The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-31
Arrival of Recruits for the $50" Who
Seem To Be Prepared for Business.
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Indorses the Course Of Chief Arthur-Gen-
eral Strike News at Various Points.
ON THE ST. PAUL.
A Demand for the Repair Of Thursdays Dam.

A Demand for the Repair of Thursdays DAM
age Results in N Strike.
CHICAGO. March 30-The St Paul yardmeu
whe started to go to work last night at 10
o'clock had but begun to get their engines
started out when message came TO the West
ern-avenue round-house that all the men should
wait until Assistant General Superintendent
Earline had seen them before resumiug work.
Mr. Earlirg soon arrived, accompanied by Di
vision superintendents Collins and Hardaean.
Jerry Dourherty, engineer, acted as spokes
men for the men. Mr. Earline stated the case
briefly, as he understood it, and then said:
eve have submitted TO many acts that we
have considered unjustifable your part.
This afternoon men IN our smploy deliberately
derailed and wrecked 3 number of cars that are
our property In addition to that they assaulted
and beat Superintendent Besler, of the Bur
lineton road. This is inexcusAbls. We will
consent to overlook this and you can go to
work; but the first work that is to be done will
be to replace those cars upon the track aud put
them on the track where they belong"
Never, never" shouted score of voicss. A
hot discussion followed. Doueherty claimed
that the men not responsible for the condi-
tion of the
"As an eneineman,r asked MIR. Earring, s'will
you volunteer to place that train where it be-
longsF
'No, I will 30 nothing Of theg kind" said
Dougherty. THE Chicago, Milwaukee g. St
Paul mas attempted this feeler. and hope
they are satisfied. We will never consent TO
handle any cars pulled by % engine We
gret that these happen TO be your cars. but cam
not help it"
This ended the conference the men with
drawing from the room. The officials held a
short consultation and departed. The strikers
hung aro und for while. and one by one went
home. The strike was on The round house
was incapable OF accommodating the combined
force of day and night engines. and several of
them left on sidc-track. The who
struck last night embrace twenty -four switch
ing crews of five men each. total of 12O men.
AS direct and immediate consequence of the
strike the entire night freight traffic, both
through and local, was completely suspended.
Ten freisht trains had been made up and wossld
have been sent west. The Milwaukee s. st.
Paul and the Council Bluffs express trains de-
parted on schedule time.
This trouble has been brewing for three
weeks" said Doueherty late last night. "We
have reason to beieve--in fact know--the
St Paul has been aiding the 90 from the start.
If thought that the handling of their cars
would end this meddlng with % freight we
would offer no objection. The line had to be
drawn somewhere, and we have drawn it. The
o. engineers now a strike will be supported
to the full extent of all our resources and We
have not yet commenced"
"The company intends to stand by the ulti-
rnatum submitted to night" said Mr.. Earring.
'"The men will be allowed to return TO work only
the condition that they repair. to the beat OF
their ability, the damage they have done. That
is all / care to say tonight"
Twill they be compelled to handle % freight
in the future2"
az do not care to answer that question The
cOnSider
The strikers held big meeting in hall adjat
cent to the the round-house, lasting until late
this morning; They were enthusiastic in the
position they have taken.
Secretary Simmsott, of Swirchmen's Unions
said to-day that no moro trouble was looked for.
and that without doubt the St Paul switchs
men who had gone out last night would go
back 10 a short time. Speaking Of the '.Q'
strike, he said both sides obstinate and no
immediate change was perceptible. although ha
felt confident the backbone Of the 20" oppo-
sition would be broken in few days.
The Company Will Make a vigorous Fight.
CHICAGO, March 30.-The switchmeu, en-
gineers and fremen of the Chicago, Milwaukee& s.
ST. Paul. who struck yesterday, assembled at tho
yards at Western avenue and Kinzie street this
morning, but none of them went to work. The
passenger trains were moving, but the freight
business was tied up ana not yard engine was
moving. The men stood about in crowds. aud
many sympathizers were with them. There
was no effort on the part Of the police in the
yards to disperse them. They were reticent
and refused talk OF their action outline
their demands, but unanimous in their de-
termination not TO return TO work.
Superintendent Collins, of the St Paul, said
this morning that his company would at once
begin preparations to secure new switchmen and
switch engineers to take she places vacated
by the strikers yesterday he said the St Paul
being direct competitor of the O. had main
tanned a strictly neutral position since the Bur-
lington engineers first went out. and he knows
no reason why his switchmen should have quit
work.
No work was done by the regular ST. Paul
switchnen this morning but the officials of the
road succeeded in moving out the cars
which caused yesterdays trouble This was
done under guard of Pinkertoza men. The
strikers. however, did not attempt to interfere
with the workmen in tho least
superintendent Amsden, of the Lake Shore.
said I'VE are having no trouble as yet and
under the existing order of things have
none. We are not delivering any freight TO the
Burlington, because that road is in no condition
TO receive it. The Burlington cars that come in
over our road are switched out of the way IN our
own yards until such time as the Burlington ia
pated until traffic Is resumed. and even then eur
confidence IN our employees is such that we do
not look for any outbreak We have received
intmation, either from our engineers, switch
men or brakernen. 40 to the course they intend to
pursue. and have had no conference with them"
The st. Paul officials have taken matters into
Lnelf own ndn0S riRuU Lr0In the sL6rL 4ul@
forenoon q squad of special police of the ST.
Paul road reached the yards from Milwaukee
and intermediate stations, and were given quar-
ters in the freight-house and sleeping cars.
They will be fed in dining cars and kept on the
ground night and day. The force numbered 165.
About o dozen engineers have been picked up
among the freight conductors and at some OF the
outside stations and this force has been aut to
work. They are all old engineers who had quit
the cab for some other kind or work An
attempt will be made some time today
to move train of freight that has been
at a stand-still since the strike yesterday, but it
feared the result will be apother riot. The
strikers were driven off the ground by the police
this morning They held meeting and clinched
their determination TO stand out They strag-
gied back later. and at uocn were hanging about
the tracks. They refused to- talk further than
TO intimate that II the men who had replaced