Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-04

Noub alutu Ny the IhulCdIS IN tne bf0IQ
ernood, it Is claimed have assumed man
segment OF the strike and the officers O
the Brotherhood are no longer consulted
as to the steps necessary to be take
Most OF the members Of the committed
strongly urged the adoption of resolu.
ton declaring that the Brotherhood
engineers had nothing in common
with the switchmen and is no way
responsible FOR their action. Mr.. Hoge,
chairman OF the Burlington grievance
committee, aud two or three others were
the DULY ones who opposed sucn action,
claiming he aid Of the swi.chmen was
needed 10 help the engineers to gain the
fight against the Burlington. After 8
long anu animated discussion it was de.
cided the advisory committee depart at
oLcs for Cleveland and consult with Coiet
Arthur, as to the best course to be pur-
sued hereafter.
AS result Of yesterdays notice, that
the Rock Islsnd will mot handle 30"
freight, the Burlington ms reins,ated Its
comp !aint against the Rock Island In the
Uni.ed States Circuit court. Judge Ores
aam will hear arguments Tomorrow.
RETURNED To WORK
CHICAGO, ILL April Tine Michigan
Central yard employees returned TO work
at p m. Upon what terms the strike
was declared e they would not say.
The ROCK ISLANDS ANSWER.
| CHICAGO. ILL, April -Wnen The Bur
iingson Railway asked judge Gresham for
an ordsr to compel The RICK Island to
| handle 20" freight, the r lck Island
answered by charging that the present
etrike was simply part Of the Burlng
ton programme to force the other lioes
into j lining the railway "trust," which it
was said the Buriiogton d. sired.
FL B Some. general manager of the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy, makes
answer to these charges in an affidavit,
which WAS filed this az ernoon. Toe affl
davlt denies in detail all the charges Of
the K Jck IslaBd, which 1t pronounces
scandalous and false. 1t says the raIe
war WAS initiated by the RJck Island and
other lines against the most earnest eff
forts Of the Burlipgton. The "trust"
story is pronounced utterly false. Mr..
Stone denounces as "fslsen and "reck-
less" the charges Of the Rock Island that
the strike WAS allo wed in order to coerce
b 'sBurlipg.on's competitors into acqui-
esceI &c IN the railway trust, and calls at
tentinn to the 'inexcusable falsity" Of
the R)cK Islands charge.
VIRTUALLY BHATEH.
AMSTERDAM, N Y, April s-Thomss
Meg dire, OF tue general executive board
of the K lights Of LIB If, who has bsen In
town for the past week, wss intervie wed
by reporter to day. He was asked
"What do you think of the railroad trou-
bles in the westi"
"The Chicsgo. Burlington and Quincy
engineers are virtually beaten" Mcclure
replied, sand there Is no use in their
prOloDging the conflict. It is the Knights
Of Labor who hsys beaten them. Our
people have been getting even with the
Brotherhood for les course In the s1u:h-
western and z aiding strikes"
"Do you think their defeat In this
strike Will be a fatal 81 w 20 the Brother
hoon?"
"Ol, this may bsa good thing for the
Brotnerhood. II msy teach them use
fui lesson. think that the end will be
that the Brotherhood will either come
into the knights Of Labor or will enter
into some kind Of contract with them"
TIE ROCK ISLANDS ANSWER
Stone alleges that the complainant has
been in pad faith, crowding traffic eX
change on the defendant with the pu p lse
Of disabling it in the operation OF it's |
road. All iavits are on file and bills of |
lading accompanying several bo(k.ded |
shipments are produced whereby IL fully |
appears that they were all shipments |
maize By private consiguors and that the |
complainant had nothing to do with the |
origin Of the rou ing thereof. In con-
clusion Mr.. Stone declares thst contrary |
to The Rock Islands assertion made 10 |
their answer that it WAS in position to |
resume its former relation with the com
plaipant, 'no notice has been given the |
complainant that the engineers and fire.
men OF the defendant had gwen up the |
control Of its trsf1; department, or
granted permission to the defendant to |
conduct It's business IS puollc carrier |
according to law, or that the defendants |
policy Of absolute non-intercourse as de- |
clsred in the orders and letters Of Its |
agents was In any respect altered"
TO MAKE A FINAL STRUGGLE.
CHICAGO, ILL, April 8 fine Burling- |
ton Metals announced this afternoon |
that another general sdyance would be |
made by them to morrow. Toe delivery |
of cars will be attempted to large num- |
Der of roads, and the final struggle In thu |
great strike will 10 all likelihood then take |
plsce. At police headquarters spe
cial OFF ;ers were being sworn in
all day from the reserve lists Of
the department. Information as to what
roads csrs W ud be sent by the Burling-
ton was Ie'u Used at the Burlington IN ;-s
No attempt TO do business was made by
the Burlington to-day, the plea being that
the police were needed st the polls
'hrougto out the city where the
municipal election was In progress.
An iuklIng OF how the Burlington general
advance tomorrow may be met 10 some
quarters lies in tbs fact that in order 10
resch the Grove street yard 20" trains
are obliged TO pass over 3 portion Of the
Alton tracks aud pays that road m lesge
on every train 1t sends to Grove street,
where COM ection Is made with the ysr1s
of at least six other roads.
Some Eve or Six switches
are a key to the situation.
Twentv-six Of these are spliced or spiked.
The 20" Cannot deliver c,rs to these
roads and "all the kings horses and all
the king men" would be powerless to
get train through. This Il an imminent
danger and one tnat the 20" people evil
IDENTIFY fear The switches of the Rock
Island yards connecting with the Bur