Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-06-26
WHEELS RESTING.
THE RAILROAD STRIKE STILL CONTINUES IN
ILLINOIS.
A Conference Held Between the Officers Of the Road
and the Committee Of the Strkers-What
the Chicago "TribQne' Has tOSay
Ofthe Matter.

CHICAGO. June 25.-The absolute tie-up
of the Illinois Central railroad continues
to-day.
A conference between the officers of the
road and "A committee of strikers is APP
pointed for Q o'cl1ck this morning. 1t will
doubtless be held with closed doors, as were
yesterdays conferences: and, judging by
results so far, is not likely 10 reach con-
clusion.
Telegraphic advices from points in this
State, Wisconsin and Iowa say that the tie
up is not as complete outside of Chicago as
was generally supposed yesterday. The
fact is that the chief officer of the United
| Galway Employees, who lives in Gales
burg, H. and who alone has authority TO
| order a strike, has taken no action in the
matter Yesterdays action of the strikers
| in
DECLARING 4 TIE-UP
on all the lines under the management of
Division Superintendent Russell was
taken without authority, and in the hope
that the chief of the order would approve
| it as an accomplished fact.
While most of the branch lines are at n
standstill. advices are that the main stem,
which traverses the State from Dunleith
to Cairo, is still in operation, and that the
| lines in Wisconsin and Iowa have not so
| far been affected.
The Tribune says: The opinion is eX
pressed among railroad officials that the
STRIFE is due to lack of good judgment on
the part of the company's management.
About a week ago the brakemen on the
Rock Island made demands that threaten
cd TO lead 10 a strike, but trouble was
averted by the judicious action of General
Manager St. John, who, instead of telling
4 tL. L.s tI..f.. Dc NOT hA
granted, asked them TO appoint commit
tee to meet him and agree on compromise
After session of six days
| SETTLEMENT WAS EFFFCTED,
which was satisfactory. If the same course
had been pursued by the Illinois Central, 1t
is said the men could have been induced TO
remain at work If the company had con
sented to reinstate the trainmaster and his
assistant. against the discharge of whom
the men rebelled, it is thought the en-
ployes would not have insisted on the dis
charge of General Superintendent Russell.
| While the latter is undoubtedly an able
and efficient railroad official, he has the
reputation as being too harsh and arbitrary
| at times, with the men under him. He is
said to have had trouble with the men on Il
Kansas road with which he was connected,
and which caused his retirement from that
line, and il is reported he left the st. Paul
on account of his inability to get along with
the General Manager, who is popular with
| the employees.
From present indication it seems more
than likely that before noon tomorrow
every railroad entering Chicago will be
tied up, and the entire carrying trade of the
city suspended for an indefinite time. So
| far asthe extent and features of the strike
| of the Illinois Central X. X. trainmen are
concerned, to-day was a repetition of the
| twenty-four hours preceding. The time
was taken up with long-wnded confer
ences, in which the Illinois Central repre-
scntatives
| SHOWED LITTLE SIGN
of yielding. The final decision of the of
| ficials of the company is TO be given at 10
| o'clock this morning.
| Ion that decision depends the whole is
sue" said j. ID. Caldwell, the chairman OF
the Grievance Committee, tonight "lf il
is satisfactory to the men they will resume
work Immediately. If not, it's safe enough
to say that every road in Chicago will be
tied up within few hours. This will be
done through the Brotherhood of switch
men. Communications expressing SYM
pathy with our movement have been re-
received from the Chicago and Atlantic, the
| Chicago and Northwestern, the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois, the Wabash and the
| TT. Wayne roads. The switchmcn are with
us almost TO a man, and can utterly stop the
| traffic of the roads,
| Committees of trainmen from several
roads, including the Chicago, Milwaukee
and St Paul and the Chicago, st. Paul and
Kansas City, with which roads Superin-
tendent Russell was at one time connected,
offered to make the strike general, unless
the trouble was settled tonight The men
of the roads mentioned said that Russell
had proved obnoxious to them when their
superior officer, and that they had forced
him out of those roads.