Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-02
Is GROWING GRAVER.
FEARS ENTERTAINED THAT THEBgLTLINg
SNPLOYES NAY STRIKE,
Which VIII Add Greatly 10 The Already Serious
CcRplieahcns-A hs-Up liksly b Occur on ths
PAnhaAdls-hGs IS 10 Strike on the Fort
Wayns-hsstng 1t Pitsburg.

/ CHICAGO, April THE prospect of al
immediate tie-up on the Belt Line added {
grayer aspect TO the railroad situation thi:
evening than at any time since the Brother
hood Of Engineers and Fnemen quit the
services Of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy. Every railroad entering Chicago
depends almost wholly upon the Belt Line
as the means by which an interchange Of
freight is to be conducted with
any other road. The latter have
all Slcng been among the stanchest
allies OF the Brotherhood, while
the management of the Belt Company
have apparently sought as far az possible
To maintain 3 position of 50 called neu-
traily A new fact WAS put on affairs,
when some time yesterday Gen. II. II.
Porter, President Of the ChicsgO ana East
ern Illinois Railway, sent q strongly
worded letter TO John B. Carson, Ptesi-
dent of the Belt Line. The Eastern Illi-
nOis Company holds controlling interest
in the Belt corporation, and Gen. Porters
letter demanded formally and explicitly
that "the Belt line transfer cars for
every railroad and individual in ex-
actly the same manner, and that
any and all employees who do
not choose to do their whole duty, and the
same duty toward any one car or railroad
company, or individual as another, shall
Immediately be dismissed, and no EN-
ploye shall in any way be allowed 10
handle any particular car that will Rot
handle every other car in the same way"
President Carson replied, asserting to
General POrteT's letter.
BELT LINE MEMS CONFERENCE.
To day "a meeting of employees Of the
Belt Line was held at which the whole
subject was earnestly debated. II was
currently reported this evening that the
Belt men decided to stand by their guns,
aud see whether the company would dis
charge them en- mssse No provoeation for
Al extension OF the strike was given to-
dayby the Burlington. Whether, rs alleged.
it WAS r,r the purpose OF resisting the new
mel, or that there was no business, er that
il being Sunday and many men were inle
danger of riot was incI eaSed, there certainly
WAS no attempt in any quarter to handle
Darlington cars, even IN the Burlington's
own yards.
MAY CAUSE A STRIKE on THE PANHANDLE.
The managers of the Milwaukee and st.
Paul pursued an exactly opposite course.
They made the most strenuous efforts to
keep things moving, and IS q result it is
probable that the strike on the st. Paul
will culminSte tomorrow in renewal OF
the strike on the Panhandle. A train WAS
got ia readiness so that the attempt can be
made 10 transfer Sc. Paul freight TO the
Panhandle, and "a the employees of the
latter were pledged to support the st Paul
strikers, there is little doubt that they will
refuse to handle the freight and strike
will ensue.
Eight switch engines were at work IN
the St Paul yards to-day, and cleared a
blockade at Union street and another at
Western avenue. Four freight trains were
started to Milwaukee, and the suburban
passenger service was got into much better
seape than on Saturday.
Large crowds OF sightseers were scattered
along the tracks and on the yiaducts
through the day, but there was no attempt
at rioiiug. A stormy meeting OF the 81.
Paul strikers was in progress during the
afternoon.
The nisiority Of the engineers and fire.
men are said to have favored returning to
work on the terms ordered by General
Manager Miller, while the switchmen and
brakemen insisted on standing out. With
out reaching any conclusion, an adjourn
ment was taken until tomorrow morning.
WON'T HANDLE 80" CARS.
The Fort Wayne men are fully deter
mined not to handle any 20" cars and
NAV refuse TO have anything to do With 81.
Panl transfers. Saturday night, Foreman
Behn. of the shops, asked every engineer
Z IN 90 10 One Hundred aud Sixteenth street
after a train, but all refused. Sat
urday. when the engineers, hremen
and switchmeu quit work the
hands in the shops were told that they
might 90 home. The fremen, engineers and
switehmen employed oy the Lake Shore
are dissatisfied with affairs and may
not wait until election day to 20
out. The switchmen, 1t will be re-
membered were set to work dur
ing the big strike. 1t is
now known that the switehmen's union
has offered to take them into the union,
and thus square the differences that
have existed for nearly two years.
The dissatisfaction smoug the stOeky ards
men was communicated tO the men emu
ployed BY the Chicago aud Eastern Hill
nois, and with the Lake Shore. They are
simply waiting for their turn to step out
wednesday has been settled upon as the
day. and unless there is decided change
the men employed on the Lake Shore,
Chicago aud Eastern illinois and the New
Albany will 20 out