Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-04
THE GREAT STRIKE.
THE STU ALTON AT CHICAGO YESTERDAY
TIBD UP ROADS.
Tie Feeling Among the Nsn-TO-Dsy Will Prove
the Turning Point u The Struggle
70 hs-Up or Not, That is
The Question.


alarmed
The General Advisory Committee Of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Eogineers
held a meeting last night for the purpose
of considering what steps are necessary -
prevent the radicals pursuing acourse that
it is feared viii end in the disintegration
of the Brotherhood. r.
The conservative members have become
greatly alarmed over the lawlesS actions Of
the switchmen, as the blame ior the &C
tions Of the latter is placed on the shoul-
Gers of the engineers
The sWitchmen, Iaided by the radicals in
the Brotherhood, il is claimed, have re
sumed the management OF the strike, and
the officers of the Brotherhood are no long
er consulted "a to the steps necessary to be
taken. Most Of the members of the COM
mittee strongly urged the adoption Of a
resolution declaring that the Brotherhood
Of Engineers has nothing in common with
tie switchmen and is In no way responsible
for their action.
Mr.. Hoga, chairman of the Burlington
Grievance Committee, and one OF two 9th
ers, were the only ones who opposed such
action, claiming that the aid of the switch
men was needed TO help the engineers gain
the fight against the Burlington. They
asked that the engineers aid the switch
men with all the means ut their command
in bOycottiUg every lire that insisted upon
handling Burlington freight.
After a long and animated discussion it
l.. - A l,.i, 40.
depart a. once for Cleveland and consult
with Chief Arthur ~ to the best course to
be pursued hereafter.
The Burlington officials decided this
morning not 20 send ont any trains to cor
Meeting lines to day, in consequence of n
notification from The Chief of Police that
none o. his men can he spared TO day on
account Of the municipal election.
The Michigan Central ofiirisl last night
made app, iCatiOu to police authorities for
protection, and this morning 100 special
police were sworn in and given in charge
OF the chief Of the railroad police.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL MEN QUIT WORK.
Outside of the passenger service, not
wheel has turned in the Michigan Central
ward since o'clock this morning.
While no strike has yet been declared,
tia Chicago end of the road at least is for
tue present completely tied ~, engineers,
firemen and switchmeD, all having de-
serted their p2sts,
The officials will DOT admit that there is
strike, but simply say they are doing no
work TO-DAY.
It is learned that committee Of Broth
crhoOd Engineers are here from Jackson,
Mich, who are earnestly opposed to o
strike, and they are labOring with their
brethren here to prevent one being de
clared This explains why the road will
not admit there is astIike. They are sim
p'y giving the men little leeway.
The cause OF the present state Of affairs
IN the Michigan Central yards is the pres
ence OF the %" freight which was deliy-
ereJ there yesterday and the announce
ment by the Michigan Central that they
would handle all freight delivered. The
reguisr sSltchmen did not report for duty
this morning. The engineers were at their
posts, however, and took out their ma
chimes. When they saw that the regular
switcAmen were not at work they ran their
engines back into the round house, and
left them there.
Mr. L'dOmmedieu, who with Superin-
tendent Brown, is managing the affair tor
the company, said: We intend to give the
men as much grace a. possible. At :
O'Clock this morning Mr. Brown and my
self were here ready TO carry out the pro.
gramme announced yesterday-th Ia, to
see that all cars received By the company
were handled without any discrimination,
OF dismiss the men who refused. Just as
we were proceeding 10 do this q delegation
of our road engineers entered the office, at
7:O5a. ID They had few moments pre-
viously arrived from Jackson, Michigan,
where they had been deputed by the Broth
erhood men on the Michigan Central To
come here and endeaSOr to arrange matters
satisfactorily. They said they would at
once call meeting o! our yard employees
who were OhjeCting to handling BurliDg-
ton freight, and urged that all action be
meantime Suspended As a matter OF
courtesy to our old employees We readily
consent They will b. given ample
time, Of course
How lCDg?"
"Well, un il noon, at least"
The Michigan Central Passenger service
was not interfertd with. All passenger
trains this morning arrived aud departed
promptly On time. al usual.
THE ROCK ISLAND AND ST PAUL FIGHTS.
Referring to the notice served by the
Rock Island on the Darlington that there
shall be no further exehage of traffic local
paper says: "The trade of the Rock Island
east increased 20 per cent. since the inaug-
uration OF the Burlington strike aud is
still on the up grade The company Is
prepared tO enforce its announce
ment made to the 30" yesterday.
At all pOiats where there are connecting
tracks over which the Q could enter the
Rock Island yards, the latter has placed
loo Is on the switches and given orders TO
their switchmen 10 allow no q trains in
The men are greatly pleased with this
state of affairs. The cardinal virtue OF the
Rock Islands position is that announced
by General Manager St Johu-that they
intend TO avoid tying up their entire sys-
tenn and causing great inconvenience and
dlmage to the people on their line, hy re-
fusing the freight OF the Q.
As result of yesterdays notice the
Burlington has reinstated its complaint
against the RNck Island in the Uoited
States Circuit Court. Judge Gresham will
hear arguments tomorrow.
The c, NJ & st. Paul strikers held
meeting last night, lasting until late
hour. The chairman of their grievance
committee made a speech in which he de-
clared that the road was now practically
tied up. He pointed to the fact that 5, 600
employees had already been laid of as proof
of his assertion. Hs advised the men to
stand firm, and predicted that every road
in the city would be tied up inside OF
forty-sight hours. Similar speeches were
made By other speakers, and resolution
in favor of continuation of the strike was
carried with yell.
An unsuccessful effort was made to in
duce the passenger engiceers and fremen
to declare on the side of the switchmen and
switch engineers. but the representatives
present said no Just reason had yet been
presented why they should, The strike,
it is stated, has already seriously crippled