Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-27
CHICAGO STRIKES.
Business at the Stock Yards Re-
mains Paralyzed.
A FLANK MOVEMENT THAT FAILED

The Switching Association Dissoives and
Makes Matters No Better-some Pros
poets of n General Tie-Up as u Result
Chicago and Alton Switchmen Make
Kick which the Union viii Not In
dorse-A Demand on the Illinois Gem
tral-PowderIy Addresses Mass Meet
ing I'm New York.
CHICAGO, Aug 27-The railroad stri Ike
1t the stock yards is no nearer settlement
than it was last Friday, when the firemen
and engineers left their locomotives. In
order to make matters little less COM
plicated the switching association dis
solved yesterday, discharged all its hands
and sent its engines back to the roads to
which they belonged. But this seems to
have made matters more complicated An
effort was made by the contending inter
ests yesterday afternoon to patch up a
truce that would result in reopening the
railways to the packers but it proved I'M
successful, A committee representing the
striking switchmen waited on the exec
utive committee of the switching associa-
ton that was in session and made a verbal
demand for an increase of 2 cents an hour
and at the same time explained why the
demand was made.
A Mighty Unpleasant Outlook.
The conference did not last long The
members of the committee refused to listen
to the demand, but said they would re-
store the old order of things if the men
would resume work. The men refused
The switchmen have sent emissaries to
every road leading into Chicago to inform
other swirchmen of the condition of things
at the yards, so none of them can be per-
suaded to do any work there. The effect
Df this was that very little work was ac-
somplished during the afternoon in the
way of clearing the yards, and the pros
pect for the future is not cheering for the
packers.
bfay BE Worse Than the Central Strike.
That the strike is liable to become seri-
Gus the opinion of General Organizer
Hall, of the Switchman's union, will
show. "The strike" said Mr. Hall, sis
of far more Importance to the country
than that on the New York Central 1t
may become general tie-up While our
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seriously if they will take cars out of the
yards or even receive them after they are
brought out. There is an unwritten law
in all brotherhoots and unions that men,
bers shall not take the places of strikers,
and for that reason l fear a blockade of
mammoth proportions to transportation
of every kind"
Effects of the Strike.
N m m raHs If hnt q
of dollars worth of products are in dan.
ger of loss, thousands of men employed in
the packing houses are idle, and business
at the stock yards is paralyzed. 1t re-
quired force of 800 policemen to enable
officials of the roads owning locomotives
at the yards to move them, and the angry
excavations of the strikers showed only
too plainly what might be expected if
there was no police protection. Railway
managers in this city are getting very
weary of these small strikes, which like
a speck of dust in the wheels of a watch.
stop the whole machine.
Another Aggravating Outbreak.
The Chicago and Alton switchmen have
struck, and, excepting the efforts of Su-
perintendent Bates and two amateur as
sistants to move cars containing live
stock, the switching operations are at a
standstill. The cause of this trouble is
that the company reduced yardmaster,
who was doing unsatisfactory work, to
the position of switchman and employed
man named WEIGH, who had formerly
worked for the road in that position The
strikers claim that the company is bound
by an agreement to promote switchman
whenever there is vacant yardmaster-
ship.
The Road will Fight 1t Out
When Weleh was put on he told Man
ager Chapel that he understood his
taking the position would result in a
strike. Mr.. Chapel replied that he was
ready for it, and would stand by Welch.
Yesterday Chapel sent for Chief Sweenie,
OF the Switchmen's union, and had a con-
ference with him regarding the Alton
strike Chief Sweenie said there I-,yare
only five switchmen in the empp!l65 Sy;To of the
Alton at Chicago who We're union men,
tie further said that the strike was I'M
called loES-1i advised, and that the union
wo1i not take any hand in it either on
the Alton or through sympathy on any
other road.
Handed in a New Schedule.
The committee representing the Hi nois
Central employees in the train service,
which has been preparing new schedule
of wages, called on General Manager
Beck at his office yesterday. They were
received. They presented their
and requested its adoption
What the increase is that they request
can not now be exactly learned, but it
ranges from to 80 per cent. The COM
mittee were assured that the schedule
would be carefully considered and a an
swer given them in ten days. The COM
mittee expressed themselves satisfied and
the matter will perhaps be settled salts
to all concerned.
Extension of the Trouble Begins.
A carload of beef was switched from
the Lake Shore road to the Fort Wayne
road about II o'clock last night A switch
engine and crew went TO receive it, and
the foreman ordered the men to couple on
to the beef car. This they refused to do,
and quit work. Word was quickly passed
around among the men in the Fort Wayne
yards and they decided to quit work at IL