The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-08
A BIG STRIKE IMMINENT.
THE ENTIRE BROTHERHOOD TO
ACT AS ONE MAN.

CHICAGO. March Chief Arthur stated
unreservedlv to an Associated Press repre-
sentative about noon to-day that Ito use
Chief Arthur's exact words) there was Sc
rious danger "that the strike of the engi-
neers and firemen would now spread-videly
1t is impossible to appease our men" he
said ''when they know that the railroad
companies all over the country are giving
aid to the Burlington, We are continually
in receipt of kilograms showing that the
companies are rendering this assistance, and
it is not in my power, or the power of any
other man to restrain them unless such
things are stopped
OTHER ROADS INVOLVED.
The strike is involving other roads at the
stock yards THIS morning five Lake Shore
engineers refused to take train of Burling-
ton cars from Englewood to Sixteenth
street, declaring that t ey would quit before
they would haul anything bearing %"
label. The cars consequently remain at
Englewood.
The Wabash roads switcnmen refused
this morning to receive Burlington cars
which We're brought to the yards at Root
street
The switchmem employed by the Union
Stock Yards and Transit Com
DdnN, WHICH HAS charge u hu bLlO
switching at tho yards, also decided
to-day that they would handle no Burling
ton cars. The company has as yet taken no
action in the matter.
Twenty-Five employees of the 20" at the
yards, whose business it is to care for all
the stock arriving over the Burlington road
were discharged to-day, as no stock is ar
irving, and consequently there is nothing
for them to do.
AS ONE MAN.
The full support of the entire Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
has been pledged to their members on any
and all the roads throughout the United
States who deem it necessary to strike and
formally decide to do so in order TO uphold
their brethren on the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy This inform ton was
obtained this evening on the best of
authority and was verified through an
other source. 1t can also be stated upon
authority that the general meetings of the
local Grievance Committees of the various
roads held to-day were in each case con
vened for the purpose Of discussing the adj
visibility of a strike on that particular
road and if such radical step was not con
sidered essential, the object was to decide
what measures in lieu thereof should be
adopted.
DESPERATE STEP.
The sanction of the General Executive Of
the Brotherhood thus given in advance to a
STRIFE of the men on any road was secretly
obtained at "A conference of the General
Grievance Committee of the Brotherhood
held here Monday 1t no longer rests with
Chiefs Arthur and Sargent to say that the
men on any road, should they strike, will
be backed up by the Brotherhood as a
whole. The men on any single railroad
system or half dozen systems have it now
absolutely iii their power not only to say
AnH L,,k
also whether they shall strike with
the whole might of the Brotherhood
behind them. That the men are not dis
posed to use with undue haste the weapons
in their grasp, may be partly Inferred from
the fact that although several meetings were
held to-day, each clothed with complete
authority to declare a strike affecting a vast
stretch of territory no such declaration had
been made up to this evening. AT least
two meetings of the kind mentioned are
know to have been held in this city to-day.
Others are said to have been convened
at Rock Island, Omaha and Kansas City.
OTHER ROADS BOYCOTT THE BURLINGTON
So far as heard from, this morning not
single road upon which the Chicago, Bur
Gngton and Quincy had made demand to
handle freight had responded favorably
The Wabash refused point blank The St
Paul declined and heavy train, switched
on to its tracks from the Burlington tracks
at Western avenue for transportation over
the Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road,
was hauled back. Other Western roads, to
whom formal request was sent,
have either refused or are prepared to reject
freight when Offered
I'VE would rather have lawsuit than a
strike" said General Agent w. S. Ninelin,
of the Minne'ota and Northwest road, now
the Chicago, st. Paul and Kansas City.
AN APPEAL TO THE MANAGERS.
A prominent railroad official said this
evening that he understood that the Griev-
ance Committees of number of roads will
each formulate an appeal to the General
Manager of the company by which they are
employed asking for the intervention Of the
General Managers of the various roads as
body to help the Burlington strike to
settlement.
1t is rumoled to night that meeting of
the general managers of the roads entering
the city will be held here to morrow or next
day to discuss the situation.
Marvin Hughitt, President of the Chicago
and Northwestern road, is credited with
being the leading spirit in the movement to
bring about Intervention by the general
managers of the outside roads. knowledge
of this is limited to be one cause of the re-
1uctance of the Chicago and Northwestern
Grievance Committee to-day to adopt a
hostile policy.
Among the many rumors flying about
tonight when could not be hunted down TO
verificaton 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 10 Gov.
Oglesby requesting him to formally call
The matter to the attention of the Illinois
State Railroad Commission.
TO QUIT AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March THE indi-
cations tonight are that a strike on the
Kansas City Fort Scott and Gulf system is
inevitable In fact, it is given out that all
the engineers and firemen will abandon
their engines at or before 2 o'clock to-mor-
row afternoon.
The Burlington road to-day notified all
roads entering here of its readiness to re-
sumo all business as usual, and followed
this announcement by pushing 55 freight
cars from the Hannibal division into the
Gulf wards The Gulf road has announced
its willingness to handle its freight, and I'M
less it reconsiders this determination the
men will surely go out.
TO BE CALLED OUT SOUTH
Chairman Chase, of the Grievance Com.
mittee, whose jurisdiction extends over
that portion of the system ext ndlng from
Memphis to Birmingham, left for Mempai: