Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-15
THE STRIKE.
Judge Gresham Refuses toi Take Any
Action Against Chief Arthur-Th9
SOS" Petition Remains on File.
Chief Arthur Declares Loss OF the Bur.
MnEIon strike Means Death to the
Brotherhood of EnSineers.
JUDGE sREsHAM's DECISION,

formal statement of the case, Judge
Gresham delivered the following opinion
In the Wabash case this morning:
Although the property OF the Wabash
company is in the custody Of the court,
| IL Is operated by the receiver SIS & COM
mon carrier. His rights and duties are
those of carrier. He is bound to az jrd
to ell railway companies whose lines
connect With his, equal facilities for e1-
change of trafi;. IL Is his duty to re-
ce We from and deliver TO the connecting
roads, both loaded and empty cars. he
cannot discriminate against one road by
maintaining policy of non Intercourse.
More need not De said on this question.
As receiver, ne has wisely rescinded his
| instructions, which Disseminated against
the petitioner who has no purpose or de-
sire to deny to the petitioner
ANY OF ITS LOCAL RIGHTS.
AlthouLh the petition has accomplished
| its chief purpose in Invoking the sid of
the court, it is urged by its counsel that
persons belonging to the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive L Jgineers, ana especially 2.
| NJ. Arthur, VINO is chief officer of that Or
gan zstlon, have in:eIfered with the re-
ceiver and his suboroiuates In the man
sgement of the Wabash properly, and
| tnat they should be punished for their IL
| legal and cont1mGcious conduct. The
receiver and his counsel make No
such complaint. On the contrary ths re-
ceiver declares that there has been no in
reference with him. While the affidavit
submitted in support Of the petition
shows that Mr.. Arthur sent telegraph
message to the engineers OF the Union
PAcif; Railway directing them
TO HAUL NO CARS
of the petitioner, it does not fairly Ap.
pear from the evidence that the eDgin-
GERS in the service of the Receiver ever
received such orders By telegraph or
otherwise. For the present 1t is suffi
cient to say thst the court will protect
the property OF the Wabash in its Gus
tody. The employees Of the Receiver
cannot be obliged to remain in HE ser
vice agsinst their wish, but neither they
or others will be permitted to interfere
with or desturo theRsceiver or his supor-
dinstes in the possession and op.
Grafton II property in his
custody. LsWiess int. ference with
the Receiver and his employees II
the discharge Of their duties will not be
toll rated. 1t is proper to state, however
10 justice to the Wabash engineers thai
they do not desire to maintain an att
tude Of defiance to Law and are low viii,
ling to aid the Receiver in the Lawful
and successful administration Of hi
trust.
The receivers answer renders II IN.
necessary for the court to do more thai
direct that the petition remain on file TO
future action should there be occasion
for it.
SUDDEN SICKNESS.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa, March 14.-Al
switch engines of the Uaion Pacific dom.
work 10 Council Bluffs yards Were quiet
" taken to the round house last night AM
this morning the engineers in charg
when asked their reason TO. quittin!
work said they were SICK or sired of work
IL is understood they gave these reason
on account Of Judge Dundy's decision
but it was very noticeable how suddel
the engineer became SICK or tired whel
he saw 80" car coupled on behind hi
engine. All passenger and dummy train
are running as usu II.
LOSS MEANS DEATH.
CHICAGO, Ill, March II As regards
tue Brotherhood, the situstion as ex
| pressed by Chief Arthur TOT day is this
"If they lose the fight they have inaugu'
rated against the Burlington
system 1t means death to their or
/ gsniEstion. The Brotherhood command
now from $500, 900 to $500, 900. and thu
chief claims by assessment as much more
can be raised. Therefore the men are il
q fighting position. Aud yet they realize
4 that if 9 break comes In the links that tht
order will retrograde and become such .
one as that now organized BY
the conductors, an insurance company
A. rule the conductors axe keeping on
of the ight. Those on the Chicago snc
Northwestern are the only ones who sr'
openly in sympathy with the engineers
The Brotherhood of Brakemen have {
gri, vance againss the engineers, resulting
f-nm diff rences which occurred il
1876 and 1877. Yet, so far as could bI
learned, there is not Brotherhood
brakeman who Is willing to act IS plot Il
a non-union engineer. Grand Maste!
Wilkinson of the brakemen is visiting q
this time points on the Burlington sys
TEN pledging the support of his men.
| THR Q NOT SATISFIED.
CHICAGO, ILL, March IA That tn.
Burlington company is cot fully satisfied
with the decision made by Judge Gresham
In the Wabash case was evidenced thi
evening by the fling of enothe
bill before him that will apparently in
VJlVe rulirg of much wider scope Ac
cording to the bill an affirmative ipjunc
ton is sought by the Burlington to com
pei the Belt Line Railway Company o
Cnicsgo 10 handle freight Of the Burling
ton, sDu the judge is also asked to max
an order that will prevent the Belt Lin
ard its { fl ;ers from refusing to handle
20" freight, and especially 10 restrain it
employees from declining TO do SO. N
sc ion was taken on the bill by Juogt
Gresham. II is to be called u
st 9 p. n. tomorrow on motion 70
the ipjurctien prayed, but it is though
probably the Bell Line will then secure
continuance as was done in the Wabasl
case. The employees of the Belt Line Rr
not mentioned by name, but lesve i
prayed to make tnem defendants wheI
their names shall be discovered
The bill states thst 1t is fled under tn,
Interstate commerce law and TO proven
multiplicity of suits by consignees ant
consignors OF freight on account Of non
delivery.
Loaded freight cars to the number O
1856, 1t is stated IN tie bill have beel
the Rnrii0utor h