The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1888-04-05
the RAILROAD STRIKE.
After a Weeks Quiescence 1t ie Re-
neWed With Increased vIgor.

Though the great railroad strike. which
originated on the Burligton road in Chicago
did not come to q close, the lack OF any
demonstration led to the hope that a set
tlement was hot far off. But the attempt
oil the Burlington to force its business up
on other roads has complicated the situa-
ton. This was followed by a strike Oh the
5 Fort Wayne system, and this was follow.
ed by dissatisfaction on the st. Paul road,
where engineers, firemen and switchmen
agreed to handle empty but notloaded Bur-
iiHgton cars. The men are incensed over the
action ofthe company in employing new en-
gneers and tiremen, and conductors who
have acted as engineers to take their
places. Mary OF the men regarded the
first strike as a trivial affair, and ex-
pectcd that the company would gracefully
concede and make % binding promise not
to receive 'Q' cars. lnste ID the com.
pany accepted the situation and come
menced filling the places OF the strikers at
once. This is the cause OF strike that
promises to be long and desperate one
The situation looks serious at Chicago.
meeting OF employees OF the Belt Line was
held, at which the whole subject was car
nestly debated. 1t was currently reported
that the Belt men decided to stand
by their guns and see whether the COM
pany would discharge them en- masse.
The Fort Wayne men are fully deter
mined not to handle any "Q' cars, and
may refuse to have anyt thing to do with
st. Paul transfers.
The dissatisfaction among the stock
yards men was comnuni Gated to the men
employed by the Chicago & Eastern Hi
nois, and with the Lake Shore they are
simply waiting for their turn to step out.
The switch engineers and fremen
at Kansas City, will also refuse
to handle any Burlington cars OF freight.
except it be live stock or perishabe freight
which had been started previous to that
hour. A committee OF engineers and fire.
men OF each road called on the superin.
tendents and notified them OF the order.
The..plan laid out by the meeting is for the
engineers to refuse to handle Burlington
freight and yet to stay with the company
until they are discharged for disc obeying
orders. Ii road engineers are put into the
yards to switching or new men hired in
their places. then the switchnen will refuse
to switch with the incompetent men. A
man will be considered incompetent who
takes another workman's place. The
managers OF the lines have not as yet made
known what they will do, but it is pre-
sunied that they will attempt to handle
the freight. just what position the road
engineers will take is not known. II the
switch engineers strike it will paralyze all
freight business on the lines leading out OF
the clty ana Will cause tne suspension OF
work in all the large manufactures, mills
and packing houses in the city. This
movement involves about fifty engineers,
fifty tiremen and $50 switchmen.
Representatives OF all the lodges OF
Brotherhood Locomotive engineers, Pitts.
burg division, conclusiveiy stated that TO
strike on the Pittsburg & Fort Wayne
would occur. 1t was agreed to support
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy strikers
through thick and thin. AR official stated
that there will soon be gen eral stoppage
on Western lines, that no live stock or
other freight from west OF Chicago can be
forwarded east. 1t will all be stopped at
Chicago.