The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-10-15
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THE CHICAGO STRIKE.

An Adjustment Which Is Honorable and Sat-
isfactory to Both Parties.
epecisl to ths INDIANAPOLIS JourpsA
CHICAGO, Oct 1.-THE strset-car strike Is
ended. After . conference between President
Yerkes and the strikers committee, which last
ed from 10 o'clock in the morning until nearly 2
o'clock this afternoon. q compromise WAS agreed
upon, and tomorrow morning all tho cars
the West and North sides will be running with
their old crews. After their fruitless neeotia-
tions OF yesterday afternoon aud evening. it
was thought that after the night meeting the
men would resume tie strike early in the
morning, without waiting to hear from Presi-
dent Yefkes OF 10 O'Clock. at which hour he had
agreed to give his fnal answer. The men were
dsposed to regard the frequent postpopements
as devices on the part of the company to gain
time, and VIXEN the meeting opened at
midnight there was q practical
unanimi,y OF sentiment that cars should bs
run to day until the answer OF the company
should be received. All the speeches tended in
that direction. and bad it not been for the ef
forts Of the members Of the citizens committee
whc were present, and who were sustained By
q letter from Mayor Roche requesting the men
TO remain at work until President Yerkss had
given bis final decision, IL is probable that to-
days negotiations would have terminated fruit
lessly, II, indeed. they had been held at all.
These conservative counsels prevailed, how
ever, and at 10 o'clock, when she executive COM
mittee called upon Mr.. Yerkes, all the West-
side cara were running As usual As President
Yerkes had m ade the first proposition yester-
day, the men opened the negotiations to-day.
They offered on behalf of the North-side men,
resume WORK advance of per cent,
the ''set-car' system to be abolished.
and the pay to be by the honr.
Yerkes, on behalf Of the company, offered an
advance Of Der cent. Then the men offered TO
split the difference and accept Der cent Mr..
Ysrkes promptly offered to give 5 per cent
Then there was o long aud animated discussion.
which terminated 10 President Yerkes giving
the per cent advance. As there will be con-
siderable difiulty in ascsrtsining just what the
6 per cent. rate should be, owning TO the change
from the system Of paying by the trip to that OF
payment by the hour. Mr. Lyman J. GAGE.
president of the First National Bank, was
mutually agreed upon az an arbitrator to hx the
rate per hour to be paid on the different kinds Of
cars In addition TO the advance in wages the
men are TO be guaranteed ten hours work a day.
served the right to retain all the new men he had
hired for the North-side lines They will. how
evsriee placed on the minor routes by themselves,
so that here will be friction between
tnem anu the returninR strikerb, HI OF Wnom
will get their old places, except q few who made
themselves conspicuous by stoninR cars and Gre
atiIg disturbances.
At the termination OF tho conference the
strikers committee issued an order to the len
TO report for duty usual tomorrow morning.
and President Yerkes ordered the North-side
cars. which were being run under police sur
veilIence returned to the stables.
The West side men having returned 20 work.
and their grievances being settled by the ar
rangement of the North-sids difficulty, will Of
course. continue as usual Tomorrow morning,
therefore, will sec the full! resumption Of street.
car irafic throughout the great residence por-
tops OF the city This desir able result. together
with the fact that the police acted with great
moderation throughout the strike. in order TO
avoid a serious conflict, is due in great measure
to the action of Mayor Roche. who has been un-
tirine in his efforts to bring about the salts
factory settlement attained to-day.
The headquarters Of the strikers were crowd
| ed tonight with men awaiting the report of the
days conference. When it did come IL was not
received with any degree Of enthusiasm. owing
to the fact that Mr. Ysrkes's dsierm-
| ipation to retain ali the imported
men means the loss OF many situations
for strikers The discomfort was increased
when. at o'clock, it was announced that two
hundred and forty-two of the new men were to
| be put to work in the morning The strikers
| will report for work, IN accordance with the
| agreement, but it Ia feared that unless some
| means are taken to employ all the old men,
| there will be further trouble.