Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-31
TURBULENT STRIKERS.
The Strike on the St. Paul
Sure Enough.
EMPLOYEES UNDER ARMS.
The Situation Growing Worse
Further Riots are
Imminent.
EMPLOYEES UNDER ARMS
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, March 30.-The St. Paul
yardmen who started to 60 to work
last night at 10 O'Clock had not got
their engines started when a message
came to the Western avenue round
house that all the men should wait un-
til Assistant General superintendent
Erling had seen them before resum.
ing work. Erling stated the case
briefly to the men, as he understood
it, and then said: "We have sub.
mitted to many acts that we have con-
sidered unjustifiable on your part.
This afternoon men in our employ de-
liberately derailed and wrecked a
number of cars that are our property
We will consent to overlook this and
you can go to work, but the first
thing that is done will be to replace
those cars upon the track"
THE STRIKE ON.
This the men positively refused to
do, as the cars were pulled by GO"
engine. The strikers hung around for
awhile and one by one went home,
and the strike was on. The men who
struck last night embraced twenty
four switching crews, total OF 12O
men. The strikers held big meeting
in the hall adjacent to the round
house, lasting until late this morning.
They were enthusiastic in the position
they have taken.
REFUSED TO TALK.
They assembled at the yards this
morning, but none of them went tc
work. They were reticent and refused
to talk OF their action or to outline
their demands, but were unanimous
not to return to work. Superintendent
Collins said that the company would
at once begin preparations to secure
new men to take the places vacated
by the strikers.
QUIRK RELEASED.
Switchman Quirk, who figured sc
largely in the riot yesterday, and was
arrested for beating a 60" engineer
was dismissed this morning with 81
and costs.
THE CAUSE OF THE TROUBLE.
MILWAUKEE, March Manage
Miller, Of the Chicago, Milwaukee,
and st. Paul road, this morning said
"There is no truth in the statement oi
the switchmen at Chicago that the St.
Paul company has been secretly aid
ing the Burlington company. Til,
trouble is that the Chicago switch
men have combined to make a thor
ough boycott against the 90" com
pany, and in sympathy with thi
movement our men refused to handle
some new cars brought to us by the
Burlington from the factory of Wells
French & Company, which is on the
Burlington road. We told the men i
they did not handle these cars they
could not handle anything, and We
propose to maintain that position
No other point will be affected"
NOT FRETTING OVER THE MATTER.
Continuing his remarks, Manager
Miller said: Freight trains held ir
this city this morning will be sent ou
before night. We are using our roat
men in the places of the striking
switchmen, and they will stay there
until we can get new gangs. AS the
strike occurred only last evening, we
have been able to make no permanent
arrangements as yet.
"We will continue to receive ant
deliver freight at Chicago, but will e.
quest terminal agents to ease up 6
little on us for few days. We dc
not apprehend any serious trouble
and we are not fretting much over the
matter"
There were no freight trains moving
on the Chicago division OF the st
Paul road this morning.
LATER FROM CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, March 3O.-No work was
done by the regular st. Paul switch
men this morning, but officials
of the road succeeded in moving ou
the new cars which caused yester.
days trouble, under guard of Pinker
ton men. The strikers, however, die
not attempt to interfere with the
workmen. Ona hundred and sixty
five new men have already been en-
gagged by the company to take the
places of the strikers. Passenger trains
have all been running to-day and the
probability is that the running o1
freight trains will be resumed to-mor-
row.
STRIKE INAUGURATED AT QUINCY.
QUINCY, March 30.-The switchmen
in the Quincy yards received orders
this morning to strike, and all left
their posts at 8 O'Clock. .1 W
THE LATEST. s@
The announcement was made au-
thoritatively that the Brotherhood on
the Milwaukee and st. Paul, from
Chicago to Savanna, Ill. and Milwau.
kee, had left their engines and would
stay out till their trouble was settled.
1t was thought that unless they went
back within very short time gen.
eral strike on the st. Paul system
would be the result. The general
boycott has already extended to the
road, pending the adjustment of mat
ters. The engineers and firemen who
run from here to Savanna live for the
most part in Chicago, and they left
their engines in the round house this
morning and went home on the pas
senger trains. The Milwaukee en-
gineers abandoned their engines al
that point. About $50 men, it was
asserted at brotherhood head-quart.
ers, are out on the Milwaukee and st.
Paul.
THE ssQ.v STRIKE.