Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-07
THEY HAVE TO WALK.

The Very Uncomfortable Situation OF Chi
cago Business People.
CHICAGO, October 6.-Much bitter feel
ing against President Yerks and the cabl
road syndicate growing out Of the pool
service rendered by them their patronl
has been brought to focus by the strike
and the public comment resulting is moi
favorable to the company. The Dali,
Ne,rs this morning quotes recent inter
view with President Yerks in which, 70.
plying to the query: 'Is there any danger
of strikeT He s,ys: "Not the slight
est. The men have not ambition to
strike. That's between you and me. Their
spirit is broken. Did you ever notice one
of our conductors or gripmenf They will
stand anything. They are used to It,
They have been cuee1 80 much by the
passengers that meekness Is second nature
with them. Some weeks ago committee
called upon me with o bill of grievances.
told them that they were mistaken and
they believed it."
The Daily Necs says: 'Some way,
neither the men nor the public believe
Mr.. Yerkes now. His story is denied by
tie men, and the public Is unplsasantly
aware that they have all the ambitio,
necessary. Thus far the men have behaved
in way we'll calculated to enlist the sym.
pathy of the community on their side.
Their p,tience and respectful bearing are
most commendable, aud their thoughtful
ress in providing other means Of transpor-
tation iu the event that the street car ssr.
vice is interrupted, is in refreshing con-
trast to Mr.. Yerkes' disregard Of public
convenience. Late last night President
Yerkes announced that willis an effort
would be made to run street cars on all the
lines, the cable would, as he put II, be
abandoned altogt ther for the present
Early this morning relays Of Pinksrton
men were bsing sent over to the North
Side and put on duty sbont the car barns
and at the cable headquarters. 1t was ap-
parent that Mr.. Yerks had determined to
guard against any and all contingencies.
No chapgs in the tilustion has taken
place since this morning. Not single car
wheel has turned on the entire North
division since 6 o'clock this morning, and
Threedy has announced
that no attempt will be made to resume
operations until Monday next. He says
he has already engaged $50 experienced
men TO take the strikers plsces. He has
been kept busy throughout the day ex-
aiming applicants for places. A large
of them were inexperienced
men.
Superintendent Doyle, Of the We,t d.
vision lines, called on Manager Yerkes
this afternoon and informed him
that he had received notice from the
men on his division that unless
some action looking to settlement in the
north division is taken before that hour
they will strike at midnight. There
seems t, be NO doubt that this will be
done. The reeult will be that the trsns-
portstion facilities for tbrse-fourihs Of the
people of the city will be cut of to-mor.
row.
The Forth side strikers have remained
perfectly quiet during the day standing 10
knots about the barns discussing the stu-
alton, or going home 70 their families %
soon as il was definitely decided that no
cars were TO be run. Co asiderable ty mpa-
thy for the strikers have been manifested
iu business circles and several subscription
lists In tteir shalf have bean started.