Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-02

| crew refused to handle the train and was i'm
mediately discharged. Six crews, one aftei
another, were then ordered to take the Bur
| lington train, but each crew refused to obey
the order and was in turn discharged. Find
ing that the company was in earnest the re
naming crews in the yards ran their engines
into the round-house and quit work. Th
strike will throw out of employment us men
Under the rules of the Pennsylvania system
| not one of these strikers will ever be permit
| ted to work again for the company.
| As soon as possible crew was made VI
| from other yard men, and the Burlington
train was moved without interference on the
part of the strikers. The officials of the Fort
| Wayne say that they have fully determined
to handle Burlington freight and that while
| the company may be temporarily embar-
| raised by the strike new men will be secured
and all the trains running in few days
An attempt was made by the Fort Wayne
| strikers to draw the passenger engineers and
| firemen into the strike. A local passenger
| train left the union station at 2;20 in the
afternoon, and when it reached Sixteenth
| street the engine was surrounded by crowd
| of strikers, who endeavored to persuade the
engineer and fireman to leave the cab, Find
| ing arguments and entreaties We're of no
avail the strikers began to threaten, but the
threats were also useless the crew of the ell
CINE stating that they should take the train
along and abide by the consequences. This
declaration was received with angry cries
from the mob, and the train pulled away
amid general storm of denunciation.
At $3.50 the crew of the PittSburg express
refused to take the train out of the union sta
ton and a new crew was put into the cab
and the train left after delay of only about
fifteen minutes. With this exception there
was no disposition shown by the passenger
crews of the Fort Wayne to strike, and the
officials believe the strike will not extend
beyond the local freight yards,
The Burlington road transferred a train of
freight to the yards of the Lake Shore Il
Michigan Southern road Saturday afternoon.
The cars were received but were immediately
run upon side-track, the yardmen refusing
to haul them out. At | O'Clock Sunday morn
ing the switchmen on the Atchison, Topeka
& Santa Fe went out in "A body.
At 6 o'clock Sunday evening all the Alton
switchmen quit work and housed their ma
chimes in the companys yards. The Pan
Handle men will go out next A large num-
Der of the men are opposed to a strike, but the
majority ruled the meeting Sunday night
and decided that all should leave their ma
chimes Monday noon.
The Western Indiana will order their men
to handle Burlington cars switched upon the
Belt line. The men have already announced
that they will not handle the Objectionable
cars. Should strike be ordered, now
seems probable all the roads will be tied up
This step, however, would simply hasten the
inevitable, for it is merely a question of a
few days when every line will suffer the par
alysis now affecting the St Paul and the
Fort Wayne.
The Lake Shore switchmen will also aban-
don their posts when the company orders
them to deliver the train of freight cars now
standing at Sixteenth street to the Burling-
ton tracks. The men have agreed not to
handle Burlington car, and their ultimatum
to this effect has been forwarded to the of
ficials 1t is reported that the Rock Island
men will also go out, but the officials of that
road declare that they are ut peace with their
men. The Rock Island has thus far refused
to accept Burlington freight.
A Panhandle freight train was coming into
the city Sunday morning when a score or
more of drunken strikers leaped upon the
cars at Western avenue and put the con-
ductor to flight The rioters then unhitched
the locomotive from the train and ran away.
The strikers at Western avenue We're in an
ugly mood all day. There were several col
lisions between them and the st. Paul police
officers, several shots being fired on both
sides. One of the St Paul officers was felled
eye.
The managers of the leading roads are in
cliped to think that the strike will extend,
and they are therefore making preparations
for a big fight 1t is proposed that all the
roads shall combine and in combination fight |
the strikers The opinion is generally ex-
pressed that this is the time to settle the cues
lion of the management of the roads-whether |
n shall renain with the officials or be given |
,ver to the brotherhood, The Burlington |
having succeeded in carving on its business
Iespitc the strikers tha other roads are dis
oosed TO try the same plan. It is thought that
, strong combination will be made and "a de.
,idetl stand taken against the strikers.
The Burlington sent out "A large number of
trains Saturday. No trouble was reported
on its lines.
The members of the grievance COMMITTEES of
the Burlington road. with the execution of
Chairman Hoge. were busilv engaged Sat,Ir
Law nigbt in discIoimino ali reen4neihilitv fo,.
he strikes ON the other systems Hoge
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