Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-09

McNulIy wants to save himself from
punishment for contempt Of court and his
road from heavy damages, he will be
obliged to discharge his engineers and
hire ones that will do the work. The
moment the first man is discharged .
! s.'ike will follow. This is Chief Artnur's
| assurance to bis men, positively made
yesterday. Writ Dexter, counsel for the
Burlington road, claims to be perfectly
well aware Of the fact that the Brother
mood OF Engineers is not an Incorporated
society, but, Notwithstanding this fact,
thatlegal light Is confident Of being able to
TIE THEIR HANDS
by writ Of Injunction. There is not
much doubt now that the Burlington
Railway means fight, and It's engineers
cannot be caught as society. They may
be reached under the conspiracy law.
General Manager Stone said the Wabash
WAS selected first to be punished because
1t was In the control of the court. Evil
dence against the Wabash is very conclu-
sive, for not on'y has that rocd refused
to accept Burlington freight here but also
at various junction points. The Burling,
ton company has IS yet taken no action
in regard to other railways which have
refused to handle their freight, but Stone
says II proceedings ag.insi the Wabash
do not have the desired effect
similar action will be brought to bear
on them. The Lake Shore Railway has
been receiving freight from of the Bur
lington to-day without protest from their
engineers. The officisls OF that railway
say they will continue to handle freight
transferred to them. Most Of the east
ern railways have signif1ed willingness to
do the same, but with the exception Of the
Union Pacific all western roads remsin
| firm in refusal to touch Burlington cars.
CRISIS DELAYED.
| KANSAS CITY, Mo, March S.-The
crisis in the affairs of the Kansas CITY,
Fort Scott and Gulf system which was
expected to eliminate in strike to day
has been delayed. Chairman Hiscock Of
the grit vance committee rived here to-
day, and has sent out by telegraph call
for a meeting OF the full committee
TO be held here to- morrow when the
question will probably be settled. 1t
looks very much as though = strike will
come as tie company shows no sign Of
altering it's attitude Of willingness to &C
cept Burlington freight. 1t has sent out
none yet, but Is transferring considerable
to its own cars,
The secret meeting Of the chairmen Of
the grievance committees Of the Chicago
and Alton, Rock Islaud, Wabash, Santa
Fe, Missouri Pacific and Union Pacific
roads ended here this evening. The
members have departed. Nott ing what
ever is known of what was dis
cussed or accomplished. The local
engineers and flremen on the Rock Island
switch engines in the Hannibal yards here
are Still out under orders of the local
committee who claim that the Rock Is
land road has been switching Burlington
cars. Only three or four men are affected.
Tae Burlington is under contract to do
switching for the Rock Island here, and
the employment Of these men WAS neces-
STATED by the inability of the Burlington
| to do It's switching.
HOW THE LAW APPLIES.
WASHINGTON, March S.-Senator Gull
lom WAS asked this morning for an ex-
preston Of opinion upon the pr0bsble
operation OF the interstate commerce law
upon roads which declined to Interchange
traffic with the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy.
"All that deem it proper to say" he
replied, "uuder the circumstances, IS that
the third section of the interstate com
merce act contains the following provis-
ion: Every common carrier subject to
the provisions of this act, shall, according
to their respective powers, afford ell
reasonable, proper and equal facili-
ties for the interchange Of
traffic between their respective
lines and for the receiving, forwarding
and delivering Of passengers and property
to and from their several lines and those
connecting herewith IN view Of my
connection with the framing Of the law,
do not wish to be placed in the attitude
Of seeking TO influence decision OF the
tribunals which the law Itself has pre-
vided for, the determination Of questions
relating to the construction of the law or
its violation, and therefore must de line
to be interviewed on the SUBJECT"
/ A CIRCULAR TO ENGINEERS.
OMAHA, NEB March General Man
Sger Klmbs mas issued 8 circular let,tI
to the engineers in the employ of the
Union Pacific Road calling their attention
to the responslb nties OF railroads by the
interstate commerce law and the Tespon.
sibiIities of employees IF the roads en-
gagged in Interstate trefi;. The BurliDg-
ton strike was not referred to, but the
circular is understood to have been issued
to re ind the engineers of the liability OF
the Union PAcihc II it refused to receive
Burlington freight. He said the COM
pany, to protect itself against the penal
ties of the interstate law, would have to
order it done or quit. There was 9
rumor last night tnat the Burlington
brakemen were on the verge Of strike
A brakeman, when asked about it, said
"The men are getting disconnected, but
whether they will strike or not l cannot
say, ano the trouble Is because they are
afraid to run with green engineers"
THE sTRIkRRs ISSUE CIRCULAR.
CHICAGO, ILL March S-rhe follow
ing communication issued this afternoon
by the Brotherhood explains itself: