The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-14
FIGHT OF THE 60 IS" CAB MEN.
The Wabash Engineers will not Re-
fuse Transferred Cars.

| me WABASH Engineers VIII not Re-
fuse Transferred Cars.
CHICAGO, Ill, March 13-A meeting of
Wabash engineers was held to-day at which
Receiver McNulta was present. At its
conclusion Gen. McNulta sent the following
telegram to Judge Gresham:
WABASH ShoPs, FORTY first STREET,
| March l3, 1888. {
Hon. w O. Gresham, United States Circuit
! Jl&dQe, city:
The Wabash is moving all the freight and cars
ohered by or going TO tn, Chicago, burlington
ana quincy road. l. is now quite clear that we
"ili nave no trouble, the engineers, in meeting
| JUST heu having unanimously agreed TO obey
| all orders issued by me IN the transaction of
| BUSINESS with the Burlington road.
JoHS MCNULTA Receiver.
THE DAYS BUSINESS.
The Burlington company received from
the Wabash road before nightfall nine
transfer cars and in addition twenty two
cars for tie lumber district The Burling
ton road delivered to the Wabash one train
OF transfer cars and the Wabash hauled ten
| loaded cars from the lumber district over
the Burlington tracks. The Wabash en-
@lneS that mede the transfers were manned
by the regular engineers Of the road. The
boycott on Burlington through traffic can
hardly be said, however, t. have yet been
lifted.
FLAT REFUSALS.
The officials of the Rock Island and North
western roads contiuu d to fatty refuse to
interchange freight VITA the Burlington.
All the efforts Of the road to resume its
usual business with these two companies
seemed futile. The net results also with
the Chicago and Alton, and Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul were fully as barren
Though tue managers of these lines did not
refuse Burlington freight they were appa-
rently not disposed to force an issue with
their employees, and neither road handled a
pound Of freight for the Burlington.
SECRET MEETING.
A meeting attended by representatives of
the Grievance Committee for each road lead
ing east from Chicago was held tonight at
McCOy's Hotel Extreme secrecy marked
the proceedings, and after the session the
thirty or forty men present refused to an
| swer any inquiries whatever Chief Arthur'S
headquarters at the Grand Pacific Hotel,
were totally deserted all the evening and
were left unlighted. The belief was expressed
by group of railway officials tonight that
the Brotherhood has adopted new line of
| action against which proceedings will not
avail The IDEA is that the Grievance Com
mlttee will ostensibly assent TO the request
of connecting lines that 20" freight be
| handled. When the test comes however,
| the engineers, one after another, will abso-
| lutely decline to touch "Cg' cars. This in
dividual passive resistance has been applied
to notable extent on the Milwaukee and
St Paul, and cropped out to-day on other
lines also with a frequency that was sug-
gestive.
OFFICIALS RUN A TRAIN.
KANKAKEE, ILL, March 13-General
Manager l.. r. Shorts, of the Indiana, Illi-
nois and Iowa railroad, one of the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy's connections, passed
through here to-day as engineer of a full
train of 20" freight cars from Streator to
Knox, Ind. Master Mechanic Miller was
acting as fireman The company-s engineers
had refused topull the freight. No resist
ance or opposition was made to the action
of the officials.