New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-04
CHTCAGOS BIG STRIKE.
RAPID TRANSIT SCHEMES-MR. ARMOCkS
FOREIGN TOUR.
ray TELEGRArH TO THE TkIBUNE-I

cu1c,no March 3-The strike all over the vast tcr-
atorv through which the Chicago, burlington anu
ioulncy Railroad has overshadoweu IN in'oiVs
everythiug else in Chicago this Week. fuOnc sch.'
ment and the newspaper press have Deeh wiz" NV
companv The men went out with the puohc pre-
dsnosed in their favor because OF their
,rteuOence a. a class and the fact that they were
.rnnorteA nv the brotherhood of Locomotive Engl-
,oars n hodv which heretofore has exercised WISE
discretion In its treatment OF SUCH qucs'ou'' W
70 last Saturday public opinion was lhcliheo " ''
its weight upon tho side Of the men, OUT "hcn '"o
publ,c was given a chance to STUDY tho question "a,
PRESENTED IN the claims OF tho men, the answer VI
o conanv and the views of the Chief OF the brohcr
hood NJ locomotive Engineers, there was chahge VI
sentiment The questions at issue were rosoi'o" ~
a contention for a raise Of wages upon unio'
rate for all engineers on the part OF the men, anu
refusal to change It's system of paying by
On the part of the company, which proiessed VIII
Nngnoss IN discuss readjustment of pay Tho com
pany moreover commended that IL could not chanSo
its regulations In any way that might inVoNe ~"
render Of its control over its property ~ spPoeu'
therefore that tho were striking rather 'or "
sys,em of pay than for adequate wages and hao auo
claims in regard to other matters that the company
.ould not in reason DO expected to ADMIT. opon
his latter pofnt It has been virtually admitted thae
more was asked than expected in order 10 NC
d.. used 70 advantage in negotiations.
There Is no end to the rapid transit schemes that
ere being agitated In Chicago Just now The sou'h
side is on the eve Of an animated quarre4 oe'"een
rival projectors Of elevated railroads The schcno
for using statest. has not yet come 10 the Soun'i'
but ono for the purchase Of right OF way between
Dcarborn-st and wabashave has, and the Coininit
tee Oh Streets and Alleys has agreed 10 report III S
favor II IL understood that the plan IS u acquiso
property abutting on the alleys either by lease OF
purchase The idea appears to be to buy the iots'
,.nd after taking abo It twenty-five icet rum 'no
end Of them for right of way to buu 'he roau'
Tie lots arc about 1875 feet deep, ana the puiui"s
Of the road viii improve the properly IL - cav"
lated, that the unused 100 feet can be SOLD Tor as
much as the entire lot originally cost The friends
and projectors OF the rival Statcst enterprise arc
charged with circulating derogatory rumors' oho
If the claims made Is that the measure Is announcer
gas ordinance scheme and that as soon as II - passed.
will be In the market. Another is that II has been
put forward in the Of the Chicago City Rail
way Company tho idea being that its passage would
amount to establishing precedent and prevent the
granting of any further elevated franchises except to
Construct tracks over property purchased The Chi
rsgo and Cook County Passenger Railway-whose OIL
ees are Louis all, president; j. NJ Hsnnahs, Woo
President. and {. wahl, c. u. Farwel p. T. Stead
ebakcr. W. W. Kimball W. p Rend and Cyrus Bent
lev Neutrality-suspicious. elevated trunk line ON
Clsrk-st from Fullerton ave- To Twenty second st.,
and also numerous branches
ID. Armour was to sail from New-York to-day
the Umbria. lie is to be gone three months, and
his destination Is Carlsbad Before he len nero wedhas
day afternoon no gave each OF the cierhs III h's
Office an order for a new suit of clothes Ordev
given on one tailor alone for over Sl'ooo. ana
there smaller orders on several Others WHOM
ever Mr.. Armour starts on al extended tour pr0sis
ion SPECTATORS Immediately begin to talk ABOUT
Corner and his trip Carlsbad has revived tho COS
sip about deal in pork Nobody has any positive
Knowledge that the big packer is "long On pork
and many claim that he has been making all tho
pork possible for several months, which wouid not
be the case had he decided to get under the market
and give II twist. Before his previous trip % Eu;
rope sescih years ago he declared himsoif pcaf.
and told his friends there was no good In tho marriott
nen tne steamer touched Queenstown he eabled
org 0rde! 10 buy short nib sides, and kept sending
ORDERS orders curing bis stay abroad and ran one OF tho
nvehest aeaiy ever seen on tho Board II would
not surprise the trade II Mr. Armour shoDld send bsc
large orders for pork while on this trip
a, orana Army men in Chicago arc disappointed ut
tho action Ut ths kecrctary Il War In naming the