Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-10
IT IS ILLEGAL TO STRIKE.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT JUDGE DUNDY SAYS,

And Issues an Order Restraining the
 Union Pacific Railroad Engineers from
 Doing so-Present Condition of the "Q"
 Tic Up-Dark Outlaok for Chicago.
 CHICAGO, March 1O- According to present indications, there will b.. no further spread of the strike, pending the outcome of the pro ceedings instituted against the Wabash and the Brotherhood ill court. Chairman O'Brien of the press committee of the Broth erhood said, last night, that it had been practically decided to abandon all aggressive movements until the law in the case had been expounded by Judge Gresham. Nothing was done in court yesterday beyond reading the petition of the Burlington, which set forth | in detail the grounds upon which -he inter ference of the Federal authority had been invoked. When the reading was concluded, application was made in behalf of Receiver McNulta, of the Wabash, for postponement until Monday, on the ground that it has been found impossible to prepare q reply in the brief period which had intervened since the filing of the bill. The proposed postpone- ment was resisted by counsel for the Burling- ton, but the court tock the view that the re- quest was reasonable one and the case went over.
 There were more meetings yesterday of the
  kee and St. Paul and Chicago and North western roads, at which tie present situation was discussed. No action of importance, however, was t ken. Subsequently there was a joint conference of the committees at which resolu ttons were adopted dec.arlng that the Burlington strike was just one, and pledging to the strikers their moral and finan- cial support.
 The following dispatch was received by General Manager StoLe from the general manager of the Burlington and Missouri River in Nebraska:
 "Judge Dundy, of the United States court, has this day issued an order requiring the Pacific Railroad company to take our busi ! ness in accordance with the interstate com merce law. restraining the engineers of the Union Pacific Railroad company from refus- ing to take our buslness; .a.so restraining the engineers from striking, combining or con- federating for the purpose of organization or advising a strike"
 Another dispatch stated that the Union Pacific, Missouri Pacific, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and Kansas City, Fort Scott and Gulf roads had commenced to receive and forward Burlington freight. At the present ntmomel.t the trade of Chicago is practically at standstlll There has been general exodus of buyers, and the drum mers of Chicago houses are dropping home ward because they find sales difficult and prefer to save unnecessary travelling expenses. Western country merchants hesitate to give orders in the present unsettled state of effalrs, and until the strike is ended one way or the other the business of ths city will languish and the volume of moving freight be greatly reduced.
 There is one feature in general tie up of the western railroad system that seems to hnuy hal fl,o1 stock market. Though the Burlington road has really abandoned that branch of its busi- ness, the market has nob suffered, because iy has the other roads to rely upon Should 9 big tie up occur, however, there must be a dearth of meat food, not only in the west, but also throughout the east This will be serious matter, but it is a positive danger, and cannot be ignored.
 The feeling here is decidedly gloomy, for no one can feel what is coming or how far the trouble may extend.