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Show THESWITCHJlEjrs STRIKE." A Fbtol Broafkt lit RahlUee by the KMdautef. tntre -as a gun in the play at the switchmen's strike yesterday. A body of nwltcn'meu forming a committee- from the strikers had called in thtfyanb) ta have a conference con-ference rrlth General Slanager He rrguie. Tuey found Mr. Xickeraon, of Salt Lake, the division engineer and roadmaster, at work assisting in handling the cars. The switcb men objected to tfcclr places being filled by roaJmastent. There was some coutroviwy over the matter, and a Standard rei orter hurried to the scene. Before he reacl-e-i this men the controversy had emended ton tule which, Horn the distance, apjiearctl to be a rou;h and tumb'e figiit. "We had come doau to the yards," raid one of the switchmen as the reporter accompanied lb men to the depot. ' to hve- Talk with Mr. Keen-gnitv tlengh we did not have any snewss. i!jt thit has nothi5 directly to ao with tbig trouhh-T This roadmaster is out of hU pUjfl and hai no ri jlit to aid in uoingjard workwliiln wj ate out. We ijbmlt that ItSc ofilcialt the manager, rnpehntendentsand train-mjUrs train-mjUrs are in duty bound to tako Varccf thej-ardscu tucb occations anivill not interfere viitli them, but the roadms.ttrs are not in it. One of the men. Mr, FUdltr, wert tj this man rvickersoa and told him lie was out of his place, that bo !iod in business on the cars t aw the officials in hatiiliog tliem. He paid no heed, and he was at-proached at-proached again nud requfctni to Ret off the can. He rrj.!icd that lie wouy nutninl declared that 'none of iou can take me ofh' -What's that?' said FJd Jlcr. and Parted toward nlcL XIckeron reitvd aad iiraw his hand t) his pocket. lie was seized and the p:tol taken from him and delivered deliv-ered to an olllctr." 'What was the result of j our J conference?" "Mr. Iteegule said lie woj accept ac-cept nothing from us but an unconditional uncon-ditional turrenr r nVl there were certniii men lit &ould not re esc-i'oy-' 'V&wlsh itttateJ,'haid another of the n.eu and the others acquiesced, ac-quiesced, '-I'lat the bvy of the "witchmcu ay M-. Buck was not the instigator of this trouble." The general manager wa teen in his pnvato car and said: One of the switchmen bad ccme to me with 1 reipueu frura tire tltn for a meeting. 1 granVed it and when Uicv famn. told them that I was willing Vo take back winu of the men, but thai others could net go 1 li work." j In regard to the trouble with Mr. 1 ?ickerou he saia: 'Ten switehmen came into the a-d and one of them trleii to 11-move 11-move Nickervon from the cars aud as lie failed another attempted and when he refitted the wi ole ten of them attacked him and beat him. 'Yes, they took a gun from him, I but he bad not drAWn it on them. I ''fjan I get men? Yes, plenty of . them ami for the present the yard is I runuing smoothly. We sent out j I" j cars of fieight yesterday and about 150 will have gone out before llo-morru-r morning for today's . work.'' Ogden Standard. |