Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-01
RAILROAD TROUBLES.
Exciting Times In and
About Chicago.
STRIKE FOLLOWING STRIKE.

The Fort Wayne Road Drawn
Into the Difficulty-Other
Roads to Follow.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD.
CHICAGO, March 31.-The rumo,
that the tie-up of all the Milwaukee
and st. Paul roads was decided upon
at the late meeting of the strikers last
night proves true. The engineers
firemen, switchmen and brakemen
aud a number of conductors of that
road have quit work. The strike in
cludes the employees of all divisions
centering in Chicago, both freight
and passenger.
THE LAST TRAINS.
The last trains manned by Brother
hood crews left the Union depot at IL
last night. At a meeting held last
night, at which fully 700 of the st.
Paul employees attended, motion
was made to tie up the road, and il
was carried without dissenting vote.
The strike was not declared by any
organization or brotherhood, at least
not formally. The men say it was
entirely individual action on their
part.
THE 20" CALLS FOR ASSISTANCE.
The Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad called to-day upon the Fort
Wayne, Lake Shore, Rock Island,
Illinois Central and Alton for assist
ance in raising the freight blockade
in its yards This, it claims, it has a
right to do under the Interstate Com
merce law, and the roads called upon
are liable for damages under this act
if they refuse.
WILL UNITE FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION
The Fort Wayne and Lake Shore
officials announced that they will haul
Burlington cars if called upon to do
SO. The Rock Island has already re-
fused to take sides with the Burling-
ton. What the other roads will do
when called upon is matter of con-
lecture, but it is understood that they
will unite for mutual protection and
make desperate fight to break down
the Brotherhood and Switchmen's
Union.
WORKING HARMONIOUSLY.
The moment the engineers, fremen
and switchmen OF other roads are
asked to assist in moving 80" freight
they will strike. Thus the chances are
favorable for general railroad tie
up on the lines converging in Chicago
The Brotherhood of Switchmen and
Brakemen on all the roads are now
working harmonously. They appear
as determined to win as the railroad
companies. This is practically the
situation to-day.
ONE OF THE GREATEST STRIKES.
Chairman Hoge, of the Grievance
Committee of the Burlington road ,vir-
tually admitted this morning that the
engineers, firemen and switchmen OF
three and perhaps four other roads
would go out some time to-day, thus
precipitating one of the greatest strikes
ever known in Chicago. The roads
marked for the strike are the Alton,
Ft. Wayne, Panhandle, Rock Island
and the Santa Fe.
SPREAD TO THE FORT WAYNE.
Later-The strike has spread to the
Fort Wayne employees. The crews
left their engines in the yards at Car
rol avenue and Carpenter street, at
O'Clock this afternoon. 1t was report
ed that the Fort Wayne men at other
points in the city also quit, and this
was confirmed at o'clock. The strike
on the Fort Wayne in Chicago is gem
eral, and is supposed to be the result
of the company accepting train
OF freight this afternoon from the Bur-
lington.
SPREAD TO BURLINGTON.
BURLINGTON, Ia, March 31.-The
switchmen's strike has extended to
this city, and eight of the forty Bur-
lington switchmen here took their
time to-day and quit, giving no rea-
son. The company officials say the
places will be filed this afternoon.
TIE PENNSYLVANIA.
1llISbuhU, ludlCA C1. llc ldllIOdl
officials of the Pennsylvania Com
pany have been watching the Bur-
lington very closely for the past few
days. Their lines, including tho Fort
Wayne road, are not handling Bur-
lington freight and every effort is
being made to keep the strike from
spreading among their employees, as
it has been ,umored it was.
A LITTLE TOO sANGUINE.
An official who was seen to-day
said: "Our reports from Chicago
state that everything is serene on the
Fort Wayne road. We do not know
what to expect, however. None of
the Burlington freight is being han
died by us. It would not be policy
to do so. It may be that there are q
few stray Burlington cars on the Fort
Wayne, between Pittsburg and Chi
cago, but, if there are, they were the
ones that were taken when it was
supposed the strike was settled. With
fhe atrike asauminp q more sari0us