Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-04-01
STRIKE. FOLLOWS STRIKE.
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oannsd b. . brotherhood ersv lsea thl
Unioo depot At IL c'eicek last night
~ . 1eetina held Last night, which
faily 100 S.. Paul employees assended
the molten - made &, ite up tAe road
and easTied without Q dissenttna vote.
Ths strike Vas nos declared By say or
Igsni1stioo os beoshefhood, q - least
not fosmsliy. The men say that IL vaa
entirely individual aetion on their part
CHICAGO Ezams passA1ousRs 90 o0Y.
i MuvAcxEs, Wis. Mare, Sl.-0suer.
81 Manager 1iher, Of the ST. Paui road
said this morning that the tsocbls With
their men vas still eorAned 10 Chicago.
The Chicago eueine dtspstehess joined
the ranks of he difa6ecse6. and before
their places could be niis6 there vaa
tome delay TO passen9ef trains ct che
Chicseo terminus, oaIsed By the failure
on the part of the company 10 get their
enaines out on time.
| About two hundred employees Of the
company have gait work a. Chicago.
1--we are getting nev train dispAschers,"
hs said. 70 sapply the places Of thoss
Who stopped work. and al PASS niger
trains exeept those Of the early mosn
ing are about on time. We are ruauinQ
- many FREIGHT trains % ve can take
care Of In Chicago. 81. Paul 10 in the
market for fseiehs. both et Chicago aud
Milwaukee. On oil the other divisions
OF the road trains are running - usual.
do not believe there will b any furlh-
ef trouble"
IHE BuHEyHoroS 20 ASK Yol i8urAnc1.
Cu1cAoo, March 3l.-The Chicago,
Darlington d Q7ipoy railway y detsf
mind to call today upon the Fort
Wayne, Lake Shore, Book Island. Hi.
uois Central, and perhaps the Alton, for
assistance in raising the fceiQht block
ode In Its yards. This, 10 claims. Il has
Q right 70 do uude. The interstate com-
mefce Lao. and the roads called upon
are liable for damages under this ast II
The Fort Wayne and Lake Shore
officials announced they Weuld haul
Burlington cars IL called upon 10 do 90.
| The Rock Island has already refused 10
take aides With the Bufliugton. What
| the other roads will do when called up
on 10 q matter Of conjsstuHe, but 10 is
understood they will unite for matual
protection and make desperate fight
10 break down the influence Of the
brotherhood and the Switchmen's
| union.
The moment the engineers, Afsmen
and svitshmen Of the other roads are
asked to assiss In moving Q freight,
they vill strike. Thus the chances are
favorable for Q general tie up On all
lines converting 10 ChtcaGs. The
brotherhood switchmsu and bfakemen
on all the roads arc nov WORKING bar
moniously. They appear a. determined
| to vim a. the ra.lrosd companies. This
Il practically the situation today.
Obairman H,oe. Of the grievance
| committee OF the Darlington railroad.
virtually admitted that the engineer,
aremen and switohmen Of three, and
perhaps four other roads would 90 out
sometime today. thus precipitatinR one
| Of the greatest strikes ever known IN
Chicago. The roads marked for tbs
strike arc the Alton, Fort Wayne q
Panhandle. Rock islapd, and the Santa
Fe.
faR PKNNsYLvAHIA AMIGOS.
Purssuno, March 8l.-Railfoad Of
n,ials Of the Pennsylvauia company
have been watching The Darlington very
closely for tie past fev days. Their
l.Ees. including the Fort Wayne. eie not
haudiira BuFitsaton freight, and every
effort 10 being made to keep the strike
from spreading among their employees,
a., 10 has been rumofed, vas contem'
plated.
An official Who vss seen today said:
"Our reports from Chicago state that
everything 10 serene on the Fort Wayne
railroad. We do not know What to ex-
| pec., however. None of the Qaincy
freight 10 being handled By us. l.
would not be policy TO do 90. Willie II
| NAY be thst there are few stray
Quincy cars on the Fort Wayne be.
tween PittsburQ and Ohicaeo, they are
| the ones ttlgt sere taken when Il was
supposed the strike vas settled. With
the strike assomiuR more serious turn
ve vfll not receive any Qaincy freight.
At sny rate vs do NOT think any wili be
offered uA."
svrIcHnEH At yuRLIKoToN.
BunIno1ox, March Sl.-The SWITCH
men's strike hos extended 10 THE city.
Eight Of the forty svitchmen here took
their time todav and quit, giving no
pauy says their places will be hlled this
afternoon.
sPRKAD TO TUE YcBI WAYNE
Csro.oo, March Sl.-ihe strike has
sp,ead to tie Fort Wayne employees.
The crews left their engines in the
yards a. Carroll Avenue and Carpenter
street, at O'Clock this afternoon IT Vas
reported that tue Fort Wayne men ai
other points In the city had also omit
ana this was confirmed at 3 o'clock.
The strike on the Fort Wayne IN Chi
cAso 10 general and 10 supposed 10 be
the result Of the company accepting Q
train Of freight this afternoon from the
Chicago, Darlington q Quincy.
sTRyxR AYrKa STRIKE.
CMcloo, March 3i.-Striks following
strike in rapid sus scess,on Vas the result
TODAY OF the Burlington roads hrst At
tempt to resume forcing freight or
the other. roads. Almost at the very
outset Q strike occurred on the Fort
Wayne system. involving for certain
time the undoubsed tension OF trosLst
| TO the roads leading east from Chicago
The 81. Paul soads have been con.
pleteiy tisd up bstveeu midnieht and
DAYLIGHT, and Chairman Hoee, leader OF
the brotherhood 10 the absence oi
Ohjsf Arthur, intins,ed early that be
, fore smother midniaht there might b
preetrte1ted q succes31ou OF sAtbcy 10
psrelieied IN the city. One on tbs Pan
handle occurred as early as Q. m. eu
vss overcome by the officials shovint
that no workman hsd been asked u
hsul Darlington cars.
Al 10 q. 10. the Darlington made up I
train of Hfteen cars, wbioh vas quiefl.
Transferred TO the Fort Wayne road
while as the same time twenty dve car
svre made up and started for the LAX
shore road Vith forty Pinkeftoo net
abe ard. A transfer, eovtveH, vas mad
\ vishoet dissufbancs.
As7p. M tie Fort Wayne oEcisl
ordered Q switching crew to take . ~
train from the siding at S:Yteepih stree
ana place IL On The fort Wayne track
3 The nec pfonptiy refused and ssi
their engines 10. The ness spread, an
in q !ev minutes sil the eress 10 th
, Yards quit, the ensireerz, fstfns
and svitchmsG. Just then, 40
M. q Fort Wayne passenger frsi
catsasd bcccd esms Along at sixtseni
street. she engineer and kfemsn iearne
Of The strike and left sheif engine. II
conductor soon volunteered 70 rru u
encire. 4 nfsmsn vas found and 8.
a trsir proceeded astef . isht delay.
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