Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1905-03-15
Striking ENGINEERS
0USTED BY UNION
CHARTER OF NEW YORK SUBDl-
VISION REVOKED BY THE
GRAND CHIEF. -
SITUATION IN THE NEW 80.
YORK TRANSIT TROUBLE
Two Persons injured in Morning Rush
at Subway Stations-Strikers APP
ply for Old Positions-Losses En-
tailed by Merchants.

Cleveland, O.. March 11.-Grand Chief
Stone. OF the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Engineers, Friday revoked the
charter Of the striking InterbO-ough en-
gineers in New York. Mr. Stone stated
that the action was taken on the ground
that the brotherhood had a contract
with the marlborough company cover
ing a period of three years, which had
been signed in September last, and that
the engineers struck without consult
ing the officers of the brotherhood and
in clear violation Of the existing agree
ment. Mr.. Stone added that the decision
of the grand council was final and that
the New York engineers belonging to
Subdivision No. l05 could not be rein
stated except upon q majority vote at
a convention of The brotherhood. The
national officers Thursday ordered the
strikers to return TO work, expulsion
from the union being the penalty for
failure to obey.
Minor Accidents Reported.
New York, March 11.-Despi1e sensa-
tional reports tha. organized demon
STATIONS would be made by strikers
against the men who have taken their
places in the subway and on the ele-
waited lines. which were circulated dur
ing the night. no trouble OF any kind
had occurred Friday. The biggest
crowds since the strike began flocked
to the uptown subway stations during
the morning rush hours. At the Nine
ty-sixth street station. while the plat
forms were damned to their fullest ca
pacity, two persons were severely in
jured in the crush. One of them, a
woman. fell in the narrow space be
tween the platform and the car and her
leg was badly crushed. A mans leg was
caught in the heavy sliding door of
car and severely hurt Many others
were roughly handled in the crush
These conditions were repeated al many
other points along the line but no more
serious accidents were reported.
Scores Of strikers appeared al the
| Offices of the Interborough company
during the forenoon to apply for
their old positions on the road.
They were told that offices had been
| opened uptown to receive such ap-
plications and that all OF them must be
made in the regular way. One of the
| men. a" train guard. declared that half
of the men were forced into the strike
without knowing what they were going
on strike for.
Losses Caused by Strike.
Various estimates have been made as
to the losses entailed by dry goods mer-
chants and theaIer prpprietors during
the three days when the strike was
most felt. In round numbers the esti-
mates agree that these two lines OF
business alone sustained. loss in re-
ceipts during Tuesday. Wednesday and
Thursday aggregating s750oOO.
The falling Off began early on Tues
day. Store proprietors then declared
that no such slump had been known in
this city since their earliest recollec-
ton. All records for meager receipts
were broken. But conditions grew
worse on "Wednesday. and still worse
Thursday. Thirteen great department.
stores in what is known as the shop
ping district figure largely in these es-
Inmates, no attempt having been made
to learn how the smaller establishments
Jared. Thirty-five frst-class theaters
in Manhattan all reported a big drop in
receipts and that money is a pure loss
houses of amusement being in a much
different position in this respect from
that of the stores. whose customers
merely postponed their purchases to
more favorable time.