Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-28
The Lake Shore Switohmen at Chi.
cago Strike.
ARBITRATION In NEW YORK
Various State Conventions and
Congressional Nominations.
A NEW INTERSTATE PACKING HOUSE
AT A STANDSTILL.
Moro Alton Switchmen Went Out Last
Night.

"Ore ALTON Sw1tchmen W ent Out Last
Night.
CHICAGO, August 2s.-Twenty-se switch
men in the employ of tho Lake Shore road
went out on a strike las. night and so far as
Chicago is concerned the traffic Of the road Is
at a standstill. The trouble grows out of q
strike OF the switchmen at the stock yards al
though Lake Shore men have not Quit work in
order to help ont the stock yards crowd. They
have tied up the road because the management
discharged employees who refused to haul cars
from the district within the jurisdiction of the
idle men at the yards.
Four hundred switchmen met in mass meet
ing at bricklayers hall last night to discuss the
strike situation. The meeting was called by
the Switchmens Association. After a long and
stormy session it was decided that the few men
who entered upon the strike must fight 1t out
by themselves and not attempt to drag with
them the other railroad employees in the city.
The strikers strongly appealed for support. but
there was q majority against entering on O
general walk-out.
IN THE LAKE SHORE YARDS.
Out of the twenty three engines that should
be working in the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern yards today only three are at work.
The passenger trains are all running on time
About sixty switchmen belonging to both the
night and the day forces of the Lake Shore
lntendent Amsden, who was present, explained
TO the men the circumstances under which the
night force struck last night and asked them
whether they intended to stand by the COM
pany or the strikers. Thirty-four of the sixty
men present decided to side with the strikers
Two engines were then'seut to "Packingtown"
to do the work needed there and the remain
ing engine is at work in the Lake Shore yards.
TRYING TO AVERT A TIE-UP.
The representatives of the Switchmen's
Mutual Aid Association are meeting today
with the grievance committees Of the switch
men on all roads running into Chicago. The
meeting was called to devise means. il
possible, to settle the difficulties which
are now threatening the railroad traffic
Of the city. Before the meeting
opened Grand Organizer John Hall said to a
| reporter: The situation is this: II any road
attempts to compel its switchmen to handle
freight from the stock yards it will very speed
lily have strike on it's hands. In this way the
matter will be brought to the attention Of the
association, which will make the fight its own
In that way general tie-up of all the roads
may become q reality"
COMMITTEE AND A CONFERENCE
The switchmen have appointed committee
to wait on Mr.. Chappell, manager Of the Chi
cago and Alton railroad, and he is now holding
a conference with them
Chief OF Police Marsh has sworn in eighty
watchmen for the company, who are scatter
ing the switcbmen. The road has now ten new
men employed
train is on its way from Joliet and is ex-
pected to come through without trouble. A
train Is also being made up to leave the city.
ALL QUIET AT NEW YoRE.
New York, August 2S.-All was quiet at the
Grand Central depot today and all trains were
leaving and arriving on schedule time. At NJ.
cfataI
along the road declared that freight was NOV
ing rapidly and that matters were about in
their normal condition. Mr. Powderly is still
at the st. Cloud Hotel. He refused to talk.
ST. LOUIS ALL RIGHT.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, August 28.-As yet the strike
OF the Chicago switchmen has not reached this
city. ard with the exception OF the Chicago and
Alton all roads are receiving and shipping
freight as usual. But there is no Disgusting
the fact that a feeling of uneasiness peryades
railroad circles on both sides Of the river, and
while the strike is not expected yet it would
create no surprise should it take place. The
battle being waged in the east on the New York
Central has aroused much bitterness. and what
the outcome will be no man can foresee.
LAy-oTF IN BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, August pa large number of
the employees in the Mount Clare shops OF the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company have
been laid of till Monday next One reason as
signed by the men for this action OF the COM
pany Is that the company wishes to give the
men taste OF idlenoss SO to operate against
their countenancing any OF the railroad strikes
now pending, particularly the Chicago strikes.
BEEF FAMINE IN BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, August 2S-House keepers,
hotel landlords, the keepers of boarding
houses and their dependencies are feeling the
effects Of the strike Of the switchmen in Chi
cago. The price Of Chicago dressed beef has
advanced from so cents to 81 per hundred, and
it is said that if the strike is not soon broken
the price will 90 higher. There are six agen-
cies in this city which handle the western
meats, and the average weekly sale are about
five car loads each. This week the highest
number received by any one was two cars.
pEyoUNcINa THE NEW YORK CENTRAL.
BosToS, August 2S.-An effort to form an al
lance Of labor and social reformers resulted
last night in large gathering of trade union
lists, Knights Of Labor, socialists. nationalists
and sngle-tax men. A committee was ap-
pointed to formulate policy looking to the
union Of all the organizations represented.
resolution asserting the necessity Of national
izing railroads was presented, but referred to
the organization committee. The meeting
adopted a resolution denouncing the New York
Central railroad.