Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-03-28
SWITCHMEN'S SALLY.
THE q" ROAD SOMEWHAT CRIPPLED BY
THEIR ANTICS.
The Lumber District in Chicago Badly Isooavsni-
enced By the Stiks-A Probability that
the Braksmsn Will Go 0uL
General Strike Notes

CHICAGO, March 27.-There was bu
little change apparent in the 90 strik,
to-day beyond the arrival Of a number o
switchmen from the East to take the place
Of the strikers. A gang OF twenty of thea
new arrivals was pnt 10 work late thi
afternoon in the yards at Western avenue
They said they were from Reading, Pa
and were portion of sixty more that ar
rived last night, and were distributed be
tween Chicago and Aurora to-day. Tn,
company had six switch engines at worl
to-day, and the yardmaster said there wert
forty switchmen at work in the yards
The company is endeavoring to handle
such freight as requires immediate atten
tion, and Is still receiving freight for all
points in Illinois not reached by other
roads.
I.UMBERMEN IN A BAD WAY.
The lumber district is in bad condi
ton, and as this is the busy season of the
year the lumbermen will lose large
amount Of trade. A meeting of the lumber
men was held this afternoon to discuss the
situation and propose some plan for the
raising of the embargo on their business,
but after some informal talk the meeting
adjourned without action. No trouble has
been experienced from the strikers to.day,
and it is thought none will be- The rail
road officials, however, are taking every
precaution to protect the new men by hav
ing the yards, tracks and crossings con-
stantly patrolled by Pinkerton men and
policemen.
Several of the morning papers stated that
trouble was anticipated with striking
switchmen to-day, consequently small
crowds gathered ct various switching posts
in expectation Of witnessing conflict be-
tween the strikers and the new men, but
they were disappointed, as nothing out of
the ordinary incidents OF everyday work
occurred.
PROBABLE BRAKEMEN's STRIKE.
An evening paper says: 1.-THE probability
Of the brakemen going out increased, and
though both the company and the strikers
and the brakemen themselves deny any
of such a move, it is quite evil
dent to close observer that another strike
is in the air and may materialize at any
From information received by an en-
gineer prominent in the councils of the
the Brakemen's Grievance
Committee will, without delay, present q
list OF grievances to the Burlington officials.
If this list is not met with by the Bur-
lington with promises that the demands
shall be granted, it is considered most
likely that the brakemen will strike. One
Of the brakemen when questioned about
the matter said 'The company has ad-
vertised in some of the papers for brake
men; that's all / know about it."
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy,
after having sometime ago announced that
an advance in freight rates to all points on
the system, beginning April 1st,
postponed to-day indefinitely the
The ostensible reason is
that the company has so far, owing to the
switchmen's strike, found it impossible to
move freight in any quantity, and there
iVie l'o patious have hot nau tne auNant-
lee that the cut rates have given compet-
ltors on other roads.
The Chicago, Burlington and Qaincy
switchmen make n statement in which
they affirm that the company officers were
fully aware of their dissatisfaction in
regard to the incompetent men employed
to run the switch engines. They claim
That they could not work with them with
my degree of satisfaction.