The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-07
LATE STRIKE
COLD COMFORT AT CHICAGO FOR
THOSE WHO QUIT WORK.
Few Old Employees Reinstated-Mili-
No Work for Big Four triker

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-The train yards of
the Lake Shore and the Wabash railway
companies at Root street were filled to-day
with switchmen and engineers who were
ready TO return TO work. Few of them,
however, were reinstated. their places hav-
ing been taken during the strike by new
men. Considerable surprise was shown by
the men at the delay of the companies in
accepting their services.
About two thousand men who applied for
work at the stock yards were sent away
without receiving it. The Switchmen's AS
ISOLATION took charge of the switch engines
in use about the yards and old men were
placed over the new ones to Civ them in
structions. About five hundred men who
had been unable to secure employment in
their old positions assembled about the cor
ners of Forty-seventh street and Center
avenue and made some slight attempts 10
interfere with the new men. The crowd
was, however, easily dispersed and the men
proceeded with their work unmolested by
any further demonstration.
The repair shops opened to-day at Pull
man with $50 additional men at work. This
makes the force now employed number
eight hundred in all, and it is expected
there will be at least one thousand men at
work tomorrow.
During the past week a committee of the
A. r. L. held frequent consultations with
Mayor Hopkins. To-day w. r. Burns, a
director of that organiza ton and the head
of the committee. admitted that the pur-
pose of the committees visit was TO furnish
the authorities with Information touching
the damage claims of the railroad COM
panies. The A. Il. [. men say they expect
to prove in many instances that the de-
struction of property for which damages
are claimed was done by men employed by
the railroads and General Managers Asso-
citation. They claim to be able TO prove
that the man arrested last Friday, charged
with leading the riot and burning cars on
the Rock Island tracks on July D was at
that time in the employ of the Chicago x
Eastern Illinois road. They also claim TO
have other similar cases. Their object is to
show that the A. X. L. is not responsible
for the riots and destruction of property.
The sensation of the day at Pullman was
the refusal of Company NJ, of the First
~nonunion workmen. t 100 O'Clock Lieut..
Bowra marched Company NJ up to- the big
mess tent that stands on the lawn behind
was left in command of Sergeant Cook.
When the company came TO break ranks
at the tent entrance the men were indig-
nant to see two tables within filled with
onunio employees of the Pullman COM
pany. The workmen were q part of the
new force hired to-day. They had been
smuggled in with the soldier boys on the
apology that they were afraid to go home
1Of dinner. AS the practice udu Deen Ifleu
in a smaller way last week, to the dis
taste of the company. the soldiers were
prepared for decisive action. VIM. Byrnes,
a member of the company, stepped into the
entrance and said: LAS volunteer soldiers.
the men of Company NJ are here TO see
that the laws of Illinois are obeyed. / am
not aware that it is soldierly or that
discipline compels us to do what we feel
is unpatrfotic and not worthy of gentle
men. My scruples demand that 1 shall
not associate with 'scabs.' 1 refuse to sit
with them at the same table" There was
an outburst of applause from Byrnes's
comrades and Sergeant Cook marched the
company across the street and broke ranks.
will not enter that tent" a dozen
privateS said, It'll we are assured that all
nonunion workmen are TO be kept out"
The workmen were finally marched out
and the company marched in, receiving the
assurance that they will hereafter have
the mess tent to themselves
Secretary John Berry, of the Pullman
strikers central committee, was arrested
tonight charged with obstructing the mails
in the late riots. other Pullman leaders
may be arrested tomorrow.