The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-29
CHICAGO SWITCHMEN.
4 Possible Tie-Up- POHderly'S Reply TO
AthufS Letter.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s.-Rppresentatives OF
the Switchmen's Mutual Aid Association
held a meeting this morning with the
Grievance Committee of the switchmen on
all the roads running into Chicago. The
meeting was called to devise means, il pos
sible, to settle the difficulties threatening
the railroad traffic to the city. Before the
meeting opened Grand Organizer Hall said
to reporter: 1.-THE situation is just this
ii any road attempts to compel its switch
men to handle freight from the stock
yards 1t will speedily have strike on its
hands. In this way the matter will be
which will make fight Of its own. In that
way a general tie-up OF all the roads may
become reality"
EFFECTS OF THE STRIKE.
BALTIMORE, Aug. Is. - Housekeepers,
hotels and boarding houses are feeling the eff
fects of the strike of the switchmen in Chicago.
The price of Chicago dressed beef has ad-
vanced so cents to 81 per 100 pounds. 1t is
said II the strike is not soon broken the price
will 60 higher. A large number of employees
in the Mount Clare shops of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad have been laid off till Monday.
One reason assigned by the men for this action
Of the company is that the company wishes to
give the men taste of idleness, so as to oper-
ate against their countenancng any of the
railroad strikes now pending, particularly the
Chicago strikes.
MORE SHOOTING.
ALBANY On. ", Aug. 2S-The Chief of
Police in East Albany came near being
killed last night by Pinkerton man, who
hred at him, thinking he was striker. The
bullet just grazed his ear. Pinkerton
claims that the freight trains have been
stoned for the last few nights as they
passed through East Albany. He said two
shots were fred at the train while it was
passing through there at l2 80 O'clock this
morning. The Chief Of Police. who was
near by at the time the shots were fred,
could find NO trace of the miscreants. Pink
erton has informed the Chief of Police that
trouble, and he win be held responsible.
STATE BOARD OF ARBITRATION.
The State Board of Arbitration has
served q notice on the New York Central
and strikers that it will begin to inouire
into the strike next Tuesday.
STATEMENT OF PowDERLY,
NEW YORK, Aug. g. - Powderly makes
the following statement commenting on
Cniei Artnur's letter: 1.-The main question
anything | have seen yet. 4 simple ex-
preston from his lips in opposition to
the taking of the places of the firemen
by the engineers who are brotherhood
men would settle the matter and that he
has not done yet. Those who took the
places of the engineers on the co. road
had already abandoned the Knights be-
fore they did the act of treachery. When
they went West from Reading 1 warned
me oT ;, and organized labor against them
and did " publicly. When Sergeant, for
whom have greatest respect. wired me
asking II these men represented me in any
way, my answer was: They violate their
obligations as Knights In doing as is repre-
scented; pay no attention to them. They
actions will not be sustained bv the order
OF the Knights of Labor. Such men should
be 0stracised by all honest men,"