Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-31
TIE ST. PAUL STRIKE on.

CHICAGO, ILL maICQ oV.-ln6 ot.
Paul yardmen started to go to work last
night at 10 O'Clock. They hsd begun to
get their engines started out when & mes
sage came to the Western avenue round
house that all the men should wait until
Assistant General Superintendent arliDg
mad seen them, before resuming work.
Mr.. Esrlipg soon arrived, acc Impaired
~ D vision Superintendents Collins and
Hsrdegsn. jerry Dougherty, engineer,
acted as spokesman for the men. Mr..
E ,rling stated the case briefly as he IN
derstood 1t, and then saidl 1--WE have
submitted to m any acts that We have con-
sidered upjustiiable on your part. This
afternoon the men in our employ DELHI
erstely dereiIed and wrecked a number OF
CARS that are our property. IL
addition to that they assaulted and
beateSup rinteudent Beser of the Bur
lIngton rosd. This is ineXcussble. We
will consens to overlook this and you can
60 to work, but the first work that Is to
ne done will be to replace those cars
upon the track and put them on the track
where they belong"
'Never, never" shouted q score OF
voices.
A hot discussion followed. Dougherty
claimed that the men were not re-
sponsitle for the condition of the cars.
"As an engineerman," asked Mr.. Earl
ing, twill! you volunteer to place that
train where 1t belongsi"
"Oh, will do nothing OF the kind"
said Dougherty. 1.-THE Chicago, Mil
weukee ard St. Paul has attempted. this
as feeler. and l b pc they are satisfied;
we will never consent to handle any cars
pu led by "a Q engine. We regret that
these happen to be your cars, but cannot
help It."
This ended the conference. The strike
was on. The entire night. freight trs iii /;
was completely suspended The passen
ger engineers were with difficulty re-
strained from striking.
THE ST. PAUL TIED UP.
CHICAGO, ILL March 80 The switch
men, engineers and a -em-n Of the Chica-
go, Milwaukee and st. Paul, who struck
yesterday, assembled at the yards at
ives .rn avenue and KeDzle street this
morning. but none of them went to work
Passenger trains were moving, but the
freight business was tied up and not q
yard engine was moving. The men stood
so ut In crowds, and many sympa'hizers
we're with them. There was no q 1rt on
the part Of the police in the yards to
dispense them. They were reticent and
refused to talk of their action or outline
their demands, but were unanimous in
their determination not to return to work
Superinr endept Collins of the st. Paul
said this morning that his company would
at once begin preparations to secure new
switchm.n snd switch engineers to take
the pisces vtcate by the strikers Yester-
DAY. He s.id the St. Paul, being O d.
rect competitor of the 60" had main
tained al exactly neutral position since
the Burlington engineers first went ou',
and be knows no reason why his switch
men sh ould have quit work. The riot Of
yesterday had its eff ct on the new
s~i chmeu In the employ Of the Burling-
ton. Dolly those whose duties kept them
wi hin the Q"yards were at work this
morning. Wnen those who were dele
gated TO work with engines along the
tracks between different points were
c,Iled upon this morning to 60 out with
their engines they refused, saying they
did not want to trust themselves on the
on side, and that they would not 60 I'M
less they were
so that they could defend themselves II
set upon by the strikers. The yard
master tried to induce them to go out,
ass urlng them that they we're in no dan.
ger. The men replied that cnce was
enough for them and tnat there ~ere not
enough guards on the outside trains to
prote ct them. They stood about the Q
yards at Western avenue and talked
alrran Ah hn oil
but steadfsstly refused to risk thesmelves
on the outside engines. There we're ten
engines at work In the yards at 5. m
sno matters were going smoothly. There
we're several
APPL, CANTs FOR POSITIONS.
and five new men were put to work. Niue
irsius OF stock are exoected at the yards
to-day. II the switchmen attempt to take
| them into the yards, h ,wever, it Is liksly
that collision between the union switch
men of the yards and the Q men will ye-
suit.
Nluety-eight switchmen from the R 'ad.
irg Road arrived in the city last nigh,
over the Fort Wayne Z ,ad. Tney were
not Interrupted by delegation of striking
suitchmen some distance out, as was in.
| timated would be the case, and were no
given the alternative of returning
east or engaging in active
| warfare with the strikers here
rney were taken to the Briggs house upon
| their arrival and encountered several
strikers st the entrance Of the house. The
| rev srrivsls were warned not to go 10
| work on the Q and a quarrel ensued, in
| which the Reading men drew revolvers
aud declared that they would protect
themstlV II in'eIfered with. Tnev left
the hou.e this m ,rnipg at 8 O'Clock and
were escorted by Pinkerton men to The
yards.
| TROUBLE BEING OVERCOME.
| MILWAUKEE. WIS Marcn 30.-Mau
sger Miller said this afterUoon: "Outsidt
of Chicago we can handle business. apC
the trouble 10 Chicago Is being overcome
The St. Paul Company has not stopped
| taking freight for points on the Cbicsgt
divisions, either in Chicago or Mil waukee
Pass niger trains have all been 'runnipi
to-day, and the probability is the run
ming of freight trains will commence TO-
morrow
| PREPARED FOR TROUBLE.
CHICAGO, ILL March 80 This fore
noon q .quad Of special police OF the st
Paul R ,sd reached the yards from th'
Milwaukee and intermediate stations ant
were given qusrters 10 the freight hous'
and sleeping cars. They will be fed II