Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09
THE LAW INVOKED.


CHICAGO, ILL March The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railroad Company
have petitioned Judge Gresham OF the
United States Circuit court, praying fol
an order requiring the receiver of the
Wabash, ST. Louis and Pacific Railway tc
perform its duties as public carrier, as
respects traffic with the petitioner; and
al, for an order restraining the associa-
ton commonly called "The Brotherhood
of Locomotive Eugineers," and its officers
and SCENTS and especially one P. q
Arthur, its chief executive officer, from in
nny way giving any orders to the engin:
GERS in the employ Of the receiver, for
them to refuse to haul loaded cars com.
ing to or going from the railroad 10
charge of said receiver; and also praying
for an order to punish said Arthur for
contempt Of court in unlawfully interior
ing with the administration of the pro.
perty in custody of the court in this cause
The hearing Of the case was set for to-
morrow afternoon.
General Manager Stone Of the Burling.
ton said to an Associated Press reporter
that application had been made first
sgsinst the Wabash because the evidence
against that road was very conclusive
for not only had that comp my refused tc
handle Burlington freight here, but also
at various JUNCTION points Of the two
roads. The application against the We.
bash is not intended to be test case, bui
similar motions will be made sgsinst al
roads refusing to handle freight from thu
+ Burlington system.
There was considerable
SURPRISE AMONG THE STRIKERS
snd their chiefs when the news of thii
latest move of the road WAS broken tc
them. Mr.. Sergeant said an INJUNCTION
if it was granted, would have no effe t OF
the strike 80 far as the engineers enC
fremen are concerned. Chief Arthur, be
said, does not order strikes and does no
order the men to quit work; therefore
an Injunction against him cut no figure
whatever.
Chief Arthur could not be seen, hut tht
press committee authorized to speak fGi
him said: "An Injunction sgsiuss Mr.
Arthur would not be worth the
paper i.'s printed on, simply because he
does not order the men to quit work
an Injunction against the Brotherhood Is
equally worthless because 1t Is not an In
corporated body. II the managers Of
the Wabash do not want to handle Bur
flipgton freight no court can make then
i'do IT."
The position the engineers as body
will take in any event, will be very
simple one. Whether they sppesr il
court tomorrow by counsel has not vel
been decided. As matter Of fact, they
sppear to be quite Indifferent as to Wheth
er the court will or viii
not issue the order prayed
for. They are determined and 80 express
ed themselves tc-day In score o.
instances, to refuse to handle train OF
any road that aids the Burlington, and nc
law, they claim, can compel q man Il
work when he is not willing. On tbs
other hand, the difficulties of the Wsbasi
liue are steadily on the increase. The
Burlington appears to be determined Il
draw that rosd
INTO THE VORTEX
along with itself, and is nearly sue to d.
so. II the court tomorrow grants al
order requiring the Wabash to perform
its duties SIS public carrier IS respects
traffic with the Burlington, then the gen
eral tie up of the Wabash Road mus
follow. Engineers will Of course refuse