Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-21

The Chicago Switc:imen COnfiient-An
Extension Of the Strike Expected
The New York Street Car Strike I'm
settled.

settled.
CHICAGO, April 21.-Up to nine o'clock this
morning there had been no trouble at the Lake
Shore freight yards, and the predictions that
the Michigan Central and Nickel Plate switch
men would go out has yet proved untrue.
The Times urges that the militia be called out
without further delay aud says the governor
fought to be made To Know that the local police
cannot be trusted to deal with an emergency
that threatens the public law and order. The
local police administration Is in sympathy with
the mob"
1t was asserted this morning that should to-
DAYS conferences result Enthusiastically to the
strikers the switchmen OF the Nickel Plate and
the Michigan Central roads Will be ordered out.
No explanation OF such action can be given ex-
cept, perhaps, that the switchmen regard them
as liable to handle Lake Shore freight, being
part OF the Vanderbilt system. Local officials
OF the two roads named claim that they have
no idea that such move VIII be attempted;
that their switchmen have no grievances and,
further, that they had not tried and would not
attempt 10 move any cars for the Lake Shore
road.
The scene on the Lake Shore road at dist
street this morning Was devoid of interest The
and that no deputy sheriffs will take out any
freight cars out OF the yards. III the worst
comes to the worst" said one of the men, land
the militia are called out and We are forced &c
leave the yards We will have the bulge on the
company, for they cannot geta car moved Oh
any OF the outside roads,"
Five hundred and 1ifty-five Lake Shore cars
the majority of which are bound for Chicago
are side tracked east Of South Chicago. Many
Oh tneSe cars contain bonded goods, which are
in measure under the protection of the United
States government. 1t is thought that an at
tempt will be made to bring them in over the
Michigan Central railroad. In consequence OF
the lack of business caused by the Lake Shore
strike about fifty freight handlers employed by
the Rock Island road at Englewood have been
discharged.
THE THIRD AVENUE STRIKE UNSETTLED.
NEW YORK, April MISUNDERSTANDING the
reports in the morning papers that the strike
was ended 1t now appears that the strike is not
at an end. There was no conference this morn
ing and no agreement has been reached. The
railroad commissioners will probably meet at
3 o'clock this afternoon.
The strikers held meeting last night, at
which it was announced that a settlement was
expected this morning. 1t was decided in case
"A favorable answer was given To the pfoposi
tionS OF last night To return to work to-day.
The strikers were 10 assemble at headquarters
at a. IN. to-day, and ii their proposition was
accepted, TO return TO work at 10 O clock.
AT z a. M, the police began to assemble at the
offices. Five hundred were on the ground and
disposed OF in the same positions as yesterday
Car No. was started out in charge of four
policemen. From this time the ears started
out on five minutes Roadway. BY nine o'clock
twenty cars We're running trips from City hall
TO Harlem. All was quiet around the depot at
Goth street.
BRAKEMAN BEATEN AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, April 2I.-Late last night Cairo
Short line NIX freight train was made up in the
railroad yards in East st. Louis, and had pro-
ceeded on its way out OF the city beyond the
last line of sentries, when ii was boarded by a
number oil strikers, who seized one OF the
brakemen and dragged him TO the ground
where they administered to him a severe beat
his cries for help. The brakeman is in a criti-
cal condition.