Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-31
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FROM ALL QUARTERS.
ARMED MEN ON GUARD
To Hold The Strikers In
Check.
THE HORROR AT RICH HILL.
A Horrible Scene In The
Mine.
A SASH AND BLIND TRUST.
Yale's Nine Win Their First
Game.

ST. PAUL YARDS UNDER GUARD.
ing SyV1tchmen Sullen and Threaten
1ng-The Air Full of II JUNIORS OF other
Railroad Men Going Out.
CHICAGO, March 30-The st. Paul yard
men who started to go to work last night at
10 o'clock had but begun to get their engines
started out when a message came to the
Western avenue roundhouse that all the men
should wait until Assistant General Superin-
tendent Erling had seen them before resum-
ing work. Mr.. Erling soon arrived, accom-
panied by Division Superintendents Collins
and HArdagan. Jerry Dougherty, an engi-
neer, acted as spokesman for the men. Mr..
Erling stated the case briefly as he under
stood it and then said: "We have submit
ted to many acts that we have considered
unjustifable on your part. This afternoon
men in our employ deliberately derailed and
wrecked number of cars that are our prop
erty In addition to that they assaulted and
beat Superintendent Bessler of the Barling-
ton road. This is inexcusable. We will con-
sent to overlook this and you can go to work,
but the first work that is done will be to re-
place those cars upon the track and put
them on the track where they belong"
Never! Never!n shouted score of voices.
hot discussion followed. Dougherty
claimed that the men were not responsible
for the condition of the cara. GAS an en-
CINE man." asked Mr.. Erling, twill you vol
unteer to place that train where it belongsF'
"No; I will do nothing Of the kind" said
Dougherty. ''The Chicago, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul has attempted this as feeler and 1
hope they are satisfied. We will never
consent to handle any cars pulled by
Kng
pen to be your cars, bat I cannot
help it," This ended the conference
the men withdrawing from the room. The
officials held q short consultation and de-
parted. The strikers hung around for a
while and one by one went home. The strike
was on. The roundhouse was incapable of
accommodating the combined force of day
and night engines and several of them were
left on side track The men who struck
last night embraced twenty-four switching
crews of four men each-a total Of 100 men.
As direct and immediate consequence of
the strike the entire night freight traffic both
through and local was completely suspended.
Ten freight trains had been made up and
have been sent west The passenger engin-
GERS were with difficulty restrained from strik-
ing. The leading spirits among the strikers
decided not to interfere with the passenger
trains, at least not until to-day.
The St. Paul officials have taken matters
This forenoon squad of special policemen
of the ST. Paul road reached the yards from
Milwaukee and intermediate points and were
chartered in the freight houses and sleeping
cars They will be fed in dining cars and
kept on the ground. The force numbered
one hundred and sixty five. About dozen
engineers have been picked up among the
freight conductors and at some of the out
side stations and this force has been put to
work. They are all old engineers who had
quit the cab for some other kind of work.
The strikers ere driven off the grounds by
the police. They held meeting and clinched
their determination to stand out. They
struggled back later and at noon were hang
ing about the tracks. They refused to talk
further than to intimate that if the men who
had replaced them attempted to move the
big train there would be trouble. The ST.
Paul men are in anything but good humor.
They say the trouble was brought on with
their men and teach them that obedience was
the price of favor. ''There was no call for
the bringing of these new cars down by
90 engine" said a striker. eff our
men had been sent after the cars
they would have gone without word.
manned by scabs under the protection of
Pinkerton's men it was notice to US that the
officers of our road had determined to handle
o. stuff and that this was merely feeler. If
we had not kicked O. cars would have been
showed in on us next"
. The members of the Brotherhood had little
to say this morning to the press representa-
tives regarding last nights difficulty. The
action taken by the men on the St. Paul road
was, so far as can be learned, taken on their
own responsibility. There is no likelihood
of their going back until the road agrees to
refuse so" freight. Should any 80" freight
be offered to any other of the
thAFa
that the enginemen and switchmen
will strike soon as the objection
able cars touch their tracks. 1nasmuch as it
is the present determination of the go" to
send transfers to the Illinois Central, the FIT.
Wayne and the Northwestern at their earli-
est opportunity strike on the city operative
departments of these roads may be looked
for at no distant date. The Brotherhood
officers are extremely careful to say that such
q boycott is not in accordance with the
Brotherhood's orders. On the contrary the
Brotherhood as organization has nothing
to do with it. It is the men individually.
Chief Arthur left this evening for CleTe-
land where he will call the executive com-
mittee of the order together and levy gen.
eral assessment for the prosecution
of the so" strike. During his abb
sence Chairman Hoge will act As evil
dence that there is no dissension in the
ranks of the Brotherhood or disappointment
at the conservative action of Mr.. Arthur the
advisory board have adopted resolutions ex-
pressing implicit confidence in Mr. Arthur
and the way in which he has managed the
strike and thorough faith in his honor and
integrity, and endorsing him in the stand he
has taken in all matters pertaining to the set
Element of the trouble. Chief Arthur, being
questioned to-day as to the attitude of the
Brotherhood toward the St. Paul strikers,
said: "The trouble on the st. Paul road yes
terday was an affair for which the men are
J. rne{h rrnrr rNE
it until after its occurrence. If the men
choose to strike of course l am pow
erless to prevent them" ''But
viii the Brotherhood men who strike
receive financial aid from the orders" 'No,
sir, not cent" "What have you to say
about the rumored combination between the
Brotherhood and the switchmenl" Gust
this There is not the slightest foundation
for such a runner. The switchmen who
strike will not receive cent from the Broth.
erhood" And the chief spoke in manner
that carried conviction with it. mo assist
ance of the sort can be given without au-
thority It is possible of course that some of
the switch engineers who have worked for
years with the switchmen may have said to
them, Now if you will strike this thing will
be settledS and the Brotherhood will do
so and so.' But the Brotherhood are
not responsible for any such talk.
There is positively no combination between
organization of railroad operatives, taking in
the Brotherhoods, switchmen, brakemen and
conductorsf" "There is none so far as I
know, and if there were there would certain.
| ly be no objection to say 80"
Secretary Sinnott of the Switchmen's
| union said that no more trouble was looked
| for and that without doubt the st. Paul
switchmen who had gone out last night
would 90 back in short time. Speaking of
| the "Q" strike he said both sides were OBJ
| stinate and no change was perceptible, al
though he felt confident the backbone of the
| SO" opposition would be broken in a few
| days.
All possible contingencies that may arise
| are being prepared for by Chief of Police
Hubbard. Additional men are patrolling the
| tracks and all men detailed on night duty
have been ordered to remain at the stations
during the day instead of going home. They
will be held as reserve force, and from it
one or two hundred men can be massed at
any point inside the city limits within few
minutes. By this way the chief is of opinion
that the department will be able to cope with
any disturbance
| The force of armed men at the Burlington