The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-26
THE GREAT CHICAGO STRIKE.
IT Will BE OYER TO-DAY OR WILL
SPREAD TO MANY OTHBR ROADS

The IIlInois Centrnl Will Give Hts Decision
at 10 A, NIL 10 san Stands by RUSSELL
The Hands on Many Other Roads Will
0uit Work-A Talk with n Strike Leader
CHICAGO, June 25.-There is q prospect that
the great strike on the Illinois Central Rail
road. which'has paralyZed trailic from Chicago
to Centralia. and along the Wisconsin spur
ever Eiuco Monday. will be settled at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. whom General Superin-
tendent A. W. Sullivan has promised the strik-
ers to give them the final decision OF the COM
pany as to whether II shall discharge or up-
hold Superintendent RUSSELL the obnoxious
Official whose diSmissal the men have endeav-
ored to secure since they went on
strike. Notwithstanding the determination
OF the company to uphold Russell 1t was left
to be inferred after the last conference between
the men and the railroad officials that the
man over whom such war had been waEed
would have TO step down. No such admission
was made by tho company. however, but soml-
official reports which orept out OF the confer
enoe room were all to the effect that tremen-
dous pressure had been brought to tear on
tho corporation. and that II had tacitly agreed
to drop Russell from the Day roll.
There is q probability. however. OF the
officials reconsideriuG the present plans and
returning to their first resolve TO stand by their
man through thick and thin At any rate. the
question as to whether tho strike shall con-
tinue or end will be settled at 10 clock to-mor-
row morning.
One OF the alarming factors in the strike, and
one which doubtless had great weight in fore
Ing the Illinois Central Company into a more
eonciatory tone was the presence about tho
conference room OF delegations OF switchmen
from the other roads entering the city and the
forceful language OF the strikers committee
men. who openly declared that unless Super
intendent Russell was removed within two
days every road would be tied UP and every
possible effort made to enforce the order.
1t was dull day along the Illinois Central
tracks. Fires had been drawn from all the
engines. and long lines OF freight cars stood on
the sidinGs. A funeral train and two cars
carrying the malls were permitted to race out
OF town unmolested. The fierce sun drove the
strikers to cover, and no attempt was made to
tnjure property.
Bvne Auoetdtsd Pres
From present indications It seems moro than
likely that unless tho strike ends tomorrow
morning every railroad entering Chicago will
be tied up and the entire carrying trade OF the
city suspended for an indefinite time. The final
decision Of tho company Is to DO given al 10
o'clock in the morning.
"On that decision depends the " hole issue"
said J. D. Caldwell. the Chairman OF the Griey.
tory to the men they will resume work imme-
diately. II not, 1t is safe enough to say every
road In Chicago Will be tied up within few
hours. This will DO done through the Broth
erhood Of switchmon. Communications ex-
pressing sympathy with our movement have
been received from the Chicago and Atlantic,
the Chicago and Northwestern. tho Chicago
and Eastern Illinois, the Wabash. and the Fort
Wayne roads. Tho switchmen are with us al
most to man. and they can utterly stop the
trafflc Of the roads.
1t may seem unjust to interfere with tho
business Of other roads for the purpose OF
bringing the Illinois Central people to time.
but 1t 10 q stupendous leverage to bring to
bear upon tho officials, and we shall not be
slow to avail ourselves of 1t. 1t will simply
necessitate their deciding which Is the moro
important-to retain an official who is gen.
orally Objectionable 10 the employees. or to
put block in the way Of the entire carrying
trade OF Chicago and the Northwest. II Con-
eral Superintendent Sullivan and General
Manager Beck uphold Russell. the greatest
railroad strike on record will ensue and the
financial loss will he almost lncalculable."