Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-07
EASTERN EVENTS.
Threats of a General
Strike of Engineers.
COAL OIL NEATLY C0RNERED.
Bold Bank RObbery-The Cashier
Killed and the Thief Com
mits Suicide.
Associated Press Dispatches tothe HERALD


Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
CHICAGO, March 6'-The strike has
now resolved itself into a game OF
freeze-out, and that is practically the
situation this morning. If the engi-
neers carry out the promise made
yesterday, it will have the effect OF
preventing the Burlington road from
doing any through business, but Burl-
ington officials say that they are pre-
pared to abide by this decision and
confine the business entirely to locali-
ties covered by their own system.
They claim to have filled sixty per
cent. OF the places of the strikers, and
say that they only want seventy-five
per cent, as the road before the
strike had more men than was need
ed. They expect to be ready to re-.
ceive livestock and perishable freight
on Friday.
THE SITUATION IN ILLINOIS.
AURORA, ILL.,, March 6.-The Bur-
lington road is doing two classes of
business at this point; one is hauling
freight and passengers to a limited
degree, and the other running train
ing school for engineers with a full
quota of pupils. The striking engineers
and railroad officials are both confid-
ent No overt acts are charged to the
strikers. They were little annoyed
by the Mayors order forbid
ding their committees visiting
non-union engineers at their
trains when passing through the
city for the purpose of inducing them
|if possible to leave their engines.
Outside of this they have no COM
plant. AT the yards it can be plainly
seen that something is wrong. Every
thing is done slowly and deliber-
ately as if there was plenty of time.
Fifty special police guard the yards
and as soon as train reaches its
limit, two specials jump on the engine
and ride in the cab until the cars pass
out on the other side of the city.
Division Superintendent Alexander
and Train-master Beashler say that
only one-third OF the freight
business is being done on
the Chicago division, and the cars are
lightly loaded, but they say that
much OF this is due to the fact that
the company is refusing to haul stock !;
in fact, that all business in this de-
partment is traffic confined to the
Burlington system.
THE PASSENGER BUSINESS
Is in better shape, as far as train SER
vice goes, but the cars are by no
means crowded. Superintendent
Alexander said that for the present
but three through trains will be run.
The company has in its training
school about thirty men. They are
carefully examined by the master me-
chanic, and then allowed to practice
running an engine up and down the
yards. The officials claim that the
new men are doing well and in short
time will be competent to take out
trains. Disinterested citizens say,
however, that many Of them are fail
ures, and tell Of trains stalled at the
depot until the master mechanic
would come on account of the in
ability of the new engineers to fix
some part which has gotten out of re-
pair. The fast mail for Chicago came
in to-day two and a-half hours late.
The engineer was totally blind in one
eye. The claim of the officers that
they have all the men on the
Chicago division they want is un-
true. They admit that the new
hands are not up to the
standard but assert that improvement
comes with each each days service.
They also say that the reason they
do not want more men is, that as long
as the Burlington can do no transfer
business with other roads, only a
limited number of engine-hands will
be required.
TRAIN-wREuKING IN NEBRASKA.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., March g.
About l O'Clock to-day freight train
OF the Kansas City and Council Bluffs
road run by a new engineer was
derailed six miles southeast of
Nebraska City by tie having been
J placed across the track. Before the
passenger which was following could
be tagged it ran into the rear of the
freight, wrecking a number of cars
and the engine. Anumber are reported
injured, among them the engineer
and fireman OF the passenger train,
but none fatally. The men have been
arrested on suspicion.
ANOTHER STRIKE ANNOUNCED.
MINNrApoL1s, Mimi, March g.
Superintendent Harris, OF the Chica-
cago, Burlington and Northern rail-
road, received notice this evening
that the engineers on his road would
90 out tomorrow morning at 10
O'Clock. Mr.. Harris does not know
what phase of the difficulty has
caused this move. The road is not
running more than fifteen engineers
and he apprehends no difficulty in
keeping the trains in motion. There
is general feeling of uneasiness
among the engineers and firemen on
all the roads centering here. AT a
meeting held to-day a strong feeling
was developed against interchange Of
traffic with the Burlington, and the
impression prevails in railway circles
that it will take but little to make
the strike general throughout the
| Northwest.
| THREATS OF A GENERAL LOCK- OUT.
New YoRK, March 6.-The Press
Committee of the Brotherhood En-
gineers have given out statement
here regarding the Burlington strike
in which they deprecate the printed
statements made by some of the pa
pers against them and explain care
fully what las been done. They
charge that several western
roads in addition to covertly helping
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
by handling freight and passengers
have also aided them in procuring
! men to man their engines, in diiecl
violation of good faith with theil
engineers. Therefore, We now say