Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-07
a GAME OF FREEZE.OUT.
That's VIVA; the strike on the Bar.
Iington Road EIas Become.

There was no change OF importance reported IN
the Burlington engineers strike situation yester-
day II seems TO have settled down TO a game OF
lreete-out meeting OF the general grievances
committee OF the road has been called for
what purpose Is not known. General Passenger
Agent Morton says the road has 60 per cent OF the
number OF The engineers aud iirenaen employed
before the strike and only REQUIRES rs per cen. OF
tAe who'e number, as they hal more men than
tEey actually needed No live stock Oh narishasie
,reight Is being received. Crowds OF men arrived
az the general offices all day and were examined
reports are received daily at the engineers
neddquarters OF the condition OF affairs on each
lne OF the Burlington system. The freight traffic
w men calm. has amounted TO nothing, and
many OF the freight trains reported 10 De running
nave Deen composed OF an engine and way car.
1 ne engineers claim also that between forty and
MY engines nave been badly injured by the hand
IiDE OF the new men. In the round-houSe at Brook
l.ei1 NO., SIX engines, unable 10 either on
count o! burnt boilers or other injuries are tied
up and Will have 10 be sent TO the shop before they
are USED again. AT erosion, Iowa. IL Is claimed
1nere are seven damaged engines awaiting repairs.
tuesday morning six engines from the Chicago
ana Iowa line were brought into the round-house
al Aurora with their iced pipes frozen and burst
Among the dispatches received at the strikers
headqutrterS yesterday, IL Is said. were two an
nouncing that the Wisconsin Central and the Pan
handle we're taking Burlington freight and a third
lhdt the thicago, Milwaukee and 81. Paul were ac-
ceptlns BurllnstO passengers tickets. According
10 reports OF the action or Mondays conference,
which are based upon good authority, all three OF
or the Two organizations concerned In the STRIKE
and the outooA Is that they will De tied up before
many hours. The Illinois Central, II Is under
stood, refused absolutely yesterday TO accept either
passe niger or freight traffic from the Burlington.
WILL STRIKE TO-DAY.
Adi5patch froui Minneapolis last night said: As
sisJaDt superintendent Harris, OF the Caicago Bur-
hDgtOn and Northern Railroad, received notice this
evening that the engineers on his road would go
Out Tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock. AIR. Harris
does not know what new phase OF difficulty has
caused this move. There Is general feeling OF un-
eaSiness among the engineers and nreilen Of roads
entering here.
The journal, OF Racine Wis, said yesterday
that prominent official OF the Chicago Milwaukee
and St. Paul Railroad Il authority for the state
ment that there Is reason TO fear that strike OF
engineers and firemen will be inaugurated on the
ST. Paul system tonight.
TRAIN wEyCKERs AT WORK.
dispatch from Nebraska City, Nebr.. March 6,
says: About o'clock to-day freight train on the
Kansas, ST Joe and Council Bluffs roid run by a
new engineer, was derailed 6 miles southeast OF
Nebraska City by a tie having been placed across
the track. Before the Passenger train following
could be tagged II into the rear OF the freight
wrecking a number OF cars and the engine A
number or persons are reported Injured among
whom were the engineer and fireman OF the pas
SeEger, but none fatally. Two men were arrested
on suspicion.