The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-04-05
THE END NOT YET.
%" Strikers Still Firm, and Joined
by Their st. Paul Brothers.
Lively Scenes in the Engine Yards
"Will You Replace Those CarsP"
Never! NeVerP-Tableaux
and Red Light.

r., CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 3O.-TSpecialL
The ST. Paul yardmen, who started TO
go 10 work last night at 10 O'Clock. had
begun TO get the engines started ont
Wheh message came to the Western
avenue round house that all men should
WalG until Assistant General Sneerin-
CendenC Earring had seen them before
resumlng work. Mr.. Earling soon
arrived accompanied by Division Super-
lntendants Collins and Hardagan.
jerry Dougherty, engineer, acted as
spokesman for the men. Mr.. Earring
stated the case briefly as he understood
It, ard said: 1--WE have submitted to
many acts unjustifiable on your part.
This afternoon men in our EMPLOY
deliberately derailed and wrecked a
number of cars that are our property.
In addition to that they assaulted and
beat Superintendent Pesler of the Bur
llnagton road. This is inexcusable. We
Will consent to overlook this and YOU
can go to work, but the first work to be
done VIII be to replace those cars upon
the track where they belong" Never,
never, shouted score of voices. A
not discussion followed. Mr.. Dough-
erty claimed the men were not respon-
slble for the condition of the cars. Gas
an englneman," asked Mr.. Erling, ,"Will
you volunteer to place that train where
it belongs?"
mo, l will do nothing of the kind"
| said Daugherty. "The Chicago. Mil
waukee q st. Paul attempted this as a
feeler and hope they are satisfied.
We will never consent to handle any
cars pulled by 20" engine. We re-
gret that this happen to be your cars,
but we cannot help it," This ended
the conference, the men withdrawing
from the room. The officials held a
short consultation and then departed
The strikers hung around for a while,
and one by one went home. The strike
was on. The round house is in
capable of accommodating the COM
blned force of day and night engines
and several of them are left on the side
track. The men who struck last night
embraced twenty-four switching crews
of five men each-a total of one hun
dred and twenty men. AS direct and
immediate consequence of the strike,
the entire night freight traffic. both
through and local, was completely sus-
pended. Ten freight trains had been
made up and would have been sent
west. Leading spirits among the strik-
ers have decided not to interfere with
the passenger trains, at least not until
this morning. Milwaukee, st. Paul 81
Council Bluff express trains departed
on schedule time. "This trouble has
brewing for three weeks" said Dough-
erty, late last night. 1--WE have every
reason to believe, in fact we know that
the ST. Paul has been aiding the 90 from
the start. If we thought that handling
their few cars would end this meddling
with % freight, we would offer no OBJ
jections. The line had to be drawn
somewhere, and we have drawn it. The
% engineers, now on strike, will be
supported to the full extent of all our
resources, and we have not yet COM
menced."
"The company intends to stand by
the ultimatum submitted tonight"
said Mr.. Earling. "The men will be
allowed to return to work on condition
that they will repair to the best of their
ability the damages they have done.
This is all care to say tonight"
"Will they be compelled to handle 'O'
freight in the future?"
81 do not care to answer that cues
ton. The company will carefully CON
slider the situation"
The strikers held big meeting in
the hall adjacent to the round house,
lasting until late hour this morning,
They were enthusiastic in the position
they have taken.