The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-06
THE STRIKE IS OVER
ON THE NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN
STREET RAILWAYS.

The Directors Concede Twelve Hours and
So Day to the Men-Seven Hundred
Men Go to Work at McCornick's Fac
tory, Chicago-Labor Notes.
New YORK, March 6-The strike in New
York and Brooklyn is ended The railroad
directors concede twelve hours and s. a day.
Other points of difference are left to
railroad commissioner O'DonneA for
arbitration.
At noon Friday, Railroad Commissioner
O'Donneil, acting in the capacity of arbi-
traitor, effected settlement of the strike
with the Dry Dock and Battery railroad
company. The agreement, which was
drawn up upon basis of compromise,
provides that the men shall receive 81 for
twelve hours work a day and be allowed
thirty minutes for dinner In case any
further differences should arise between the
company and its employees they will he
referred for settlement to Commissioner
O'Donnell as arbitrator The settlement of
the strike on the..Dry Do,k line will put an
end to the ''tie up on the osher roads in
this city and Brooklyn
CHICAGO. March "a telegram from New
York, on Friday, says: Not since the street
car lines began operation in this city has
there bean such total suspension as Thurs
day morning Not horse car can be seen
from the Harlem river to the Battery, the
drivers and conductors of all lines having
strck at 4 O'Clock, Friday morning, in ac-
cordance with the order sent out late Fri
day by the executive board of the Empire
association.
In the vicinity of the car stables and at
various points along the routes of the differ
ent railroads are gathered large crowds of
strikers and their sympathi2ers, wearing
sullen and determined looks. and there are
grave fears of trouble before the day passes.
A repetition of Thursdays work OF bio *
aiding the tracks in order to prevent the
franchise car from getting over the roads
has already begun Reports received at
police headquarters state that some places
along the line of railways the strikers have
erected almost impenetrable barriers tn
police force is entirely inadequate to effect
lively cover the lines of all the roads upon
which the men have struck, as it would Re,
quire fully twenty times the number of
the whole force under Superintendent Mur-
rays command
Up to 10 O'Clock Friday no disturbance OF
any kind was reported Thers is a marked
change in the demeanor of the strikers. and
it is believed that the leaders have impressed
upon them the importance of refraning
from overt acts and decrying any attempts
at violence. Railroad Commissioner
ODonnel arrived here Friday morning, and
at O'Clock WAS in conference with the ex-
ecutive committee of the Empire Protective
association. The officers of the East Broad
way Dry Dock and Grand street railroads
are awaiting the result of this conference
before deciding upon their plan of action
for the day The mounted police are
patrolling along the line of Grand street
road. This is the line upon which the
strikers dumped every imaginable obstruc-
tion Thurs lay, and over which the
Franchise car, No. la5, had such an event.
full trip Thursday afternoon.
In Brooklyn the situation remains Just
about as Thursday. All lines but those
controlled by Mr. Richardson are running
as usual hut Il general tie up" has been
ordered. No trouble had been reported
from that city The police are out in large
numbers, determined to protect the properly
of the railroads at all hazards
1t was stated late Thursday night that
warrant for the arrest of the members OF
the executive boar1 of the Empirt
Protective association had been issued.
but none of these have been served as yet
The only means of public transit in
this city Friday was by the ele
waited railroads They were crowded to
their utmost capacity and ran trains on a
double schedule. All the horse-car roads
had been ordered tied up because the
officers of the Empire association directing
the strike against the Battery lines, be
level that the other companies were sus-
tanning the Dry Dock people in their resist
auce of the strikers There are mora than
5000 drivers and conductors and other EN-.
ployes of the surface lines on n strike