Wichita eagle., 1888-03-02
The Railroad Officials are Still De.
termined, and the Striking En-
gineers More Defiant.
A Passenger Train Moves East From Denver
With no Passengers on Board-A
Photographer Engineering.
The Officials Hopeful-Freight Trains Now
Being Moved-The Engineers De-
nounce All Acts of Violence.

ON the Burlington & Missouri at this
point is unchanged except that there are
decided indications that the road will have
all trains running within two or three
days. Nearly all the passenger trains ran
today although the time was very irregu-
lar. A train came in from Denver and the
trains that went west from here are ex-
pected to get through to Denver without
Interruptions. The depot grounds here
are patrolled by police and no one is al
lowed to go into the yards or to the tracks
without a pass. There has been no DEM
onstration, however, that would seem TO
render such precaution necessary
No further violence has been reported
from McCook. but thirty Pinkerton men
have been sent there by the railroad com
pany and no further trouble is anticipated.
A man was arrested there last night While
soaping an engine.
At noon today, according to notice given
by the road, all strikers who did not report
for duty were to consider themselves no
longer in the service Of the company, and
four or five applied to go to work: super
intendent Calvert states that engineers are
being readily found and that tomorrow
most of the freight trains Will be put on
the road. The cOmpany's agent at Atch-
ison was ordered today to take freight for
divisions and for points as far west as
Hastings.
OMAHA, Neb, March Forty engineers
arrived here from Pennsylvania last night
in charge of a man who registered himself
as J. Wason. He said the men had come
to take the places of the striking engineers
on the Burlington system, and after tax,
ing supper here they all went west over
the Burlington road. Trains are still run
ming very irregularly. Those due from
the east last night and this morning were
consolidated at Pacific Junction and
brought in in charge of a man named
Powell. who was formerly wiper and
fireman. The 9:45 train east-bound ar
rived from Lincoln at noon in charge of
the roadmaster of the Nebraska City divis-
ion.
Notwithstanding the notices cOnspicu-
ously posted about the Burlington depot
and yards, warning non-employes from
trespassing on the company's grounds,
the usual number of strikers and idlers
were on hand. and on the arrival of each
train a rush was made for it by the engi-
neers and firemen to learn the names of
the men in charge, and endeavOr to per-
sua2e them to quit the cab. No violence
was attempted, and beyond a jeer or hiss
when their arguments failed to produce
the desired effect, the strikers were order
ly. No Kansas City connections are made.
Governor Thayer denies having received
any request for troops from McCook, or
that there had been any serious trouble
with the strikers.
At PlattSmouth a number of men who
came from the east to take charge of en-
gines were won over by the strikers and
Joined the organization
One of the humorous incidents of the
strike occurred at Benkleman, in the
western part of the state. The train from
no fhara nj O'Clock at
midnight, and the engineer refused to pull
it any further. The Pullman sleeper
was occupied by a number of English
tourists returning east. A drummer told
them that the cowboys were expect
ed to attack the train, and they accord
ingly blockaded the doors and windows
with the furniture of the car, and re-
manned thus fortified until a late hour
this morning, when some one explained
the joke.
NEBRASKA CITY, March ALI passen-
ger trains on the Burlington & Mis-
souri, and Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
were running on time today, but no
freight trains are moving; The report
about trouble at East Nebraska City is
false and denied by railroad officials. No
engines have been killed, and everything
is orderly.
CHICAGO, March The Burlington
officials were more confident than ever
this morning. They said that a number of
freight trains in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri
and Illinois had been moved. Some
through trains came in this morning and
full suburban service is in operation.
About POO Reading engineers have arrived
in the city and were being examined to-
day. Many of them have already been
put to work.
DENVER, Colo, March 1.-The members
of the Brotherhood of Engineers and Fire
men held a secret meeting here last night.
which was attended by men from every
road running into the city. 1t is learned
that they adopted resolutions endorsing
the Burlington strike and resolved to
stand together for their demands They
denounced any violence against the men
who the company may put on their en-
gines and any destruction of property and
agreed in case of demonstrations of this
kind TO offer their services to suppress il.
The company moved passenger train
east last evening, the first since Monday.
but no passengers were on board The
engineer was a man who has been en-
ployed in a photograph gallery in this
city for three years past.