Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-04
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. A CRISIS IN THE STRIKE. An Attempt to Move
 Trains To-Day. PLENTY OF POLICE ON HAND. The 70" Secures a Strong
 Ally. A WHOLE VILLAGE MASSACRED. MurderOus Shooting by a
 GrOtOn Lad.
WHOLE VILLAGE MASSACRED.
THE .sovo ON DECK AGAIN.

A Day-The Strikers May Tie Bp she
 Roaa by Spiking SxyItches-Miohisan
 Central Hands Indulge in 8 Short
 Strike-To-Day's May be the Final Struggle.
 CHICAGO, April 3.-The Burlington eff cials announced this afternoon that another general advance would be made by them to- morrow. The delivery of cars would be at- tempted to large number of roads and the
 final struggle in the great strike would in all likelihood then take place. At police head quarters special officers were being sworn in all day from the reserve lists. Information to what roads the cars would be sent by the Burlington was fSfused at the Burlington offices. No attempt to do business was made to-day by the Burlington, the plea being that the police were needed at the polls where a municipal election was in progress. An ink ling of how the Burlington's general advance tomorrow may be met lies in the fact that in order to reach the Grove street yard the 70" trains are obliged to pass over portion of the Alton tracks, and the "Q" pays that road mileage every train it sends to Grove street where connection is made with the yards of at least six other roads. Some five six switches are the key to the situation. If these are spliced or spiked the stOn cannot deliver cars to those roads and all the kings horses and all the kings men would be powerless to get train through. This is an imminent danger and one that the 70" people fear. The switches of the Rock Island yards connecting with the Burlington tracks are locked and secure Iy spiked so that no Burlington cars can be run into the Rock Island yard. The officials Of the St. Paul road discovered to-day that the switches communicating with the North western trains at Western avenue whereby all freight is transferred from one road to another had been spiked during the night The work of ob- struction has been so thoroughly. done that nothing short of tearing up fhe switches would undo it. The first conclusion arrived at was that the Brotherhood men had done it, but the St. Paul officials took different view of the matter after considering the case and now hold that the spiking was done at the instigation of the Northwestern officials. The St. Paul people say the Northwestern probably thinks this the safest way by which to avoid trouble, as the spiking of the switches precludes any possibility of any freight being rendered the Northwestern by St. Paul.
 The circumstance that attracted most at tention during the day was the seven-hours' strike of the Michigan Central's Chicago yard employees and their unconditional sur
 
 Brotherhood engineers who arrived oppor- tunely from Jackson, Mich. The engineers were greatly averse to the strike of the switchmen and are said to have acted upon the advice of Chief Wilkenson in refusing to back it up. The result ss is returh nss'Fd'a step by of niRs tRs Brotherhood te it's old policy of non-afflia- ton with other labor organizations and preference to win or lose it's fight unaided. The Michigan Central this afternoon after the short-hved strike was over sent the obnoxious Burlington freight forward through its yards exactly the same as any other freight. Gen eral Superintendent Clark of the Milwaukee and St. Paul said that there was no truth in the published report that he had agreed to give the strikers until noon to-day to come back. He said any of them could return provided they applied for work before their places were filed by others.
 Five thousand delegates, representing the engineers, fremen and switchmen of all the roads leading to Chicago, held meeting this afternoon to discuss the strike situation. General Manager Jeffrey of the Illinois made an extended speech, at the conclusion of which it was resolved that the men of each road be allowed to use their own judgment in questions growing out of the strike This was considered a vir- tual endorsement of the Michi- gan Central men. Telegrams passed te- day between the Ft. Wayne strikers and Superintendent MeCrea which promise speedy termination of the troubles on that road. The strikers asked whether if they re- turned to work in a body they would be taken back. MT. McCrea replied in the af- frmative provided they would handle all bus mess without any discrimination These brief messages indicate that the Ft. Wayne switch engines will steam up tomorrow morning as usual and put stoppage to the blockade of the immense traffic of this road.
 General Manager Carson of the Belt line met a delegation of engineers, fremen and switchmen tonight and informed them that under the injunction they would have to han dle 70" freight After some discussion at 9:30 the men said they would stand by the road and handle freight as instructed. Dur ing the forenoon the officers of the Belt line held meeting, and after adjourning at 1 o'clock to meet again at o'clock it is sup posed an agreement was reached to solve the difficulty. To this end the roads attorney accepted service.