Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-03
THE MILWAUKEE STRIKERS.
The Saturday Night Meeting Ends In a
DisgracefuI Row..

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CHICAGO, April 2.-The Fort Wayne
striking freight engineers ana fremen, at
a meeting Saturday night, decided not to
handle Burlington cars or freight under
any circumstances, and therefore rather
than have any trouble on that score they
resolved not to 60 to work again. The
switcEmen are as yet perfectly neutral.
They have not been asked to handle tsQi'
cars as yet, and hence they have no cause
to complain, but the moment they are
called upon to perform that duty they
will probably follow the example of. the
engineers and french. They have
practically decided that they will not
work with non Brotherhood engineers.
"We have the 90" cholera, = said a
Fort Wayne engineer, land We are not
able to recover from it for some time"
The Pan Handles men have not had to
handle 20" cars as yet, but it is under
stood that they are in perfect accord
with the Fort Wayne engineers. 1t was
generally believed Saturday that the
strike on the ST. Paul road would in
volse the entire system, and include all
the engineers, fremen, switchmen and
brakemen employed by the company.
Such, however, did not prove to be the
case, because most of the engineers and
hremen at this end of the line remained
loyal to the company.
Saturday morning the st. aulstrikers
appointed a committee to submit to Local
Manager Earring a proposition to the eff
rect that the men would return to work
upon the condition that the company
would decline to accept 60" freight
pending the settlement of the Burlington
strike, or until the Chicago 81 Northwest
ern accepted it. The proposition also
provided that all of the strikers should,
be taken back. The committee sub-
mitted this to Mr.. Earling at $50 O'Clock
p. m. Saturday. After a consultation
with the local officers, Mr.. Earring
telegraphed to General Manager Ros.
well Miller, of Milwaukee. for an
answer. Mr.. Earling declined,
to diynlge the answer returned
by Mr.. Miller. The company's decision,
as t~elegraphed from milwaukee,, was
given to he committee about 6 O'Clock.
and at 1886 a special mass meeting was
held to a k action. The meeting was a
stormy one. The committees ultimatum
was rejected, and a general row ensued.
Tbe switchmen accused the engineers of
treaehery and cowardice. A PASSENGER
engineer made a speech defending him
self, and was knocked down and badly
bruised. For a time a free fight ensued.
The more conservative men left the hall
in disgust, the meeting adjenrnirg at
midnight without coming to any con
clusion. The St, Paul strike is evidently
ended.
{ The report that the switchmen on the
he Santa Fe, Lake Shore and Pan Ham
die, had struck, is untrue. The men on
these roads are still attending to their
duties, and give no sign of being anxious
to join the striking swftchmen. At the
yards of the Chicago 6 Alton road n
small number of union switchmen left
work because they had to handle Bur-
iington cars, but the non-upion men re-
manned and were able to perform all the
work required during the day. The
Alton officials repeft there is
no trouble as their wards.
The st. Paul road secured a large
umbe Of now men Sunday, and was
able TO dispose of its Freight business
easily. The Burlington handled no
frsight, bat will have a full force work.
ing Monday In the afternoon the Ft.
Wayne strikers held a meeting. and.
agreed to, work If the mpan would not
handle Burlington cars. This decision
Was reported to the Observation-Disclosures
informed the meIfthat they would not be
taken back unless they agree& to work
on anYe Cara that were offered, Burning
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