Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-08-30
STRIKING SWITCHMEN.
Donovan of tie State Board of Arbitra'
ton CloSeted with Webb and Toucey.
Powderly Gives the Lie to Some OF Webb
statements-AIl the Chicago Strikes
Declared OF.
THE CHICAGO AND ALTON TROUBLE.


CHICAGO, ILL, Aug. ga confer
ence is In session at the general office oil
the Chicago and Alton railroad between
General Manager Chappell and Grand
Master Sweeney, Chief Organizer John
Hall and John Downey of the Switch
mems association. The object of the
conference Is TO anicablY adjust the
differences existing between the striking
employees Of the company and their en-
ployers. General Manager Chappell
granted the conference, but 1t is under
stood he will insist upon his former posi-
tion-that the men discharged themselves
by refusing TO continue work.
AT THE sToCKYARDS.
Business at the stockyards this morning
is being promptly handled By the several
roads, while all packers are killing and
handling fair amount of goods. Most
of the Lake Shore men have returned to
their duties, and the strike seems to be
virtually at an end.
A TRIPLE SETTLEMENT.
CHICAGO, ILL.,. Aug. 29.-The stock
yards strike has been declared off.
The Chicago and Alton strike has also
been settled, and the men Will return to
work.
There is nothing left of the Lake Shore
strike, all the men who will be re-en-
ployed having returned to work.
CLosETED WITH WEBB AND ToUCEY.
NEW YORK, Aug 29.-Florence t.
Donovan, one of the state commissioners
of arbitration, called upon MIR. Webb and
Superintendent Toucey this morning ut
the Grand Central depot and remained
closeted with them half an hour. Sub
sequently he refused to talk about his
call, neither would Mr.. Webb say any
thing that would throw light upon the
matter. The claim of the Knights rela-
tive to the Inability of the road to handle
any more freight was fatty evntradicted
by Webb, who said Yesterday 100 freight
trains were moved, consisting of 4l79
loaded cars and 1859 empty cars were in
terchanged.
Mr.. Powderly, when shown this state
ment, said 1t was not SO.
CHICAGO STRIKES ALL OFF.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. % AT noon to-
day the collapse of every road strike in
this city had occurred, and work in the
stockyards was begun in earnest. At
O'Clock this afternoon the Chicago and
Alton switchmen recognized their mis-
take and went back TO work. This at
ternoon, as a result OF the conference
Grand Master Sweeney Vice. Grand Mas
ter Downey aud committee of strikers,
the men agrees TO become members of the
Switchmen IS union, TO be hereafter gov
erned by its rules aud the advice of the
chief, TO rarrain from trying to dictate
10 the company in the matter of hiring
or promoting its men, but with the right
to appeal to the officers of the company
for redress OF grievances; the latter
agreeing to hear such com plaints in
spirit of fairness.
The switchmeu ut the stockyards held
q meeting this morning and declared the
strike off, to go into effect at Que o'clock
day.
The Lake Shore strike Is virtually set
tied, forty-seven of the men having
signed an agreement TO do work as or
dered. This leaves about twenty, whose
places are being filled rapidly. These
men will not be taken back. According
to Superintendent Amsden the road is
moving freight without Inconvenience.