The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-31
The situation at Milwaukee,.

MILWAUKEE, March 30.-Manager Miller, of
the Chicago, Milwaukee 6 ST. Paul road, in an
interview with an Associated Press reporter
this morning. said there in truth in the state
ment made by switchmen at Chicago, that the
ST. Paul company had been secretly aiding the
c., B. & @. company. '"The trouble is" said
Mr. Miller, that Chicago switchmen have com
bined to make a thorough boycott against the
"a company, and in sympathy with the move
ment men refused 10 handle some new cars
brought to as by the c., B. 6 @. from the
factory of the Wells-French Company, which
Is on the Burlington road. The cars were
empty. We told the men that Il they did not
handle those cars they could not handle anything,
and we propose to maintain that position. No
other point Will be affected. The freight trains
held in this city this morning will be sent out
before night. We are using our road men in
the places Of the striking switchmen, and they
will stay there until we can get new ones The
strike occurred only last evening. We have
been able to make permanent arrangements
as yet. We will continue receive and deliver
freight at Chicago. but will request terminal
agents TO ease up little us for few days.
We do not apprehend any serious trouble, and
we are not frettlng much about the matter"
There are freight trains moving on the
Chicago division of the St Paul road this morn
ing. One stock train went out early, but since
then nothing in the freight line has gone over
bot there is naturally considerable excitement
here among the men who are watching the stu
alton at Chicago with great interest
st. Paul switchnan said to the reporter
that there is no trouble here, and tnat the hands
are all working. Chicago is a bad place he
SAID. And we may be drawn into 1t before
At o'clock to day the situation in Milwaukee
was literally unchanged, but the general situa-
ton had grown more complicated from the fact
that number OF freight conductors on the
Prairie DuChien and La Crosse divisions had
been ordered TO Chicago to do switching in
place OF the strikers. When the news was
orally conceded that little short of miracle
coulo obviate a strike of switchmen on all the
divisions. One of the Milwaukee switchmen
said this afternoon that an order to quit work is
liable to come TO the Milwaukee division before
night The brakemen sympathze with the |
switchmen. and would not take their places if a |
strike is ordered.
Manager Miller said this afternoon: so Inside |
Of Chicago we can handle the business and the |
trouble IN Chicago is being overcome. The st.
Paul company has not stopped taking freight |
for points on the Chicago division, either in /
Chicago Milwaukee The passenger trains
have all been running to-day. and the probabil-
Ivy is the running of freight trains will be re-
sumed Tomorrow.
Up TO TO night there were no indications that
The strike of the Chicago switchmen would ex-
tend TO this city. Orders issued to the |
yardmasters in the several yards TO hold all
s%s loaded with Chicago freight. consequently
The men had little to do but discuss the situa-
hon. Ali of the engine dsDatchers employed
n the Chicago, Milwaukee e. st. Paul round
houses were called to headquarters this morn
ng and offered the places made vacant by the
'trike OF the switch engineers but thew declined |
% man. Tonight it was reported that the freight
ali along the line had bsen ordered
% go to Chicago to take the strikers places and
20 night meeting OF the switchmen was called
% consider their attitude under existing cir-
Nothing be learned however,
IS TO their intentions. Only passenger trains
arrived from Chicago to-day. General Manager
Roswell Miller said that they were rapidly fill
ng the places OF the strikers. ''At present. he
aid, 1--WE are manning yard e8eines with
rews from on the road, and they will do the
work until we secure experienced swirchmenD
Neither Manager Miller nor General Superin-
endent Clarke thought the strike would extend
o other terminal points.