Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-02
A pIsoRpERLy MEETING

A DIsoRDERLY MEETING.
a new feature was developed that bids
fair to split up the engineers and fremen
into two factions. The refusal of the pas
senger men to quit except on the Evanston
line, caused the trouble. The switch en-
gineers accused the passenger men of bad
faith, and demanded that they declare their
intentions. A passenger engineer made a
speech, saying he would refuse to join the
strike, and that he spoke for number of
others.
He was assaulted and received severe
beating before his friends could rescue him.
OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT IN OMAHA.
OMAHA (Neb), April 1st.-A Burlington
and Missouri loaded freight car was cut
loose from the side track at Sheely station
on Twenty fourth street and turned loose
on the main track on Friday night by some
parties who had key to the switch.
The grade between the point where the
car started and the Burlington depot on
Tenth street is very steep, and the car was
given terrible impetus. Railroad men
who saw the car say it was running forty
miles an hour when it crossed Tenth street.
II was finally caught three miles southeast
of the city.
A freight train was due to start at the
hour the car dashed into the city, but by
accident was delayed several minutes thus
avoiding a collision that must have resulted
in terrible wreck.
A TRAIN WRECKED.
About half an hour later train of stock
cars and loaded box-car were turned loose
in the same way and ran toward South
Omaha at a terrific rate. They struck
| misplaced switch just before reaching there
however, and landed in ditch twenty-five
feet hplOw with q prach urantipU al oorc
THE SITUATION BADLY MIXED.
CHICAGO, April 1st-The prospect of an
immediate tie up of the Belt line added
graver aspect to the railroad situation this
evening than it has had at any time since
the commencement of the Burlington
strike. Every railroad entering Chicago
depends almost wholly upon the Belt line
as the means by which an interchange of
| freight is to be conducted with any other
| road. Practically every railroad stretching
| from Chicago is interested in the Belt The
employees of the latter line have all along
been among the stanchest allies of the
| Brotherhood, while the management of the
Belt Company has apparently sought, as
| far as possible, to maintain position of So
| called neutrality
A new phase was put on affairs when,
some time yesterday, President Porter, of
| the Eastern Illinois road, which holds a
controlling interest in the Belt line, sent a
| friendly worded letter to the management
OF the Belt line, saying that it transferred
cars for every railroad and individual
| III .yt1se same manner, and that any and
all employees v no do not choose to do thei1
| duty will be dismissed.
To-day a meeting of the Belt-line en-
ployes was held at which the subject was
earnestly debated. 1t was currently re-
ported this evening that the Bel: men de-
cided to stand by their guns and see
whether the company would discharge
them.
The Burlington road to-day did not at
| tempt to do any switching in their freight
yards. The st. Paul people, however,
| made most strenuous efforts to keep things
| moving, and as a result it is probable the
strike on the st. Paul will culminate to-
| morrow in a renewal of the Pan Handle
men. A train was got in readiness, so that
tomorrow the attempt can be made to
transfer st. Paul freight to that road, and
as the Panhandle switchmen are pledged
to support st. Paul men trouble is expected.
The st. Paul road got out four freight
trains, and the suburban passenger service
was in much better shape than on Satur-
day.
AT a meeting of the St. Paul strikers a
majority of the engineers and iremen are
cdld W nave lhNOlcO d IttuTu 10 MOTh Oh
the terms offered by General Manager Mil
Ter, while the switchmen and brakemen in
sisted on staying out No conclusion was
reached.
ACTION OF KANSAS CITY TRAINMEN.
KANSAS CITY, April 1st.-The switch en-
gineers and tiremen of all the roads enter
ing the city, except the Burlington, held a
meeting late las. night, at which they re-
solved that after II o'clock noon on Mon
day they would refuse to handle any Bur-
lington cars of freight, except it be live
stock or perishable freight which had been
started previous to that hour.
A committee called on the Superintend-
ents to-day and notified them of the order.
If road engineers are put in the yards to do
switching, or new men are hired in their
places then the switchmen will refuse to
work
The managers of the lines have not vet
made know what they will do, but it is pre-
sumed they will attempt to handle the
freight.
MATTERS IN MILWAUKEE,.
MILWAUKEE, April 1st.-The switchmen
of the st. Paul Company in this city have
formulated demand to be presented Gen.
eral Superintendent Miller, that no 60"
freight shall be handled by the road under
any circumstances. In the event that the
demand is not complied with, they will
quit work at o'clock tomorrow.
STRIKE IN ST. JOSEPH.
ST. JOSEPH (Mo.), April 1st.-All the
freight brakemen on the Kansas City, St.
Joseph and Council Bluffs Railroad struck
to-day. They assign as the reason the
danger of their lives in working with
T" scab" engineers. This makes 500 strikers
now in the city.
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