The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-03-14

tween ]. Dougherty, of the tiremen
Thomas ]. Murphy, Of the engineers
and the following officers OF the Chicago
Milwaukee & st. Paul: general Super
intendent ]. T. Clark, Al ssistant Gen
eral Superintendent. A. J. EarliRg, Assist
ant General Manager J.iF. Tucker anC
S. }. Collins, Division Superintendent o.
the Council Bluffs and Illinois Division
The situation was fully discussed, but
no decision reached.
The Tribune says: The great boycott
declared by the two Brotherhoods
against the Chicago, Burlington & Quin.
Cy and participated in last week by the
large majority OF the railroads centering
in Chicago, has gradually melted away.
Several roads anticipated Judge Cor
hams decision and Saturday and yester-
day concluded; like Davy Crockett's
coon, ''to come down without being
shot" As the situation now stands but
two roads are enforcing the boycott the
Chicago, Rock Island 4 Pacific and the
Chicago & Northwestern. The Belt line
REFUSED to handle a cur, and is powerless
to cripple business to any extent what
ever.
A GAME or BLUFF.
N. Y. Bixler, Secretary of the General
Grievance Committee Of the tiremen on
tho 90" system, returned last night
from a trip along the Burlington road as
far west as McCook, Neb. At all the
principal towns along the route he held
meetings among the tremen to ascertain
the state Of feeling prevailing. ~ found
the men all determined to stand tirm,"
said he, "they have every reason to feel
encouraged, for despite the reports Of the
company the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy Is not doing 30 per cent. OF the
passenger business it did before the
strike. About all the travel it has in
the West is local. What through trains
they have, put into the station with six
or seven passengers in Il coach. The
freight business claimed to be done by
the company is largely bluff
TROUBLE on M'NULTA's ROAD.
No matter what the decision OF Judge
Gresham may be in the Wabash matter,
which was intended for test case, there
is likely to be trouble on General Nc
Nulta's road. Chief Arthur advises
Chairman Hanley, OF the Wabash Griev-
ance Committee, to take care OF all
freight consigned to the Wabash road,
whether It came from the Burlington US
local or through freight, taking the
grounds that the road, being in the
hands Of the United States Court, was
in peculiar position and ought not to |
be interferred with. The men didn't
seem to take TO this very Oheerfully, aud |
Chairman Hapley said that while they |
did not want to injure the road that en-
ployed them, they also did not propose
TO assist any road that was fighting the |
Judge Gresham has announced that he
will render his decision In the Wabash
case tomorrow morning.
There was no change in the situation
Mt the strikers headquarters this morn
ing, Tho grievance committees Of the
oastern roads, which were in session
yesterday discussing the freight question,
met again this morning at McCoy'S Hotel
to conclude their deliberations on the
Western roads, 1t was stated by the
strikers that the situation, as regards the
OF "a" freight was unchanged.
u was denied flat Wabash engineers
had agreed to handle Burlington cars.
All the fighting is done down town,
1t is asserted that the next move Of the
Burlington will he 10 bring the Rock
Island into Court for refusing to carry
out its contract to forward Burlington
freight across the Rock laland-bridge ut
Davenport, which Involves the same
point "a that raised in the Wabash case,
The Rock Island decliniug on account OF
the refusal Of its engineers to handle
Burlington cars,