New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-03
lsY TELEGRAPH TO THE rarsusl

by A MISPLACED sWITCH-
POLICEMEN AND WORK
MEN BEATEN.
lBY TELEGRAPH TRIBUNE
CHICAGO April 2-The Burlington officials are
on the warpath again to-day and have Deen greatly
strengthened in their position by the acuon OF the
Michigan Central the Lake Shore, the fort
Wayne, Panhandle Belt Line and the Chica go
and Atlantic which have all In response 10 the
Burlingtons demand, announced their intention
of handbag all Burhn gton freight rendered them
The Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul served notice
nm their striking switchmen that unless they re-
portei for duty tomorrow they would DC DlacK-
listed and never be employed on the road IN any
capacity. The company has also in measure
followed the Atchisons policy and laid of between
5000 and 900 frcight-handlcrs, shopmen and
yardlnen and VIII not employ them again unti
the present troubles settled The Michigan
Central people are giving the Burlington the
strongest OF al least the most outspoken support"
We propose TO run this road for the present
and 10 handle ali freight offered US Our en-
ployes VIII obey our orucrs or be dlscnaFSed.
This was the position OF the road aS 0u'iinea pea
by Mr. Mckay, lts general ueIsht agent. Inc
Burlington sent over d train VI twenty cars W
the Michigan Central. 1t was III cnaIge OF super
intendenJ besler. The train was guarded oy over
fifty linkertOn men. Every precautlon was taken
10 prevent tie tram being interfered WITH on tho
way AT SiXteenth-st and Canal, as the traln
steamed past about a dozen rouSb lOoAinS inch
distributed themselves along the switches put
the PlnkerJon men who marched up snd down the
tracks swinging their clubs mada descent upon
them and quickly dispersed them. Tie Train pro,
ceeded without further interruption until il neared
the yards OF the Michigan Central lhen series
of wild unearthly shriells went up into tho smoky
ghosts, standing on top OF the cars IN the log,
grip their clubs with hrnef hold. AT nrst the
cause OF the noise was not known, out the super
intendent understood well what 1t meant. III
sin he
Central WHO saw from their cabs the hated Chl-
cago, Burlington and Quincy train approaching
the general order OF the latter company was en-
forced and every found blowing his whistle
was speedily choked of Inc tram Two minutes i,S
his Pinkerton guards few back TO the Burlington
yards on his engine.
Attorney Frank Collier sat IN his Office at Six
teenth and Canal sts., and when Mr. Beser re-
turned he telcphOned to the Lake Shore officials
for information as to when they would DC ready
the reply Not alone was the Lake Shore ready
to take train, but it was also prepared to glve
one. This was the first train transferred to the
Burlington tracks by another road since the
switchmen's strike Sure enough, at 0 80 a. M,
came a train of twenty loaded cars in charge OF
Superintendent Amsden with q guard OF speclal
policemen on top of IL. IL was rushed rlght
through and delivered at Western-ave. without
the slightest interference
The Burlington has also asked the same question
Of the Wabash and Rock Island. The Rock Island
road maintains no friendly attitude toward the
Burlington and is little disposed TO give i any
satisfaction. 1t was in vain that the officials ana
gers to hetofices OF the Rock Island. No answer,
either negative or Affirmative, could be wrung from
them as TO whether or not they would receive
train from the Burlington. at last 0lstnct
refusal was made to give any answer in writing,
and then the Burlington officials asked for verbal
one and they got it,. The Rock Island manage.
ment verbally refused 20 take any train from the
Burlington
They are playing waiting ing! sr%1 Spiss isa sssm the 5S
time now il the law can do it. 80,
The Fort Wayne strike remains at standstlu
The through passenger business has not been
affected and the officials say that they Will have
no trouble on that line The suburban passenger
tr,ins were annulled this morning The
officials Of the Fort Wayne Road and the str1k-
The men refused TO go back unless me Gnicists st
agreed to boycott the Burlington. his the lat-
ter declined TO do, and the conference came 10
naught.
THE OUTLOOK A DISMAL ONE
The day closed with serious outlook and half
a dozen roads waverng between war and peace.
Business is more unsettled than at any time during
the struggle. The Brotherhood mon are still firm
in their belief that the Burlington will be brought
TO time" An effort toward a compromise of the
strike Of the Chicago Burlington and Quincy was
made this evening by the Brotherhoods CT Engl-
neers and Firemen card embodylng STATE
ment Of the situation was issued by them IL is
addressed To the public" and signed by >. Il.
HOgc on behalf OF the engineers and j. ii. Murphy
for the iremen The concluding paragraph in
wolves fresh offer Of arbitration on an entirely
new basis The idea is that the arbitrators instead
Of coming partly or wholly from outside roads or
other professions be selected from among the Bur
lingtOn'S own employees. The document says that
If the Burlington is satisfied with the present con-
dtion Of affairs it has little for either the
business or the lives Of the public We stand, as
we have stood all the time, ready TO submit our
case TO board Of fair srbitrators, and we believe
such board can be chosen from the railroad en-
poyes of this company" An offer is also made
70 cul1 unit he frou fbroa
or general managers Marvin Hughitt, pres-
dent Of the Chicago and Northwestern, is named as
the Brotherhood, the Burlington company to name
a second arbitrator, who in common with Mr. |
Hughitt should chose the third
The strike Is having a noticeable effect on the |
grain trade According TO the report of the State
Grain Inspector not @ car of gram was brought
in Saturday over the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Wabash. |
or Chicago and Eastern Illinois roads and only |
two cars Of grain came in the Alton and one |
by the Santa Fe, The Kansas City Division of the /
ST. Paul brought in three cars. The only roads /
which maintained anything like their usual show |
ing were the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, |
Illinois Central and the two divisions of the Chi
cago and Northwestern. Shippers and receivers |
are beginning TO complain at the existing order of
things
VIOLENT CONDUCT OF THE STRIKERS.
west-bound Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul
passenger train was thrown from the rails shortly
before midnight, it IS believed, by strikers. The
track watchnan says he saw a man run away from /
The switch just as the train was approaching The .
tain was running slowly and only the en-
gne left the rails. The watchman had signalled
,he engineer TO stop, fearing that there was some
lmng wrong with the switch. The engineer
succeeded in throwing his engine over before it
iett the rails. Fortunately one was hnrt.
Aooat the tracks IL reported that number
ol strikers had made threats to stone the engineer
u ne dared to take train out The police
ioqho broken rail at Kinze and Robie SITS,
Last hight special policeman. natropg his
Dea' al The Wood-St crossing Of the Burlington
tIacAs was assaulted by three men, who, he
Bay were strikers His club and revolver were
@ken from him and he was severely beaten.
BOHEMIAN laborer while crossing the Burling-
ION trdchs at Union-st. WAS assaulted with "A