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Show strike orsuHchmm. C'HICAOO, Aug. 23. The swltili-men swltili-men In the imploy of the Lake Shi.re road struck last night, com-idetely com-idetely tj lug up all business of tlie road as far as Chicago is cou-cerued. cou-cerued. The trouble grew out of the stockyards trouble. Supirintendent Am-dentook tlie crew men tlown to the stockyards yesterday aftir-noon, aftir-noon, lt when they reached there the men deserted. Amsden tlicu discharged them. This precipitated tlie strike of IU night nun. At a mee'Jng In the morning of tlie day force, at which Amsden was present pres-ent thirty-four of tlie sixty prcsint signed apaieragree!ug tostaud by the cwnuy. The remainder dt cHh! to go with tlie strikers. Representatives of the Switih-men's Switih-men's Mutual Aid As-soclatlou are meeting tills morning with the grievance committees of switihmcti on all the roads mulling Into China Chi-na .ro. Tile meeting was called to devl-ea means, If jusslble, to settle the difficulties threatening the rail-rod rail-rod traffic of the city. Before Be-fore the meeting opened, Grand Organizer Hall said to a relwrtcr: 'The situation Is Just this: If any road attempts to comiel its switchmen switch-men to handle freight from the stockyards It will very Sedlly have the strike on its hands. In this way the matter will lie brought to tlie attention ot the association, which will make a tight of its own. In that way a general tie-up of all the road may become a reality." There isa proiectof a tettlimeut of the Chicago ami Alton strike. A committee ot strikers are now in conference witli the general man ager. |