St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-16
INDUSTRIAL DIsAGREEn1ENTs
The Switchmen's Lockout Devel-
OPS No New Features.

CHICAGO, May 15.-The situation of
the Chicago IL Northwestern road, as
affected by the discharge of all the
switchmen and yardmasters, has de-
velOped no new features this even
Ing. General Manager Whitman is
constantly in receipt of kilograms from
all points ON the system, and without
exception they report an encouraging
state of affairs. AT some places the
work is being done by less number of
men and switch engines than usual,
but it is being done, and the
train men, wherever called upon
are proving their loyalty to
the company by doing switchmen's
duty in addition TO their own. During
the twenty-four hours ending at o'clock
this morning 210 cars of freight were
sent out from the Western avenue yard,
and 397 received, while all live stock tor
the Union stockyards Is being
handled with the usual prompt
ness. At the Wells street depot
trains are arriving and departing OH
time. Reports from the Minnesota, Da-
kota and Iowa divisions indicate that
there has been no trouble, and no diff
Guilty is experienced in securing good
mento take the place of the discharged
employees. Up TO this time no
demonstration has been made by
the locked out switchmen here,
but it is understood that they are hold
ing secret meeting somewhere Iii the
city to-day. and there Is some talk that
the present quiet is simply the calm be-
fore the storm. Grand Master Swee-
ney, OF the Switchmen's Mutual AID
ASSOCIATION, says in regard to the
discharge of SWitchmen by the
Chicago & Northwestern company:
This is not lockout now; it is strike.
Nothing but passenger trains are NOV
ing, and those only by the aid of the
tralnmen whose order seems to have an
understanding with the officials-the
outgrowth of an agreement on the Nc
lnerney case probably. No freight
tialns Will move, for it is beyond
secure experienced help. The North
Westerns yards are intricate and the
switching facilities are limited. and
such men as can be hired would not be
able to handle things properly in
months. We will win in this fight as
we have won in others. This road has
made an error that it will discover
before long. / have wired the
supreme council of the federated orders,
and its members Will be here Saturday
to confer with me on the situation. The
men represented in the council are TIE
conductors, firemen, trainmen and
switchmen, and | have little doubt that
our courses will be upheld. To. day | will
have conference with the management
of the Northwestern road and will try,
by presenting the switchmen's case can
didly and fairly, to come to a settlement
of the trouble. The calling out of the
men on other roads is a question for
future consideration. Grand Master
Sargent, of the Brotherhood of
firemen, who is president of the
Federated Order of Railway En-
plOyeS. telegraphed last evening from
Terre Haute to the Grand Pacific hotel
to have rooms prepared for a meeting of
the supreme council Saturday morning.
Until this meeting, nothing as to strikes
on other roads or of the other employees
on the Northwestern will be decided,
The situation this morning is unchanged.
everything is quiet in the switching
yards. Grand Master Sweeney, and Vice
Grand Master Bowling, of the Switch
mems union, called on General Manager
Whitman. of the Northwestern road,
to-day, and asked for statement OF the
grounds on which the lock-ou was de-
clared. Mr.. Whitman said that the
position of the company was fully set
forth i'll its statement to the press,
shO VI WHICH, was oCIlb
in these dispatches yesterday and
that if they had any reply to make to
that statement they must put it in writ
ing. The interview was not at all salts
factory to the switchmen's union of
fcials. and they went away in bad
humor.
SCoTTDALE, Pa. May 15.-W. J.
Rainey, the willy coke operator who is
worth millions now, seems to be with
the strikers body and soul. He is en-
gagged in fight with Frick and other
operators, and will use the strikers as
the weapon to gain his point. To-day
he gave Master Workman Wise per-
mission to send labor agents among his
employees to obtain funds to sustain the
trlck and Mcclure strikers.
LOUISVILLE, May 15.-All the drivers
and handlers OF the Adams Express
company struck here this morning.
This is the result of the recent order of
the company requiring their employees
to furnish bonds. The strike is likely
to spread over the country.
CLEVELAND, May 15.-There are no
new developments in the marine en-
gineers' strike. President Galway, of
the Engineers Protective society, said
to-day: THE report that we are weak
ening is wholly unfounded. The vessel
owners are getting along fairly we'll
now, because very few boats are run
ming. When navigation really opens up
our services will be needed and we will
receive what we demand" Both sides
are firm in declaring that no concessions
will he vranted