New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-16
WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS
PREDICTING The END OF THE STRIKE.
A RAILROAD MANAGER WHO THINKS THE BURLING-
TON ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN WILL SOON
fIEID-THE COMPANY g LOSS ABOUT
Six MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
BROTHERHOOD MEN DENY
ING THAT THEY ARE
READY TO YIELD
fBr TELEGRArH TO rHE rRrpuyr.

CHICAGO, March 16 (SpecaD.-The strike on the
Burlington will be declared off within the next
iorty-eight hours said the general manager of
one OF the most important railway systems in the
country to TRIBUNE correspondent this after
noon. The gentleman ref, rred to is in position
to know something of the inside workings of the
Burlington and Of the Brotherhood
What has the strike cost the railway, do you
thinkp,
:" Not less that s6.OO0.OOO. If 1t is stopped to
day l am satisfied that its February earnings
will show that decrease
incidents Of the day seem to confirm the pre-
diction Of the railroad and the belief is gen.
eral tonight that crisis Of some kind is at hand
All the Eastern and Western lines have begun TO
handle and deliver Burlington freight again for
the first time since the embargo was placed on
1t. The Belt line has weakened at the prospect of
suit deeming the better par of valor to be
discretion The bill filed last night by the Chicago
Burlington and Quincy seems to have taken effect
rapidly
The Union Stock Yards and Transfer Company
stated that they reody to handle all their
cars George Titus Williams secretary of the
Stock Yards Company has written to the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy officials that their letter
of March o, asking that the 20" traffic be handled,
was left unanswered 10 see how matters would
develop by the fist. second, or third days Of
this week The engineers employed by the
switching department have decided ~ deliver to
the consignees all Chicago. Burlington and Quincy
cars Yesterday at noon, without saying word
or sending o note, the Northwestern pulled out
forty-six Burlington cars that had been waiting
for them on the transfer track. and this may be
accepted an indication that the Northwestern
viii handle 20" freight.
ONLY TWO ROADS MAINTAIN THE BOYCOTT
Thus the boycott is over with all the roads cx-
cept the Milwaukee and St Paul and the Rock
Island. 1t is understood that unless they give
in at once, legal proceedings will be instituted to
compel them to handle freight and then the last
bar will come down, and the Chicago Burling-
ton and Quincy may be said to have won an
unqualified victory Paul Morton said to-day:
We will take everything offered in the way
of freight and be glad to get it.'
What effect will the strike or the sickness
Of the Union Pacific engineers have ON your traI-
None Mt all We don't wish TO brag. nor to
say anything offensive, but the strike Is over;
We have won IT.. This is not meant to De Sald :I
in boasting spirit. We are simply serene in the
consciousness of victory"
TIL BET LINE C,sr POSTPONED.
When the Belt Line case came up before Judge
Gresham this afternoon 1t was agreed to post
pone the matter until the Burlington counsel
should call il up. The general freight agent of
the Burlington issued a notice to shippers, agents
and connecting lines that it was now ready to
receive all live stock pershabe and other freight
at all stations on the Burlington and branches,
and also freight for all points beyond Chicago
Both Arthur and Sargent asserted this afternoon
that there was no important change in the stua-
sior,, and Alexander Sullivan who is counsel for
the Brotherhood, said that, AS far as he
knew, there was thought of surrender He
believed the stories that The strik" would he de-
clared of were being industrouslv circulated by
the Burlington in the hope of frightening the men,
All the Union Pacific engineers who abandoned
their en- grnes Yesterday at tOuncl Bluffs, Iowa,
were on duty again this morning and the freight
traffic Of the road went on as usual. IL is stated
that the engineers last night were given TO UNDER
stand that they were not compelled 10 handle
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy freight if they did
not desire to, and consequence all the cars or
that line are apparently beng slde-tracked In the
Union Pacific yards.