The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-03-18
IT IS RUMORED
That the Engineers and Firemsn on
the Burlington Road
viii Strike Tomorrow if their
Grievances ara not Adjusted.
The General Attitude of the K. of
L. Unchanged,
But the Railways Moving Consider
able Freight.
The Latest News From all Parts Of
America and Europe.
LABOR TROUBLES.
AT at. LnuIS.

ST. LOUIS, March 16-There Is no
change in the situation, this morning at
the Missouri Pacific yards. a number
of strikers congregated just outside the
yards. but they maintain perfect quiet.
An attempt to send out the KirkWood
accommodation this morning failed, the
fireman deserving his engine before it
was attached to the tram, and the engi-
neer returned it to the round house. The
situation in East ST Louis is unchanged,
no strike having as yet occurred among
the dissatisfied sWitchmen. There is
considerable anxiety felt as to the ont
come Of this new difficulty, but railway
officials generally express confidence III
the ability to adjust matters before their
employees determine to strike.
Receiver Brown, of the Texas s. Paci-
fic railway telegraphs to Vice-President
Hoxie that he has 81 men al work in the
Marshall shops, "a OF them old employees
who struck, and that he expects many
more tomorrow. At Big Springs, Baird
and Fit. Worth he says: 1--WE have men
enough for our present wants"
THE B & N. STRIKE.
CHICAGO, Ill, March ia EUenEng
Journals Clinton, Ia, special says:
WORD lust received here from SaYan-
nah that about 800 track builders on the
new Chicago, Burlington & Northern
railway have struck They compelled the
engineers and t1remen of the coustruc-
ton trains to leave their cabs. The
company is paying off the strikers and
thew are drinking heavily, and are all
armed with clubs. No reformation has
been received as to cause OF the strike.
ARUMoR
CHICAGO, March 16.-A report was
circulated on Change this morning that
general strike of the engineers and
firemen on the Burlington road would
begin to-day Or tomorrow. At the Of
fees OF the company the Iumor ia not
believed as committee of locomotive
engineers promised 10 wait until the ar
rival of Vice President Potter Thursday,
10 whom they will present their grew
ances' The Times prints the following
dispatch from Denver:
DENVER, COL, March 16.-Vice Pres
ident Potter, of the Burlington s. Mis-
souri, railway was telegraphed by the
striking Knights of Labor that the
Knights on the Burlington road would
strike If his road did not stop doing bus.
mess with the Missouri Pacific Potter's
reply to the telegram was short but
pointed, it being-"strike."
AT OMAHA.
OMAHA, NeD March 10 1t is rumOr-
ed here that the Knight OF Labor have
ordered all employees OF the Missouri Pa
cific in Omaha to refuse to handle
freight or perform other duties, and that
the order will go into effect to day.
Credence is lent 10 this rumor by the
fact that yesterday the engines and seY-
eral cars outbound were stopped In the
yards. As the employees of the Missouri
Pacific at tnis point are few in number
and the business done comparatively
light, no serious trouble is expected
The Missouri Pacific runs into Oma-
ha over the Union Pacific tracks tor q
distance of eighteen miles. Yesterday
a nattempt was made to start Missouri
Pacific freight train out of this city, but
five men captured the engine and made
The engineer and fireman surrender
They then ran the engine back to the en-
CINE house and put out the fire. The
men who captured the engine are said to
be employees of the Union Pacific and
Knights of Labor.
THE TEXAS LOCKOUT.
GALVESTON, March 16.-A special
from Mckinney, Texas says the men
employed at the Mckinney Oil Mills
struck yesterday for higher wages. The
mills closed down and the strikers were
discharged. Several employees VINO
| did not join in the strike were immedi-
ately suspended until new force can
he obtained