The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-07-18
BREAK IN FREIGHT Strike
Agreements Reached Between
Four Railroads and Employees.
CHICAGO TlEUP NEARING END
Majority CT the Strikers Expected to
Return to Work Today-Teamsters
Ordered Back to Places-Neithcr
Side Claiming a Victory.

Chicago, July 16.-With agreements
reached between four railroads and
their employees, the great strike OF
freight handlers and teamsters, that
has paralyzed the industries Of Chi
cago for week, is apparently broken.
A majority of the strikers are expect
ed to return to work today. Some OF
the radical unionists may refuse to &C.
cept the terms accepted by the repre-
sentative committees, but apparently
they will be able to WELD but little in
fuence with the majority of the stria-
ers. E
A mass meeting of the freight han
dlers has been called for today and
upon the action taken at this meet
| ing will depend the attitude of the
striking teamsters. Their national
president, AL Young, ordered them
back to work today, but if the freight
handlers refuse to declare the strike
off officially, some of the teamsters
may refuse to work. 1t is conceded
that their officers exercise little abso-
lutte authority.
Neither Side Claims Victory.
The four railroads that entered into
! agreements with their men last night
were the Lake Shore, Northwestern
Nickel Plate and Illinois Central. OF
the four the Northwestern and the
Illinois Central accepted the PROPOSE
ton made upon advice of the team
sters' board of arbitration. The
Nickel Plate and Lake Shore succeed
ed in getting their men to sign the
scale presented by the roads July l
Consequently neither the freight han
. oilers nor the railroads claim vic
tory. AS the employees OF the Lake
i Shore were the first to sign, however
the railroads are expressing the great
est satisfaction over the break in tn
: strike.
The freight handlers return to worl
without having obtained recognition
!. OF their union, time and half flo
overtime or the Establishment of tn
| probation period. On the other han
3 the freight handlers have obtained ii
l creases in pay, the smallest increas
a being Is cents per day gained by tn
/ truckers. r.
While the signing Of the agreement
S breaks the strike it does not end i
Z 1t is still in progress so far as tWent
of the twenty-four railroads in the cit
are concerned. President Curran an
a few Of his supporters are still III
reconciled and state that they will IL
!. recognize any of the agreements.
Troops May Be Ordered Out.
r. If the teamsters still refuse to d
81 liver or handle freight determine
eI effort will be made by business me
vi of Chicago to break the strike regar
a. less of their action. They have mol
e fed Chief of Police O'Neill and May'
"a Harrison that in case the police al
a not able to afford them protectic
st they will appeal to the governor fl
assistance and ask him to order O.
rs the militia. The militia have alreat
received orders to prepare for imm
,ol date action Governor Yates hi
II. showed a disposition to acquiesce
,e the demands of the railroad officia
rd and the continuation of the stril
n. would doubtless see the state troo
It, parading through the streets al
az guarding freight houses.