The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-29
CHICAG0'S BIG STRIKES.
THE LAKE SHORE ROAD SWITCH
MEN GO OUT.

Their Action a Result of the Trouble
in the Stockyerds-A Settlement OF
the Chicago and Alton Troubles Ex-
pected To-day No Change in PACK.
ing Town.
CHICAGO, Aug. 2S.-Twenty-seven switch
mon in the employ of the Lake Shore road
went ous on a strike last night, completely
tying up all the business of the road as far
as Chicago was concerned. The trouble
grows out of the stockyards difficulty
Supt Amsden took a crew of men
down to the stockyards yesterday
afternoon. Just before reaching there the
men quit and left their engines standing on
the track. Some time afterward another
crew was started, Tut abandoned the engines
at Forty-third street. When the night
shift came to go to work they learned that
Supt. Amsden had discharged all the men
who had left their engines. They imme-
diately called meeting and the men in the
yards at Twelfth street, Forty-third street
and Englewood walked out In a body.
MEETING HELD.
A general meeting was called at the
corner of Sixty-third street and Indiana
avenue and a communication was drawn
up and addressed to Supt. Amsden in
which it was stated that the men would re-
turn to work when those who had been dis
charged had been reinstated. To this COM
munication Supt. Amsden replied that the
men had been discharged for refusing to
perform their duties. On receipt of this
news strike was declared. There
are altogether about eighty switch
road this morning. half of which number,
the superintendent thinks, will hold their
work night and day. The switchmen are
about equally divided aud only the night
men have struck thus far. The day men
left their engines this morning to attend n
meeting in progress at Sixty-thIrd street
and Wentworth avenue, and out OF twenty
three engines that should have been work.
ing at that time only three were at work.
THE MEN DIVIDED.
The conference was attended by about
sixty s1itchmen belonging to both the
night and day forces. They were met by
Supt. Amsden, who explained to them the
circumstances under which the night force
struck last night, and asked them whether
they intended to stand by the company or
the strikers Thirty-four Of the sixty
men present signed a paper agree
ing to stand by the company, and
to go and do work wherever the
company sent them. The remainder
decided to side with the strikers. Two en-
RitleS WcTb butu sent 10 IdcklDK lOWn 10 10
tae work needed there, and the remainder
went to work. tue Lake Shore yards.
There was not much to do to-day, as most
of the cars were gotten out last night.
AT THE sTooKYARps.
There was no particular change in tho
| situation at the stockyards this morning.
| Everything was quiet, and the engines were
manned as they wero yesterday and were
doing whatever work was needed.
THE ALTON ROAD TO WIN.
The Chicago and Alton railroad strike
will probably be settled tomorrow and will
be a victory for the road. General Manager
Chappell was at Brighton park all day
throwing switches and Watching the pro-
ceedings. When seen regarding the strike
he had the following to say: "We are in a
better position TO handle cars to-day than
yesterday, and think by tomorrow, IL
police protection continues as it has in the
past, we will be able to clear the yards. In
no case will we re-employ the strikers unless
they agree to join the Switchmen's Union
and be governed by its regulations, and
what Grand Master Sweeney says in the
future. As many as four different
commissioners have approached me to-day,
and there will be private consultation at
my Office tomorrow morning at o'clock,
at which our striking employees and Mr..
Sweeney will state TO me why the mon
should be taken back and adjust the mat
ter"
MEETING OF THE GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE.
The grievance committee of ths switchs
mems association met this morning. With
but one exception, every railroad having
in its employ members of the association
had one or more representatives present.
The moeting OF the representatives
of nearly 1900 switchmen was
the most important that has
been held for long time in Chicago, as
upon the result Of their action depended
much that was of interest not only to the
railroad companies, but the general public
and thousands of workingmen at the stock
yards. The switchmen resolved to handle
the stocKyards freight and do switching in
and about Packing Town, provided the
chief of police will withdraw his extra
forces from the yards by o'clock to-
morrow morning.
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