The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-04-30
THE LABOR raovslss

THE LABOR TROUBLES.
fAs Street Car "Tis-up" In New Yesh41AH
lake SAess Flght-At &c. Losis.
NEW YORK, April 22.-At three O'Clock
yesterday morning IN agreement % Il Wao
said, was arrived at that the men on TIE
Third avenue line should 60 to work ct tan
O'Clock. The exact terms were not learned,
1t was declared, however, that tbAy were
honorable 70 the strikerA It WIS agreo6
after that that the men should assemble 1t
the Headquarters before ten and march In .
Dody down to the stables At ten O'Clock,
however, the strikers were not at work and
It was said that though there was confer.
ence no agreement had been reached. Pc.
lice began to assemble at seven o'clock &C;
tho ofiices Of the Third Avenue Street
Railway Company to prepare for tho
days operations. Five hundred wer0
on tho ground and were disposed Of
In the same positions As yesterday. At 7:15
O'Clock . car started out in charge of four
policemen. From that time cars wero
started out on five minutes Roadway. By
nine O'Clock twenty cars were running
trips from the city hall to Harlem. The
directors of the Third avenue line yester-
day afternoon unanimously adopted resolu-
tons refusing to accede to any demands in
regard to the men il shall or shall not en-
ploy, and refusing to discharge the nom
union men or take back any strikers who
have destroyed property, or any strikers
who have melted others to destroy prop
erty. The directors announced their inten-
ton to run cars at all hazards and cars
have been ordered out and the police noti-
ted Of the intention. The strikers feel
very bitter over the action of the COM
pany's directors and trouble is ex-
pected. The railroad commissioners
finding that their mission was ae
end, started for Albany in the after
fight it out Counsel for the strikers will
next week lay before the Commission
charges against the road for violating its
charter in not running cars regularly. and
in not reducing its fares when its earnings
exceeded ten per cent Of its capital stock.
The executive board of the Empire PrOtec-
tive Association yesterday afternoon issued
card to the public denying that 1t was in
sympathy with resorts to violence pending
strikes. Affairs about the stables Of tho
several street railroad companies were quiet
last night There seemed to be little to
support the rumor that there will be o
general tie-up in the morning. None of the
men have yet received orders to quit work,
and the companies are all running their
full complement Of men, with the exception
of the Third avenue line. Late last night
there was a rumOr that the strikers had
threatened to set on fire the house of SUI
perintendent Robertson. of the Third ave-
nue. line. At the Fifty-ninth street police
station II was learned that the superin-
fo,Cav.t hs6 al oud hoI hoon toN
special watch for his residence.
THE LAKE SHORE FIGHT.
CHICAGO, April 22.-At meeting of the
switchmen it was reported that the Lake
Shore was endeavOring to do business
through other roads. 1t was resolved to
prevent this il possible and fifty men were
appointed to watch for it and when Lake
Shore goods are found on any other road
they are to request the employees not tt
handle it In that way they hope to pre-.
vent the Lake Shore from doing busi-
ness over other roads. The pos
slbility of . similar strike on tho
Michigan Central, Rock Island and
Alton was talked over, but the impression
seemed to be that nothing should be at
tempted on these roads until this strike
should be ended. Sheriff Hanchett said
yesterday morning that he had not sworn
III ally uOputICo a. ycty Jul tldt uC Udu q
lot of men selected which he would use if
necessary. 1t was his opinion, however,
that there would be no necessity for them
as he had heard the strike would be set
tied. Five hundred and fifty Lake Shore
cars, the majority Of which are bound
for Chicago, are side-tracked east Of
South Chicago. Many of tiUso cars con-
tain bonded goods which are in a measure
under the protection of the United States
1t is thought that an attempt
will be made to bring them in over the
Michigan Central In consequence of lack
of business caused by the Lake Shore strike
about fifty freight handlers employed by
the Rock Island road at EnglewOOd have
been discharged. Inbound trains on the
Lake Shore road brought fifteen or twenty
switchmen to Chicago yesterday, mostly
from Toledo and Cleveland, in response to
orders from headquarters. The Union in a
short time had committees circulating
through the varions hotels arguing with the
men, and by dint of promises and argument
they claim to have won over nearly all the
arrivals. Nearly all the men seemed
10 have misrepresentation of the state Of
affairs here and came only with the idea Of
Dbeying orders and getting work. The
strikers are confident that they can prevent
any switching being done hereafter without
attempting violence. An official of the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy road went to
The Lake Shore yards yesterday afternoon
and had a talk with J. T. Monaghan, chief
Of the Switchmen's Association, concern
ing rumOrs that the men ON the
Burlington would strike. Mr.. Mona
CHAN said he could give no definite infOrma-
lion. but added that the Switchmen's Asso-
citation was rot ordering such action. Last
evening Sheriff Hanchets determined to
swear IN 200 deputies and distribute them
In the Lake Shore yards to-day. The
deputies will be armed and will be in
structed to afford the fullest protection in
their power to further any effort by the
railroad company to send out trains
ST. LOUIS STRIKES.
ST. LOUIS, April 22.-The various rail-
roads are becoming alarmed in consequence
IT the new turn Of affairs yesterday and
ire not sure but that any moment they may
,e deserted BY the force which they have
rad so much trouble in getting together.
some Of the men who quit gave as reason
hat they were afraid to continue work any
Onger, while others charge that the roads
rave broken faith with them in reducing
wages. The Chicago & Alton switch en-
,ineers are still out and their work is being
lone by the road engineers Yesterday
fternoOn five switchmen in the Car0n0elek
ards Of the Iron Mountain road yielded to
he arguments Of the strikers and quit
aived to-day $1,000 in drafts and postal
rders for tho strikers fund; one contribu.
ion of 25OO was received from the New
FORK Protective Association, through Gen.
raj Secretary Turner, accompanied by the
n formal iOn that the sul,scri ntior, xvo,,Id h.