The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-04-05

ly returned that the Rock Island re-
fused to take any cars from the 90"
An effort toward compromise of the
strike on the c. b. s. @. was made this
evening by the brotherhood OF engin-
GERS and tiremen. A card embodYing
concise statement of the situation
from the mems standpoint, but giving
no new facts, was issued by them.
NOT A WHEEL MOVING.
CHICAGO, April 3.-Not a Wheel has
turned in the Michigan Central yards
since seven o'clock this morning, and
while no strike has been declared, the
Chicago end of the road, at least for
the present, is completely tied up, the
engineers, tiremen and sWitchmen all
having deserted their posts. The Off
Gals will not admit that there is a
strike, but simply say that they are do
ing no work to-day. 1t is learned that
a committee of brotherhood engineers
are here from Jackson, Michigan, who
are earnestly opposed to a strike, and
they are laboring with their brethren
here to prevent one being declared.
This explains why the road Will not
admit that there is strike. They are
simply giving the men little leeway.
The cause of the present state of affairs
in the Michigan Central yards is the
presence there of the So" freight
which was delivered there yesterday
and the announcement by the Michi-
gan Central that they would handle all
the freight delivered.
WILL NOT HANDLE 20" FREIGHT.
KANSAS CITY, April Sat gener-
al and secret meeting of switchman in
the yards here held late last night reli
able information was presented that the
Santa Fe company would not force the
men to handle ''Q,' freight. The meet
ing thereupon ordered that if such be
the case the yardmen on that road who
went out last evening should this
morning resume work. In accordance
with this the men all took their places
again this morning. The Santa Fe has
posted notice that the road will receive
no freight whatever of any kind to-day.
All other roads are looking all right
excepting the Burlington.
STRIKERS JUBILANT.
The Chicago Times this morning up
on the situation says the existence OF q
general conspiracy among train hands
on all railroads centering in Chicago to
enforce boycott against the Burling-
ton is Enthusiastically apparent. The
policy of the Burlington in demanding
a receipt and delivery of its cars in the
regular course of business has demon
strated the conspiracy beyond ques-
tion. On all roads the situation Is
critical and threatening. Forte Wayne
is in the throes of a strike and its
freight business is at stand still :.
Matters are in very much the sam
position on the st. Paul where it Is
probable the Locomotive En-
gineers on the entire system will make
common cause with the striking
switchmen. On the Pan Handle The
case is critical and trouble Is 10 ked for
chicago and Atlantic witchmen and
engineers having succeeded yesterday
in CeTea. ing attempt To transfer co.
Arain to their track are jubilant and de-
| fiant boasling openly purpose to pre-
vent the reception OF boycotted ca s.
| rheRock Island management makes
no secret of determin alton to refuse
90" cars rather than precepitate
trouble with It's men and the policy OF
| the northwestern is virtually tht
same. These roads are competitors
/ with Burlington and both are getting
the benefit of the Burlington troubles
but for to-day general truce is de
clared, the Burlington agreeing not tC
deliver any cars to other roads IN &C,
cordance with a request of the chief OF
police whose force will be almost en-
tirely engaged in service at the poll:
leaving no policemen for duty at the
railroads. Tomorrow, in all proba
bility, the conflict will be renewed will
added scope and activity.
COUNTER CHARGES.
CHICAGO. April 3.-When the Bur
lington railway asked Judge Gresham
for an order to compel the Rock ISLAM
to handle 90 freight, the Rock ISLAM
answered by charging that the presen
!, strike was simply a part of the Bun
lington programme to force other line
into Joining the railway trust" whlc
the Burlington was said to desire. MI
, III. b. Stone, general manager of tn
J Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, make
: answer to these charges in an at1davl
! which was filed this afternoon. Tn
affiant denies in detail all tn
} charges made by the Rock Islan
which it pronounces scandalous an
/ false. 1t says the rate war was Initial
: ed by the Rock Island and other lines
: against the most earnest efforts of til
5 Burlington. The trust" story is pro
t nounced utterly false. Mr.. Stone d.
: nounces as false and reckless" tn
3 charges of the Rock Island that tn
S strike was allowed in order to coerC
= the Burlington's competitors to acqu
l esce in the trust, - and calls attenti0
I to :the ''inexcusable falsity' of tn
l Rock Islands charges. That tn
complainant has been acting
4 exchange on the defendant with tn
4 purpose of disabling it in the operatio
I of its roads. AfidaVitS on file an
t bills of lading accompanying seVerS
v bl ockaded. shipments whereby it full
t appears that they were all shipment
n made by private consignors and thu
:, the compliment had nothing to do wit
i the Origin or routing thereof. In col
clusion Mr.. Stone declared that col
trary to the Rock Islands assertion
, made in their answer that it was
a position to resume its former relation
+ with the complainant. No notice hi
- been given complainant that the e,
20 gineers and firemen of the defendal
20 had given up the control of its trif
~ department, or granted permission
~ the defendant to conduct its busine
a. as a public carrier according to law,
q that defendants policy Of absolu
non-intercourse, as declared in the {
ders and letters of its agents, was
any respect altered.
be CHIcAGo, April 3.-The BurlingtC
ee officials announced this afternoon tn
at another general advance would
as made by them tomorrow. The del
ng cry of cars would be attempted tC
.e. large number of roads and the fiji
o struggle in the great strike would
no all Likelihood then take place.
W. police headquarters special officers We
ed being sworn in all day from the reseI
re- lists of the department, the plea bel
20, that the police were needed at the pc
Ia throughout the city where election v
in progress.
The officials of the st. Paul road d
st. covered to-day that the switches &C
to- municating with the Northwest
ley trains at Western avenue, whereby
lat freight is transferred, had been spill
am during the night. The work of obStr
say tion had been done so thoroughly Il
ify nothing short of tearing up the sWitc
aul could undo it. The first conclus
will arrived at in the matter was that
red brotherhood men had done it.
on. the st. Paul officials took a differ
add view of the matter after consider
i've the case, and now hold that
and Enikinr WAS d1ne at the inationf