive out OF the round-house ward.
About - engines are In the ruunG-house, fired
mp and ready Ia start. Al : O'CLOCK the crowd
had grown much larEcr. and n usual IL was
composed or idle curiosity S2pllcrS who In case
OF any trouble. will b. tsc ones TO suffer Tho
company. IL Is declared Is liable TO ask the
sheru 10 request the goNcrnor 10 call out She
Is strained, rs both sides are determined. The
outlook is by no means reassuring.
THE STRIKERS TREATED VERY GrNGERLY
The Ddfig Ac'Cs says: "Ihe Lake Shore
swi,chmcn's strike seems rs Tar from am end as
ever Indeed, its termination seems more re-
mote after the events Of yesterday. Instead II
seeing 81 ended speedily ana peaccably many
expect that every railroad in Chicago viii bs
tied up.n
The same paper says that the sherif-s efforts
yesterday were ridiculous and abortive for the
reason that he aid not want 10 antagonize tho
back OF the one engine that attempted 10 START
the Ac3cS says: zone OF the strikers, who had
Junction 10 keep OF OF the company's premises
and not 60 interfere i'm any way with the COM
pany's business. jumped upon the engine and
talked for at least "A iuii minute with the engi-
Dcer. Fully one hundred deputy sherifTs saw
him and were enough To arrest him. Not one
OF them took a step or raised finger The engi-
necr started his engine back, the crowd yelled
approval, and the striker jumped down and
mingled with the crowd. \ few moments later
he was IN the car containing the switchnen
the company had brought down % go 10 work
ana IN the hearing OF several deputy sherifis,
who gracluuSly allowed him 10 enter the car,
was pleading with the switchmen 10 refuse 10
go To work
REPORTS THAT MILITIA HAVE BEEN CALLED
OUT
Dispatches were published here this morning
from FIeepOrt and W Woodstock, HIS, indicating
that various companies ot the "a regiment Il
state troops had been ordered TO be In rcad-
ness To move TO Chicago, Tut inquiries at
Springfield this morning brought ont "A positive
denial nom the adjutant general that any
troops had been ordered under arms on ao-
count OF the Chicago strike The state author
tiles, however are very reluctant To give in
formation relative 10 their orders. Gen. Fitz-
simmons, commanding the LIST brigade, says
he has received no orders, nor does lac see the
necessity OF issuing any.
THE IMPoETED MEN JOIN THE STRIKERS
Al meeting of the striking switchmen last
night number of the imported switchmen
were present and cl.tfmed that they were regu-
lar switchmen for the company, aud that they
were forced 10 come here or lose their places.
They also said that twenty-five OF them would
not work any longer Tor the company. After
some discussion with regard TO the matter OF
forwarding the freight consigned 10 the Lake
shore road, which is now held i'm the various
yards, a committee consisting OF Messrs. CALI
CHAN, Stuart and keCgan, was appointed To
wait on the general freight agents and to re-
quest them TO divert such shipments TO tho
Pitisburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago, the Balfi-
more and Ohio, the Chicago and Alton, tho
Chicago and Grand Trunk and the Nickel
Plate roads.
THE COMPANY WILL NOT COMPROMISE
CHICAGO, April %, j :So a.m.-Cieneral Man.
ager Newell, Messrs. AInsden, Wright and Blod-
gett were closeted In the formers office for ups
wards OF two hours this morning but the pre-
else form their deliberations took was not die
Nulged. In general IL was stated that the com.
pa1ly had renewed its determination 10 surren.
der none OF its position. The strikers arrested
yesterday appeared in court this morning, but
the nearing was postponed until tomorrow.