New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-01
THE STRIKE SPREADING.
ALL THE LINES IN PERIL AT CHICAGO.
WORK STOPPED ON THE ST. PAUL AND THE FoRr
WAYNE ROADS INTERRUPTED ON THE PAM
HANDLE AND DISTURBED ON OTHER
ROADS-NEw sUITs PROPOSED Try

RoADs-NEw SUITS PROPOSED ,BY
THE BURLINGTON TO BREAK
DOWN sTHE BOYCOTT.
CHICAGO. March 3l.-Tbe rumor that tie-up
Of the Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul Road
was decided upon at late meeting Of the
strikers last night, proves TO have been true.
The engineers, fremen. switchmen, brakemen and
number Of the conductors OF that road have
quit work The strike includes the employees Of all
the divisions reaching Chicago, both freight and
passenger. The last passenger train manned by
Brotherhood crew left the Union Station as
II o'clock last night Fully 700 men were
present at the meeting This included all the
freight and switch engineers and fremen living in
Chicago, and many from points a hundred miles
away, all OF the local switchmen and brakemen,
and large number Of freight conductors From
one Of the men ii was then learned that when the
motion was made to tie up the road it was carried
without dissenting voice This strike is the
result OF yesterdays work at the yards. The
men are incensed over the action of the company
in employing new engineers and firemen, and
conductors who have acted as engineers TO taks
their places.
1t was expected by the officials Of the compa ny
that a committee would be appointed at lAss
nights meeting. and conference held at which
satisfactory settlement could be reached. A
tacit agreement of this kind was made yesterday
afternoon, and the officers of the road net at
the Office of Mr.. Collins, division superintendent,
to await the result of the meeting These gsiitle-
men waited and waited but the committee never
came. The strike was not declared by any or
ganization or brotherhood at least not formally.
The men say that it is entirely individual
action their part. Ev.n if the strike extends
no further than at tLis writing, the effect vii be
the practical suspension Of business on the en-
tire system.
Suburban travel on the Chicago Milwaukee
and st. Paul was at standstill this morning. As
carly as o'clock great crowds waiting al
Almira, Humboldt, boulevard Pacific Junction,
Hermossa and Cragin for the early train; but no
train appeared. This train is in charge of two
passenger switchmen, George hofard and Jack
Getz, who usually make it up al Western-ave.
and back it to Cragn, leaving the latter place
at a. m. The train is an important one as upon
it about 500 working people depend to reach the
Union Station before a. In. Feelings were
smothered, however and the crowd settled down
to await the coming of The Itasca train, due
fifty minutes later. They appointed committee
TO wait upon the telegraph operator at Pacific
Junction to ascertain whether or not the train
would run. Engineer James Kennedy, at Itasca
returned the answer,
1 will not bulge foot"
ALI hopes Of catching the next train known
the Dunning accommodation were shat
tered when it was learned that 10
had not gone out on its first trip and so
could not possibly come in. Then the crowd OF
men, women, and even young cash boys and
girls, started in large numbers to walk, and
could be seen for hours afterward counting tho
ties toward the city
Fifty men who are regular freight and passen-
ger conductors on the Council Bluffs division
arrived at the roundhouse this morning. They
were brought here by the St. Paul people to fiji
the places Of the striking engineers, fremen and
switchmcn, and all seemed anxious TO get a
chance to pull the throttle throw a switch.
Doherty, the leader of the striking switch en-
glneers, talked with the men and gained their
said
=, Com Come ahead, boys; they want Us down in the
They don't get us down there was the re-
ply, The men finally agreed to 90 down and see
what wanted of them They had only gone
down the track about 200 feet when some one Of
them suggested that if the st. Paul people wanted
them, they would have to come dewn and make
their proposal The men all agreed and marched
back TO the roundhouse, where they awaited the
delegation of st. Paul officials. The men say
that they Will act conductors engineers,
but will not throw a switch. One hundred men
from the other division of the road expected
in tonight, and the ST. Paul officials say that by
Monday everything will be running.
REBELLIoUS FEELING ON THE PAN HANDLE
When the night men employed in The Pan
Handle yards ceased work at their usual time
Z o'clock this morning the day men, who had
arrived refused to go to work until they should
receive some explanation Of the fact that a Pan
Handle engineer had gone into the Burlington
yards and pulled out q number Of cars loaded with
Mccormick reapers 1t was supposed that
swtchman had served as fireman on that locomO-
tive. The general yard master, Mr. Dupuies had
a conference with the men and persuaded them
to return to their work. The men were told that
Mr. Dupuies himself had handled the engine in
question, and that Alburns the night yard master,
had done the switching. This seemed to satisfy
the switchmen and they went TO work
II is reported from Pittsbnrg that the railroad
officials OF the Pennsylvania Company have been
watching the Burlington closely for the last few
days. Their lines sr not handling the Burlington
freight and every effort Is being made 10 keep the
strike from spreading among their employees, as ip
has been rumored was contemplated. An official
to-day said: The reports received from Chicago
state that everything is serene on the Fort Wayne
None Of the Burlington i freight IT. is being handled
by US. II would not be policy TO handle IL.
While the strike was confined 20 the engineers
and fremen there was no fear OF trouble, as they
are class of men who are opposed to anything
In the nature OF riotous demonstrations. But
when the switchmen went out then the strike
assumed more serious phase. II may be that
there are few stray Burlington cars on the Fort
Wayne between Pittsburg and Chicago, but IL
there are, they werc the cars that were taken
when IL WAS supposed the strike was settled We
will not receive any Burlington freight, and, in
fact, do not think any will be offered 70 us"
GENERAL BLOCKADE EFFECTED
It is learned that the Grievance Committee Of
engineers on the Lake Shore road called upon
Superintendent Amsden last evening. They in.
formed him that the non-union switchmen on his
road had been induced to join the Switchmen's
Union, or to act in harmony with the union
men. The engineers did not hike to involve them
in a strike, and therefore hoped it would issue
orders agents not to handle Burlington freight,
as the switchmen were determined to strike II
the company persist d in handling such freight.
The committee would not state what the
engineers would do in they were
required to handle Burlington freight. Superin-
tendent Arnadan infnrrned tho nnitt " than