The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-04

Done for Sympathy-WiIl Allow No
New Men to Work.

New Men to Work.
At the stockyards, yesterday, with the
exception of a little incident, the appear
ance of an extremely quiet Sunday pre-
vailed. Few men were to be seen around
the yards, and they were as quiet as though
they were visitors out for pleasant day.
None of the Belt engines was at work,
and the only trains that passed around
the road were a few through trains hauled
by the engines of some of the different
railroads entering here.
Some excitement and commotion was oc-
casioned by the report that was circulated
about o'clock in the afternoon that the
Belt strikers had stopped a p & e. train
at the Vandalia crossing and ditched one
of the cars. The rllmor proved to be false.
Shortly after noon the Pennsylvania Com
pany sent an engine to the stockyards to
get some cars to load cattle for shipment
to the East. The engine was met by the
strikers, who refused to allow it TO set
the cars for loading. long and heated
discussion took place, and the engine was
finally compelled to return to the Pennsyl-
vania yards without the stock. The Penn
sylvania Companys yardmaster then took
the engine, and, with the assistance of
about a dozen special police, went to the
stockyards and would probably have met
the same result had not some of the cooler
heads realized the fact that it was not
best to hold the live stock, thus causing
heavy expense to the shippers thereby los
ing all the sympathy they might receive
from the stock men.
1t was finally agreed that the Panhandle
engine return to it's yards and the strik-
ers would load the stock and deliver IL,
which was afterward done. That ended
all the excitepent on the Belt for the day.
The Belt men are still out, about a hun
dred in all.
The Belt strikers called on Superintend-
ent Zion yesterday afternoon to explain
their situation. Their explanation was not
very satisfactory to him. He says that
they admitted that they had no grievance
against the Union Railway Company, but
were simply striking from sympathy with
the other strikers. The engineers stated
that they had no intention of striking, and
that they were at the roundhouse yesterday
morning ready TO take their engines out,
but could not work as there Were no train
they would probably return TO work this
morning if men could be furnished to
handle the trains. This matter was not
fully determined, and the committee agreed
to let Mr.. Zion know its decision during
the afternoon. At late hour last night
Mr. Zion had not heard from the men, and
so he supposed they had determined to re-
main out. In the conversation Mr.. Zion
spoke very highly OF the action OF the men
fed him that they would strike at GER
tain time. but before they quit work they
cleared the track completely, leaving every
thing in good shape, besides running all the
stock 10 the yards that had been received
He commended their action yesterday aft
ernoon in loading thirty-five cars of stock
for the East.
With the exception of the attack on night
yardmaster Gwynn. which he believes to
have been simply individual act and
not sanctioned by the strikers. the men
have showed disposition to do violence
Yardmaster Gwynn refused to go out with
the other men, and when he attempted to
turn a switch was attacked by one of the
strikers, who struck him on the head with
a lantern and kicked him in the ribs. Other
strikers interfered and prevented any
further injury being done.
The Belt strikers held two meetings yes
terday morning, the trainmen in Cooks
Hall, in West Indianapolis, and the en-
gineers and firemen in another hall The
meeting was not 10 take any new action
In regard TO the strike but simply toSdis-
cusS the situation among themselves All
who would express themselves seemed to
be of opinion in regard to violence
They said that they would not damage the
companys property but would not stand
quietly by and see their places filled by new
men, Before they will allow that to take
place they will resort to force to carry
their pOint