Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-03-14
THE STRIKE HAS SPREAD.
Burlington s. Northern brotherhood Men
Leave Their Engines.

Burlington Northern Brotherhood Men
Leave Their Engines.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, March THE
Burlington & Northern strike is on. All
Brotherhood engineers and fremen
left their cabs at 10 o'clock this
forenoon. The effect is not yet OBJ
servable, because the road does
not send any passenger train out till
4:15 P. NJ. The officials claim the
Chicago and st. Louis express will start
as usual, while the Brotherhood claim
the road will not be able to turn
wheel. The roads freight business was
very large before the Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy strike, but is now nothing
more than local. The strike affects
about 100 men.
LA CROSSE, Wis, March Late last
night notice was served on Superin-
tendent Barr, of the Burlington & North
ern, that if the road continued to handle
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy business, it
would destroy the good will and friendly
feeling now existing on the part of the
engineers and fremen towards his
road. This was not signed but never
theless was regarded as having the
authority OF the Brotherhood. A reply
was served on the men at noon to-day
in substance that they should report by
this evening whether or not they were
prepared to handle any and ali business
of the road. If not, they were to con-
slider themselves discharged and apply
to the proper officer for their wages due
there is no mistake about it
this time, so far as he can see; strike
is inevitable. He says passenger trains
will certainly not be delayed and all
business will be taken care of within a
very short time.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March THE Burling-
ton strike is involving the other roads
at the stock yards. This morning, five
Lake Shore engineers refused to take a
train of Burlington cars from Englewood
to Sixteenth street, declaring that they
would quit before they would haul any
thing bearing the 80" label. The cars
consequently remain at Englewood. The
Wabash switchmen refused this morn
ing to receive Burlington cars which
were brought to the yards at Root
Street. The switchmen employed by
the Union Stock Yards and Tran
sit Company which has charge of
all the switching at the yards
also decided to-day that they
would handle no Burlington cars. The
company has as yet taken no action on
the matter. The twenty-five employees
of the so" at the yards, whose bIsi-
ness it is to care for all the stock arriv-
ing over the Burlington, were dis
| charged to-day as no stock is arriving
and consequently there is nothing for
| them to do.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, March Thirty dele
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| Chicago & North Western Railway are
holding a meeting this afternoon at Nc
Coy's Hotel in this city. The rumor
that a general meeting OF the grievance
committees of all Northwestern roads is
to be held here to-day is untrue.
Chief Arthur said to an Associated
Press representative about noon to-day,
that, to use his exact words, there was
"serious danger that the strike of the
engineers and firemen would now spread
widely. 1t is impossible to appease our
men," he said, when they know
that the railroad companies all over
the country are giving aid to the Bur-
hngton. We are continually in receipt
of kilograms showing that the compa-
MES are rendering this assistance, and it
is not in my power or the power of any
other man to use restraint unless such
things are stopped"
Mr.. Arthur showed the following as a
sample of the communications with
which he is deluged:
aurora, Ill.,. March Up. M. Arthur,
Grand Chief, Chicago: E. Reynolds an
engineer, says he was in the employ OF
the New York Central and was forced to
come here and run, or consider himself
discharged. Investigate.
j. A. BAUREIsEN."
Another communication was picked
from the pile by Mr. Arthur and hand
ed over with the request that the identity
of the sender should not be disclosed,
The message was from Jackson, Mich,
and said in part: ''On Saturday, March 8,
the following was semitic all agents Mich.
g an Central Railroad Company: ALI
engineers wishing to 60 to Chicago to
work for the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy, sent Free This message was
sent under character No. % which is
used by no one but the general super1n-
tendent or acting general superintend-
ent"
"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. It is not to be ex-
pected that they will submit to such
proceedings, but will put stop to them
efectually."
So far as heard from this morning not
single road upon which the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy had made de-
mand to handle freight had responded
favorably. The Wabash refused point
blank. The st. Paul declined, and
heavy train switched on to it's tracks
from the Burlington tracks at Western
Avenue for transportation over the Chi
cago, Milwaukee q St. Paul line was
hauled back. Other Western roads to
whom the formal request WAS sent have
either refused or are prepared to re-
frni oh her eff. Il