The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-13
NO CHANGE IN THE STRIKE.
Both Sides Waiting for the Decision Of
Judge Gresham.

CHICAGO, March 12-The strike of the
Brotherhood engineers and fremen on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy was more
monotonous than ever here to-day and
neither side had information TO impart con-
corning it, Everybody seemed TO be wait
ing for the result of the application, which
| is being argued before Judge Gresham, be-
| fore making another move, and it is con-
| coded on all I les that the dec sion, what
ever it may be, will have an important
bearing on the issue OF the strike.
COMMITTEEMAN ARRIVING.
In the mea time, the Grievance Commit
| tees of the Eastern roads are arriving in
the city to-day to confer on tine question of
wat should be the elton of the Brother
hood on the roads represented by them in
case the officials of those roads should con-
tinue to receive and deliver Burlington
| freight but it Is not expected they will
take any definite action until Judge
| Gresham's decision is announced.
swITcHMEN AND BRAKEMEN
Rumors are afloat that the switchmen
and brakemen on the Burlington system
are taking a hand in the fight, hut they arc
| Of the vaguest kind and can be traced to no
authoritative source. The grievance commit
tee of the engineers and flremea on the Ft.
WAYNE ROAD arrived in the city at $50
| O'Clock this mornings
Pittsburg, Toledo, Crestline and Ft.
Wayne are represented i'll the committee
Some Of tho switchmen on the TT. Wayne
road said that in case the engineers and fire
men strike, they will not work behind green
engineers.
JUDGE GREsHAMs DECISION.
CHICAGO, ILL, March Il, 1855 p. M
Judge Gresha MS court room and tho ada
cent halls, were packed to sutfocation this
| afternoon when the application of the Chi
cago Burlington and Quincy railway for
an order on the receiver of the Wabash rail
way TO compel him to receive and handle
their freight came up for hearing. The
bar, railroads and general public were rep
resented, aud all paid the closest attention
TO the proceedings.
The developments in Judge Gresham's
court were disagreeqbe surprise to the
railway managers. They had expected
ruling which would clearly guide thsln as
TO safe course to pursue, but the result
decided nothing. Even the question as TO
| whether the Wabash engineers win now
handle Burling on cars rem4ius TO
be decided Receiver MoNulta said
late tonight that he had received no notice
| Whatever from the representatives of the
engineers employed Oh tho Wabash road
! that they would or would not handle the
| co. cars Chairman Hanvrey, of the
Wabash engineers & ievance committee,
| told reporter that the men were strongly
averse to touching car belonging to the
| the Burlington but as to what would be-
| done when the case presented itself he abso-
lutely declined TO say or even tell whether
| he knew.
CHIEF ARTHURs FEELING.
| Chief Arthur said to an Associated Press
| representative shortly before midnight that
| the Wabash men were greatly excited but
for his part he would ra her not see them
take radical position. The Wabash would
handle little Burlington freight in
| ann event, and the fact that the road was in
the hands of u receiver, who is an officer of
| the Federal court, complicated matters to
such an extent that there was danger that
| the Brotherhood might become involved In
false issue. Any action taken by
the Wabash men, said Mr.. Arthur,
could not at all be considered a
precedent by the other roads. Mr. Arthur
| was Just returning from the theatre whittier
he had gone VITA his son, who arrived yes
terday from Cleveland. The Chiefs alb
scence from headquarters during the eve
ming gave rise to "A rumor that he was i'm
consultation with President Perkins. and
| that a settlement was in sight. Mr.. Arthur
denied the report explicitly.
PERIsHABLE FREIGHT MOVING.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March l2.-The tenn
porary embargo OF perishable freights,
| dressed meats, etc, which began Saturday
evening, was removed to-day and all roads
are accepting all classes Of freight S. M
Stevens, who was sent here some time ago
by MIR. Arthur for the purpose of supervfs-
ing the management Of the strike here, left
for Chicago tonight, ostensbly on private
business. He was accompanied by Vice
Grand Master Hanahan, of the brotherhood
OF Locomotive Firemen.