Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-04-23
THE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Threatened Boycott Of the Lake
Shore Road by the Strikers.

Threatened Boycott Of the Lake
Shore Road by the Strikers.
CHICAGO, April 2I.-It is now under
stood that today will be the pivotal
day in the Lake Shore strike. The
switchmen will resist all attempts
made TO move cars. The intentions
Of the company are not positively
known, but 1t is certain they will not
remain supine. The switchmen at a
session late last night, considered the
question of a diversion Of freight
from the Lake Shore 10 other roads.
1t was reported that the Lake Shore
was endeavoring to do business
through other roads, and after a gen.
eral expression Of opinion as to what
should be done, it was resolved to pre-
vent it if possible. What they propose
to do was made perfectly plaiu, and
this was one of the schemes which was
freely conversed about after meeting
Any freight which the Lake Shore had
on its hands at the time of the strike
or may have contracted for since is
included in the order. Fifty men are
to watch for it, and when found on
any other road they are to request the
employees Of that road not to handle
it. In this way they hope to prevent
the Lake Shore from doing business
over other roads. The possibility of
similar strike on the Michigan Central,
and the Rock Island and Alton was
talked over, but the impression seemed
to be that nothing would be attempted
on these roads until this strike was
ended. This action was determined
upon for another reason viz for this
belief that the Michigan Central and
Nickel Plate lines were quietly taking
out the freight originally assigned to
the Lake Shore. AS all these roads
belong to the Vanderbilt system the
switchmen concluded that the Lake
Shore could not be made to feel suf.
fcient loss by the present strike.
Up to nine o'clock this morning
there had been no trouble at the Lake
Shore freight yards, and the predic-
tions that the Michigan Central and
Nickel Plate switchmen would 60 out,
has as yet proved untrue. The out
come of the trouble is regarded with
serious apprehensions by the business
men Of the town.
The Times urges that the militia be
called out without further delay, and
says the governor ought to be made to
know that the local police cannot be
trusted to deal with an emergency that
threatens the public law and order.
Tne local police administration is in
sympathy with the mob, and for this
reason it cannot be trusted to maintain
the laws. 1t would be folly, criminal
folly, to trust the defense OF law and
order to the local police.
Sheriff Hanchett said this forenoon
that he had not sworn in any deputies
as yet, but that he had a list Of men
selected, which he would use if neces-
sary. 1t was his opinion, however,
from what he had heard that there
would be no necessity for it, as he lad
heard the strike would be settled.
$50 Lake shore cars, the ma
jOrity Of which are bound for Chicago,
are side-tracked east of South
Chicago. Many Of those cars contain
bonded goods, which are in measure
under the protection of the United
States government. 1t is thought that
an attempt will be made to bring
them in over the Michigan Central
road. In consequence Of the lack Of
business, caused by the Lake Shore
strike, about fifty freight handlers
employed by the Rock Island read at
Englewood have been discharged.