The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-03-08
STRIKE SPREADING.
Engineers and FIremeD on the Bur.
lington & Northern
Left their Cabs at 10 O'clock this
Morning.
Burlington Conductors and Brakemen
on the Eve of Gong Out.
Chief Arthur Thinks the Strike Will
Spread Rapidly.

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, Mar. THE
strike on the Burlington & Northern
and on the Chicago, Milwaukee s. st.
Paul roads are now considered newt
able-the former at 10 a. m. and the
latter at noon.
THE STRIKE ON.
The Burlington Il Northern strike
is on. All Brotherhood engineers and
firemen left their cabs at ten O'Clock.
The effect is not yet observable, be-
cause the road does not send any pas
senger train out till 4:l5 p. m. At
that time the officials claim the Chi
cago & st. Louis express will start as
usual, while the Brotherhood claim the
road will not be able to move a wheel.
The roads freight business was very
large before the c. Is. Il q. strike, but
it is now nothing more than local.
The strike affects about one hundred
men.
DANGER OF SPREADING RAPIDLY.
CHICAGO, March 7.-Chief Arthur
stated unreservedly to an Associated
to use Mr.. Arthur's exact words,
There was serious danger the strike
of the engineers and tiremen would
now spread widely" 1t is impossi-
BILE to appease our men," he said,
when they know that railroad COM
panies all over the country are giving
aid to the Burlington. We are contin-
ually in receipt of kilograms showing
that companies are rendering this as
sistance and it is not in my power or
the power any other man to use re-
straint unless such things are
stopped
Mr.. Arthur showed the following as
a sample of communications which he
is deluged:
AURORA, HIP. M. Arthur Grand
Chief, Chicago: Z. r. Reynolds, an
engineer, says he was in the employ
of the New York company and was
forced to come here and run or con-
slider himself discharged. Investigate.
(Signedl J. A. BAURIEREN.
A message from Jackson, Michigan,
said, in part: On Saturday, March 8,
the following was sent to all agents OF
the Michigan Central Railroad COM
pany: ''All engineers wishing to go to
Chicago to work for the Chicago, Bur
ling & Quincy, send free" This mes
sage was sent under character No. %,
which is used by no one but the gem
eral superintendent or acting general
superintendent. Now" said Chief
Arthur, when you know that the men
have information like that, and more is
coming constantly, you can understand
| the danger that the strike Will spread.
| 1t is not to be expected that they will
submit to such proceedings, but will
put stop to them effectually.
| REFUSED BURLINGTON FREIGHT.
CHICAGO, March $50 far as heard
| from this morning not a single road
upon which the Chicago, Burlington s.
| Quincy had made demand to handle
| freight had responded favOrably. The
Wabash refused point blank; st. Paul
/ declined and q heavy train switched
on its tracks from the Burlington
| tracks at Western avenue for trans
portation over the Chicago, Milwaukee
and st. Paul line was hauled back.
| The other western roads to whom
| formal requests was sent, have either
refused or are prepared to reject the
freight when offered.
1--WE would rather have law suit
| than a strike,' said General Agent
! w. s. IIienelein of the Minnesota &
| Northwestern road, (now Chicago, St.
| Paul & Kansas City, but if any for
NAL request has been made it probably
went to the general manager at st.
Paul. We don't want any entangle-
ment if we can help it.
II don't know whether the Wabash
refuses to take our freight or not y
hurriedly said Paul Morton of the Chi
cago, Burlington g. Quincy general
office. Il don't know what the policy
of the road will be. unless
it will be that we propose to
stand by our rights, both as
regards our employees and the railroads.
We have won the fight with our en-
ployes and are sure to win the other.
We believe the law compels other roads
to carry our freight when we deliver
cars on their track. We propose to
maintain our rights at all hazards.
MUST NOT ACT AS PILOTS.
| CHICAGO, March "A local paper
says Grand Chief Wilkinson, one of
the Brakeman's Brotherhood, was sum-
moned here by Chief Arthur yesterday.
The cause of this action was the fol-
lowing order issued by the Burlington
road:
ITO Conductors:-As we are now go
ing to open up our business, and will
discontinue the running of pilots, we
will expect you, or one of your brake
men to show the new engineers the
road when necessary
Mr.. Wilkinson arrived from Gales
burg in the evening and was at once
closeted with Mr.. Arthur. AS he has
formerly stated that no brakeman OF
conductor belonging to this organiZa-
ton should do plotting, what action he
Will take is a matter of some moment
He was approached by reporter as he
came from the conference and said
mo man of my organization Will Dc
allowed to do anything but his legiti
mate duties. / am now going on the
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