Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-10-13
THE STRIKE HAS A REST.
Chicago West siders May Ride Awhiie-A
Possible End of the Trouble.

Possible End of the Trouble.
CHICAGO, Oct l3-Not head was cracked
nor car thrown from the track yesterday
Cars were run over three Of the north side
lines and on Madison street on the west side.
The police preparations were even more elab-
crate than those of Thursday, and the en-
thusiasm of the crowds was evidently dam
pened by the drizzling rain. which com
menced falling in the morning and continued
until after dark Owing to these causes, and
perhaps also to gradually waning interest
in the strike, the running Of cars was at
tended with scarcely any difficulty. Some
school children caused momentary stoppage
of the cars on Garfield avenue by pling
stones on the track, but the youngsters were
quickly chased away by the police, and
beyond an occasional yell of 1scab" from the
sidewalk, the cars proceeded in peace Pas-
sengers, however, were almost as scarce as
Thursday, and for the most part the police
rode up and down the line in solitary state.
In response TO a call made upon both sides
by the Citizens association there was a con
ference held at the mayors Office last even
ing between committees of the strikers and
President Yerkes. Mayor Roche also was
preSen Mt 1t was announced at the conclu
sion of the conference that the strikers bad
agreed to withdraw their demand for the dis
charge of the imported men. On behalf OF
the company Mr.. Yerkes agreed that il tbs
west side med would return to work this
morning he would execute bond not to re-
duce their present rate of wages for five
years, and that he would also make salts
factory proposition to the north side men.
The west side committee retired to submit
this proposition to a meeting of the west
side men AS the nominal cause of the strike
on the west side was an apprehension on the
part of the men that their wages would be
| reduced to the north side standard, Mr..
Yerkes' proposition puts them in an awkward
| situation, as it practically comedies what
they clam. ami if they reject it they will be
| put in the position of remaining out with
out any cause.
| AT midnight the meeting Of the west side
en- ployes decided to accept President Yerkes
| proposition, and return TO work at once,
| with the understanding that they will again
| strike if satisfactory terms are not made he
tween the company and the north side men.
| The latter will not resume work until they
have heard the proposition which President
Yerkes is to make 10 them to-day.
The satisfactory terms referred to were de-
clared to he as follows: Twenty-one cents
an hour for horse cars, % cents an hour fol
trail-cars, and % cents an hour for grip
cars. Mr. Yerkes has once declined thes'
| terms
Jules Kaeseburger was held in SO, 900 bal
yesterday. He is a striking driver on tbs
north side lines, and was caught in the act Of
placing peculiar looking cone shaped object
on the Sedgwick street tracks Thursday, anC
arrested. Upon examining the objects turr
out to be dynamite, and if car had run owe
them they would have blown it to kindlin.
wood, Jules says he "just put them there T.
scare the scabs," but the officers don't believ
him.