, 1888-03-09
The Burlington Applies for an
Order Requiring
The Wabash to Perform the
Duties of a Carrier.
Manager st. Johns Reply to
Manager Stone.

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public carrier as respects traffic with such
petitioner, and also for an order restrain
ing the association commonly called the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
and especially one =. M. Arthur, its chief
executive officer, from in any way giving
any orders to the engineers in the en-
ploY of the receiver. The road also asked
for an order to punish Chief Arthur for
contempt of court in unlawfully interfer-
ing with the administration OF property in
the custody of the court in this case. The
court ordered the petition, together with
the athdavlts and papers, filed, and the
application was set for hearing March 9,
at = O'Clock. The road referred 10 is the
| Wabash.
1t is understood that General Manager
McNulta will simply remain passive in
the matter. A strong fight in court
against the Burlington petition will be
made, nevertheless. 1t will be conducted
under the auspices of the brotherhood.
They have engaged Alexander Sullivan
and his partner. Thos. G. Windes. Elk
Secretary OF War Robert Lincoln will APP
pear for General Manager McNulta.
After the injunction proceedings were be-
gun to day the strikers quit striking for a
time, their caucuses and conferences ad-
lourned without action and everybody
talked to everybody else without any
special object in view. They sat down to
wait until Judge Gresham had his say.
Altogether the men seemed glad hat the
matter had got into court and confidence
was renewed on all sides hat there would
be a speedy settlement of the st rike.
Writ Dexter, counsel for the Burling ton
road, claims to be well aware of the fact
that the Brotherhood of Engineers Is not
an incorporated society, but, notwith
standing, is confident OF being able to tie
their hands by n writ of Injunction.
The Lake Shore has been receiving
freight to and from the Burlington road
to day without protest from their engin-
GERS. Most of the Eastern roads have
signifed a willingness to do the same,
but with the exception of the Union
Pacific all the Western roads remain
firm in their refusal to handle Burlington
cars.
The brotherhood issued a long state.
ment tonight setting forth once more the
various phases Of their position and that
OF the rallwey company, saying they are
ready and willing, and always have been
willing, to arbitrate the questions in dis,
pute in any decided upon. They
ask if more can be expected of them.
They say in conclusion the brotherhood
cannot recede from the demands on
the wages question and maintain either
their self respect or their organization.
On this point they must win or die.
Officials of the Burlington road claim
their business is improving right along.
To-day they began transporting live stock
fOr the first time since the strike was in,
augurated. Their passengers trains, they
say, are in good shape.
General Manager Stone of the Burling-
ton, to-day addressed a letter to General
Manager St. John of the Rock Island
road, in which, referring to the declina-
ton of the latter road to receive freights
from them, he asked that reasons for non
intercourse be stated. In reply General
Manager St. John sent the following let
ter to Mr.. Stone,
That there may be no misunderstand-
ing as to the position of the Chicago,
Rock Island g. Pacific Railway company
in regard to the exchange of traffic with
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Rail-
way company, | desire to add to my
hastily written note of the 9th inst. the
following: This company Is willing to
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law as a common carrier, and will do so
when able. 1t will not refuse to perform
such duties to all because it is rendered
by circumstances for which it is not re-
sponsible unable to perform them as to
one. 1t will not suspend the operation of
its entire line and infict incalculable
injury upon communities depending
upon it for transportation because circum-
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change traffic with another railway com
pany. Its engineers and frcmen posi-
lively refuse to handle freight received
from or delivered to your road. We have
done nothing to induce this resolution. If
we discharge them it would not enable us
to exchange with you, while it would
render it impossible to carry for anybody
else. We occupy no attitude of nOn-in,
tercourse,' but do refuse to iniure all OF
our patrons because we can't help you
cannot see how by bringing about a gene
raj suspension Of the operation of the rail-
ways In the West can aid you in your
present struggle, while | can see that ii
would work great injury in the country.
We are not willing to attempt the impos
sible with the knowledge that the attempt
will injure many and bcpfit none.
The engineers on the Burlington, &c
dar Rapids & Northern, at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, and the engineers on the Manitoba
railroad, at Minneapolis. refused to handle
Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy cars to,
day.
KANSAS CITY, March S.-The crisis Of
affairs on the Kansas City. Fort Scott 4
Gulf system which was expected to cul.
inmate in a strike to day has been de.
layed. Chairman Hiscock of the grlcv-
ance committee arrived here to day and
has sent out by telegraph a call for a
meeting of the full committee to be held
here tomorrow, when the question will
probably be settled The company show
no signs of altering its attitude of willing.
ness to accept Burlington freight.
CREsToN, la March S.-The brother
hood had quite an exciting time here to.
day. The company captured three OF
their men early in the day. but after a
hard struggle the strikers rccapturcd