The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-29
NEW MEN IN THE CABS
READINGS OLD HANDS FLOCKING
TO THE WEST.

Traffic on the BurlinGto Road Still
Almost at Standstill - Powderly
Urges the Knights Not to Take the
Places of the Strikers-An Attempt
to Disable an Engine.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2s.--An attempt was
made to disable the engine drawing the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy roads fast
mail train, which left the union depot i'll
this city at $40 o'clock this morning. When
the train stopped at the Burlington crossi 6
a coupling pin was placed on the plates that
guide the piston road in the cylinder When
an attempt was MADE to start the engine it
would not move The difficulty was soon
discovered and the obstruction removed
Had the piston been drawn out at full
length the coupling pin would have been
driven through the cylinder head and the
engine disabled The bulletin board at the
union depot this morning for the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy showed that the
train due at 6:20 o'clock this morning was
abandoned at $50 o'clock.
The train due at $3.50 O'Clock was two
hours late
Two suburban trains from Downers'
Grove came in at GAO and 1920 o'clock and
two went out 80 and 1880 o'cloNf
NEW MEN ON HAND.
At Z o'clock this morning there were a
dozen men at the company's Office waiting
the arrival of Supt. Hodge. They were
very retcent as to v here they came from
or what experience they had as engineers.
/ Assistant General Manager Williams was
at his office at o'clock waiting to hear
from trains which were started at different
points along the road yesterday. The fast
mail which left Chicago at 3 o'clock yester-
day afternoon, had not been heard from up
to o'clock II was thought the train was
proceeding on its journey TO Council Bluffs
without interruption, as had there been any
delay the company would have been notl-
fled of the fact.
ALL QUIET AT THE YARDS.
All was quiet around the Burlington
yards early this morning, and from Van
Buren, to Twelfth street the men had but
little to do.
At o'clock the Downers Grove accom-
modation train, fifteen minutes late, pulled
into the Union depot The Downer's Grove
train was followed fifteen minutes later by
another train from the same surburbs.
The last train was crowded with surbur-
banites.
WON'T OBsTRUCT THE MAILS.
Engineer Arthur to-day stated the posi-
thus: I'VE will offer no obstruction to the
carrying of the mails, and were mail en-
route to the city we should bring it in pro
vided the passenger coaches We're cut Off.
But we are under ne obligation to start
mail from a center of distribution. The
company has contract with the govern
ment for carrying the mail; let them carry
it or forfeit their contract. We" turning
to q post office official, 'stand ready to set
tie the trouble on fair and equitable basis.
You5should bring such an influence to bear
on the company as to bring about its settle
ment We cannot take out mail train,
gentlemen"
Only three suburban trains each way in
addition to the fast mail and Council Bluffs
train, which got off about noon, were run
to-day. The Brotherhood engineers having
refused to moveFthe fast mail, the company
had to put new men on it, but it is reported
as running practically on time
BOYCOTT AT AURORA.
The following telegram was received to-
dav by General Manager Stone from Di-
vision Master Mechanic Forsyth, Of Aurora,
Ill.,: "The firemen and engineers have boy
cotted the stores from selling our mon pro-
visions. / can't get them anything to eat.
Have dining car sent Can't you make
arrangements to get us provisions from
Chicago?' The request was complied with.
MOVING, BUT LATE.
CHICAGO, Feb 2S, 9P. M-Reports from
the principal points along the Burlington
road indicate that passenger trains both on
the main and side lines are nearly all get
ting in and out, although they are from one
to ten hours late. The engines are manned
by master mechanics, yardmasteTs, conduc-
tors who have been engineers and officials
who have been engineers, and by engineers
and firemen who do not belong to the Broth
erhood. Some mischief has been done,
such as putting soap lin boilers and disabling
the machinery of engines, but no serious
trouble was caused. This evening rumors
of compromise began to fit about.
It was said that representatives
of neighboring roads fearing a strike on
their own lines had asked Chief Arthur to
negotiate further with the Burlington peo-
pie Business men, who feared the spread
, of the strike and interruption Of trade, were
said to be anxious to arbitrate the differ
ences between the contestants. Chief Ar
thur and Grand Master Sargent said that
no offers of compromise or arbitration
would emanate from them. They said they
were willing to compromise with the com
pany as they had with other roads.
VIOLENCE REPORTED.
1t is reported that at McCook, Neb, to-
day non-union engineer working in the
Burlington yards, was beaten almost to
death by strikers because he refused to quit
work The town authorities arrested a
number Of the leaders in IA assault and
took them before a justice who bound them
over. This action incensed the strikers,
who became 50 unruly and boisterous as to
necessitate active measures being taken TO
protect the city from damage A telegram
was sent TO Lincoln with a request that the
State militia be ordered out.
127 MEN SECURED.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2S.-E d. Ward,
who has been in this city for the past few
days, has examined and engaged forty seven
engineers and eighty fremen to 20 TO chi
cago for service on the Chicago burlington
and Quincy road The men are from vari-
Gus points along the Reading line, and are
for the most part those who went on a
strike in December. They will leave here on
the $50 o'clock train tonight for Chicago
in two chartered cars, in charge Of j. S.
Steele, who will go with them to their
destination.
William Forsyth. mechanical engineer of
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy system,
reached this city this evening, and during "a
three days stay will make hls headquarters
at the Continental hotel. He will person.
ally take charge OF tho examinations Of
applicants for positions, beginning bis work
with an examination Of twenty tonight
Ia the corridors Of the Continental hotel to-
night there were between 80 and l75 men
waiting for instructions from tue company's
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