Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-16
THEY ARE TIRED.
Strike or Engineers on the AtchiSOn,
Topeka ond SANTA Te.

CHICAGO. March 11-Thirty-two hundred milos
Of railway were tod Up this afternoon in exactly
ten minutes b. the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers and Firemen. The entire main line
Of the Atchison. Topeka nnd Santa Fc Company
and all lts branches we're brought to a si1utstiN
The stretch OF territory from -. PAU on toe
north 20 ~ Peso on the sOufh-prariically the
whole breadth NJ the nited sates-is now in
vOlyed IN the struggle that stared between the
Burlington Company and its employees.
KANSAS CITY. Msrch 1.-THE engineers and
lrcmen on the vast system Of the A-chison, To-
poka and santa fe Railroad Company went out
OF - strike at4ocioed this afternoon. The strike
creatsd intense excitement and surprise In this
city. FOR the reason that the road has no. been
handling Burlington freight TIM the strlse
was ordered by sOmc one ~ authority there a.
no doubt. bu' IN this city the mon profess 10 Dc
utterly Ignorant 81 the Issuing OF any such or
doris and say that hey have quit lccanac they
are tired" The FIRST Indication Of trouble hero
Was NJ i3l O'Clock this afternoon, 40 which
hour the Usage City express wa srhedu ed
to depart. Conductor Murray gave the order ~
start when Engineer Higgins quietly steppod
down from the cab and refused 60 pull out The
train wss finally scot ont hn hour later with En-
gncer Fur-t M the throttle. furst H. regular
santa Fe engineer. but DE has grievance
against the brotherhood. ana a. he mounted the
engine remarked: 1.-THE brotherhood gave me
the worst of n once, ald now / am going 90 got
eyen.' At the same time that Higgins lcr his
engine nj tho Union depot forty men employed
in the SANTA Fe freight yards al Argentine quit
WORK, al declaring them iclvo5 tired
Nothing positive can be said as 70 the origin or
cause Of no strike. The men had a grievance a
month ago ard 10 that time had conference
With the ofiiria aui thcy we're granted all thoy
asked for.
Resolutions alCrted o. the Grievance Commit
tees meeting az IopcNs some days ago threat
ened a strike n The company accepted any Bur
linctou freight, INT % hl- been understood That
tho santa Fc was not handling any % mat buii-
ness whatever. There no one in Kansas City
authorized 10 speak for Che strikers, Chairman
Conroc Of tho Grievance Committee, having left
lG.t night
Ata;50 p. VI. to-day the general manager of
the Sata Fe system received AT Topeka. Kan. 0n
official motto. from Tie chairman OF tho Griov-
gnce Committee of tn r0ii stating that the en-
giueors and nremen would stop work ats p. VI.
When ten minutes elap-ol The strike had taken
place. 70 occurred Ou what d called the main
line ~ the santa Fc. which extends from kan-a.
10y % III PasO. inducing al branches. such az
tie line 20 Denver, tut NOT The trunk lines fur
tler West operated BY the company
IN giving the notice no grievances az
by character whatever were mentioned This
was for the moment, az least. apparently mex
ulicRble. for an agreement recently entered into
between the COMPANY AMI the men provides that
thirty days notice shalt be given whenegor
conference IS wnrted ana before the men have
the RIGHT 20 Withdraw from tho service OF tho
company. About 800 men, including engineers
and iremen, quit work. Q heir stoppage yirtu-
ally brought 70 q siun.stil probably not less
than 1900 persons