Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 8, 1881, Page 6

' { i 9 THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: IRIDAY APRIL 8 1881—TEN PAGT S, LET US WAL it Is the Unanimous Motto of the West Side Citizens. For All the Railway Conduet- ors and Drivers Struck Yesterday Morning. And Only Two Cars Made Round Trips During the Day. The Officers of the Company Say . They Were Taken Entirely by Surprise. The Board of Dircetors Offer the Meu an "Adyanco of 15 Per Cent. But the Latter Stand Firm for 20 and the Reinsiatement of Their Comrades. . Their Large and Orderly Mass- Meeting at Orpheus Hall. Scenes on the Streets—A Motley Turn=Out of Wonderful * Teams. Wages Paid on the West Side— What the DMen Come plain Of. Public Sympathy with the Strikers— NoCars To-Day. TUE STRIKE, ° THE WEST SIDE CARS LAID OFF. THE ‘Prtue yesterday Informed its readers thut a steike of thoe car-drivers and conduetors of the West Division Rullway would be sturted that morning, Theunited netion of the meoting of the night previous had deckied upon that, and the streike was o stnanimous atfalr, It wos . preelpitated unauestionably - by what was ate leged 1o be undue and husty netlon of gome of tho ofliclals of the Compuuy, who Wedueadny dischurged, without notls i number of dreivers and cofidietlors for no othor reason—us it 1s stated—thun that they had dusived a slight ralso n wages to keep up with the advancs ju rent und cost of living, rveryono will udmit that the strect-car drivers und comductors nro a hard-worklug clags of . people. Tholr dutles are exacting and arduous, and the hours:of tholr Inbor jong. Anathor thing which bad mudo the men dlscontented was the netfon of the Com- pouy during the blockade of tho streets. -HBome of the oflicluls promised the men that they would be pald for the tull number of trips, ns though uune bad bLeen lost, but they were only paid fur thoke actually mnde, while thuy worked Just as long in-bours and much burder. When puy-dny came thoy were dncensed at what seemed to thom menuness on the part of nogreht corporation. Tho men guin- el no satisfuetign, and tho trouble grew apnce. In this conuection It might be stated that some time axo Mr. James K, Lake, the General Super{ntondont, untletputed thut tho men would demund an udvance of pay, nod he thought that tho Compnny would win thielr good will and con- Jdldence by making the advance before It wns ed. Thero wus no setlon taken, and in tho meantime Mr. Lake was strickon down with the winter cholern, from which be has not yet ro- covered. There aro n Jarge number of lines oporated by tho West Division Rullway Com- pany, and, recently, thore hus been u great deal of dizantlsruction nmong tho putrons of the Randolpb nud West ludiunn stréot lines beeause of tho frvegularity of the running of cars, especlally wekt of Ashland avenue, where by 1ar the greater portion of tho peoply live, M of the cary were shifted buck at Wood f and passengers werevery fregqtiently tennst threo times betory reaching Western nvo- we, I the men hnd | beon wllowed full’ pay, tho ewm would have been o run throngh lond moropoople eanveloneud, IThe result of this is thut tho sirlkers bave the symputhiy of tho publio wnd tho Compuny none. The men went out toguther, with Tew excep- uons, ut tho fisst eall=5:21 o'clock yesterdny morning, At tha Western nvenus barns tho nien who ran the cars on Madisun, Rundolph, and Vun iuren streets wero thero in force. Tho men who tuke ont tho first ears refused to tuko out their vehicles, and lalt down thelr hooks, and this was folluived by the othor drivers anid much enthusingin, Thore wns not tho slightest Tenture of disorderly conduet apparent, but tho determination to stand together waos expressed upon oll sidgs. One et of men_ took ontn 1tine dolph st i and nnothern Vin Buren stree nud they wade but ono telp, Thure wis no e crefon—=nu tlodation, Mvery man freo 10 sat, and thereby tho men won aver im who world otherwl im\'u been aguinst thy When tho Van Huren and Rundolph street cars bl eacts madoe thor single trip, the men Jolned the thyony of the onts, nud nll jofrtne burng, vx- cept i very fow who lounged sbont diseussing the sltuation. "IN COUNCITL. MARCIL O ORPHEUS HALL. ~Dietween 8 and Y o'clock the conductors and “drivery, numberlug something over 500, marebed frow their different barns, and, wisembling on the corner of Western avenrue nnd Mudison #treet, formed into lne by divielous, They narehed enst on Madisun street, hend by u saall drin corps, and procecded to Oppheus Hull e, 65-50 West Lake streot, Tho process slon was well=behaved and orderly, and was grected with much chieeriug by tho cltizens . long the route, On the way down somu ludies preseated the leaders with o few tings, which were encrled fn wloeph at o the hewd of tho procession, By 10 d'eloek tho hall, whi 5 I the wupper story of tho bullding,wits crowded to Its utiwust enpuoity, Bentinels woro posted, not ouly nt the doors, bit at overy turt of tho stalrs, sud oo ¥uvo they baving the wedding-gnement wore sulterud to puss in, Exeeptions,wero tiade for the bonefit Of the reporters, who wero welcomed with much courtesy und thanked by resolutlon. in fuet, the aneothg appenred to think that thoy hnd sogood Hoouuee 1y Lo enlist tho sympathy wlike ot the prees and the publie, und the only function of the dour-keepers wis 1o exclinlo seal or supe posed embssuries of the Company. THE MEETING ORGANTZED by tha eleetion of Mr. Junes A, Rosy, an Ogden avenie conductor, us President. A Soeretury und ussltunt wers appoluted, and the meoting procecded Lo vrganizo i bonevolent nEsoclution, A commlttes cansisting of one Sopresentativo Trom cael of the West Sido iines wus appointed 10 draw up u constitutionund bylaws, und report Wo fuing to,the meoting, Tho Commitioo re- tired for that purpose, und o motlon o tuke a revess during thehr ubsenco was promptly voted down. Tho meeting appeared to bo anzlons 1o intead, snd realsted ull pitempts ut do- ehes wero imunde, allor thom very brief, sval vonduetors und delvens, 'Lho genorul 1eeling wus that, Irrespective of the questjon of Wi, tho Computly st be compolied to rolne Blute (bo wen who had boen digmissed durlog tho last two weeks for pure vcipaiton ju the movement, A motlon o that effeet was cureled by o ununlnous vote of e meedug, Me, White, ono of thy partles so isuysacd, Mindo w specen wdviatug wll present to caroll thenselves o Leuevolent und pro- teenve uewanizution, Aninyviution frein the Trivde and Labor Coune- -efl tosemt g elepnte 1o tiat Lody 10 diseiss o i x‘u {uu nerits of the viuse was reoulved aud wpted. SHE CANTEDR TAKLS A JIAND, Tho follovitng communication was road and aecepted with K3 CHICAUO, ABrIL 5= 80 the Conductors and Dr(~ veinof Weal Dioretin Huras Lallroad: Leemug tout you buve n valid grivvasce ogaluit the Cotnpany, § tako this method of expresslog my = wyiugalvy with you fu your wn‘wnnduhlu eturt to obtaln an (ncrenso of wages, [ have long re- gnrded fhe rxtrome howes of your Inbor ns 0 mposition, and that nil 1Ime exacted over ten hones per day wite 80 tntieh stolen from Inbior, 1 do not suppoee that tho splendin frunchlse gronted by tho ity was for the purposes of oppression, pid it {8 only by the lnxity ane fn- differcnee of public opinfon’ that tho Company 12 able Lo take 18 niuch b re of {ts stock an work n man ville four i« found the maximam that i ho and. Wawes, or ineome, jever i s naall, 1EEChot waqiesiion S0 fo o suadl wilges the Company e obiale mes for bceather what 18 0 Fensbibie compensation what will eunble Jon tu live—well, eay’ [ deceney,—to put it on the houest plane, Cun It be possible that tho flmmnllllllr which has given awuy siteh nsplendid franchise, will naw feel indilfésence to yonr ery' of distress? A maximum waxes should bo demianded by bubilo opinion Tor il employiis of corporations, rails ronds, ete., which enn oxlst only by suiferanco of tho publie will, and to whom’ monopolies have been granted, 1 oaubmlt thet the eltizens of Chlenga stre more Interestod—infinitly more— that you should have rensonable wnges and (afr treatment than that the stock of tho Compn aloukl tike anothier hoist at your expense, 0 Just or compreliensive manneinent would o nndertnken to Iny the loss of the snow blocknde upni- the emiployds, The Company was abundantly sble to béar it and 1o fuy it ne shontders was Inexeusable and Nk neeounst wonld eheek hiul they 1k but not i xury tho Jess would by coime to thn bountitnl tibles of the stockhold- ers, Tt when your sesnty earpines are des I and blood” must sutfer? 1t it the prt 1 believe upon proper conslderation that tho public wil sustuin you. Your eanss I8 just, vour demwands nre reasonndle. Act like men,— re flem, bt orderly, and, above all, refrain fram all viontos demonatration This letter s prompted by vopslderations of Justice. Public opiuion §a patafully huliiferent 10 the welfure of Jubors the puramount heresy, “tho law of =afply and demand,” still behig Jundamental fn the fhoughts of anost business. mel. Well, it mny be true. That it eannot be, for, §f g0, 1t will ultlinately reduce Ameriens Jnbor ton hovel and u eriat, i}, Canra, A deleie suggested that Lefore taking a recess it wouhl heavell for the I'restdent to warn the men agalnst the saloons, bug the Chnlrmsn suid hie thow, s wiy TIRELY a8 they were all sensible men et together for n Duainees purpose, and not dkely to mnke faols of thetmselves, A recess wus then tiken until s ocluck. \ At tho hour. appolnted for' renssembling tho hnld was onee wuro erowded, 'The Committee on_ Constitution_und 13y-laws Pmsmncd " fengthy report, The preamble sot forth that “to eherlsts, protect, and promulynte tholr interests and righis ns workigmen, 1o cultivate tho s clulitics existing between members of te orde to nhotish Iinjurio privileges, aml to bring all. uder the onstra of wholesome duty,” the Chiengo West Division Conduetors’ and Lirlvers’ I olent Associntion shoull be formed, s ury Prosident, Viee-resldent, Heeordin cretury, Finanetn] Secrotury, and thr rusteed, The ultintlon fee” was flxod at Seents, and tha monthly dues at the sumo SARY, minount. [t wid voted thit nn nssessment of i) centy per _member should bo made up on tho death — of. apy memb the proceeds to Lo devoted to tho funeral expensed of sald member and tho rolief of his fumily, The constitution sid by-laws were uce cepted and approved, nud during the afternoon wera signed by 50 conductors und drivers, cueh of whoin puld'in his littlo ausrter, At o'cluck a conductor. numed D, F. Deluney Rot the platforn and announced that bo was the benrer of A MESSAGE FIOM MR, J, RUSSELL JONI: Hle snld that Mr. Jones deputed him to request tho men to repalr to thelr respeetive burns, The Bonrd of Birectors hud met and had made a dis- position of the matters ju dispute, and wne ferger wns thon on his way to Superintendent. Loke with Instructlons. Nr, Deney sakl that he ind been out on-Marllson str®et to getn lunch and was halled by n gentleman-in o cnrringe who asked him IX he was aconductoron the West Side tine, In response to hig stfirmatlve reply, the gentlemnn sald his wnme was J, l(uuel; Jones, to whieh he (Delwney) respon tht he was glad to Ko untutance, [Cheers,] Mr. J thut this was n rush step th takens that they ought fo have walted until Luko ot better. Deluney repled that ho bad heard that Mr, Lake was nat sicl Anld that be was; that lie had 1y out, but wuy compelled to return home, Ho ndded ‘that or- ders hud been sent to tho baros, and the mon woulld find posted up there whitt they wero to get. - e could tell Delaney, but pretcrred that the communieation shoitld como: through the regular ehannuls, nnd be betleved thoy woulld be satlsfied with tho declsion, ‘Their ™ demnnds were _rensonable und - should he - moet, Mr. Jones rvepented his roquest that Deluney should * proceed to the meeting und destro the mon to go at oneo 10 the i Huo nsked if thore wia any drunkenness or row, nnd expressed himsclt as plensed that nothlug of the Kind had vceurred. I RODE WITHE HIM TO OGDEN AVENUE" [Great Inughtor, and crics of DI e puy your ure lloll:k'r'l] Nv."” snid Delaney, *he brought me biek (n 18 carrlnge,’ On motion, it was deelded to appolitn cominit- teo of three 1o telegraph to the burns und nscor- talu what the terms netually werb, A conduetor s that during tho recess o promtuent husiess-mun hid suggested to bim thut the mecting send o condstetor and devor of cueh e to the Compnuy und offer to rua w eae on ench 1le trew, 1 order o preserve tho fran- chise of tha Company. . “Tho proposition wils received with u perfect atorm ot * Nocs,” nnd the Chalre stutod that ho Atrongly objected to it, Let the men stand by tho position they hnd_tken, {Grent appliise.] A delerato inoved that tho meeting insist that Mr. White and ull othurs who had taken an uet- Ve purt in tho movement, und hod been dlls- charged In conscquence, b relnstated Lefore o men us o body should o to work, The mo- tun was carried with enthusingm, Tho Conmitteo demnndea thit forms of telo- grums shonld he written nut, which was doto, and tho Commiltteo left for tho telezraph but Mr. Jones offiee. At this - point an enthusiastio reporter of an afternoot paper en- tered the hall in n breathless condition mls&lml nut the intellizence that the Come y had come down, - Ho stated thit ho wiy l seiit in tho Superintendent’s oftico shortly hofore whou this deciston was arrived oty that l‘; overheard Ity und that 1E WAS INCONTINENTLY BOUNCED, ‘Tho boys gnve u great hureah on receiving this Intetligencee, but tho leaders polnted out thae 1ho newd, although kood, ud not como * throwgh the pegulr chunnels,” und nsisted thut u gines anteo of the relnstutement of ma dischurgred men should be seen A delegate shouted, Tk Goid, wo uro victorious: now we want tho ofticlal notifleation of thy fuet.* It was nunouneed thiat n commlittee of eitl- zenk was In waiting outside, desirous of ex- presstig thule sympathy with tho strikees und to arvunge forn publie sy meetmg ot eltizens for tho ngitation of tha strikers' vights, 'Fhe Chnlrmun thought the Inttor suggeation wus slightly premsture, ns 18 was the first day of tho wtrike, wnd bI0 fule to be tho lt. 1l suggrested that 10 such stop be taken until sontpe thling delinit bo bud from the rmirond powers - that be, In necorditien with tho sugwestion, n mutlon wad imude slnply thanking the eittzons for thelr sympnthy, and on u farthor motion n commltied wis seit to escort the delegation to tho hull, Unon their arvival a specel wus ealled for, whon o geptieomn whose pidesty pro- yented his contlding his name to the réporter Bpoku brivily, to the eifect thut ZUE CITIZENS OF CIICAUO WERE WITH TI BTRISERS, that he was glad to kuow that thelr demand4 Wore about to be conceded, it hid there wonid Du no need of n 1llmllullumuumnnlml. Hisspeeeh wii greeted with rounds of npplinse, The Committee chnvired with the task of bearding the lon o bis den nopoared to foel something akin to reluctunes o perform tholr tusk persounly, After n briof consultution it was deeided thint tho telegraph was o wseful in- stitution well duserving patronuge, Aceoriltigs Iy the Condnbtieo, whicti consisted of one cone ductor from euch ot 1ho Mudigon wtreet, stroet, md Ogden uvenie | to the Westorn Unlon Folosrn; cornor of Lu Balle und \\'ufll wheneo they seat TUE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM: J, Ruasrll Jones, Dyestedent Wost Divkeion Rait o Conpeanygz - Wee Commltten representing ithy drivers and conductors. acmand that ail conductors and drivers dischavged Toe partlol- pation fu thi wovement bu volnstated wnG tho neronse of puy alrendy demandod bu atlowed, Answar, Contral ottlos: Comsrrey ‘Tho Comnitice thon restened themaelves to o wait of about an botr nud # halty ot the et of which tane, nounswer baving een received, thoy returuad to tho hall, lewving wonl thut the pneasngo shonkl bo sent over, If any cunie, Atter thotonmitteo haa vetired the Chaleman ninocod that: durise the forenoon o Bouih Side cunduetors rud drivars, learning of tho do- lded stand tuken by tho West Side muon, hnd des miied 1o udopt tho sme vigorons polley, sl feconitimrly vun thely curs buck to the sinbles, “Phila prompL action was recagnized ns promptly at tho Company™s ofee, and teleeraphio naviees WELU 0L vty L Lo the burns thit the wikes woull by advanced, thus nlpplng o ineipleat strike in the bud. 10 NDHARCCINENT Wi Fue celved with tamultnous nppluise, g Shortly before 3 o'clock the mectlng proceedod o ph_oflice, un tho hingtun streots, BLECE THE OFFICERY © Y of tho benotivinl organization, 1t wns ordered thut tuis Lo don by acelumution, aud the resilt, which wus iad with credituble dispated, was us e rosidont—luines A, oss, Ogden uvoune, Vico-Preytdeni—urtin W Jenntgs, Sadison” aveau. Utvcording Seerotary—homas HeffernunSouth Halated streot, Fhmnelul Seerotary—Goorge Lovissy, Rans dulpb street, Freasurer—Gregory Whito, Indlunn sticot, Boorkeoper—Henry Hougl, Milwiukey uve- no, 3 Muster of Ceremonles—stephon Cartmoily, Ug- don avenne, ¢ “Prustecs—Jobn Rlloy, Mudison streot; Henry Comfort, Twoitth strovt; James Kolley, Bine Halund uvenue, 1t hud Leen stuted tht thedo otlicers woro ta Sarvo fur g narlad of theen montha. but after the cleetion was announced n diasatlatied delos gate maved that it bo considered ns merely a tomporary rosier. 1l motlon was voted down with a storm of moes that wavo no uncertaln it 18 to tho sentlment of the meeting on tho ties, SHAVE THERE BEEN A TOR MLACE sibjeet of oflicers, amid when the Chalrman e | % A good many, quired, © Noes ALty youz™ the mover was | WHtL oeloek at leust thoroughly squelehed by the lnugh of derlsion o A L A L L that followed., Nos quiployés, .1} gersiey’ o a A motlon was mde to bire a hand of musto atd maice n pubite dumonstration, but ot imire me sneestod that this o o only areer s ennpiaty vieory was achieved, nnd W eonnsel prevaled. 1t wits voted that the Teensnree he nuthorlzed 1o pay alt bills thas far inenrred and vepost at NEXU inceting., Some onie inoved that cvory maw yresont be requlredt to hold un Bis right hamd and ohllgate | Mo thet e hitmgelf to seervey i regnrd to the proveedinga of | by tho the orgnlzation, but thy Chiiemin yigorously | bibile onpoaed the idea, on the ground that there was nothite which the men wero nshamed of, and that the churacter of the men mudo such course umecessary. ¥ o carelg, b deme. of (% 1. 4 i cutiry ey but Bt had adjourned untll 2 o beui recelve ‘urter, ststing ih ity With theis ull thoy tind to do wis to atand Hrnsaud (h wouldget whut thoy wanted, and that ha would cotte in tha afterndon ihd mnke thom u rpeech. T nuked this nun why he wos An 8001 19 wo suw thoro was such feellng wo itinde no furthor attempt to run ears,' Y, AVPLICATIONS Me. Swinarton {old me that 100 wen bnd applicd.” e winitlg to hear from the present oy tre not entiatied 1t will ho re other mon, lI fothing from them sinee i sonductors e | wid o toy ) il tho b lni.r. ‘elock, o told from n mon hut Fnlmx home,—why ‘The muotlan was killed, but by a elose vote, ho didu’'t go baek, Fe repiled that jw hnd cone "Anllx!iq "“"2,‘ uml Cnmdmm«-eunCu:{uxnwlcn- f‘l‘:l!"lgéls l"&lnlu.“}-r;hmmlulflo m;::m:'l‘; nlx‘ul N i Superintes . ; v 5 0 m‘.\?mc(:d‘ tuo Superintendont returnod andnws | A the i, i th e THEIR NON-8UCCESS, They read the dispateh which thoy had sent,and stuted that thoy walted over an hour for an nnswer, . ‘I'he Chalr—What's your nnswor, men? A vaee—Let thom sweat, " the barn. where tie the Comy ny's deelsl we hid deetded o do, it sentiment was recelved with tumuituous | gygy bud to do waa 10 comse (0 the oiliee s np{)l)lilw. . mcfr iy, and thon they A delegate moved that the meetlug ndjonrn LT, 20 that §n eise the Company fubl iy continttnlentiun to maky they woihl be there to receive it Some eunfuston followed, and o great many menattempted to spenk nt viice, but the universal expreasion was that the men st bo relustated, wid the 20 per cent inereuso aceorded bulore tho ears were laken ot Lhe Chaivman sald that when tho Company sent uo wnswer to the tolegrum (b meant tleht. Ile cared more for tho relustatement of tho mon who b been nnjuatly discharged than b die Tor thy 20 per cent. The propusition ind been T DIGNATIO o respousibillty. falls sulel; Mr. Lake wus ves wia at his house twn 10 tho nion. nstewd of holding @ neetiisg, that it wonld probibly be for thelr Interost o' ko to Delonged, and Aeo whit i wis, ood, 1T aatisticd, *tnoy wortld bu on the wround whoro they contd sturt thole eaes: il 16 when thoy saw what 8 ot satieractory wll ret onld hold more weots e ar do whntever ttoy pieased,”™ * Whit have you to siy with v W THE who hve bud to wilk ta-dnyy o 1ot ueting promptly on me. Wien tho sitbfece eane up 3 fll,—s0 01l that by pliysiotim - three times i day, for severnl duys § was unable to see him of come hnlente with him by telephone, Auid e must bo kept entlrely quiot, it a8 u delieato thing for mn to tako this crence to WEST-SIDENS nnd 1118 physl 1 rejn “made 1o rewaht 1 -contfimous. sesslon, but he | up=to tnko It ouzof tho hands ot the Superin- wis very much opposed to it Thoy had been | tendent durling o temporary flloess, I thoro sliice early morning, und hod pertormed u | the prounbilities were thitt™ ho was g gvent dealof work, Thoy were tired, wnd some | g to be for ~two or th of thom hnugery, awd thelr wives and families | weeks, Fahonld huve neted upon it pron q were ho dotbtinxlons sbont them, and anxions | it we b reason to supgos ver ginee we got tolearn the rrgult of the duv's work, He ud- vised them pll to o guietly uod soberly to tholr haimes and retuen o tho bl at 10 o'click in-tho wornhng, Modifylng this o little, he sald u proposiiion had been Just mado to appolnt a Connmlites to 2o to the centrl ofllce pid nseers tain whnt the Compuny wetunlly would do. A deleyrate sald that be dud “been thero and lieard that they wonld do vothing, e hud been down on State strect, whure ho' met Mr, Sherunrne, who asked hin'tf ho hud been at tho il and what tho men were doing, o ropied © thot ho bad 0 there, that hu loft tho men Sthere, und that thoy were Lable to stick, In responsy to Sherburne’s Invitation he went up with him to Mr, Jones' of- Mr. Sheruurnu told M. Jones that NTED A WIRITTEN STATEME: T | oy, Both with regavd to rtes of wiges amd tho reln- 1tesuming, Mr. Jones sald: stutement of the men, Mr. b Juites reptied that thiey must 40 to tho inrns: that ho was not doing his busin s inn publie hatl. Fiftenn per eent the comitinieation_ fron two or three” days Mr. Lik conll get it i, Mr Luko was not sick, sizne places, nen, that within would he so that T But the men determibued they would not wait. Some, of them pretended that At this point a conductor and annthor man cutie_into’ the room, und the former suhl the men had lieard nbout the wivanee, but . THEY WANTED A COMMUSICATION by nn ollicer of tho Compuny. 1ot been sent to tell Mr.dones thils, but, kavine heard thut tho South idemen weio on a strike, ho hid enme down town tu seo about it, mid droppedd fn to see Mr. Joned, Wil not buslitess to cominunicato withh men in hatls, The notlees were posted-jn the customary Whercupon tho comductor went his 1o hod Mr. Jones sald it 1t wie published fu one of the pavers thut un howr after | had sakd that my reason for not attending to this matter wis Mr, Lukuo's 11neas he wiis seen at 1ho inerease han been offered by the Compnny, and | office. Mo hns not been hore for thirteen duys, @ notfew to thuk elfect posted 1o tho burns, "Tho | and hes been oulsids his door only onee spenker repiied that the ien wantedy per eent | 1 that time, e rode to Western it the rejnstatoment of thoir nssoclutes, The | avenue on a ear threo duys ngo by spenler comulnined ulso to Mr. Jones that sples | permissfon of his physietun, Bt feit so wero out, and bl attempted 1o foree thelr way futo the meeting of thu night bofora, M, Joues and sufd tho ven hud elther gat to or leave the etes in thoe buvns il over. of volees, * Wo will, und ** Now lot's —I'm golngr to put tho motlon to njourn, Ty oue of F'ull comy here at 10 o'cluck to-morrow morning and help us keop this thing up. Ddon't think we cun alford to. give fuinis time, [\ voleo, “Not tor 1075 per t advance.] Leive tho ears in the burnss all keen sober; and the man who goes out with cur fu the moraing, all 1 cap say s, I've no oplnion of him. A motion was macde thnt the men runulnlc e alght-curs on Mndisen strect should be inters ‘viewed and usked to colipernte. with tho Asios elation. No nctlon wits tuken on thls subjeet, o Chndrman snd several othors bemg appa m ently Indisposed to nturfero with tha comfort 3 outof “*The pny on nll the lines, the that the South and We: by tho trip, and tho North the duy. 7T ke tho numbes portunity to mako, o tho uther rondsr"* enn't say 08 to th rhe Weat Sido Cotupany it IS omploye: I "It Feaiig to bo st 18 o> compluiat. from tiem hie 1o get hm to talk, will th 3 Want a siinilar Incrense?’ I understand there ‘The reporter ulsu called on Mr, Cobb, but was. hadly thit ho i 1 be taken tome Immedintely n g eureinge. Tt 13 tho only time he h tho house sinco tho 25th of Murch, it on il tho ronds get the sumo pay?” Mo who work the sutne Lime gt th 4 been e being t Slde Compunies piy Shte Compnng by 1o resultly tho sume, 1 the trip inei ,of trips they have tho op- DO YOU ANTICIPATE ANY TROUBLE hav ng_ndvaneed f the other Al he wonid suy lisposed to s that his Tnen were porfeetiy suttivd, aod L Ll s leres . Gt bl i 19 bl 1ot even heard o TUOE GOF discontent. G e eho entrod ut (hle; thed or Tho reporter b wnothior talk with M., dons tmitteemnn with tillngs, Inresponsoto i se In tho uvoniug, but he wded litdo to what 19 sugpestion thatsume plaeo vondd bodeshated, [ ¥iven above, 10 which nny possiblo reply of the Ridiway Com- puny mightbe seat, thura were shouts of » Wo will recetve thelr nnswer hero at 10 d'clock fn tho mornlug, iF thoy send one.” 1t was resolved with hurral that NONE OF THE MEN S$HOULD GO N BARNS. The erown gave three rousing cheers for tho nowly tormed Assoelutfon, threw more for tho Presidont, und yet another threo tor tho press, aned the meeting at5:45 p. i, adjoarned, On the eorner of Clhiton street tho men fell into lins nuid marehed two Ly two gonth on Clinton and weat on Handulph to thelr homes, Tho windows und shlewualks were |in speotuntors of this novel procession, with its two Arums wod halt o dozen tiags, und tho bundreds of men und wanen returninge 1o tholr humed cheered tho strikers ns thoy presed, TIIE COMPANY. AN ADVANCE OF FIFFEEN FEUED, Thero wng more activity than usual In tho down-tawn oflices of tho West Side Company. Pregldent Jones wns on haud nt the ustal hour, and seemerd to bo very inuch astonlshed that the men had strick, Hout once sent around ror tho Directors, and thoy gathored In hls room ond proceeded to deliberate. Tho following wore present:’ Nathan Corwith, 1L, ff, Camp- belle W. 1L Bradley, Jut A, Pyrrell, Jerowo Reecter, 8, 1, Cobib, 1. it Jones, They wepe in sessfon four hours, Mr. Turncr, uf the North Slde Comvuny, aud Mr. Cobb, of tho South Side ong, were there, It wns necessary that they should be consulted, since any action tnkes would bon precedent, and an advanee on thy ‘West Side Ruud meant un advancs on tho othor two, us nll, 1t was clelmed, puy snbstantinlly tho Sle Wilres to tholr drivers and conductors, ‘The resuit of tho meethyg wis an ageeemont to by 16 por cent udditlonal,—three-guniters of what the men asked for, nothig being sakd about days thut s, tho fucrease was to wpply on tho trip-vay, which syatem wus ndbered to, Notices to this ullect weve prepared und sent Lo the different barns 16 be posted so that the mon could seo thom, nnd President Jones nwalted the result, g It the Compnny had been dispused It could Bnve run cars on all the lines, ns over 100 men— muny of thom expevienced hunds who had loft tho business aud gong Into somu othor— applied for nituntiony during the duys and quite anumber of those who stopped In the morning at the suzyestion of thele nssoclutes were wills mg to go to work, bug the overturning of the cur on Van Buren streot by the passengors and tho aileged ordering back of others that ad L startod for down-town Indioated thut damago to [ (1508 uns Of tho burns, property might bo dung if the Compuny pepe | i slsiud In ranulog, so it decided to do nothing In thnt divection, : A BEPORTER CALLED ON PRESIDENT JON! in the worning, but ho declined to bo lntors viewed, saying that tho Dircetors were ln sesslon, and by hinselt know nothing, In reply 1o questions, huwevor, ho stuted that the drivers hud been pabd on tho busls of 8L nad thy conductors $1.53 for twelve bours o duy,—thnt if thoy worked longer they could make more, Thoy reccived us much ng the men on the other ines, und tholr wakes had been lower than thuy aro. o suw 110 ronsun far complaint, the otan Jor pay for lost thne during tho winler Lielng o mero pretense, Phe Compuny had seiterved groeat loss If orruption 1o travels When told that tho innnngumont of to rond was eriticised for not runnbig cars yestorday not providiug o meet n ktrike,—he gaid bo sup- posiad a good denl wis betng sakd, but ho did not dre Illl\h:\ Inusdny night that the mon woutd s repartorsaw him nain after the Dircotors hud wdjourned, und then b wits more cousunnls cutive, W he sl compladi or not. duty, und he het contrary, AR TIHE hour for deliberation: who do 1ot patr Ltown. NO ANBW CENT OF- | g unswer eine, 1y 8 o'clock bofore tuoy loft, - given thy Company whutever, men, The trentod by tho Pr The nn unswe cuso of and the, rutlon, Atreet, Ogden uvonu Huuth Hulsted stre the wmen who hud SLout ugatn. sertod, sturted, but it only pro pusNeIprer, ey wll left the burn, me i 1 nolested, THE PE teip, e il FUIERE eltoui, frackiita the diich, il tor i hovd ang demnation, POST T Conductors and Driverd: devided to giant an FIND NO FAULT WITH THE M “for nsking for more puy, but we do of thelrsivilsing uwmd loaying the put- Ho utnccammodited s sivjously when thoy Inow that within two o thieo duys at ihe turthest tholr petition wonld havo been acted 1t wits unrenionabie to sieike under thy ievd, . Wiy wad nothing Llonu‘by the munngement W10 dluy'E i, Wha {8 glek at ho requeated 16 tuko tholr tin Ak K. L Hucuuse M, 1 bas urgy of the wen, Suel mutters ure left o . : And whnt have you done Glven un advanco of 15 per cent,—wot the LD poro i Bt " ‘hiey uskel fur 80 Yed, hut we couldu't conoodo thi -'ll;;v dld tho bivoetors feel regurding tho do- mamke™ ey destred to deal fulrly with tho men; would ot do thom fnjustice,” S+ WLl the 15 percont udvunostisty tho mony” 1 ean't tell waeher (o whil o not. Wo think W aire treuting thom with perfece faleness, EVEN WITH LIBERALITY, I viow of whnt wo huve doue ull winter and ure ublo 1, sk would Laoomis, the mrns n, 10 tho Company’s fateitio that nao men could by striken' plices. Al ) hean nt the do Ly thetr drug sireet aud stesn AMPLE NOTICE OF THELIR INTENTION: They bud lald thulr grioynnees beforo Jis olliclnls, but ne ono hud dolgned to muke thom n reply, Lately they had recelved o 1o bad heard nothing dotinit from e men, 80 Lo wis niublo o suy i1 ANY CARS WOULD RUN TO-DAY Tho nlfht car men hnd reported for overl they would not be Inters fered with, though he bud” henrd reports to the Irtsmuch ns the employés do not meet until 10 o’cluck this morning nilowing them bt an rd thne to wet back to the birns, It 18 evident thut, JiLany event, there will b no'enrs until noon to-day, 8o West ze tho buses, trieks, ex wugons, hacks, ote, will huve to walk lers 43 down AT TIHE BARNS. t FROM THE COMPANY. A o moments beforo the first en have left the Western nvenue burn Mr, Swinur- 1on, tho Assistaut Buperlutendent, eamo upou thoseene, Ho nsked tho nien not 1o leave, Lt should STAY THENE FOR AN HOUR unuli thoy might hear from the Company and sec If sumd terms could not bu inde, hune togethor and stald nt the Lurn, but no An lour passed, and it was nenr They here never was o quigter or more orderly strike lnnugurated, Tho men were detormined to stand togethor, to wwnke uo threats, but relled upon tho Justice of thelr cause, and they be- fleved that they bad the sympathy ot the public In thefc movement, Thoy sald thut they had constderation 8inue Mr. Lake hind been taken fil Mr. Swinarton and Preshdent Jones had run the tarl beon unjustly and nrbitravily fdont, who, nstend of glving o thelr petition, bud shingly re Phiedd by dischnvging old nml expericneed who hind been Talinful to the Company., The Conduotor White was lanzely quoted, ansidered thy wetlon o tulken with him us urbitrary und un, nenth tho dignity of a great and westihy corpo- o Yl'n'mplnrlly ust, nud ho- “Ilig isction taken ut the Wostorn avennio barn wis cepted at Mitwankeo uvenuc, Tndisn Huo tslund: wvonne, tad Tho seeneswere thy same, buton it smndler seale, One ear e u teip from the Blue l4nnd nvenue Iuln:.hullum!l its return i It rel “This burn was thon wholly doe From the "lll»lwll‘ltlll‘oul barn i ene wis e boriugenien, compeill 110 be turned buek, amd no othiers ntterwirds There were no policemoen on They were ot need- The men on asteike bad go nclmtion or fre to moleat the Compying’s property, and, furthormore, If tho Compufy “conlil huve hired to tuko vut their cury, they woull not buve prused to tinko 1 bluck, whon tho Bometting of tho Inteusity ot ING OF THE PEOVLE of tho West Divislon sguinst the shown {n the way thoy used tho Van Diiren sreot enr when 8ot to Lincotn ot its retrn Thu pussungors got out, nnd ompnny I8 It Ll the Thoy theew Lot e o passengers held o Indhntion meeting, Compnny deserved all tho mean trenttoent lo conld wet. It bl (mposed upon 118 ptrons oy lony ws thoy woulki sutunst, ail I Ll u8 uiy o show §€ that it wnon tho pblie with fmpunity, 11083 11 B0t PAyIng tho 1N 0 GUlr duy’s Wikes long duy’s work deser Tho ear was then Hited bati on the truels, mnd allowed 10 relurn W tho e, from whenea it did not emergo rnin during the day, During the ufternoon Mr. Bwinurton appesred at il the West Side Comprny's barnd, and D 1 TIE FOLLOWING sl thit tha 1OW W8 68 o0l ol ot Tnnese Ty 1 cone ric iny hns The Ci dvancn of T por cent Trom ” Aprit L to ml who resiine work nt Gice y 1r ity whio i not satistled wi 1T thero this thoy nro 1y order, Buporintondent, Tho fow mon nhionl the brns eeid L with 4 Bort of gerim sntistuction, but 1hoy worldn't uo- cede to tho terns, A fow wonld buve gone to wark, Lut thoy suld: * What's tha usus there ali't but hall u ozen of ats, wud wo couldn’t do hing, and we conldnw’s keep thu Hue asgo- Tha veporter nsked Mr, Grinnoll, the timos Kevpor nt Western avenne, It any curs would bu stnetud out with 1he fow mien whon they wero but Mr. Grloneil thought thit the Lo ndeledd one o attempt, Ar, tomnn wha bug chirge of the ANy, wats equably fing 1t 48 but i€ wus evident eured 1o taky the t ovenlng, the men w tawil meotiig returned,hended orps, 0 the cormer of Luko avenie, quletly went 1o thele homes, watehinen wero thon Jeft uround. {uoked louely and deserted, but it was Inthaced hud wheyes they Nong but the The burns strikers hug pledged '"TON. doing now, Ithis been the wlnter on | 0 the reporier thut the night-cars woulil mako rulivody [ have over knowh, thele regulur tripe, ud th I what wuyz' n thumselyes not to lnterfero with thes, Thers huvo been duys rebeatedly whon our - o ——— XD WeTw I0F0 Than ten tihes 0ur gioss ro- THE WAGES QUE Wiy huven't you muadu an sttempt to run WILAT THR MEN SAY, #oiw cars toeduy,—i Tew on eaeh e rru Weso then wru would hve yoau to wark, but the others diin‘'t wunt thom o, A number reported ut the Ogden avenuo ben foe duty, uid wo might bave run eard o 1en or Iwalb e winittes e, Ono wis kent out, aad unither was o toliow, hut nien on tho sticet stopped the ear, wnd told tho driver Bo must tuke 10 1k (o tbo Latpin + W that tho oaly fustunce of the kindy” # Vhav waea HOE SIVAN KDY B0 GODAE L. A reporter of Tuk T number of tho stelkers in #78of vuch 1nu's monoy, Interviowed a egurd 1o tho wuies question, und touud u substantiul unifernity of sentlmeat prevafliug, A condietor sad that, uside from tholow wuges. thero wero muany othur griovauces of which the wen cowplained, The Cowpuny bud at ull thies the use of ot ch conductor had o dunoait 425 us soourily sud 25 furble " baok," or for makine change, pay was kept buek. X the “exira’ Let, wl fin sone rematned £ tonthy on that st thitt thoy jrot o ete 1F some ane elie who £ 10 alow up, nid not athorwkse, 8o that thoy, anty wuorlted one-fourth L bromuotion was that they heeane “*trips “mnking six trips per day iU thoy could, . i My first call 18 I run four trlpe, at 20 conts per trip, nnd am thon relieved for dinner and trlp,—ono_ hour nud forty-eight ininutes. wnd reeelvime 20 A Twelfth atreet nin sl G a, m, & i e, nit| lower pric 10 1 tho possessor of from BI:t to twn we Tesides th and thoir ints from Tyl itz thoy ¢ elRewhere, > 215 more, s e “nty ocolved m 1 O thiele puitlage the 10 oneshidt 1t por trl two weoks' Then they were requlred to pay $18 for n salt, $20 for nun ovdreont, § hat, sind £ for o puncir. They were co urelinse thair elothes from ‘Chompson, flne, thix logs there 18 no need whatever. agiin at § o'elork and mike two moro tripa nt 2heents o k1 onm th ?u‘ tho day, haviug made the pring tha road uso in morndig enll but once, Inte his ene i3 tnke the tattom of the * his enr fouy trips p he knetr worked threo months for 105 per da Why' sl one uina to g PIBUNE re- porter, 10 we didn’t know that we were elght W enencid durlng thoge Ay updown_town ouly- g1, nearly fifteen hours a duy, should be patd for ali tho trips | ought to ran, tist tho anme, but when pay=duy enmo Qiat's nil ot Aud 1 aln’t tho only’ mun, lots of boys and thing, have heen on tha rond tor vea dono nuything wrone, determined, subilen, but all the tine Compaity Wid downing s more, a3 wo dind i el other o the last.” SUNG KLY, slie Ill{ ch, jnd at 6 am nod of S0 of st one of the the Comy niy_ mone thno "1 et for xtrn ' list, nther gkl that e 'y at 2 eents pee 1 on tho Ttobey etre Kl they’ll” tell” you Thoy ld off boys ¥ v 1 tell Wa wauhli! o were proteetion, AL Ee The Ong sl ety [ Lake, Wile:, TOILA, EXPOnye: thiy mattor; tuke Into considerutio Resolved, That 20 per puy, sittine up, of thihgs, A TALK WITIT TIHE RUPENE During tho afternvon the reporter nlso ealled atthe reskdence of Mr. James. K. Luke, the Superintendent, at 161 toboy street. Mr, Luke was found in hlg room, o vory sick mun, though Iie hnd been pulfering from an ats tack of winter cholerit, and, baving gone ont too soom ho wis the vietim of o relapse, from which ftmay take iin ten days to recover. My, Luko suld that it bad been ho was not 1l J. K. LAK® n well tora, Find boe L 1 stood by thoul, mutters bl tik porter tt ho hud it has wouldn't i 40 conflilent of suceess, when we wera blocked '\ nad Mr. Sherburnesakl [ You iy nsic the sttne ey nad who haven't thut 1n have wone out =0 wailting tho Wa bl todo wnd we'll stiek to- men told nbout the wny bo binek ) witionge us who mny g0 buck on us, but 1 think thit thoy nro Ve v Ihe followlie 1s the request nddressed by the men to the Superintendent at the obening ot thie stevasia: T Japey K o Hallwig Comprny: tho Inceenaing o ull necessnrigs of Tite, an ! safaries under the present systom of winges aro irious to us nnd Incapnble of benetiting: and YHEREAS, 1o joss of tripa by storms, brhiges, ete., huve competted us to assemble nod discuss such mensures to ind somoe method 1o romedy Superintendent Weat Divi y According to of lving nd finding (hat our cent advancoe on present wiages (8 not devmed unjust whiio wa our gursties, bods, ve- #ponstbiliticy, vte, now being held by said com- stated fu print The reporter was present 10 8¢0 for himsell. The men had his symputhy, and he belloved that thoy should hav vanee o wiges, sud hd he by would huve Inid thelr ense Divectors before this, Nul‘llml' Nimeeit nor Mre, Jones, tie President, hid the power or nuthority Lo rudke the wiges of tho men, hands ol the Hoard ot Dive Ll heen brought up by himself somo time ngo, nnd, badd the men uot tuken this aetion a ralse of Wiges wonld have comae (n tho natural courso 1 well he would have contralivid tho mon, As u clussthey ware honest, relinble, sober, und: Industeions, ind they kuew thut e was tholr friend, aud “ho wouldl have It alt tny Tu thy The matter Mr, Luke wis exceedingly worrled ut the turn 0, and Mis, Luko told the ro- et inbleto sieep the nicht provious heeatse of the hupending trouble. Mr, Luke did not know what hud taken plues l{l the past two weeks, exeept whit ho hud He did not think that stublewon conbd be wsed torun the curs, und tn them, It wiid only sov: tho reporter, i luwed to go so fur. Lnko stree pany noL e Se demuiids of tho pubil I WOULY HAVE 1 ana there would nve b W, 101 the pus not alwuys coneerted “with Mr. way of runniug atful Prising nud progressiv H0amuch g0, siire, thut the Hulst Canulport avenne, sud W wers butitt, Mr, Luke wis anxlous to build on extend 1o Dougls and Centrul Lurks, and met with opposition untll the Con- s forced tonecedo to publie demands md neeept ordinnuces upot terms. wiileh would tho case hud thoy autleipted the A8 It wis, tho Company hreo Mr, Lak had Jost by its stubbuorsess, 't 0 v [N ble, Thu fmpression b 14 nut tho easo, e to ench ear, N o Were 1ot ciotgh of he was conflned to the house, und that he coulil not furthor culighton A gentignn well sequuinted with tho Insldo workings of the Compuiug tokl 0 TRIGUNE roe- porter yesterduy ufternoon that i€ Mr, Luke hud heon wedl this troubis would not huve been ul- y and Mr, Junes wis ot Mr, Luke waunted to extend. tho liney wherover they wern needed and it wis thrungh his energy, b a4 gront street, Ghaden aventie, L Twelfth street lines 4 dewanded, i _generally gone wbrond nuong tho men that Mr. Luke bud been the enuse of their not recelving andvanee of wages. Tt wus Jearned - yesterduy from i relinblo sourco thut e, Lk d oo i the wages of tha men, aud wlso thelr puyment for Dl thne for dny: L'l'\‘llm not ann n wh i the_reguie number of rips e, Lako ing_ heen u eon- sistent fricnd ol the cuployés, ag well us n capuble and mvm‘mwnl skervant of the Compnuy. 10 hos been bis desire to keen up od nearly as B ossihile with tho publie domunds, but h this be s betn overruted by higher authority, THE SOUTI SIDE, NO KTRIRE PROBADLE, Ho sald th v tind 110 se no neeessity fora strike, th Sl Cowmy WOrG NN not be lkkeldy to seriko, 1ho end themselves on subjeot of by wire entiticd to, longz advanes bt be tion of ita men, lo feoling Is wholl prnie ifte thit n 8 np hiluy r would unih tnve Tho driver 1t yment the tront tha striko was ono - of tho passengem, Aro you golug’ 10 help wiis tho” nuxt question. bitih r thu West bhle. tha Companys TUK TRADE AN INDOR IMTNT, ©huir, were ulfered Ly Mr. Putrlek Euvight ’ Lnst night n reporter tooke n teip on an Archer nvonue enry und was infor that there was no prospect of o trl South Sido. nnees, nor in tho ovent of - bonuy such solld aml united aetlon ns mueks the inovement on the West Slde, ruply ton question us to whethor there was uny tion on the Sonth Sldv, stated that ho Know of none, nor did ho think n strike protu- He thought it would De much more sutis- Tuctory to the mon i€ they coult be pald weskly or monthly wages, rathor thun by trips, but saw A by thu conduetor Tho'del! Continulug his still-hunt, the renarter Jinnped abourd o Wabnsh uvenuo var und engaged the conduetor n conversntion. il mew would gnin thole, point, bt eXprussud apinion thit thoro woud utlh Shlu; e lioped thy West bu ho strike oo tho Inreply to o question os to why ho 1d this opinion, he stated that tho Bouuh Hlle Compiny witd 1oL b0 phe-headed aa the West puny, aid that It wis niways rendy 1o Lual 1o tho wilnta of tho vembor Himple whilu pu Bldo Compuny, It woull by o Bontl Intt ek, en, Only Inst No- 1 upon tho Ho thonght that, ' rinlnab the West ternnt with the ke o ratively ilttle genernl uarlied tiat they i (o work trom fourteen to elghteen hours por duy, but thut these long hours ombled thoi to enen thin Wi possiblo for thoe men un tho West Side, sud_for (his Jenson they woutl Nono Of the employes knew auyttilng of the rumor thut u steike had buen Leghin on thu South Sido gud avorted by Hh advaned of wigus on the part of the Cou- pun: . ¥ Rtnto street enr polng south Inst evening 1 TREBUNE repurter tuind Three men wha for ot thetr cinrs hud vlatform, brought and whbrlef interchungo of views k) been ind vne tuened W thesdever with the quer, Vi ?-nu Tullows dune to striko, oo There had been il of talk nbout the wages pnid, which rthun thoso ol West Bide nen, ort had been mnda to gob 'he dryver nor bad any meetings been 1o di nat Belfove that iny considerublo numberot the wen bud contemplited a strike, ar even wdemund for hixher wiges, sithough o thoukht 3176 por duy wis wuch leas than they 1o complninzd bisterly of thio hours he huwl to work, nid sald “that by npelt suventeon houm per duy In tho seevice of b LABOR ASSEMAL beld a uoetlng lust night In thelr bull ut No, 7 Clurk streat, Presldont George Rogers fu tho The one linportant feature of tho meeting wia the dlseussion and setton relative to the streets raitway strike, After rontfu business bad beeu dispused of, this Interesting question cutie up in tho torm of the fullowing resolutions, whilch WHEREAS, It appearing to this Assembly‘that the grreot-car conductuns aod drivers In the West Divislon of thy cliv bave stiuuk for a e hitmore or, nt the ihures il ket better Lvers eonduetor bid at wnteh and th 103 y sum ol oldest ‘men on had the five years. er . mixaed 10 0 anan Is one mistty from ki, nnd he goes to He ainnol get until tho (irstof the wwonth, wad he Iy OF Ny Hot ot xte work,™ Al vorked for ton rip. 'L curs who MENT, mnoukh ny vre the Hourd of 1Dy The fact 18 griov- strike wonld th rnued * Whint § hout it ire Fiul golng S NOUNBL™ wie the aiEnitteant thosy other Tho driver an- pwered that o know nuthing about thut; ho only knew that thero way 10 present fntention of u strike on the Sonth Sile, 1 roud d are rnin Hut no organ; the men b Iy reporter nsked 1€ uny petition had heon elreulutud, us on sl there had not huld, small advancs in wages upon tholr prosont bogs garly allownneo: and, WikieAg, Afier earotul investization by dol- egutes of this Asscibly inta tho matter. wa find tho employés of tho West Division Rallwny ros coiving anentlrely Iluull'l‘mu(\! rato of wuges for tho tator & and, WitkRnAS, Pully bolioving tune the time | nrrived when tho people should ke in hae A ginnt monopolys therefore, - Lexolved, Phat the e el Inbere orgniza- tiona uf the eity, tiroyseh thel 13 11y coll vention nsaeiined, do_ hepeby oxpress thole s quanliited sympaihy with the striking ste nen, and, i eeaary, WHE usk tno varnous uniens to materin] all. Hewolved, Thist ull_business people, mecha Al Inborera, of both sexcs, wrg herehy caroests Iy requiestid to avold eiding I nny Woat Sido street-car, or putronizing In uny wiy tho car cunumlulun of the West Blle untll “tho troublo is sottied, v Resolved, That we appeal to working people generally to ubistain from l’nkinf the place of tho strikers, na tho battlo for brend Is evory wage-trorkur's buttle, Itesolved, Thut in view of tho repented viola- tlons of thelr charter by the West Divislon Btreot Rallway Compuny, the menn waves paid and enorinotts protits mado by sald Company, we hereby demand of the Common Connetl of tho city ta repesl tho ehrter now held by snlil, Camptiny, and either construet ey of trans- portation for the peoplo ar purcharo the tines alrendy down, to the sl that the people will no Ionger be At the merey of this soulless corporns Afred, That as (ho proplo eontrol tho whe ter supply, Do horlth and ennlwry condition of the elty, and pubile constraction, 1t 19 in perfect neened with the progresaive nge In which we thut the people should_ alse eontrol thoir menns of [nter-coumunication, Tho lutfons met with o hearty indorse- ment frem every ong present, several of tho delegates muking spceches in which saimo very posttive, Inbor prineiples foung expression, yelognto Rywn enfd thint enpitailsts might real- fz0 when too lnte that they hud been grinding with ritliless hund tho rights of tho laboring nen, Thtt there was such u thing ag revolution, and when it cnine in this country' tho Parls Com- e 1k be Ingignilleant " In comparison, Delegte Brwin safl that o masse menting shonld el for the purpose of securing pledges from ns that they would not rido in o West enruntil” the Company - peld - Its employeés tafe wig Furthormare, thers should I} A thousar ot cirenlars enlling. upon cltizens st the strikers in evary possiblo wanner. Detegate A, b Woadwnand thought the atrlkir should bo kept up until the Compnny res duced thu ture to two cents.* Deleato J, P, Goodwin ndviged the strikers, and tuere wor two or threo preseit, to wateh out for wenk- Lneed members of the featernity, and i thoy showed auy dosire to glve in throw them nto tho river. One of the strixers present ngsurod tho Assembly that tho citlzons woro with tho eunduotors gnd deivers, and that the teht would Do wou by the strikers It they continued fn_ their prescent orderd benrine. Dele- gate P 1, MeLogan and = others nndo Birong specehes ndvoentlng the resoliitions aml favoring & mass meeting of the different trales untons with a view to recefving I’lml[w!l ngningt the patrounge of tho Weat Side lines. After the resolutions hud been unanimousty milopted, Delemte A, L, Woodwiid moved that the Exceutive Committee brepuro nn ordinance covermy the spirit of the resolutions, which ordinanee, urter being approved by the Assem- bly, should be submitted to tho Councll. Cur- ried. On notfon, Messrs, P, 1T, McLogan, C. G. Htivers, aud George Rogers wers appoluted n committee to conler witn tho strikers to-day na 1o the sdvisubillty of callhng a mass meetinie of the dilferent trades unions of tho city to tuke proper netlon reguedinge the strike, ON THE STRELTS. UOON-NATURED CROWDS, Not oven tho great snow-storm,which ina couplo of houra rendered the ralis of the differ- ent street-car compaules fmpractieuble, enused such a remarkable displiy of amuteur pedes triuuisin ns that which wis witnessed on the mauln thoroughfares of the West Sido yestordny ovening. 1t was bad enough in tho morning when the street-car patrons found that they hnd to foot thelr way duwn town, but it must bo boarue in mind that,while fn tho morntog the car- teavel I8 divided minongst diffevout sets of work- ord, ench of which has its own peculiar hour of kottlug duwn town, In tha evenmg thoy ulmost il return home nbout the sume time, Tho rush hegan at rbout b o'elock 1 the evening—tho hour nt which somo oflices and n few fictories cleso work for the dny, At 50 p.m. an Influx ot pe~ destrlans wag ndided to tho moving crowds from u 8tlil Jurger number of, theso. estublishments, and at a few minutes nfter ¥ the jam begun In real citrnest. 'U'hat produeed by tho nbseneo of cnrs at tho time of tho stiow-storm was trilling compnred to it. Upon that duy tho dlsagreens hle nuturo of the weathor kept thousands at Dbome; but yeaterday the bright sunsbino and crlgp, bracing afr gavo the morning walk down town n charm which very fow wore able to re- slst, especintly In view of tho generally acceptud belfef thut by ovening the strike would be over nnd tho enrs mad nvailable for tho home rua. UntoT o'clock 1 the m‘uuln‘c tho sidownlics o both sides of Muaison und Randotph atreets and Milwenkeo avanue were nlinost packed with western=bonnd 1ootpussengers, who surged ationd with a determination nud rupidity of mo- tlon thut mnde tho proxress bf such pedestrians s degired to move in the oppusit divection n ry diffleult mutter, Thoe two most remarkn- 0f the crowd wero 118 good tomper b biu Teutur and the remnrkuble time which they made (n tholr homuwnrd jaunt. The lino weatnor hud o gool denl to do with the excellent Epirits of which tho erowad scemed to be pogscssed, A plensuntor eventng, tor u brisk walk could not well bu fmaginod. The air was cool enough to nuko steady exertion enjoyable, and the deelin- fair st shed un enlivening radianee on the busy secne, Everybady ehutted Joyously, aud thls, too, nlbeit thoe uuiversnl sublect of conversution wis the strikke andjtho potty fnconvenioncoit wus causime, - 5 O coursv, 1 tho dny hud been trug ta April traditlons and,a shower hnd arlsen nt tho time the pudestriand wers present in strongest. foree, the aspect ot wilales would hardly hnve boen sa cheerful, and tho symputhics “of the ople would perhaps not bave Ueen 8o univorsally in Luvor of thu strikers ns thoy were. A8 it wus, THE EXPRESSION OF OPIXION wia deeldedly [n support of the conductora’ and drivers' action, and tho shortcomings of thelr employers wero diseussed lu vory froe lnngunge. oll, how dd yout like it s far a8 you've ont pedestriun nsked . of another us they workiig thoir way In the divcetion of Ash= Ventu, Irst vate,” was tho ery. “I nover knew I wnd sieeh o walker, ‘Ihis heats stunding up In a1 erowded enr wlt hollow, 1 bollove 1 shull stiek 0 thu walklig after his," “Eoshal] L" snlid the uthor, und the two linked n‘mi und started on togethor with renewed vigr, ’A‘ulw wita niot tho only time durlng the even- g tharashmilie expression of opinion wus hrard, and ¢ is not uniikoly thit ony result of thy steike WL Lo u promation of the vers heklthy exerelso of wiicing during the comlnis sunmer whenever tho weather permits ot it Tha nb3unes of better means of travel caused the usuh i ilnx of improvised systems of stuge- conehes, Tt seoniet iy i1 every unemployed ng nnil vehtole in the olty bud heen pressed into service. Ol stuge-conchies which lind ot seen tho dight of Mudison street for years suddunly appenren on the street, denwn by Hmlnv OF horses which rivaled thelr dilapidated yppourance, ot were land Express wikons with ronsh bowrds Juiil aerass ) theul for seats cosapeted. with thow for b i, though the price tor o ride to Westes uvenus was shoved ulr 10 ten conts, they nit aid w Ivoly business. Ony Wigon druwn by “ y sl and nttonuated form twird at n funeretl pree with o lond nssengers, the deivor inchnded, snd nRluge-coneh wits 8o tharon, y prieked (nstide aml out that thero was na way uf dofg better thith to muko 1 jruess ot tho number of feres it owner tnd necumninted, Tho proiits ot these enterprisime individuals wore gulte lieco, of thom, who, though he hud only a singlo wigon, kept relays of hovaus 8o thit he might muve g customcers wlong ut wdecont yute of speed, thruved up bBis profits at tha close of the day nt between $19 and $14, and then fervently expresded the hopo thit * thom overworkwd con- duetors would have tho Luekhonu 1o hotd out ugin’ tho blonted mouopullsts for n woek “Tho crowdige upon Milwaitkes uvenue be- Tween B 5 o'clock In the evening wis at lenst bt on Madison streot, Tl thoroughfure o the densely-popnilnied northwestern pordon Of the city 1s wlwauys fully occupled by poduss teluns ot this hour of thu dventig, atd whon to these wore added the hundreds whbo usuaily putrontes he streot-cams tho resnlt was un indis cation of Chicago's nbility in the census Hno that woukd muke a8t Louls cnthuglast weep, Clorks, Shopeirls, senmstreases, duy-hborors, anid business-ien thronged the’ sidewntks ad Filsudd i i resitless thile 0 & Ierry gosuse 3o eonitest, Phey wero all on tha howie Rreteh und there was 1o Jugging. Tho strikers luro us clsewhiere WrIE BYMPATHIZED WITH FULLY, 1t wus nstonlshing to see In how short u thue tho ]DL’ulilu nind mado thenseives masters of the fucts n the case. Lhe exuct number of hourd the vallvond cmploycs worked perday and the wages thoy recolved “were upon every tougue, und Hocoher's fumous biend-ang-water sermon Bardly provided u bettor jext forsympathetio utteranees o the hurdships of the work lugwan slugl “thi the knowledygo of these slmple fucta, AMoe tho tow pedestrinng Wi o enjuying tho pleasures of an coforeed wilk ubuut us 10 a8 any wWas i very stoit und short- windve Gevmun, Who! stopply on tho earer of tho aveutio agd Halsted strect (o give s Tu o respit, undertwok to detiver blnsolf of bls uplion regurding (e Situatlon tou ‘PRIBUNE FOPUTLLE W U WS snrvoying the lival; 1 dond Hke doso steikes, I dell zer,” Lo satd, “ney dund du o goot Lalf the difse, but 1 dink “thost vellers onght ter fwl PULLER WIECd, SutliLurs wighty v i vellue ko oo 1o it tuwallcnlt der Wauy Augoosta shdrecl, 1a Gott thoy”1l 0% 1t up to-nlghd sumivbow.” It thoy don’t you'll bave to wilkdown ugaln, 1suppose.” “3eiu {ott, yub, und 80 Lwill for y weok if doge poys shUCk 1t oud. 1 dond god uo kin’ for strikers pefory, bud deso vellurs, 50 long ns thoy kuopa quicd uind cread no rows, Js all righd.” Wila wass simply expredsion of the goneral fevllpw. Tho strikers Dud two grounds for ous 4 to bo listing tho sympathies of tho propin—thn gy, orliy crodited Justico of tholr demunda and i pence il manner i which thuy wero nLteimgp,, o enforeo them. * How Tome thiey witl conthie to rotali tho pyp, 1o fudorseinent will ho Juegely 0 matter of thes own pradenee and of how pedestrianiam ey p, tuin s popularity, L elouds guther, the riln fall, and thotreet-mud deepe stend of the universal Jullity wii upon the erowded aidewnllis v gloom, wd groembling, wnd it iy 10 welh nieels thee points at ls<ue betwee v ployer wnd employé, 1T tho strikers vy, nvorable public omnfon thoy will make Iy whilu tho stn shines: under the ehlling gy, ences of an Avril Showor, 0F the depreedy ineubus of w reinpse of the recent bid attneg o winter with snowsstarm accompniments, iy voleo of tha people miy (nvolve employer 'ang striker alike in u wholesnle denunclaton, PUBLIC SENTIMENT., IT IS ALL WITIE THE BTIIKERS, Onoof the remarkable things In conneetiog with this striko I8 the unanimity with whicy Peaplo of all clusses hiavo tnken the sldu of 1y, strikers, Uenerally In troubles between eme ployers and employed thero s greut diversity of opinlon s to thoe Justice on ofthor sido, ling. ditdon to tho oplulon general /neng Peoplo thy tho price of labor, as of all othier commanlity, must be regulated by tho law of supply und de mind. I this case, however, but fow cnn by found whodo not symputhize with, the cop. ductors st delyers, “This Fooifir ISappareny not conlined 1o the smull shopleepers who huyg destllies with tho men, but 8 unnnimons nmun, prople of nll grades. Even many of tho oflicery of thg other streot-raflronds ko part of tho men, and, whilo they do g wish — to o’ o precedent for g atriko among their own men, thoy reem heartjy to wish for tho complete suceess uf tho strikers, Among tho reshients In the West Division who tenvel on tho ears tho fecline 18 practicaiy unanimous, There I8 eompurntively iy gramoling mmonyr those who watked to nnd frog their business, or who patil tn exten fira for ACNt I one of ' 1o Meraus conveyatees whicy wure pressed Into tho Rerviey durliue e iy, ‘They wore, peclnps, not too well plensel wily the wiiking, hut all seemed wiline to indur dnys of Ineonvendenco Tor tho *sake of 1hy plensitre experionced fn seeing the men s ceel, The feellug was so universal that i wantld b next 1o fmpossivlo to crusy tho path of 2 mnt who hud goy gy pathy for the Company, 1 WILL WALK DOWN TOWN FORTEN YEAR, If sald mn enthuslustle sympathize with tho strikers 1o tho reporter at tho corne of Western nvenue and Lako street, it gy fi"“'-! will only galn thelr point. They deseny A stroll minong tho peaple Hving in tho vieiniy of the cir barns showed that they 8y mpathla with tho men on « strike, Boumo of the shop. koopers gaid that they would stund by tho ey with lood tua ratment, I it was necesuury, they would hold ont and beurderly, Obe mun suld: * We psked tho Company to glve g more awccommmuditions on Hundolrh Dubliv sturg g fich hardly g0 mueh sre will ho tikey strect, but wo gut mo sutlafeetion. S, Lukte,' I understood. favored our prope ostio) We o waited @ nhedt | car but they wouldn't ft ws have it Tlearned tef M, Lake wonld have glven it to us, but the President sat down ottt [l nlso sut down an tho peuple wlong Milwaukee avenue, Iriy this that mukes u down on the Cotmpany, Lits of U v to bung on by our tecth, I wis golng 10 8y, I Wo want to ride ot cortaln hours of thy day, Neither on tho North norSonth Side Is thery so” lirtly atrect-ear necommodation ns on thiy, Look nt tho pens they run on Hulsted, Indlang Milwaukee, llue Islend nvenoe, Cinal, Clinton, and Twelfth streets, Thoy are old and Ny, and thu's why proplo over hore look unon tby mon s in the vt . EFFECTIVE NELD 18 belng grivon the men, whieh “will enablo them to huld out. Yesterduy o subseription-1ist was stnrted nlong Madison street and through the Twelfth Wird, which wis belng lborally ree sponded to, This told, better than suything clse, Lhat the people wers arrayed ngainst tka corporation, INFLUENCE ON THADE. A visit to tha turyo retall storus 1n tho contesl part of the city showed that thero was somo diminution of thehr trade un uccount of the um‘mmw of the West Slde cars, The Indies could not walk grent distances to muke tholr little purchuses, und mnny - husband probnbly blessed tho strike which deprived him of the plensure of paying for the Easter bonnet for at lenst ouw day, ~The duy wis so 1ine, tiows cver, that anuny people walked over, and in addition to thisthe tine weathor brought such un inerense of trade from tho North and South Bldes thnt tho deerease in the retall trade wus not especinlly noticenble, The thoutres lust night showed the cffect, to somo extent nlsn, of the West Dividlon Ruilway ptrike, MoVieker's nd an exceedingly lieht huue, for it nd not §ts usuat quota of West Sule putrons, Havorly’s wus about two-tnirds full, and would huve beey crowded if tho West Sidd cars hidd been running s usunl. * Itiltee Tuylor™ B i bl houso ut the Grang, ‘but Manager Hlumlin eald that standivg-room would have heen searco bud thoy bud thelr usual share of West Bido putronage. Olivette™ flsn was Intry nttended nt Hooley's. but the receipts, the mnaier suld, wero conslderably aitectod by to atrike, ns there wero but few West-Blders to be uoticed in the anditoriuin, ’ FAVORS THEN: CAUSE. b the Editor of The Chicago Tribune, Cnrcano, Aprll T.—Although I do nat usually appruve of strikes, believing them to be Ins Surlous to all concernod, 1t dous scem as though tho one now nending on the West Diviston Rall- rond was Justiflable, und tho only way out fot the hundreds of men who aro oppressed by thiy vaat corporation, 'To une who has had veeasien to rlde on thesy Hnes it 1s plainly evident that enrs eould not miko more thun twvo-thirds ting Beo our heavy stuow-storms, when the raflrosd compuny hus plled the suow up on buth sides, making it absolutely neeessary for all veniles to run In tho tracks In contiuons lhies, thus enusing vexntious deluys wnd it heavy loss to the poor employés, who aro paid by the trip, poorly at that, und who, with wivaneed rents and cost of provitlons, nr¢ unuble to survive and nhio- lutely driven to thelr present actlon, which, though It iheanveniont to walk down-town, | trust they will stand by until thele ceasomble demund i3 granted; abd f thoy aro frozen out iy tho rolirond company, 1 think thut 1t they wonld organize ntid solicit Bubscriptions to thelr cause trom putrons of the roud thoy could siund it a8 loug as the Company would curo o Yours, JusTICE. ——— Embezzlemont by tha Second Audltor of Virginin, 4 . IUCIIOND, Vi, April b—A letter 13 published from n member of the Cummittee appointed by the ust Lewislutre to [nvestiamto tho Second Awditor'sniice. ‘Inls futter mikea soilie storts Hing developments, and f8a reply to one recently published by Gen, Aen Rogers, tho late Eecand Auditor, deying former statonents muade l:l)' Mr, Crovs, thu ntember ot the Committee, [t ags ot fully revenl the resnivof the Cominit- 100°8 Investlzniion, At goes 80 fur us to state on the testimony of Mr, Lovenstein, nuother e ber of the Commitice, s that of clesks in tha becond Auditor's oftieo, that thors Is betw S04 nud 0K i receivablo coupons mlisshi from tho ofll hat amonyr the conpons_ fonnd there uro mihy vhstuutped, unpunched, or wiins dorsed ns required by b, and jrnu condition o Do used mgain 1€ nbstracted, a8 they hud not Deen lIsted, and 1t f8 anld that the Assistant Treusuror of Richimond hud reeeived saime coi- pons 1 accond thno I payient of taxes, Tho recapitulation of the minelng coupons iy as fols losvs: Migalug of €1 conpond, No. 49, valuo S5t misstngr of «;"I coupons, No. 71, value 8l missing of §0_coupons, No, Vil 887 Totul value, 886,842 The lettor iy u complete cor votaeation of tho statoments denfeid by the le Auditor, and it {8 undesstood that the Cowmlts few's teport, when It §s submitied to the Legiss Iatnre, will contain gome romarkable fnineiat and diselose soime curlous methods Clgnrots, A machine hns been fnventod which dni make 100,000 chgarets u day. Tho consumption of cltrrets i 1550 amounted to 408,600,000, nnd 1t catimuted (et 10M00,000 will hio' required 10 Bupply tho demuand for 1881, e i No costiveness, diurrhed, or any bowol com* nhiints where Hop Bitters nre used. =S CATARLILI CURE, e e e e e Wéi', De Meyer's CATARRH URE, One prckaze ls gencrally sutlicisat A teal gurs of Catarrh for $3.0at PROPOSAL OPFICE OF Dks SLOtNES & BT, LOUI HALLIDAR Conpa s DA SL0Ikn Rids nro Invited for tho grudiiv i grvt ewalva.or Uliven wle i1} Les Moinos on the ad. e will U rucelved bridglng togetiior or separately, fleutions cun b suoit 88 1he ofilcs of the des Mufios it wiid LIer Apri 15th obened ul 1) aelock ‘8. buy April, Bt ) Suill nl‘l Iu);llu(l :lll }ou‘ruqulrl-u, “'l ::i'dt-unil‘:" "re. ryua (B0 Tkl (0 refect uay or i Hu lneswoin slaty luswril) by roady W ek D88 TSI M 1OCUIS0L ) 1O, Preakdenh -