The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-04-05
THE STRIKE SITUATION.
Switchmen IN Various Yards Resort
TO Force.
A Boycott on 20" Freight at Kan
sas City.
Five Thousand Men Lead eff on the
St. Paul.
Serves Out His Sentence and Kill ;
HIS Prosecutor.
Other Interesting Telegraph News
from all Sections.

CHICAGO, April 2.-,The west bound
st. Paul passenger train was derailed
between Western and Oakland avenues
shortly before midnight. The wreck is
believed to have been caused by the
strikers. A reinforcement of police
from West Madison station was sent to
the scene of the wreck. Police also re-
port finding broken rail at Kinzie and
Robey streets. Last evening a spe cial
policeman patrolling his beat at the
Woods street crossing of the Burling
ton tracks was assaulted by three
men, who, he says, were strik-
ers. His club and reyolvers
Verely injured. He was taken home
in serious condition. A Bohemian
laborer while crossing the Burlington
tracks at Union street, was assaulted
with a coupling pin by man said to
be an Alton employe. The man
dropped to the ground, when his as
sailant was joined by half dozen
others, who jumped upon the PROSTATE
victim, injuring him very severely. He
was taken to the hospital, where he
lies in a serious condition.
REFUSE TO HANDLE CARS.
A detail of officers was sent to the
Michigan Central yard this morning
and soon after the Burlington train
bristlinR with Pinkerton detectives
and various Burlington officials, came
in. There were no hostile demon
strations. The cars were delivered to
the Michigan Central and tn "a 90" en-
CINE, Pinkerton's detectives and the
officials quickly disappeared from the
scene. As soon as they had gone the
Michigan Central switchmen notified
the yardmaster that they would not
- hat a II ri
road will therefore be precipitated
whenever the order is given to move
the cars now in the yards. 1t is
thought that this order is sure to come
during the day.
About noon a committee of employ
ees from the Michigan Central yards
visited the general offices of the COM
pany and are now having conference
with the general superintendent on the
subject of handling the co cars which
were delivered to the Michigan Central
this afternoon.
There was little row in the North
western yards this morning on account
of an engine OF the Fort wayne there
manned by Master Mechanic Ornesby
as engineer and a''wiper" from the Ft.
Wayne shops as fireman. They hauled a
Pullman car over the Northwestern,
but upon their arrival a lot OF North
western switchmen jumped on the en-
CINE and threw Ornesby and his helper
off, and after subjecting them to con-
siderable ill-treatment, drove them out
of the yards. The engine was then
blown off and the fire dumped. 1t now
stands dead in the Northwestern yards.
SUCCESSFUL STRIKE.
CHICAGO, March 3l.-Strike follow
ing strike in rapid succession was the
result to-day of the o. roads first
attempt to resume forcing freight on
other roads. Almost at the very out
set a strike occurred ON the Fort
Wayne system, involving for the first
time the undoubted extension OF
trouble to the roads leading east
from Chicago. The st. Paul road had
been completely tied up between mid
night and daylight and Chairman Hoge
leader of the brotherhood IN the aD-
sence of Chief Arthur, estimated early
that before another night there might
be a succession of strikes in the city
The one on the Pan Handle occurred
as early as 2 o'clock this morning, bui
was overcome by the officials showing
that no workmen had been asked u
lington made up train of fifteen cars
which was quietly transferred to the 1T
Wayne road while at the same time
TWENTY-FIVE cars were made up ant
started for the Lake Shore road will
forty Pinkerton men aboard. III
transfers, however, were made with
out any disturbances. AT 2 p. m. tn
engine to take 90" train from thu
siding at Sixteenth street and place
on the Fit. Wayne track. The mel
promptly refused, and ran their en-
gines in. The news spread In FEY
moments and all the crews in the yard
quit work, engineers, fremen, etc. jus
then the 2:20 Fl. Wayne passenge
train outward bound came along. A
sixteenth street the engineer and fire
man learned of the strike and left tn
engine. The conductor soon Volur
teered to run the engine. A firema
was found and the train proceeded al
ter q slight delay. Fort Wayne dis
patchers say they have assurance
from other passenger engineers tina
they would not go out, but no depend
ence is placed in them. All along til
st. Paul line the freight business
paralyZed. AS soon as inbound pa:
senger trains reached the depot an
were unloaded the engineers backe
them out to Western avenue an
abandoned them.
PREFER SETTLEMENT.
CHICAGO, March 3l.-This afternoo
the engineers, firemen and switchme
of the st. Paul road held meeting an
sent a committee to Superintendent
Earring. They stated to him that the
would agree TO handle empty, but n,
loaded "Q'' cars. Earring asked the
to submit their proposition in wrihn
and agreed to forward it to Gener
Manager Miller, at Milwaukee.
SIDE WITH THE STRIKERS.
CHICAGO, March 3l--Fifty me
said to be regular freight and pa
senger conductors on the Council Blu
division of the road, arrived here III
morning, having been brought by t
st. Paul people to fill the places of I
striking engineers, tiremen and switC
leader of the st. Paul strikers they {
cided that not a man would throw
switch.
ALL REPORT FOR DUTY.
MILWAUKEE, March SI.-AI {
night crews on the Chicago, MilwauI
& st. Paul road reported for duty
the usual time tonight, and as far
this point is concerned there is nothi
to indicate the existince of a stril
The men say that all freight loaded
day will be handled but there is
certainty what will be done to-morrC
The company is receiving freight bill
for Chicago, but as fast as il is
ceived it is turned to the Chica
Northern & Western for transpor
ton.
q BOTH SIDES FIRM.
CHICAGO, April 2.-Unless the
Paul switchmen are at their post
morrow morning ready for work &
can never obtain employment on t
road again. This was the ultimat
of the Offices this morning. They
that the switchmen will have to No
them to-day of their willingness to h
Burlington freight or their places
be permanently filed. Two hunt
strikers met to discuss the quest
The meeting was turbulent, and
journed without taking any deci