The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-28

men, The early mail train from Chicago
had gone through ON time, and when the
appointed moment came for the strike moth
ing was stirring. aud the complny'S prem
ises were rs Sileut as a cemetery, and looked
lonely and desolate in the dun gray morn
ing light.
BACKED ny OTHER ROADS.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 27.--A serious result
Cf the strike occurred this afternoon at
o'clock. Tho Rock Island road had put
some Burlington cars in its freight trains
with the apparent intention of helping the
latter road in its freight business. The
Rock Island engineers in dis 'overing this
became furious, and every engine
in the yard was pulled into the
round house, leaving n score or moro
of freight trains on the tracks. The fire
men joined in the movement, and the con-
sequence is a total tie up of Rock Island
freight traffic, at least for tonight. Both
tho company and employees look for "A re-
SUMPTION of work tomorrow on the under
stand ng that the Rock Island road Will not
repeat its attempt TO assist the burlington.
The Burlington officials are working like
Trojans to keep their passenger trains
moving, but they do not claim to adhere TO
schedule time They are selling tickets
with an agreement to refund the money or
provide purchasers with tickets over other
lines.
AN EXPRESS SENT OUT.
They sent out the Chicago express on
time at 7:20 o'clock tonight with former
cable car glipman at tho throttle Some
miscreant cut the air brake hose and let the
water out of the engine, necessitatlng the
substitution of a new engine. but the train
started on schedule time
A crowd OF nearly 200 persons loitered
about tho Union depot all day and it is be-
lieved that some outsider did the work, as
the strikers have behaved excelently.
The bulletin board at the depot marks
four trains due for tonight indefinite, ,"
namely: the Hannibal train, due at 7:40
o'clock the Kansas City, St Joseph aud
Council Bluffs train, due at . 10 O'Clock; the
Burlington and Missouri River and Lin
coin and Nebraska express, due at 9:l0
o'clock, and the Denver and Lincoln ex-
press, due at $50 O'clock.
The st. Paul and Kansas City fast mail,
due at 4:45 o'clock, arrived at $40 o'clock.
Freight traffic is in worse condition than
the passenger and no perishable freight is
received.
The sentiment throughout is that the
strike viii eventually spread to other roads,
and the action Of the Rock Island men is
cited in support of this prediction.
ALL IN DOUBT.
| WASHINGTON, Feb. 27-Dispatches are
very co. hicting concerning the attitude
that win be assumed by the knights Of
| Labor toward the Chicago, Burlington and
! Quincy strike. One from Chicago says
! General Master Workman Powderly ar
rived at the Grand Pacific Hotel there to-
day and did not register and instructed the
clerk to say nothing of his presence
! Chief Engineer Arthur, of the Engineers
! Brotherhood, has his headquarters at that
! hotel, from which he is directing the strike.
| On the other hand, General Secretary
Hayes i'll Philadelphia, says that Mr.. Pow
] derly is at home IN Scranton, Penn, and
! will not leave there until he comes to Wash
ington in the interest of the postal telegraph
bill Secretary Hayes also says the Knights
of Labor will not meddle in the Burlington
strike in ar official capacity, but the mem
bers will do as they 500 ft as individuals.