New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-17
MORE WALKING IN CHICAGO
THE STRIKERS ARE NOT TAKEN BACK.
AND BIG TIE-UP AGAIN IN SIGHT
(UY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNkI


Chicago, Oct 16.-should the old North Side street
car men continue in their present temper through
tie night general io-up OF the North and West side
street lines may be expected tomorrow. The
North Side men claim that President Yerkes has
broken the agreement made with them last Sun
day, by falling to give employment to- all the
strikers who did not make themselves cons picuously
obnoxious during the strike. A meeting held
last night by the at which the situation dis
cussed and a committee appointed to walt upon Mr.
Yerkcs to-day to extract from him promise to
instate all the old men,
Cars run out on all the North Side lines this
morning at tho usual time except the Halsted and
Market and Wells-st lines. Tho Garfeldave. cars
were manned with men yesterday, while
the other lines manned by ex-strkers. The old
men who the Wells-st grip yesterday reached
the barn on time, but were told that their service
would be required for the present, the Wells
St cars would be taken out by new men, as would
also the Hasted and Market cars. With long faces
they left the barns and gathered In groups in tho
nelghborhood. Their talk was Of spirited kind and
the order savagely denounced. Tho pros
poets OF the committee being successful wero dis
ctssed and the conclusion generally reached that
even II granted audience good would be OBJ
ailcds" and" they added. II the committee reports
no success at tonghts meeting another strike Will be
ord,red at once.'
N 0 30 this morning, the wells-st grip No.
512, manned by and guarded by police
pulled out Of the barn. the gauntlet Of wrath
full .lances OF the old who stood on both sides
of tie street, and at rapid rate made for Chicago
At Fullerton ave-, the Lakevlew police Jumped of
the ar and the city police took their places. No
trouble was experienced and another Wes-st grip
puicly followed. TO this line fifty men are re-
qulrd, so that fifty old men who were working
yesterday are idle to-day The Hasted-st cars, which
| rtod al ftpr
10 o'clock. The Garfield ave. line Is manned by
eighty eight new men. Attorney Furthmann, when
asked why the old wells-st men had been re-
placed by new men, replied
"New men would have run the wes-st. cars yes
tcrday had been given sufficient police protection
The old men may object, but they have no right to
do so, as we acting strictly in accordance with
our agreement OF Sunday the short hand notes OF
the conference Will show. At that conference Mr.
Yerkss told the he would under no crcum-
stances discharge the men who had come to his
assistance when he In trouble. i have WORK for
5ss steady men, he sald 300 OF whom, have al.
ready hired and who will be given steady work This
leaves steady work for 3ss There are, however.
53s Of you, and In order that all of you may have
work the length OF time each of the 338 men would
work must be shortened In order to accommodate the
extra $50 old men,
"Now this.p continued Nj. Furthmann, "simply
means the work of the 3s5 men is to DO divided among
5ss men. In regard to the 200 men now hlrcd' ns'
OF them has been made and Is now In the Mayor
hands Whenever OF the new men leaves OF MS
own accord and unmocsted his place Is to DO niieo
h an od man hut II he leaves bee he has been
Induced either by purchase intimidation, his place
will be filed by another new man. we ln'ehu: emu:
YOU see to offer premium or intimidation, so INA.
The old men win gain nothing by driving the new men
away. If this doesn't suit them and they stnKe'
can't help II, that's all' ,.s l.,
The incxperence Of the new grip men rcsuIted IN n
,be cables being broken in several places Iweny
cars were stalled this evening In the Ia sanes' ,u
nei and lust when traffic Is usually busiest ro'
occurred at North-avc. and Halstead,sc I%o horSe
cars driven by new were sh0Wercu WIN Io ,, =
and nearly demolished by the angry crowds on % ,no
sidewalks Only the arrival OF Pa,rot tonsd in
saved tbe imported carmen from beine sIoneH ~ "
deatb within the cars where they had taken reiuse.
Quite number of passengers were nuto to 3s ~ bsteS
new men.