The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1888-04-06
WISE CoUNsELs PREVAIL.


CHICAGO, April 4-The railroad strike is
OF; its backbone is broken, and to-day will
see every affected road in the city making
preparations for the resumption of 'regula
business This decision was arrived at last
evening between s and o'clock To say
that this action on the part of the strikers
surprised the heads of the various railroads
which We're compromised expresses their
feelings mildly.
During the afternoon meeting attended
by over l. 200 engineers, switchmen and
fremen was held at the Twelfth Street
Turner Hall, which lasted until 9 O'Clock
last night Long before its adjournment,
orally was arrived at, and the various rail-
road officials were so notified
The Milwaukee & St Paul strikers held
meeting, during lull at the big one at the
Turner Hall, and sent committee to con-
fer with General Superintendent Clark.
The message of the committee was to
the effect that the strikers would return
to work If the @scabs" employed
would be compelled to clear the yards
of all Burlington freight now in them
They would then be willing to return and
handle all freight, boycotted or not This
was refused by the superintendent, and
further conference among the men took
place. The result was that they
sent another message saying that
they would be ready to go to work
this morning. Their surrender was not
embellished with conditions On receipt of
this last message Superintendent Clark in
formed the men smilingly that the road
would receive them and give them back
their old positions And SO it was with the
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago road
General Manager McCrea, of the Fort
Wayne and Pan-H andle roads, was seen at
the Pacific hotel last night and he, without
hesitation, confirmed the report of the
strikers back down. He said:
J" At about o'clock received request from
the representatives of the striking switchmen,
engineers and fremen, to the effect that if they
returned in body would 1 permit them
all to resume work and not discharge
or suspend any of them because of
the last two or three days happenings.
In reply 1 stated that if the men
would resume their places at once and handle
all traffic without discrimination of any kind,
they could do so, and no discipline would be
imposed for what had taken place. At Gas
o'clock received a message stating that at a
meeting held at o'clock this evening it had
been decided that the men would resume work
tomorrow morning. Shortly afterward repre-
sentatives from the men came to me and con.
hrmed the message. All arrangements have
been made to go ahead tomorrow as usual. On
the Panhandle the men did not strike, and
have advised9the company that they will not
do sou
General Superintendent Clark, of the St.
Paul, said he could only reiterate the state
ment of Manager McCrea His road would
be working in full blast this morning; he
was glad of it, and that's all there was to it,
Thus the boycott against 90" freight has
been declared off, and all roads will COM
mence this morning to handle the ship
ments of that road as they did be-
fore the strike. The effect of this is to
open the Burlington road to the full tide
of business which belongs to it. and the
Brotherhood hopes by this means to
secure two ends First, the averting
of any unlawful acts either by them or
ON their account; and second, the Demon
stration TO the Burlington and its patrons
that it can not operate the road under the
full pressure of its untrammeled business
with the present men it has. This course
meets with the commentator of the rail-
road officials, and the Brotherhood believes
1t will be productive of good to their cause.
The Bedtime engineers commenced to
handle 20" cars at $50 o. clock last night.
and will hereafter take and haul all cars of
every description that the Burlington sends
it This action was brought about in
large measure by the injunction proceed
ings before Judge Gresham.
So far as our road is concerned the situa-
ton is unchanged" said President Cable, of
the Rock Island The situation" of this
road consists in an unqualified and abb
solute refusal to take Burlington freight
at any price OF under any conditions
Whether the result of the application
of the Burlington to Judge Gresham
for an order in the matter will cause
the Rock Island to recede from this posi-
ton will probably be known in day or
two, as the case comes up in his court this
morning.
When the Burlington railway asked Judge
Gresham for an order to compel the Rock Is
land to handle %" freight, the Rock Island
answered by charging that the present strike
was simply a TART of the Burlington pro-
gramme to force the other lines into join
ing a railway rust" which the
Burlington was said to desire. Mr..
FL j. Stone, General Manager of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
makes answer to these charges in an Aft
The affidavit denies in detail all the
charges of the Rock Island, which it pro-
nounces scandalous and false. 1t says
the rate war was initiated by the Rock Isl
and and other lines against the most earn
est efforts of the Burling on. Mr..
Stone denounces as false and
reckless" the charges of the Rock
Island that the strike was allowed
IN order to coerce the Burlington's compel
itors into acquescence with the railway
trust In conclusion, Mr. Stone declares
that, contrary to the Rock Islands assertion
made in their answer, it was in a position
to resume its former relations with COM
plainant
Judge Gresham has issued an ordar of in
| junction prayed for by the Burlington re-
| straining the Belt line from refusing to ham
led @ cars or from denying to the Burling-
ton the same advantages and facilities that
are extended to other roads.
1t was reported at New York Monday that
President Perkins, of the Burlington, had
| said that the strike had cost his road
| 81, 100000
WASHINGTON, April 4.-The House Com
| mercc Committee created quite stir yes
| terday by reporting favorably the resolu-
| tion to investigate the Chicago, Burlington
| & Quincy strike. The wording of the reso-
| luton indicates that tho investigation pro-
| posed by it will be thorough and far
reaching. The Indications are that 1t will
| pass the House with little opposition OF
course much will depend ON the personnel
of the committee, Of which nothing def
mite can be learned prior to action by the
House
Little Fritz hearing his parents
speak of Beethoven. asked: Mamma,
who is Beethoven" 81 composer"
replied his mother. Sand what is a
composer?" "A man who makes
music The next morning an organ
grinder struck up his tune in the street.
"Mamma," exclaimed Fritz, eagerly,
"there is Beethoven. "-Frankfwrter
| Zeituasq.
-"Will you love me when I'm old?"
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old?" came in shrill voice from the