The sun., 1888-03-28
THE RAILROAD TROUBLES.
BURLINGTON TRAINS GUARDED BY
DEPUTY sBERIFFA


Fears thst the strikise syvstehueu Mes.
n MischieE-The Rrake~es Likely to se Out
Meme sfthe strik ers will be Re-eppieyed
CHICAGO, March 27.-The Burlington off,
GERS mako no effort to conceal the fact that
they anticipate trouble from the striking
switchmen. who. they claim. struck without
cause or reason. Nc violence has yet been at
tempted by the strikers, but that may be be-
cause the company has not yct secured q
suficieAt number OF now men to fill the places
OF those who have gone out The company Is
taking every precaution to prevent trouble.
and Is making every arrangement to meet and
overcome 1t II It arises. A large number OF
Pinkerton mon have been added to the force
already engaged. and these men will patrol the
yards day and night.
Sheriff Ma.son visited the Burlington Offices
to-day. and. after consultation with the OIL
cials. agreed to swear in as many
mon as deputy sheriffs as the COM
pany may need to protect Its property and
the mon who may bo employed to take the
places Of the strikers. The yards Of the COM
pany wore deserted by the striking SWITCH
mon to-day. Fifteen new switchmen were
at work. and these men. assisted by
the fourteen switch engineers brought
from Aurora this morning. managed
to got out all the passenger trains and three
trains OF freight-about ninety-six cars. A
guard OF armed men was placed on each en-
gine to repel any attack by the strikers. Sew
eral freight trains were received during tho
day and this evening and promptly handled.
Reports were received that the men at Patts-
mouth Quincy. Denver. Kansas City. and Cres-
ton had gone out It is now believed that all
he end Of Tie Nv SeeH The has
however been fully considered by the COM
ssw as T SS engaged to take
Not one OF the old mon will be taken back"
said Passenger Agent Merton to-day. and our
whom we can place implicit contdencs. nes '"' Ill
=, During the day President Perkins OF tho Bur.
from the
Tho attitude Of tho brakemen, on the, road is
the officials. II is asserted that the brake.
men are quietly comforting together with
z ylew, ew,a Of taking Ins,, some action, and
4 they anit work, in a body beiore many days.
President Monaghan of the switchmens Union
stay out until their demands for the reinstate-
ment ne q the. the old engineers we're complied with.
be 81" se not pe
whether the strike would extend TO any other
roads II the engineers on other lines refused
sTItchman. be thought would go with them.
r. The Board OF RSiIroad and Watch House
SOmmlSSlOnerS OF ILLINOIS, mot In tho city to-
day to consider the complaints made by sew
oral citizens OF Aurora that the burlington was
employing incompetent engineers and tlremen
on its trains. and thus endangering the lives
and property of the people. Tho investigation
will begin on next Tuesday.
Tho striking engineers of the Burlington sys.
tenn were to-day each paid $50 by the Brother
hood for the month they have been idle. Every
engineer will receive similar sum at the end
OF zach month as long as the strike lasts.
KANSAS CITY. March 27.-The Burlington road
will refuse perishabls freight tomorrow. like
wise live stock destined for the Union Stock
Yards. Chicago.
LINCOLN. Neb, March 27.-Twelye switchmen
employed by the Burlington and Missouri Rail-
road Company In this city quit work this morn
Ing: OF this number; seven claimed to have
striking fremen. Two gave sickness as their
excuse. while three admitted that they were on
strike. The company employs about fifty
switchmen in this city. and rs they have
already employed some new men, their bust
ness is not seriously Interrupted. The night
crews began work to. night as usual. hut there
is feeling OF unoasiness among the Burling-
ton and Missouri officials. and they are evi-
dsntly expecting general strike.