The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-03
A Row In tho northwestern Yards.

CHICAGO, April about noon a committee
of employees from the Michigan Central yards
visited the general Offices of the company and
are now having conference with the general
superintendent the subject of handling the
20" cars which were delivered to the Michigan
Central this morning. There a little row
in the Northwestern yards this morni ng on
count of the appearance of Fort Wayne engine
there manned by Master Mechanic Ormsby as
engineer, and wiper" from the Fort Wayne
shops as fireman They hauled Pullman
over to the Northwestern, but upon their ar
rival lot of Northwestern switchmen jumped
the engine and threw Ormsby and mis- helper
off, and. after subjecting them to considerable
ill-treatment drove them out of the yards. The
engine was then -'bIown Off and the fire
dumped 1t now stands dead in the Northwest
ern yards.
The Michigan Central WIN Not Discriminate,
CHICAGO, April 2.-Thus far to-day there is'no
important change in the strike situation. Nothing
has yet resulted from the meetings of the St.
Paul & Fort Wayne strikers which were to have
been held this morning, neither have the Belt
line nor Panhandle men taken any action in re-
gard to handling 80" cars. The Burlington
continues its aggressive policy, and about
O'clock notified the police that it going TO
deliver a train of freight to the Michigan Cen
tral road detail of officers was sent to the
Michigan Central yards. and soon after the
Burlington train, bristling with Pinkerton de-
tectives eud various railway officials, puffed in.
Beyond the usual curses and cries of ..scabs"
that invariably greetsi 20" train nowadays,
there were no hostile demonstrations. The cars
were delivered to the Michigan Central and the
s'Qf ngine. Pinkertons and officials quickly
disappeared from the scene. As they
had gone, the Michigan Central swiichmen noti-
fed the yardmaster that they would touch
the 20 cars. A strike this road will, there
fore, be prscipitated whenever the order lie
svfv tn hA car in hn IR
thought that the order 10 sure TO come during
the morning
The Burlington also announced that they had
four hundred at Enelewood which shey in
tended to offer the Lake Shore Company during
the day. Several switchmen on this line de-
clared to reporter that they would not handle
I'VE shall most certainly handle all freight de-
lvered to US, said Mr. Mckay, general freight
agent Of the Michigan Central when asked what
they intended to do with the 90 cars. "Onr
general superintendent arrived here from De-
troit to-day. just what his plans are do not
know; but you can rest assured that we will
handle those cars ii have TO go down and help
myself. We propose to run this road. aud If our
present employees refuse to carry out any of our
orders will discharge them and fill their
places. So far have not heard that they have
refused to obey orders"
General Superintendent Brown, Of the Michi-
gan Central, arrived from Detroit This
morning to handle personally any trouble be
tween the company and its employees. was seen
few moments before the committee OF yard
confirmed the statement of the general freight
agent that the Burlington freignt would be ham
died. mo" said he, there will not be
offer from the company TO put special crews
to take care of Burlington business such the
ST. Paul managers are said to have submitted
We will have set of employees on'v, and
they will certainly do just what is required of
them IN the line of their regular duty we
shall have other men in their places
General Manager Newell, of the Lake Shore.
intimated that his company prepared for
any emergency, bnt. at the same time, not
expecting
There union switchmen in our am
ploy," he said. '.and our engineers and 6remen
have given TO believe them rusn of
sense and discretion"
A large train of Burlington freight had bsen
handled without even a protest by the Lake
Shore employees Saturday, Mr. Newell explained.
and there reason why IL should not be
done again to-day If any offered by the Bur
lngten.
At the meeting between the Michigan Central
men and Superintendent Brown, held at noon,