The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-12-25
BUT THEY STRUCK
WEST END RAILROAD OF BOSTON,
TIED Up, AfTEG ALL

to Manage Their Acn. 90 the One Side
and Corporation PRESIDENT who Il
Perfectly willing to Treat, and, Posi-
the Opposition That He has no Power
to do Either.
Boston. Dec. 24-In spite Of Official an
nouncement of the Motormen's and Con-
ductors'' union of the West End street
railway, made early this morning. that
the proposed strike over the alleged non.
recognition Of the union by the West
| End management would be deferred W.
| til December 80, many of the employees
| have taken the matter into their own
hands, and at 10 o'clock the service had
been seriously crippled by men leaving
| their cars with indications that the lines
would be pretty well tied up by noon.
| AT 10 o'clock all the cars were off the
/ streets of Boston except those of the
Washington lines and the South Boston
division. The men on the other lines
as fast as they came into car houses at
ter the early trip, stopped work on being
told Of the situation. The executive
committee of the Pioneer Federal Labor
union, the central organization of the
employees, held q meeting this morning,
at which the action Of the supreme coun-
Gil after midnight, in deciding to post
pone the strike, was criticized. Presi-
dent Young, of the union, issued a re-
quest that all remain at work until noon.
when, he said, every line would be stop
ped. The police had reserves at each
station, but everything passed off quiet
iy. 1t was understood that a conference
between the union executive committee
and the West End directors would en-
deavor to come to some understanding,
but it was admitted that this would be
difficult matter. The union officers said
that all mail cars which run over the
different lines of the road would not be
involved
The West End Street Railway COM
pany operates the street line Throughout
South Boston, Dorchester East Boston,
Brldgeton, Cambridge, portions of New
ton, Maiden, Everett, Medford and in
the entire Roxbury and Charleston dis
tricts.
The cities of Maiden and Everett. as
well as of the Charleston district of Med
ford, had little or no street car accom-
mediation this morning and thousands of
people were obliged to get to their work
or business in the city the best way they
could.
Meetings were held between midnight
and O'Clock at the headquarters of the
union and hundreds of employees who at
tended demanded that the strike go into
erect at once. as originally decided by
the council. There were several exciting
scenes when it was announced that the
strike would be. postponed. The leaders
Of many divisions of the city and subur-
ban places threatened to leave work
without the sanction of the council and
several divisions were thus tied up, at
least, temporarily, as a result. The first
action against the company occurred in
Charleston and Everett, when a number
OF the Maiden motormen and conductors
refused to take their cars out before day.
light. No cars were run from the NAL
den and Medford line stables in Medford
this morning and the citizens who were
obliged to go into the city either walked
or got into over-crowded passenger
trains.
A report received here from Everett
SAID that 200 West End railway employees
are idle in that city.
Cars of the Charleston and Roxbury
routes were running regularly,
RAILROAD SIDE OF IT.
The West End Railway company this
afternoon issued notice to it's employees
stating that those who voluntarily absent !
ed themselves from their duties would |
De considered as having Withdrawn from
Inc service of the company The rail-
road has issued statement which gives
history Of the strike from President
Llttie's point of view. In opening. men |
ton is made of conferences between the |
union and the officers of the road and of |
a letter setting forth that President Lit |
Tie mad no authority to sign the 1897 agree |
ann
OF the directors. The statement con- |
tinues:
Representatives of the employees stat
ed that they would recommend action in
accordance with its terms, and would |
notify Mr.. Little by 10 o'clock what ac-
ton was agreed to-
When 10 o'clock came they teIephonea
for delay.
"A little before II o'clock two members
" the committee returned and reported
that a majority of the full committee had
agreed 10 IN no way interfere with the
running OF the cars and that the matter
should remain in allegiance until Dec. 30
pending the decision Of the West End
directors
me matter was supposed to be Closed
FOR the night
The first intimation that the West
End offlciais received of there being any
trouble, was a notice from the car sta
ION that the men were refusing 10 take
but cars this morning. This afternoon.
= part or the committee that was present
last night came to Mr.. Little and said |
Inat they had attempted to carry out
their agreement in good faith.
They stated, however. that some ~
me men could not be controlled"
The West End officials say they have
lone everything in their power to pre-
vent strike. They have never refused
20 sign the agreement presented by the !
union, they say. but distinctly told the
representatives OF the men that the mar
.er would be presented to the West End
directors if they would only give them |
time to do il.
COAL MINERS STRIKE.
Mascoutah. H., Dec. 24-About half
II the 1000 miners employed in the coal
mines OF ST. Clair and Madison counties
lave struck for higher wages. The mines
'Hecteo are the Humboldt. Donck. MIC
ioll, stanton, Skellett. Yock. RsIIeytIIe
md Glencarbon. The men claim thev
lave been working half time and not
making living wages. They also claim
nat while there has been a strong ad
Iance In prices for coal in the ma rkets
mere has been none in the payment OF
wages.
ST Louis. Dec, "A J. Moorehead
general manager OF the Madison Coal
company, returned to the city today from,
H., where 500 of the COM
'any's miners quit work on Wednesday.
Mines l. and are idle as result of the
valk-out. Dispatches from Giencarbon
ay the strike was due 10 a reduction in
wages and in hours of labor. Mr. Moore
lead says they quit out of sympathy
With the Beileville miners, who struck
or higher wages
NAY DIG A TUNNEL.
Albany y. Y. Dec 24.-Tbe state rail