The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-19

OMAHA, Neb., March 17-Judee Dundy gave
his decision this afternoon in the Burlington
81 Missouri injunction case against the Union
Pacific railroad and its engineers In substance
It 10 as follows:
1.-The engineers on the Union Pacific have
right to quit work when they please. but they
have not the right to enter into q conspiracy
and by concentrated action suddenly leave the
Union Pacific without engineers when
the purpose OF that conspiracy is to pre-
vent the Union Pacific road from exchanging
freight with the Burlington, as by the Interstate
commerce law it is required to do Against such
an act the court will enjoin. Neither have tna
engineers the right to refuse to pull the Bur-
lington cars and such refusal would subject
them TO imprisonment The Union Pacific rail-
road is the creation of Congress-; it bears the
national birthmark upon it Congress has dis
tinctly enacted that its officers and operatives
must at all times exchange with and handle
freight of certain interesting lines. among the m
the Burlington 81 Missouri, and has made re-
fusal a misdemeanor punishable by fine Of
not less than $1,000 and of imprison-
ment not lsss than six months
conviction. This is a law of the United
States, and whenever one or more persons, by
conspirinR, attempt subvert any Law, any
overt act 10 done Ia pursuance or q general plan
in that direction. there are heavy penalties an.
nexed The interstate-comne rce law reiterates,
in effect, for all roads, the Union Pacific among
them, what prescribed the clesrly-d
fined duties of the Union Pacific in 1874.
These were the principles upon which the de-
eision WAS based. The injunction, thus far. by
the opinion, remains it stood. with the abso-
it omitted An order will be signed on Monday
with the express ruling under the opinion.
Official Announcements by the Santa Fe.
TOPEKA, March ia formal notice was IS
sued from the headquarters of the Ate hsoR.
Topeka s. Santa Fe railway here tonight Civ
ing the striking engineers and fremen until
4P IL, Thursday, the 3D. to return to their ca
giues. Ali the mon who have not reported fer
duty By that time will be considered by the
management no longer in the employ of the
company.
The folio wing order was issued to-day by tae
Santa Fe management:
To Heads of Departments. Station Agents. etc.:
Please proceed without delay TO reduce your ply
rolls to minimum by temporarily su3pending every
smploye in your department. whose services aot
needed to perform police duty retaining in service
only such employees necessary to protect The
company's property. All employees suspended
from should be fully advised that the psny
10 obliged to take this step by of the uryso
action Of the majority Of engineers and fremen,
and that the company ia able the
operations Of it's road they will be renstated in
Ice. j. 4. GoDD4T0, General Manages.
Governor Martin and the Railroad Commia-
sioners have been engaged today in efforts to
bring about a comprornae of the strike. Thew
secretary Of the grievance committee and alter
its conclusion two members of the Board OF
Railroad Commissioners Massra. Humphrey
and Green. and the members of the grievance
committee called on General Manager Goddard
aud other officers of the Santa Fe, and had
long. friendly and harmonious discussion of the
position The general desire was expressed
but no definite result reached The men
engaged in the shops, some 100, have called
meeting for Monday afternoon to demonstrate
against the strike.