Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-06
THE BIG %" STRIKE.
TRB PROPOSITION 10 CALL OUT ALL THE
KNIGHTS OF LABOR


CHICAGO, April 5.-The strike feelir &
has quieted down. This morning detail
Of one hundred city police. taken frOm the
different precincts, were massed q. the
Desplaines street station, and Instructed
to relieve the Pinkerton guards that have
been keeping wsich.over the property Of
the Burlington road.
From to-day forward the bluecoats will
have full charge Of the 9 road in this city,
and will continue to protect It until the
road signifies that it no longer needs pro-
teciior. ---.
Referring to the reported deal between
the Brotberhoods OF Engineers end Loco
motive Fir,men and General Master Work
man Powderly, Of the Knights Of Labor,
by which all Knights in the employ Of the
c.. b. & O. road were to be called ont, the
Times says to-day:
"The proposition is still pending, and q
decision may not be reached for some
days yet The engineers, hremen and
switchmen desire Mr.. Powderly TO call out
the Knights Of Labor who have taken their
places on the Q, and, il II should become
necessary. also the train and section hands,
as far as they are Knights Of Labor. In
short, they want him to make the strike
official with the Knights Of Labor.
"All the men who struck under this ar
rangement are TO be supported by the
Brotherhood. In return the engineers,
fremen and switchmen will obligste them
selves 10 stand ny the X. Of l.. on other
roada il il should become necessary. This
Mr.. Powderly may agree 10 do, and prob
ably will, 40 far rs those men are con-
cerned who took the places Of the strikers,
If he can exercise any authority over them.
These propositions rest upon the condi-
ton that the engineer, fremen and switch
men are acting in concert. Such combi-
nation IL in existence. The switchmen
have been promised that II they would
strike on the Q the engineers and fn.mrn
would assist them on other roads when
they had any Just grievances. This refers
especially to the Lake Shore, where the
switchmen want 10 compel the employ
ment of union men in the place Of non
union men. But this effort is not tn be
made until after the trouble with the Bur
lington IL settled. II il not nj all improb
able that the engineers and switchmen will
amalgamate permanently"
Two men in buggy. while crossing the
Ssngamon street viaduct last night, drew
revolvers and fired into the yards Of the
Milwaukee and st. Paul Railroad. empty
ing both weapons. Whether they were
reckless drunkards or vicious strikers In
not known. Their fusilsde injured no
one. The firing attracted the attention Of
police near by, but the men In the buggy
drove away too rapidly to Be csught.
THE 20" LINZ BOYCOTT.
The quietuds which followed the attempt
TO boycott the Burlington cars was rudely
broken to-day by rumor, which gNined
credence among the moro radical Of the
Burlington'a ex x-employes, that the brake
men on the road, In con JUNCTION with such
yard men Of the 20" a. arc known 70 be
loyal to the Brotherhood and the Switch
mems Union, were preparing for shut
down along the whole line They contend
cd that the impotency Of the attempt Of the
switchmen In bringing the 80" 10 terms
resulted from lack Of concerted action, in
that the men were cut only here and there,
and that with the aid Of thoae who re
msined with tho company the Burlington
soon had its road 10 running order again.