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8 Today in Clinton everything was very quiet no disturbance of any kind W.F. ? reposted to Opr and was sworn in and assigned to duty. Opr delivered salaries to men at Fulton and found everything quiet there, though the crowd ? watching as hey seem to feel better towards the Company this is also the state of affairs at Mendola - Opr W.H. N. writes from Overton under date of March 20 1888. Left Hotel today at 6:30 went to engineer headquarters and remained there til 11:00 o'clock. Freight Agent Murray ? gave Opr pointer on suspicious looking ?. Shadowed him till a late hour but could see nothing suspicious in the actions - Opr W.L. in Chicago Mar 21 reports- Went to Union Depot at 8A.M. found everything quiet there went to 16th St. Had same talk with an employee of the P.F.W. Ry. learned from him that the switchmen had each decided what action they would take from 16th went to Grand Pacific Hotel where it was understood a meeting was to be held, then went to 55th St. learned ? name of the switchman that they had ? decided to strike. Returning to the Grand Pacific Hotel Opr learned from a Wm Smith employed in R. House