Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-04-02
STRIKE PLOT THICKENS.
THE BURLINGTON FORGING AID FROM
OTHER ROADS.

Several Companies Agree to Handle Q
Freight-strikers Extend Their Opera
tions. and VIII Isolate Chicago from ilhe
Great West-Trouble at the Transfers.
Of the Burlington road decided Saturday
morning to call upon the various roads
running east and west for assistance in
raising the freight blockade in it's yards.
In pursuance of this decision, trains are
now being made up for the Fort Wayne,
Lake Shore, Rock Island, and Illinois
Central, and will be offered at the trans
fer points of these roads during the day.
The first train of twelve cars, intended
for the Fort Wayne, left the 20. freight
depot shortly after II O'Clock. Fifty
police rode in a box car behind the en-
CINE, and a Pinkerton man stood on the
rod of each car. Adyices by telephone
from the point where the train will be
switched on the Fort Wayne tracks, say
the chief of the local police of Town of
Lake has his men there, and Pinkerton
men have arrived. A great crowd of the
rougher element is gathering along the
W oShFoj QLll loaol L. ICd1Ob. hS oaL
|lington has prepared legal papers in
blank, to serve without delay upon any
road that may refuse to receive its cars,
in accordance with the provisions of the
interstate commerce law.
AT the offices of the company 1t is
stated that assurances have beenreceived
from the Fit. Wayne, Lake Shore, and
Chicago 81 Alton roads that they will
handle all 20" freight offered, regard
less of results. This indicates that the
roads are making up their minds they
must stand or fall together.
Business IN the ST. Paul road is at a
dead standstill, all railroad men includ-
Ing the engineers, firemen, switchmen
and brakemen having been ordered out
Friday night at twelve O'Clock. No train
of any description has been moved by
union men.
The strike of switchmen in the Pan
Handle yards in this city, which was to
have taken place att a. M, did not oc-
cur, and at IL the men were still at work,
The switchmen and engineers of the
Pennsylvania, FIT. Wayne & Chicago
road notified the officers that under no
circumstances would they handle Bur-
lington cars.
All he's been quiet at both the ST. Paul
and Eft. Wayne yards up to noon.
Chairman Hoge, of the grievance COM
of the Burlington Sc Quincy road,
who is at the head of strike operations in
the absence of Chief Arthur, practically
admitted that three or four other roads
would go Il to-day. From what is
gathered from Mr.. Hoge's careful talk,
"a feeling of desperation has seized the
men. 1t is understood the Brotherhood
intends to cut Chicago off from the great
west,a far as lies in it's power. The roads
marked for strike are the Chicago 81
Alton, Fort Wayne, Pan Handle, Rock
Island and Santa Fe. The only remedy
the Brotherhood has will be in the pres
sursSof officials of other roads to force the
Burl:ngtont to come to terms. The 80. 's''
competitors will resort to this
to avoid trouble.
A Queer Order From the Northwestern.
MILWAUKEE, March 31.-The following
is said to be a secret circular sent out TO
all the freight agents of the Northwest
ern road:
Chicago March 24.-General Freight
Department, Circular No. 1, 199.-To All
Agents and Connecting Lines: Owing to
labor troubles on the Chicago, Burlington
81 Quincy; Chicago 81 Iowa; Chicago,
Burlington 81 Northern; Chicago, Bur-
lington & Kansas City; st. Louis, Keokuk
& Northwestern; Hannibal 81 st. Joe;
Kansas City, st. Joe & Council Bluffs;
Houston d Shenandoah; Burlington 81
Western; Burlington & Northern; Bur.
ington & Missouri River in Nebraska, Wa
can not until further notice receive any
class of freight to be delivered to the
t~aboye-named foads.