The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1888-03-30
RlOTING STRIKERS.
,tplxrRs BECOME FURIOUS AND At
TACK THE NEW MEN.
pinkerton's Detectives Disarm ed and Put
To Flight, One of Whom Receives ser
ious Injury.-.only one Arrest Made
Chief Arthur on the Strike.

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,od by their 81 lief, and the statement that he
,ontempated simultaneous retirement from
The strife with the Burlington, and from his
ofice. as head of the organization, was the all
,hsorbing topic for discussion, this morning, |
at the headquarters of tue striking engineers. !
chief Arthur talking frankly upon the situa- |
,ion and on the rumors that were current to-
aav He said that ''the statement that the
burlington strikers have cut away from their
leaders and their committees is a base false
hood There is not a word of truth in 1t. The
grievance committees yesterday, unanimously
endorsed the action Of their grand chief, all
the way through. If it is true that the com
mittecs have been appointed by the radicals,
and that they have visited every road running
into Chicago, as reported, and obtained
pledges from all swtchmen, aud switch en-
rineers, that under no circumstances will they
move a Burlington car, 1t has been done un-
known to me | do not believe the members
Of the Brotherhood will do anything contrary
to the laws of the organization, or not en-
iorsed by me-"
WAR CONTINUES.
CuIcAGo, March 29-The war on the Bur-
llngton railway, continues without the slight
est indication of weakening on either side.
Both the engineers aud officers of the com
pany profess to be confident of success. Fiji
teen switch engines were AT work in the freight
Yards today but at the stock yards they were
unable to accomplish great deal, as it was
found necessary to put an engine on each end
Of every train in order to get over the diff
Guilty caused by strikers or their sympathzers
pulling the coupling pms. The company has
now hired all the swtchmen 1t has need OF,
to.take the strikers places. All are not at work
vet, but will be by tomorrow after
noon One hundred of them are in
the city ard ninety three will arrive
from the leading district in the morning
The rumors that "Q' will be boycotted by the
engine men and the swtchmen of the other
roads, are heard everywhere, but as yet no
freight has been offered any of the other
roads, except the Stock Yards Transts com
pany the manager of which notified the
freight agent of the Burlington road that he
was unable to do anything with the "Q''
cars because the company's ssitchmen would
not touch them, so that the truth of the ru-
NOR remains to be seen. The probability of
the brakemcn going out continues to grow,
though that action is not looked for until the
'Qn shall have obtained its full complement
Of switchmen. The Chicago, st. Paul and
Kansas City road has 100 cars consigned to the
Burlington road on their tracks. other roads
a.e in similar condition, and if the 'Q' can
not take of its freight the other roads will
tender it all the freight on their own hands, in
order to avoid blockade.
The first encounter between the sympathH-
crs of the striking switchmen and the men
who have replaced them took place at 4 30
this afternoon, when the 90 switch engine
and its crew attempted to transfer some
freight cars to the Northwestern tracks. A
crowd of swtchmen of other roads were
about the place and began to jeer at the new
men on the 'Q' engine. When the train
reached Kinzie street and Western avenue, 1t
ran Off a switch that had been turned and a
number of cars were ditched. The mob then
set upon the crew of the engine and train and
the fireman and engineer took to their heels,
getting numerous cuffs as they escaped. The
new switchmen followed suit and were pur-
sued and roughly used by the crowd which
was made up of the toughest kind of citizens.
Pinkerton men, of whom there were six or
eight on the train, attempted to protect the
train men, but the mob set upon them with
savage glee and disarmed them in twink
ling. They were powerless and after making
few efforts to defend themselves took to
flight to escape the drubbing they were
receiving at the hands of the furious
mob. Several of the Pinkcrton men
wero hurt and one of them it Is thought
to have sustained serious injuries. On the
same train was Division Superintendent John
Bcsler, Of the Burlington. When the trouble
commenced he hurried to the front end anC
some one In the crowd recognized him, The
disclosure of his identity was signal for thu
mob to fall on him and beat him. The attach
came from all sides, and it was only ate
having been badly used up that he ESCAPED
an | ran to the switch house, where he LOCKED
himself in and escaped further punishment
The riot created great excitement and tn
Pnkerton men and the officers tlocked to tn
scene. The mob quickly dispersed, however
ana only one man was arrested. Ills name
William Quirk and he is locked up at tn
west Madison Street police station. /
police were ordered to the scene of the dis
turbance from nearly all the stations
Quirk, who was arrested, was Chicag
Milwaukee and st. Paul switchman. His al
rest preciuitated the strike of III sritchmer
.Sengineers and IS iiremen on the Chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul road. When 1t wa
known that Qurk had been arrested crow
followed him to the West Madison street sti
uon and endeavored to get him released NJ
nerous offers Of bail were made; SS,0O
surety for his appearance was offered but
vas locked up. When the crowd realize
,lat their cOmrade had to remain in the Pr
nee station the Milwaukee and st. Paul mel
III their rage decided to strike and mmedl
1'ely deserted aheir engines. The who
saru force of switchmen, engineers, and hr
men, 22' in all, quit work, leaving Is engn'
Standing on the tracks. 1t is rumored III
.ne Drakemen of the same road will 90 OF
o'hight The strikers say the Milwauk
an, slu st. Paul road has been particular
hhiendly to the Burlington, and tn
. taSe been ready and willing to qu