Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-08-28

Inc Htrlke began last night and Opntihues
to day. The passenger trains are moviog
all right, out the freight trsins are lied
up. There has besu violence. When the
police wera called TO the neig borhaod of
the yard their presence was required to
quell disturbance among stevsdores. It
did not prove serious far
The cause of the O. d A. strike, as ex-
planned by thu ttainmastsr, ia that the
company wished to place one of jts old
employees iu charge of she 5aid at
Brighton, whereas the switot unen wanted
man OF their selection. This company
refused to grant this and strike IA the
result. There is no dissatisfaction among
the men regarding salaries or treatment.
A out 40 men are out altogether. Every
thing Is quiet.
TIE SITUATION vLRY CRITICAL.
CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-"Evsry Ch'oAgo
railroad and all thsir oonneoti ips and
every railroad Ia the United States will
be tied up unless there Ia q Withdrawal
Of the demands NJ the striving switch
men Of the Stock Yards Switching ALSO
ciation.n
These were the words OF General Man
ager OhRppsll Of the Chicago L Alton
railway to-day In speaking OF the Strike
at tho stockyards inaugurafed last evan
ing by the zwitchmen employed by the
St ck Ysrds' Switching Association after
the strike Of the engineers and fremen
had been settled.
"The railways will not grant the de-
mands OF the switohmen and will not
yield to their threats" continued Mr..
Chappell. mo amount Of injury 10
property or months of idlen Dss, and not
even the absolute loss of every cent of
revenue by every Chicago road will
swerve the railways from this course.
'This matter was discussed at q meet.
ing of general managers last night, after
word had been received that the stock
yards switohmen had struck. The gene
raj managers of nearly all the roads were
present, and they were fortified by the
presence of many presidents and vice.
presidents. ALI were authorized at @
previous consultation 10 enter into an
agreement TO fight to the end, no matter
what the results may be. And every man
spoke and entered into such an agree
ment, which ia, that all Chicago railways
will stand together as one individual to
oppose the unjust demands made upon
the Stock Yards Switching Association,
or upon any of the interested always.
''lt is the first time that the railways
ever united. They will stand firm as O
rock, however, II it ties up every road in
the country indefinitely, and bankrupts
all Of those waging the war. It has
come to q question of the roads being
bankrupted by irresponsible employees,
and the roads decided to fight right here.
expect every Chicago road will be tied
up. How much further the war will ex-
tend no one can fnretell. But the fullest
scope OF stagnAtion has been oanvasssd
thoroughly, and our course is laid out.
"Our course as agreed upon has been
made necessary by the demands and law
losH conduct Of the men. They quit
work without moments notice, leaving
thousands Of dollars worth of freight to
perish on the track. They do not meet
us frat In arbitration, but inhict injury
that is beyond calculation In dollars and
cents. There seems to be no power in
the courts to check these men. To get
that power is the reason of the combine
entered into by the railways.
"As to this last unwRrranted demand
l will say that it means the advance
pay of every switchmAn in the country.
$75 per month for night foremen of
crews, $40 for night helpers, $40 for day
bremen and $65 for day helpers. These
figures are on on basis Of 10 hours per
day for 28 days. Over time and Suudays
are paid for at an advance over the scale.
1.-THE men all earn from $65 to S95 per
month. This scale Of wages WAS given
the men in settlement OF the strike of
L. - a.
tends all over the country. This small |
cloud threatens to develop into the
biggest cyclone that railway interests |
have ever known"
THE STRIKE OF THE swIroHMAN.
The strike Of the awitohmen of the
Stock Yards Switching Association after
he grievances of the engineers and fire.
men had been adjusted, yesterday after
noon put new phase on the situsiion,
and this morning it was decided to dis
solve the association and allow each road
10 do it's own switching.
superintendent Boyoe OF the Rock
Island, and Superintendent Bessler Of
The Burlington, together with several
other members of the old directory Of the
Switching Association, went to the Stock
Yards to personally assume direction of
he fight. The striking switohmsn were
old that their services were no longer
'equired, and new men were procured TO
10 the Bwitching. During the early
,ours of the morning little was done in
he way of clearing the tracks of the
reight cars, but II was announced that
work would commence In earnest shortly
,efore noon.
Superintendent Marsh went down to
he stock yards this morning at the head
Il 300 men, to take charge Of the police
arrangements there, and to zee that no
'iolsnes was committed.
The difficulty has cost those directly
Interested not fer from half q million
dollars. 1hs packers, who shipped their
neat to meet certain steamers and mar
tets, have been unable to do so, and con-
racts made bsve been forfeited. There
re fully 160 cars OF dressed meat In the
'art, and each car contains 40, 600
pounds, ard the loss at the market price
MEANS considerable. Swift Il Co.'s cara,
hat have bsen standing near their house
ines Friday. esre opened this morning,
nd tine conterts were found to be spoiled
otally and unfit Tor anything but tank
az purposes.
None OF the big packers, with the ex.
option of Swift and Armour, did any
illing to-day, and they did but little.
In the stock yards but little purchasing
, being done The buyers and sellers ,
his morning assembled under the runa-
'ays AND discussed the strike. They
iAde no purchases, though the receipts !
ere decidedly large, considering the cir
nmstanoes.
The police have driven all the strikers
at Of the yards, and have formed cor
on about the place to keep them out.