Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-06

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end OF the road st least is for the present
completely tied up, the engineers, FIRE
men and switchmen su having deserted
their posts. The cause Of the present
state OF ef4irs In the Michigan Contra
yards is t1e presence there of Q freight,
which Was delivered there Yesterday and
the announce uent By the Michigan Cen
trSl that they would handle oil freight
delivered.
SANTA Re RBGRIvING NO FREIGHT.
KANSAS CITY, Mo April Sat gen
ersl and secret meeting of the switchmen
II the yards, held here last night, reli.ble
information was presented to the Cflce
hat he Santa Fe Company would not
iorce the men to handle Q freight. The
meeting thereup0n ordered that If such be
the case the yaTd men on that road who
went ont last evening should resume
work TINS morning. In accordance with
This the men oil took their places sgAin
this morning The Santa Fs mas posted
notice that that roNd Will receive NO
f-e'ghC whatever Of any kiad 20 day. Al
other :n-dS are working 81 IL at except
irg tie Burlington.
CONDUCTORS OPPOSE THE ENGINEERS
CaICAGO, ILL April An afternoon
paper published advance sheets from l.
r-l OFT Of tie Grand Secretary oi III Order
/ RliiTay Conductors, winch Is 20 be
s7nt Gus to the managers Il various rSil-
r5HG-. The report is made up 7lmos
entirely Of bitter denunCiatilu of tbe
B-at1yfhOod OF LocCm Give Engineers
Following ale extracts: "It is unneCes-
ssIy 10 do more than call the attention of
- : : 1.
divisions Of the Brotherhood OF Loclmo-
i've Engineers have passed resolutions
hist after their trouble with the CniC5go,
Burlington and QaiuCy should have been
-ettled no member of the order should be
permitted TO run q train where member
OF tae Brotherhood Of Railway Conduc-
tors we're employed; sad why? Because,
fJTsooth, the members of the order have
not been willing to make Of themselves
stepping stones for the engineers %
mount higher; because they have not
iJlGGd In the hght against their own in
Eerests to accommodate the engineers;
because, IN word, they h,Ve
dared to be men and to Gttend
to their duties. l say with en- lhasis TIE
time has come when the conductors
should in every instance oppose this or
gaHiz itiOn in i!s dem1ld on the lsil way
companies, because every time you aid
he engineers you icjl ire your own stand
ing, prospects snd prOb4oLe increase of
remuneration. Where is the iDst-nce on
record wnere the engineers have ever
Aided IN the slightest degree say other
thsn themselves? They sppiy to the
s8itchmeD, brekemeu, fremeu, c9nduc-
tors any one snd every one they thtUk
csn be persuaded to sid them, snd as
soon IS the trouble is over commence To
pratt Of their organization tnat keeps
Itself from alliance with nuy other. 5
members, who are all skilled lso9rers,
cannot sff)Fd TO plsCe their skIll on g par
Tlth IN uatkilied labOreTs of other OF
gar zati)ns by assisting them Behold
them on their knees TO the sWl.Chnen's
sn1 br.k3meI's associations. II IS time
or the conductors to teach the railway
officials what the engineers themselves
already we'll know and are arxlou~
10 conceal, that niue-tentns Of
the conductors of the United States
are capAbe and trustworthy engineers
The conductors on the ChC1gO, Burling
ton and Quincy have already dem nstrs
tsd this, aud they are ready to do 1t on
any other road l hope sincerely this
the time is close at hand when they will
not only he ready but Vii. Q to do 80 oil
over the United ates. To-day the en-
ginetrs receive pay for the intelligence,
snoWledge, skin, experience and respon-
sibi J OF their conductor. They have
been able to accomplish This result only
through the sid or st leGst the sympathy
Of the conductors themselves"
MORE ACTIVITY AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, April S.-Iq the
West Milwaukee Yards there WIS rather
more activity to day thsn yester1sY, and
more freight received az the f;aight-
houses than on snv day since the trouble
began. General Msnsgar Dutton OF ths
Milwaukee end Northern said sbCus go
men mad been laid of by his cor psny, but
as soon as the strike ca tae 80" road IL
settled and things get to running smooth
~ agsiu they will be recalled.
RETURNED UNcONDITIONALLY
The officers of the M,c1iasn Central
Company said the meo vent back uncon-
ditionally. At conference between the
strikers, officers of the company suf &
d. egstion of Brotherhood men from
Jackson, the settlement was agreed upon
snd about 2 p. N the men hegsn return
ing 70 work. 1t wss stated at the c1m
pauY's Offices that the train Of Burling'o'
freight which had caused all the commo-
ton would be for wsrded this afternoon
TO INvEsTI ATE THE TROUBLE
WASHINGTON, April 3.-The commit
tee on commerce hiss agreed to Adder
sons substitute to Whites resolution,
providing for sn Investigation OF the
Chicago, Burlington and Q lincy Railroad
strike by 8 specis! committee Of five, to
b. appointed by the Speaker. The resi-
lutiun declares thst the Ice motive en-
gfneers now employed are inc 7mpetent,
and that the claim of resumption OF public
duties by the Burlington is S fraudulent
pretense and gross impo7ition uOOn the
public, plscing In imminent peril both
life and property. The committee ia
directed TO go to the scene Of the strike,
call tor witnesses and papers, and inves
tigate snd ascertain what il necessary in
the wsy OF legislation to protect inter
state commerce.
OBJECT TO TFB swITcHMFN's ACTIONS
CHICAGO, Ill, APRIL ga local paper
ssys the general advisory committee CT
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Eogi-
neers held meeting last night for the
purpose OF considering what steps were
necessary to prevent the radicals pursu-
ipg course that Il Is feared will end IN
the disintegrstion of the Brotherhood.
Conservative members have become
greatly slsrned over the lswles5 actions
of the sTitchmen, as the blame for the
actions Of the lsttpr ia pIAced IN the