The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-01

The Chicago. burlington q st. Paul switch
men Go out THE strike Not OniciaiiJ
Declared. but - Fight to the Death-Gen'
eraI Telegraphic Sews.
! CmcAGo, Mach n The engineers,
firemen. switchmen, brakeman and n
large number of the conductors of the
! Chicago, Milwaukee y st. Paul struck
a, midnight The strike includes the
employees Of all the divisions centreing in
| Chicago. bgeh itisgih and passenger. The
last passenger tram, TANNED by brotn-
erhood crew. left the Union Depot at III
O'Clock last night.
The strike was no. declared by any or
ganization or Brotherhood, at least not
formally. The men say that it is entirely
an individual action on their part. Even
he str. % extends NO further than at
.hls writing, the effect will be the prao'
iical Suspension OF business Oh The en-
tire system.
THE PANHANDLE swircnaBs
also struck work at midnight. They had
been on the verge of Il strike for several
hours. owing TO dissatisfaction resulting
fgOm the receiving Of freight train"
The men al quit at II o'clock and re-
turned after being out half an hour. The
engineers took their engines out OF the
round house and commenced work, Dut
the swiichmen quit again at l.3O O'CLOCK
this morning, and declared that not man
woulI 90 TO work at 7 o'clock, when the
day men were due 10 70 on duty
THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE
of Locomotive Engineers on the Lake
Shore called upon Superintendent Ans
den Yesterday 10 see il any arrangement
could be made, whereby strike OF that
road could be averted. They Informed
Mr.. Amsden that the non-union switch
men on his road had been induced TO
ioin the Switchmen's Union, or act IN
harmony with the union men.
They (he engineers) did not like to in
yolye the company in strike, and there
fore hoped that II would issue orders 10
its agents not to handle q freight, as
the switchmen were determined to STRIKE
if the company persisted IN hanohng
such freight. The committee would not
state what the engineers would DO IN case
they were required to handle
freight, but it was apparent that It was
their intention to lend all the aid they
could to the striking switchmen.
Superintendent Amsden informed the
that while ii was his earnest
desire To avoid trouble with the men on
the Lake Shore, he could not under the
Interstate law refuse to handle "
freight.
Besides the Lake Shore, the managers
Of several other roads were called upon
BY tho chairman Of the Grievance Com
nittees of Engineers on their lines, and
requested TO refuse to handle % freight
In avoid trouble with their switchmen.
None Of the managers, however made
any promises. and most Of them slaleu
hat they meant to obey the law.
The Management, nt The Burlington
road decided this morning to call Upon
he various roads, running east and west,
or assistance in raising he freight block
Ne 81 its yards
CmcAG0. March 81 Chairman Hoge,
4 the grievance committee of the Bur
ington road, who is i, the head of strike
peratiOns in the absence Oi Chief Ar
hur, practically admitted this morning
bat the engineers, iiremen. and switch
zen OF three and perhaps four, other
Dads would 90 out some time to-day,
nus precipitaiing one OF the greatest
rlkes ever known.