The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-23

deputies were almost lost in the mass of excited
men who crowded the tracks. Tom Collin3
mounted the engine and began talking to the en-.
gsneer. The wheels soon stopped, when Collins
was heard to say: "Be kind enough not to do
this You are no capitalist For Gods sake
run that engine back for us laboring men. Do
twill your
The engineer reached for his lever, the great
wheels reversed, and the engine started back 20
the round house amid deafening cheers from the
switchmen and their friends. When opposite the
tank. Superintendent Wright got on the engine
and talked with the engineer while the engine
stood still and there was silence over the great
crowd. Caddy shook his head, and run the en-.
gine into its stall. Superintendent Wright was
asked II he could not get man to run an engine
out, and said: II will try again; think cans
The officials of the company had repeated con-
ferences with individual members and with the
committee of the strikers, but no arrangement
was arrived at. On the outskirts were many
women in carriages, who waved their handker-
chiefs when the engine backed into the stall
again.
The committee Of the strikers kept at work at
the switchmen who had been imported by the
company They argued with them, they begged
them to show themselves men, and get out of
the car. They told them ''the castle you are In
now will tumble down, and the railroad mag
mates will be buried with you in the ruinss
Have you family2 So have we Here's So
for you to come out-and here's $40 more" And
the bills were put up before the windows. sIf
most parts of the earth, and the odinm viii fol-
low you."
Up to o'clock the railroad officials were en-.
deavoring, unsuccessfully, to get men to run an
engine on the main track, and the strikers were
laboring with the switchmen to try and make
them give up.
At o'clock fifteen of the new men had
joined the strikers, and the supposition then
was that they would, to man, join the strikers.
Six of the strikers were arrested OH the war
rants sworn out by the COMPANY
At p NJ. the sheriff ordered the deputies to
return to this city until 8 tomorrow morning;
the railroad company having decided to make
no further attempt to run trains until that time.
1t seems impossible to induce engineers to take
their engines out against the wishes of the
strikers reporter who talked to several OF
the engineers claims that they are afraid to do
so. and IL Is said the railroad officials are con-
sultiug what move to make next Every thing
is quiet at present.
A deputy sheriff arrived in this city this even.
ing having in charge five strikers who had been
placed under arrest by the sheriff's posse. They
were arrested on State warrants sworn out be.
fore justice of the peace, charging Conspiracy
to malciously and feloniously prevent the free
and safe passage of trains of freight cars" The
prisoners were taken to the Harrison street POI
lice station and locked up.
Business at the custom-house was dull to-day
on account OF the strike Some of the employees
were OF the opinion that there were nearlysifty
loaded cars due in Chicago now out on the Lake
Shore. somewhere between Chicago and Elkhart.
The cars are very valuable and contain goods for
about all the importers in Chicago. Though bus
mess was very dull at the custom-house, many
of the inspectors were kept very busy at the
stockyards looking for shipments of meat for ex.
port from the packing and canning houses The
inspectors say that some Of the exporters seem
to feel that there Is going to be general strike
on the railroads centering here, and resulting
shut down of manufacturing establishments.
The exporters are hurrying off what stock they
have in order to meet foreign contracts and not
be caught il the strike effects any other Eastern
roads still larger force of inspectors and as
sistants will be sent to the stockyards tomorrow
In answer to the demands of exporters.
1t is said this evening that the strike has rami-
fications that are not fully understood bv any
but the men themselves, and it is rot at all i'm
probable that all the switchmen In the country,
at least those between here and the seaboard,
stand ready TO aid and abet the Lake Shore men
by striking wherever called upon to do so. 1t
has been positively denied that this strike was
under the direction of the Switchmens' Mutual
Aid Association, and this may heretofore have
been true; but information gained to-day
that the aid association would be only too glad
to take up the side of the striking men. and this
opportunity is doubtless presented. All
day to-day j. L. Monahagen, chief of the Aid
Association, was busy among the strikers, and
it Is reported this evening that a committee
would meet for the purpose Of considering the
advisability of making the strike strictly
union" affair, and making use of all the power
In the organization to gain the day for the
strikers.
The strike has stopped the laying of water
mains throughout the city A Cleveland firm has
a contract for furnishing the city's water-pipes,
and they are shipped over the Lake Shore road.
Street improvements where water mains have to
be laid will be suspended until the embargo is
raised Water service pipes which are waiting
construction of mains cannot be put in.