The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-04-07
a GENERAL srRlNe IMMINENT
Trouble ON Chicagv's Iieit Line-Indica-
tlona Of Trouble at Ind dlana polIs.

CHICAGO, April g All the bclligerents in
the great strike took day of Sunday.
The Burlington shut up shop completely
and did nothing except move few half
empty passeng trains, which required no
switching. The new switchmen stuck 20
the shelter Of tho round houses and the
strikers could have narrowed the yards
with a fne-toOth comb and not found one
Of them. This was very lucky, for some
thing like twenty thousand stockyards
employees were Idle, and many Of them
were looking for scabs' with coupling
pins and links
The guards Of Pinkertons, who ars par
ticularly obnoxious 10 the strikers have
been increased again, but they did most Of
their watching out OF tho windows OF the
slccping-cars that nave boen set apart for
their use. Not freight car was moved an
inch on either the Milwaukee and ~. Paul,
Burlington or Fort Wayne road. The NIL
waukce made no attempt 20 run us
suburban trains. IT'S through passenger
trains were taken out by engineers who 90
not live IN Chicago and have not yet made
up their minds 10 strike. Through passen-
ger trains on the Fort Wayne ran as usual.
To-day will bo tho critical day OF tho
strike. The officials OF the Burlington did
not hesitate 20 say that they will force
every road In Chicago 20 take their freight.
They have about one hundred cars on hand
for consignment 10 these roads. The first
thing they will get out their switch engines
and push the cars upon the tracks OF tho
other roads; then, under the terms OF the
n,erstat Com morce law, insist that tho
freight be received and handled If they
carry out this policy they will tic up every
Dad running out Of Chicago.
Ikn a,vItshfnau aud atvfiph DnUiuacra
have made up their minds declsiyely that
they will not touch pound Of "Q' freight,
and they will strike the moment they are
ordered 10 touch H. The whole matter
rests with the managers OF the other roads,
and thero is not much doubt about what
they will do. The managers Of tho Michl-
gan Central, Lake Shore. Ill inois Central,
Alton, Pan Handle aud Grand Trunk have
distinctly declared that they will take 80"
freight and try 10 handle IL IL IL In offered
TO them.
The first road TO be involved will proba-
bly, be the Pan Handle, which IL "A line Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, under the same
management as the Fort Wayne. They arc
ready To strike on moments notice. Tho
one road that has any feeling Of security is
the Lake Shore, which Is manned by non
union switchmen. IL Is said by the strikers,
have been coming into the union In large
numbers and that they will strike with tho
rest when the time comes. The Michigan
Central would be able TO handle through
freight from Alton, Rock Island and Santa
Fo roads in case OF local strike, because
H. has cutoff limo from Michigan City To
Joliet connecting with those roads outside
OF Chicago. These two are the only roads,
however that would have ghost OF a
chance To operate their freight depart
monts at all In case Of tie-up.
80 far tho engineers have not mixed up
In the fight except that all the local engin-
eors on the Milwaukee refused TO take out
trains Certainly, If a general tio-up by
tho switchmen does not win, the engineers
will go out Chief Arthur admitted before
he left for Cleveland that, though he was
Just as much opposed TO extending the
strike To other roads IA he ever was, tho
men might tab @ IL into their heads TO go out
without his sanction and he would be pow
crless To prevent it,
ISDIANAPoLIs, April "a joint meeting
OF all locomotive engineers, firemcn and
swltchmen employed on tho fourteen rail-
roads running ipto Indianapolis, was held
here yesterday afternoon TO determine
what course should bo pursued regarding
the handling OF C., h. a. -. business. NJ.
l.. Bixlcr, OF Chicago, secretary OF the
Grievance Committee, addressed the men,
urging thcm To give assistance TO the co.
strikers A grievance comYittco was APP
pointed TO call upon tho managers of tho
different roads 10 ascertain II II is their in
tention To continue handling business from
tho boycotted road
If an unsatisfactory answer is given, "A
strike on all the roads centcring IN this
city will probably be begun, and the
opinion prevails among the men that there
will certainly DO trouble, which, IL is ex-
pectod will extend over all Western limos.
The mon here are strongly In sympathy
with the "Qn strikcrs aud at the meeting
resolutions were adopted endorsing the
course that had boon pursued by them.
The trouble be. .sin last night by an engi-
noer on the Ohio, Indiana and Western re-
f,41ing 10 take out passenger train bound
for Peoria, because IL had u Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy chair car attached TO II.
II IL expected that the strike will continue
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