Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-08

in that contract which has been overlooked
IN the excitement of the strike. An en-,
gineer Is not required to take out his en-
gine unless the company furnishes him
with q regular fireman, one who is recog'
nized ss professional fireman BY the
Brotherhood of Firemen. You know, the
freight 6remsn have all gone out, and the
company will have to gstthem back before
they can require the engineers to take out
their engines"
NEW swITCHNES AT WORK.
AT the Iron Mountain yards to day all is
quiet and orderly. Five switch engines are
at work with crews selected from the road
force of brskemeu. They are somewhat
awkward in their new positions, but no
serious difficulty is experienced in gsttins
the freight trains started. Twenty of the
sWitchmen employed in these yards re-
turned to swerk yesterday, but went out
again when requested to do so by com
mittee from the Knights of Labor. The
yard master sent 70 Desoto for new men,
twenty of whom arrived this morning and
are now at work.
sITUAroS IN EAST ST. LOUIS
In East st. Louis the islsnd portion OF
the city presented more active and busi
nesslike appearance this morning than has
been seen there for the last three weeks
All the roads north OF the bridge were re
csiying and delivering freight in better
shape than they have been able to do for
some time. South of the bridge, however,
the Louisville and Nashville was the only
road that was open to any but the coal
business. At their yard several freight
handlers had been employed, and the tired
clerks who have been handling freight were
allowed to return to their desks. The road
is now handling al freight offered. No
switehmen have been employed, the sgent
and other officials still whirl
brakes and throw the switches. Two
freight trains were sent out this morning
no attempt being made to induce the engi-
nesrs to leave their engines.
An indianapolis and St. Louis switch
engine WAS moving cars about the yards,
most of them being coal 6ais. No freight
was being received or delivered, Ss the
company has no freight handlers. The
engineer of the switch engine stated that
he had not been asked to leave his engine
this morning, and he did not think that he
would leave it should he be asked. The
Vandalis ESs attending to business as
usual, having semi oTt one freight this
morning, and expects to sens CIT several
others during the day. Two or three nev
men have been hired 20 take the places OF
the strikers, and the sgent 5Sys he does
not expect any further interference in
freight trsfie out of his station. The Ohio
and Mississippi, Wabash and Chicago and
Alton are receiving and delivering freight
as before the strike, and each are now
running freight trains. The yards are
guarded By strong force OF Deputy
Sherifs and United States Marsha!s
The Chicago Burlington L Qlincy men
are back at work once mora, and they say
in most emphatic terms they are back to
stay. The road has trested them, they
say, with hberslity. The company has
agreed to pay its men the Chicago scale,
and they will receive full wages for the
time they were on the strika These terms
the peu accepted, and sll returned to
work this morning With the exception OF
one man, who is sack, end one whom the
o ny refused 10 employ clSiTing that
COMP - he mounted c9s of the ssitch
ou o'a''" - ''rV the engiEsSr Itou
bis post, ran the engine
house.