The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-31
ST. PAUL MEN STILL OUT.
THE OUTLOOK AT CHICAGO NOT A
PEACEFUL ONE.

Switchmen from the Reading System
Answer a Warning from the Strikers
by Showing Revolvers - Pinkerton
Police Becoming More Numerous
The City Police Ready for an Out
break.
CHICAGO, March 30-The st. Paul yard
men who started to go to work last night
at 10 o'clock, had but begun to get their
engines started out when a message came TO
the Western avenue round house that all
the men should wait until Assistant
General Superintendent Earling had
seen them before resuming work.
Superintendent Earling soon arrived,
accompanied by Division Superintendents
Collins and Hartigan. Jerry Dougherty,
an engineer, acted as spokesman for the
men, Supt. Earlng stated the case briefly
as he understood it and then said; 1--WE
have submitted t. many acts that we have
considered unjustiiable on your part,
PROPERTY DAMAGED.
This afternoon the men in our employ
deliberately derailed and wrecked a number
of cars that are our property. In addition
TO that they assaulted and beat Supt. Bees
Ter. of the Burlington road. This is mex
cusable. We will consent to overlook this
and you can go to work, but the first work
that Is done will be to replace those cars
upon the track and put them on the track
where they belong"
Never! neverln shouted a score of voices.
Hot discussion followed Engineer
Dougherty claimed thatsthe men were not
responsible for the condition of the cars.
DoUGHERTY's DEFIANCE.
LAS an engine man" asked Mr. Earhng,
twill you volunteer to place that train
where il belongsm
mo, will do nothing Of the kind, said
Engineer Dougherty THE st. Paul road
has attempted this as a feeler, and | hope
they are satisfied. We will never consent to
handle any cars pulled by 20" engine.
We regret that these happen to be your
cars, but cannot help it,"
This ended the conference, the men with
drawing from the room.
on IN EARNEST.
The officials held short consultation and
departed. The strikers hung around tor
awhile, and one by one went home. The
strike was on. The round house was incap-
able Of accommodating the combined force
of the day and night engines, and several
of them were left on a side track. The
men who struck last night embraced TWEEN
ty-four switching crews of five men each,
direct and immediate consequence
of the strike the entire night freight traffic,
both through and local, was completely sUs-
pended. Freight trains had been made up
and have been sent West
PASSENGER ENGINEERS EXCITED.
The passenger engineers were with diff
Guilty restrained from striking. The lead
ing spirits among the strikers decided not
TO interfere with pas enger trains. at least
not until this morning.
The st. Paul and Council Bluffs express
trains departed on schedule time.
This trouble has been brewing for three
weeks" said Engineer Dougherty late last
night. 1--WE have reason to believe
in fact we know-that the
St. Paul has been aiding the %
from the start If we thought that the
handling of their few cars would end this
meddling with % freight we would offer
10 objection. The line had to be drawn
somewhere, and we have drawn it. The
% engineers now on strike will be sup
ported to the full extent of all our re-
sources and we have not yet commenced"
FIRMNEss OF THE COMPANY.
1.-The company intends to stand by an
ultimatum submitted tonight" SAID Supt.
Earring. 1.-The men will be allowed to re-
turn to work only on condition that they
repair. to the best of their ability, the dam
age they have done. That is all care to
say now"
viii they be compelled to handle O.
freight in the futureYn
Il do not care to answer that question
The company will carefully consider the
situation
The strikers held big meeting in hall
adjacent to the round house, lasting until
late this morning They were enthusiastic
in the position they have taken.
SPECIAL POLICE ON HAND.
This forenoon a squad of special police
men of the St. Paul road reached the Yards
from Milwaukee and intermediate stations
and were given quarters in the freight house
and sleeping cars. They will be fed
- dining cars and kent on
the ground night and day The force
numbered l65. About dozen engineers
have been picked up among the freight con-
ductors and at some of the outside stations,
and this force has been put to work. They
are all engineers who had quit the calling
for some other kind of work.
The force of armed men at the Burling-
ton yards was increased to-day by fifty,
and the new engineers and firemen were
provided with arms also to a large extent,
the rest being promised arms at once.
SURIY STRIKERS