The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-01
SPREAD OF THE STRIKES.
THE FORT WAYNE AND PAN HAN
DIE MEN SHOW THEIR TEETH.

Every Division of the St. Paul Road
Centering in Chicago Tied UPLAND
lingsof Burlington Road Cars the Ex-
cuse for the Strike in Every In
stance.
CHICAGO, March 31.-The rumor that a
tie up of the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST.
Paul road was decided upon at a meeting of
strikers last night proves to have been true.
The engineers, firemen, switchmen and
number of conductors have quit work The
strike includes the employees of all the divi-
sions centering in Chicago, both freight
and passenger. The last passenger train
warned by a Brotherhood crew left the
Union depot at 10 o'clock last night. The
leaders of the striking freight men were
busy all day yesterday notifying the men
of the meeting. Incoming train men
were met at tho depot and hurried
over to the hall. Fully 200 men were pres
ent. This included all the freight and
switch engineers and tiremen living in Chi
cago and many from points a hundred
miles away, all of the local switchmen and
brakemen, and large mum er of freight
conductors. The meeting was an excited
and enthusiastic one. No outsiders were nd
mitted and it was not possible TO ascertain
what had been done for some time. From
one of the men it was learned that when the
motion was made to tie-up it was carried
without dissenting voice. No train of any
kind was moved this morning by union
men and all suburban residents dependent
on this road were stranded at their homes
and were unable to reach the city.
CAUSE OF THE CLASH.
This strike is the result of Yesterdays
work at the yards. The men are incensed
over the action of the company in employ
ing new engineers and tremen, and CON
ductors who have acted as engineers, to
take their places. Many of the men re
garded Thursdays strike as a trivial affair,
and expected that the company would
gracefully cOncede and make a binding
promise not to receive 20" cars. Instead,
the company commenced filling the places
of the strikers This is the real cause of the
strike, which will be a long and des-
perate one. 1t was expected by
the officials of the company that a commit
tee would be appointed at last nights meet
ing, and a conference held at which a salts
factory settlement could be reached. A
tacit agreement of this kind was made yes
terday, and the officers of the road met at
the Division SuperintendenBS office to await
the result of the meeting These gentle
men waited and waited, but the committee
never came. In the excitement of the oc
casion the committee was overlooked by the
strikers, and after waiting until II O'Clock
the officers went home unconscious of the
fact that their road was tied up. When the
news was brought to A sistant Superinten-
dent EARRING this morning he refused to say
anything, The strike was not declared by
an organization or the Brotherhood at least
formally. The men say it is entirely indi-
vidual action on their part.
LAKE SHORE MEN OBEY.
train Of Burlington cars that had been
shifted upon the Lake Shore track during
the morning was not touched until well
along ia the afternoon. Finally an order
was given by the Lake Shore officials that
the cars be cared for and sent along toward
their destinations in the East. To the sur
prise of the company's representatives the
order was obeyed. No other Burlington
cars were in sight and there was
nothing apparent to disturb the serenity
of the men or their superioTs, but
the talk of a strike was redoubled. 1t
came soon to be understood that the cars
were handled as a temporary shift, and that
a strike might be inaugurated at any mo-
ment. 1t was currently rumOred at the
stock yards tonight that all the switchmen,
engineers and fremen employed by the
:
which has exclusive charge of all cars re-
ceived at the yards, would go out before
Monday. The company handled number
of Burlington cars to-day
NO QUIT AT ST. PAUL.
ST. PAUL, MINI, March 31-There was
no indication of strike Of the switchmen
on the Milwaukee road in ST. Paul to-day,
and the officials of that company did not
think that the trouble would extend to the
northern division Of the line.
NO TROUBLE AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE,, Wis, March 31.-The all
night crews on the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St. Paul yards reported for duty at the
usual hour tonight, and as far as this point
is concerned there is nothing indicating the
existence Of a strike. The men say that all
freight loaded to-day will be handled but
there is no certainty as to what will be
done tomorrow The company is receiving
freight billed for Chicago at its ware
houses but as fast as received it is being
turned over to the Chicago and Northwest
ern road for transportation.