Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-01-22
SLIGHTLY TIED-UP.
But Determi led That Scott Can
Not Get Back.
SITUATION ON THE NICKEL PLATE.

Passenger Trains Running, but weights
at a standstiil-The Switch and Yard
Men Decline to Become Involved and
Sargent Gives the Strikers the Cold
Shoulder = So Does Chief Arthur
Trains stopped by Force at Hunting
ton, Ind.
CHICAGO Jan. 22.-While the Chicago
and Erie railroad is seriously crippled by
the strike of the train dispatchers, opera
Ors and few conductors of its Chicago
| division, it can not be said that the
strikers have gained anything by the
serious stoppage of traffic. In fact, if
there has been any change in the situation
at this end of the line during the first
twenty-four hours of the strike. it would
appear that the strikers have been slightly
worsteG in the fight.
Swi:chmen VIII Not Go Out.
AT meeting of switchmen and yard
men yesterday they refused to side with
the strikers, claiming that the cause of
the strike did not concern their organiza-
ton at all. This action disconnected the
strikers very much, and is no doubt the
reason why the engineers have remained
at their posts also.
The Company VIII Stand Firm.
"Ihe company concluded to stop freight
traffic for the present." said General Man
ager Tucker last night, "but it NAV be re-
| sumed tomorrow. With the exception of
local accommodation train all our reg
ular passenger trains went out to day and
to night, manned by regular crews" Mr..
Tucker stated emphatically that under no
circumstances would the company recede
from its position in regard to the discharge
of Train Dispatcher Scott.
Plenty of Men Applying.
Manager Tucker also said: "The conduc-
tor OF No. passenger, going out this fore
noon, cut off two passenger coaches and
went out with only the mail and express
cars. He telegraphed from Hammond
Ind, however, that the coaches would
pull through all right on our regular No
II passenger, which left at 7:25 tonight in
good shape. The fact is that the number
of diss atisfied men does not exceed fifty in
all. This includes the six train dispatch
ers who struck at Huntington. The rest
are telegraph operators and three conduc-
tors The engineers are loyal and so are
the switchmen and yardmen. We have
applica tions for the vacant places every
minute, so to speak, and if we so desired
we could have placed six new men in ev-
cry vacancy. This has not been done yet"
Not Employing Pinkerton>.
Information from other sources points
to the fact that if 1here are to be open hos
Utilities the scene of them will be 81 Hunt
ington, but the officials of the company
here in Chicago profess not to he in fear of
any such eXtrems measures. Mr.. Tucker
was emphatic last night in his denial of
the statement that the company had sent
Pinkertun men to Huntington. This
il abSOlufaly fal ha cold
"There has been no occasion for any such
warlike preparations, and have every rea
son to believe that no such occasion will
arise. The fact is that the men are di-
yided in their sentiments, except the six
train dispatchers, who are still solid but
whose places are at present satisfactorily
filled by other officials of the road. We
hope that the entire trouble will ba over in
day or two"
Most ofthe Trouble at Huntington.
1t appears, however, that things are not
running rs smoothly as the local officials
say. The first act of violence occurred
Tuesday night at Huntington, when
several of the railroad wires leading west
were cut hy strikers or eirsympathizers
The mischief WAS discovered in time and
no serious consequences ensued dis
patch received last night from Hunting
ton says I'll at no trains We're run out of
that place yesterday on the Chicago and
Erie railway but mail trains, and they con-
sisted of ar engine and one mail car each
Conductor and dispatchers are all on
strike. An attempt was male to run two
passenger trains manned with new men
last evening, but strikers boarded them.
applied the air-brahe and stopped them
After trying for more than an hour the
attempt WAS abandoned and the trains
We're backed into the yards where they
now stand. 1t looks as though there may
be trouble.