Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-08

at the strike of his engine hands to-
day, although he had no notice. He
claimed that the strike would not
cripple the road. "\Ve had nearly
enough men to take the strikers
places" said he, "before they went
out. We will go right ahead. All
that | have done is to order the agents
not to receive perishable freight"
EVENING REPORTS.
A prominent railroad official said
this evening that he understood that
the grievance committees of number
of roads will each formulate an ap-
peal 10 the General Managers of the
company by which they are employed,
asking for the Intervention of the Gen
eral Managers OF the various roads as
a body, to help the Burlington strik-
ers to settlement. 1t is rumored TO-
night that a meeting of the General
Managers of the roads. entering the
city will be held here tomorrow or the
next day to discuss the situation.
Marvin Hughitt, President of the
Chicago and Northwestern Company,
is credited with being the leading
spirit in the movement to bring about
Intervention by the general managers
of the outside roads. A knowlege of
the past is hinted to be one cause OF
the reluctance of the Chicago and
Northwestern grievance committee
to-day to adopt hostile policy.
Among the many rumors flying
about tonight which could not
be hunted down to verification
or denial was one that the strikers
had telegraphed to the Interstate
Commerce Commission asking that
body to take official cognizance of the
strike and that dispatches had been
sent out to Governor Oglesby request
ing him to formally call. the matter
to the attention OF the Illinois State
Railwy Commission.
SITUATION ON THE NORTHERN ROAD.
MINNEAPoLIs, March THE even
ing train on the G. B. and N. left on
time in charge OF the master mechanic
OF the road. At five o'clock the train
for La Crosse was In charge of a Read
ing engineer. He endeavored for a
little time to start the train with the
air brakes set on the driving wheels,
but finally managed to get away,
amid the jeers of the crowd. The
strikers say that they will not
go back to work at the pres
ent scale of wages. The officials
of the road say that they anticipate
no difficulty in filing the strikers
places, that the latter had no griev-
ances, but simply went out to help
their Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
brethren. The Omaha road has dis
continued its sleeper service to Kan
sas City, as it's cars run from Council
Bluffs over a part of the 80" system
The reason for this is believed to be
the wish OF the road to avoid trouble
with it's men.
TROUBLE ON THE d. &R. G.
DENVER, March THE strike on
the Burlington road to-day threatens
to extend to the engineers and fire.
men in the Denver and Rio Grande
freight yards. From Rio Grande Of
ficials it is learned that several loads
OF freight consigned by the Burling-
ton to the Rio Grande for transfer to
the West arrived at the yard this
morning. Orders were issued to
have the cars switched, but the en-
gineer Of the switch engine refused
to touch them. Another engineer
was sent after them, with the same
result. The cars are abandoned, and
the men say that they will quit be-
fore they will move them. President
Moffatt will hold conference with
the men tonight. The situation of |
the Burlington remains unchanged. |
The company sent out the passenger
train on time to-day, and one from
the east arrived but a few minutes
late. The company sent out three
freights to-day, and had two in from
the scene of the strike.
UNPLEASANT PROSPECTS.
KANSAS Cry, March 7.-The indi- |
cations tonight are that strike on
the Kansas City, Fort Scott & Gulf
system is inevitable. The Burlington
road to-day notified all roads entering
here of i531eadiness to resume all bus
mess as usual, and followed this an
nouncement by pushing twenty-five
freight cars from the Hanni-
bal division into the Gulf yards.
The Gulf road has announced
It's willingness to handle the accumu-
ated freight, and unless it reconsiders
It's determination, the men will prob
ably go out. About 500 men are en-
ployed on the system as engineers
and firemen. Assistant General Su-
perintendent Fish, Of the Burlington,
declares that he has received assur-
ances from nearly all the roads that
hey will accept Burlington freight.
In face of those facts the men declare
hat as soon as any of the roads at
;empt to hanl. Burlington freight, the
engineers will strike. 1t is accordingly
thought that the crisis had been reach
I'd and that tomorrow will bring forth
startling developments. 1t is the gem
,ral talk among the men here that the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, the
Missouri Pacific, and possibly the
Union Pacific, will be drawn into the
strike in a few davs