Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-03-17
st IDDEN SICKNESS
II is Cured When They are Marked "In
Bad Order"-The Engineers Answer
in the Injunction Proceeding Charges
CoIIusion Between the Roads.


ColIusion Between the Roads.
OMAHA, March 14.-At 2 o'clock this
morning every switch engine in the employ
ol the Union Pacific railroad had it's fires
drawn and stood silently in the round
house. No freight left the city all night
ordinarily from eight to fourteen freights
dppart from here daily. The sudden sick
ness which developed among the engineers
Yesterday at the sight of Burlington cars
rontlnurl to spread when the night crews
came Oh and found a Q. car on nearly every
side track. This morning eighteen engineers
were sick and only four OF the seventeen
ward engines we're ut work. A freight train
bound west with one Q. car in its makeup
waited for crew, but one after another
pleaded illness till the car was
marked lin bad order" and set out
wt.u Engineer Murphy convalesced and
took the train out. Two crews of engi-
nrpr4 and tiremrn in the day service and
tvo Of the night crews have quit the ser
vice altogether. The Grievance Committee
Of tine road held consultation with Gen
raj superintendent Dickinson during the
dav. the outcome which is not revealed.
A.. however, Il number OF sick employees re-
turned to work, the general impression is
the road will not compel the men to
haudIr Burngton freight
THE ANSWER
u Nicholas Weeks, representing the Union
Pacific engineers, was filed to-day in the
Tn;tad States Court by their attorney,
General Cowan, in the Injunction suit
Thp answer, which is vOluminous, denies
the allegation Of the till which alleged that
thc Union Pacific refused to exchange
traffic with the Burlington d Missouri, |
handle it's cars, etc. The answer AYERS |
that on the contrary the Union Pacific |
does exchange traffic with the complainant |
and handle its cars in the same manner as |
those Of other roads, and this performance |
of duty on the part OF the Union Pacific |
through itsenginccrs and firemen the eanswer |
claiuts TO be the cause Of the present suit |
is uudrrt aken and instituted by perfect |
understanding between the two roads for |
the purpose OF Gbelling, intimidating and |
oppressing defendants to the bill and |
this action lis claimed to have the effect of |
making the engineers subject to every arbi !
trary order that the railroads may issue /
for the benefit Of the Burlington & Mis-
souri, by either driving out of employment |
the engineers or
COMPELLING THEM TO WORK
at Unfortunately low wages. The charges OF
conspiracy are denied in toto and the sole
reason of the strike is claimed to be the in
ability OF the engineers to support, main
tain and educate their families becomingly /
on the wages paid them by the Burlington
& Missouri. The tyranny of the road is
OF and all legal means to resist,
whether by meetings on the part of tie
engineers or otherwise, is claimed as right.
In conclusion the answer denies the power
OF the court to compel him or any OF the
defendants to continue at work whenever
it is his or their desire to quit, and asks
that the temporary restraining order be
dissolved. The answer was great surprise
and further time was asked by the Burling-
ton Missouri counsel in which to submit
aftdavits denying the statements contained
in it. The Union Pacific Attorney urged
speedy decision as it was of the grea test
Importance to the interests OF the road.
Judge pundy, however, deferred the hearing
until Friday.