, 1888-04-03
MORE TROUBLE.
The Burlington Continues It's
Aggressive Policy,
Its Freight Delivered to the
Michigan Central,
But the Men Refuse to Handle
%" Cars.
Uncomfortable for the Roads.

lOT InG GlOduS.
Chicago, April 1.-The Burlington
continues its aggressive policy and about
9 o'clock notified the. police that it was
going to deliver a train of freight to the
Michigan Central railway. A detail of
officers was sent to the Michigan Central
yards and soon after the Burlington
bristling with Pinkerton detectives and
various railway officials pulled in. Be
yond the usual curses and cries of
" scabs that invariably greet %"
trains nowadays, there was no hostile
demonstration. The cars were delivered
to the Michigan Central and the 80"
engine, Pinkcrton's men and officials,
quickly disappeared from the scene. As
soon as they had gone the Michigan Cen
trail switchmen notified the yardmaster
that they would not touch %" cars,
and a strike OIL this road vii! therefore be
precipitated whenever an order is given
to move the cars now in the yards. 1t is
thought that this order is sure to come
during the morning.
The Burlington also announced that
they had 400 cars at Englewood which
they intended to offer the Lake Shore
company during the day. Several switch
men on that line declared to a reporter
that they would not handle them. I'VE
shall most certainly handle all freight de-
llvered to us" said Mackay, general
freight agent of the Michigan Central,
when asked what they intended to do with
% cars. Our general superintendent
arrived here from Detroit to-day. Just
what his plans are | do not know, but you
can rest assured that We will handle these
cars if | have TO 60 down there and help
myself. We propose to run this road,
and II our present employees refuse to
carry out any of our orders we will dis
charge them and fill their places. So far
l have not heard that they have refused to
obey orders"
The Rock Island managers declined
once more to risk a tie up of their road by
attempting to receive freight from their
competitor, the Burlington. 1t was in
vain that the officials aud lawyers of the
latter road telegraphed and dispatched
messengers to the Rock Island this morn
ing. a verbal reply was finally returned
that the Rock Island refused to take any
cars from the Burlington. This alter
noon, speaking for the Rock Island,
Division Superintendent Chamberlain
said: I'VE have not only returned a yer
bal answer to the Burlington TO the effect
that we would not touch their cars, but we
have issued a general order to our N
ployes not to handle them"
An effort toward a compromise of the
strike on the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy was made this evening by the
Brotherhood of Engineers and Firemen
A card e%mbodying a concise statement of
the situation from the mems standpoint,
but giving no new facts, was issued by
them.
This afternoon an attempt was made to
get a train OF twenty freight cars from
the 20 road to the Chicago & Alton. As
the train passed the viaduct at Sixteenth
street the engineers of TIE other roads re
fused to allow the train to go by. They
stopped It's progress by crossing and re-
crossing the tracks which intersect the
road at this point. These tactics were
kept up Tor two hours, and the 20" train
was finally taken back into the Western
avenue yards.
AT a secret conference of the dissatis
employees of the Michigan Central held
tonight, definite plans for future guild
ance were agreed upon, but they were
kept from the press. The rumor is well
formed that the men will refuse to
handle 20" freight.
MILWAUKEE, April Manager Mil
Ter said the st. Paul had laid off fully
5000 yard and switchmen along the sys-
TEN until the present trouble blows over.
The order affects about 800 men in the
yards and the general officer in this city.
CHICAGO, April 2.-Unless the St.
Paul swltthmen are at their posts to.mor-
row morning ready for work they can
never obtain employment again. This
was the ultimatum of the officials this
morning.
At a meeting of the strikers to dav. at
which there were some 200. they resolved
to stand to the position already taken in
regard to % cars. Fourteen switch
engines were working in the St. Paul
yards this morning, and the superintend-
ent said he had enough crews to man half
a dozen more it they were needed All Is
quiet at the yards.
The suburban service of the st. Paul
was resumed this morning, all trains ar
irving nearly on time and manned mostly
by their wi crews. A number of old
passenger engineers have decided not to
JON the strikers and will stick to their
engines.
KANSAS Cry, April 1.-The boycott
on burlington freight went into effect in
Sne YARDS here promptly at noon. A Fort
ocott switch engine had Just backed up to
some burlington cars, but when I2o'cIock
struck the men left the cab and refused to
haul 1t. The engine was soon ]uncoupled
and the freight left standing.
SPRINGFIELD, O., April 1.-The Indi-
ana western engineers and firemen of the
brotherhood. have notified General
Manager Henderson that if he accents
any more Q. B. & Q. cars they will strike.
AT 5 o'clock this afternoon the switch
men and firemen in the Santa Fe yards
quit work in a body. They will 20 to
work on condition that they are not re
quired to handle %" freight.
HIicker than Goose Grease.