Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-02
THE MORNING M0ANS.
How the situation Looked at the Early
Hours Yesterday,

hOuEB heAttruhys
CHICAGO, March 3l.-The strike situa,
ton is steadily growing more serious. The
rumOr that a strike Oh the Chicago, Mil
yankee and st. Panl was decided upon at
a meeting of the strikers last night proves
TO have been true. The engineers, fire
men, s]witchmen, brakemen aud a number
OF the conductors of that road have quit
work. The strike includes the employees
of all the divisions centeriDg in Chicago,
both freight aud passenger. The last pas
seDger train manned by a Brotherhood
crew left the Union depot at ! o'clock last
night.
The leaders of the striking freight men
were busy all yesterday notifying every
81. Paul emplOye Of the meeting to be
held and insisting upon his attendance.
The Incoming trainnen were net at the
depot and hurried over 10 the hill. Fully
700 men were present. This included all
the freight and switch engineers aud afe
men living in Chicago and many from
points a hundred miles away, ali of the
local switchmen and br&kemen and a large
number Of conductors. The meeting was
an excited and euthasiSaue one, and lasted
till O'CLOCK this corning. No outsiders
wsr" admitted, and it was not possible to
ascertain what had been done for some
time after the adjournment. From one of
the men il was then learned that when the
motion was made 10 tie up the road it was
carried without q diSssnting voice,
The stTiSe-whieh by 10 night may in
,l1dS every division of the st. Paul avs,
tenn is the result Of yesterdays work at
the yards. The men are incensed over the
action of the company in employing new
engineers and lTenen, and cOnd aOt0rs who
have acted as engineers, 10 take their
place. AaGy OF the men regarded Thurs
days strike ia q trivial STAIR, aud expect
ed that the company would gracefully ron
cede and make u binding promise not to
receive Q cars. Instead tho company ac-
cepted the situation and commenced filing
the. places of the strikers at once.
LONG uYRuGGLE AHEAD,
This IL the real cause Of strike that
promises 10 be a long and desperate one.
1t was expected by the officials of the CON-
pany that q committee would be appointed
at last nights meeting and E conference
held st which q satisfactory settlement
could H. ,eaShed. A tsclt agreement OF
this Kind Was made yesterday afternoon
and the officers OF the road met at Division
Superintendent Collins office II awsit the
result Of the meeting. ThesS gentlemen
waited aud waited. out the committee
never care. IA the excitement of the
OCCASION the committee was overlooked by
the strikers, aud after waiting until mid
the officials went 10 their hotels IN
conscious Of tAs mot that their road waS
tied aH.
When the news was brought to Assist
ant General Superintendent Earring, at an
early hour Tins morning, he refused to say
anything, The strike MAS not declared by
any organization or brotherhood, at least
not formally. The men say it is entirely
an individual action on their part Even
if the strike extends no farther than at this
the effect viii be the practical
suspension of business on the entire system.
This morning business on the Chicago
Of tbs ST. Paul was at a stand
still No train Of any description has been
by union men, and all
the suburban residents dependent upon
this road are stranded at their
homes and snG unable to reach the city.
PANHANDLE AND TT. WAYNE.
Contrary to expectations, all tho switch
engineers and switchmsu ia the Psn.Han-
die yards reported Tor work at : o'clock in
spite OF their reported decision to stop
work to day, and this morning were work
ing rs usual.
General Superintendent Law, Of the Fort
Wayne road, had an informal conference
with representatives Of the switchmen and
maDsgers.of the service Of his company.
Mr.. Law told the men he wanted to know
their feelings and if they could tell him
what they had determined to do. Some Of
the switcbmen excused themselves from
speakinE. They were unable 10 say what
they would do in the event they were
rallied upon TO handle Q cars. Others said
they had determined to strike. TheSwitch-
mems Brotherhood Of this city had been
OF the issue on the Q road and ap-
the course the men had tsken in
This morning the Fort Wayne engineers
Md switchmen notified the officials of the
road that they would not hsndle Q cars.
OTHER ROADS INCLUDED.
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