Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-03


CHICAGO, March 2.-Matters this morning
are looking splendid. The press reports that
the chief of the brotherhood and the chief Of
the Knights of Labor have come TO an under
standing by which the brotherhood is to
abandon the Reading road and the knights to
abandon ours seems to be true, but there
does not seem to be any possibility OF its
being carried out. The Reading men that
we have engaged want nothing whatever to
do with the brotherhood. One hundred and
sixty of them we're sent forward last night to
the B. & NJ. They seem . great deal more
Interested in how they shall get their fami-
lies west than how they shall get
back to Pennsylvania. In fact, they are all
and there is not any probability whatever OF
their gong back to the Reading road.
Freight trains on the St. Louis division
commence running to-day One hundred
and fifty engineers and firemen, mostly en-
gineers, arrived here from the east this
morning to be examined to-day. We are
running sufficient passenger trains every
where on the road to accommodate the pub
lie and do our business. Ten trains were
run on the keokuk line yesterday and SIX
on the Chicago, Burlington 81 Kansas City.
We had fourteen trains out of Chicago yes
terday and sixteen in.
[Signedl PAU. MORTON,
General Passenger Agent.
The freight warehouse of the b. e. M. was
in state of activity yesterday, and
THREE CARS FULL OF sCABs.
A long freight train, made up and ready to
depart for the east, lay in the yards of the
Burlington until a late hour last night, when
it was finally abandoned until this morning,
when it is expected to move. The freight
reported as coming from the west had not
arrived at 10: 80, but it was expected hourly
and the yard attaches sat around in the dis
patcher's Office and whiled away the time
smoking and telling stories Of their railroad
experience.
Train No. 3 from the east came in several
hours late. 1t was a solid train OF nine pas
senger coaches, besides the mail and baggage
cars. Three OF the coaches were filled with
Pennsylvania engineers and tiremen. The
cars in which the latter were seated were
quickly detached from the train, and sped
forward to the west as a special. Several
Pinkertoh men were with the party. AS soon
as the mail, baggage and passengers ticketed
for Omaha were emptied the train started
out on its western trip, the lights were
dmmed IN the depot and detail OF six
special officers were left in charge. The
Kansas City "stub" arrived and departed on
time.
1t was reported early in the evening that a
striker had been shot and killed by Pnker-
ton policeman, but the story was without
foundation.
At Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Neb., March 2.-TSpecial Tele-
gram to the BEE. The Pinkerton men ar
rived this morning, and tonight two hotels
have been telegraphed to arrange to care for
100 men, who, it is understood, are coming
to take the places of the strikers. The engi-
neers We're appraised Of their coming from
Burlington, the dispatch, however, stating
that there were no competent men in the
number. =
The placing of delegation of Pinkerton
men in this city is not viewed with pleasure
by any Of the citizens. The company for
four days have had their grounds
policed by fifty specials. as
though martial law prevailed, and
they were the military. The public has
stood the Inconvenience but not a disturb
| ance of any kind has occurred, not an arrest
has been made, and not even an engineer has
been found on the company's premises. The
| addition of Pihkerton men to the police, in
the minds of many, can only tend to iniame
| where all is now quiet. Secretary Munger,
of the board of transportation, said to-day
| that he thought Nebraska was fully able to
care foritself and for all persons and property
in the state. Secretary Mason ex-
presses the utmost contempt for the
importations, A very conservative view OF
| the situation is that the company are, with
| very hard to make it appear that they are
| moving swimmingly and also trying to ere
ate the impression that insecurity reigns
Neither is true, for the service thus far is
| very poor and the excuse has not yet existed
| for the use of the Pinkerton warriors. The
| officials have started few extra trains to
day and a small amount Of freight has
! been handled. An effort to get the
| Union Pacific to take b. & M. freight wa:
unsuccessful but some was broken in bull
and reshipped as strictly Union Pacific con
signments. No through passenger ticket.
are yet sold and no through freight ship
ments are taken In the meantime passen
ger and freight traffic is very heavy on the
Engine No. All. handled by a scab engi
neer, was run off the turn table at Fall.
CITY ensss last night Nn .i0 into wa, the ,ronsh dtf
boys remained at their hall through the day
quiet and confident. Dispatches were re
ceived by them from Denver, McCook
Hastings, Omaha, Plattsmouth, Pacific
Junction, Burlington and Chicago. These
all were in effect that the men at all places
were firm and confident
Three new converts were received at the
hall during the day. A dispatch received
from Atchison stated that two engines were
burnt out at that place and two across the
river. A scab had taken third one out ant
that. T. W. Draper supplied tn!
boys with cigars Yesterday, and p. w
O'Connor, a grocer in the city, visited tn,
hall and talked to the men. He urged then
to continue loyal to the law and offered t,
donate S25 to their assistance, which tn,
boys declined with thanks.
| A special from Denver stated that an en-
thusiastic meeting of both western engineer
and firemen was held there, at which Chic
Engineer Clark presided. Resolutions en-
dorsing the grand officers and COMMITTEES
were unanimously adopted and the meeting
pledged it's entire support to the strike.
The Strikers Have a Dance.
| PLATTsMoUTH, Neb., March 2.-[Specia
Telegram to the BEE. The reported KILN,
of a man in connection with the strike is no
true SO far as this city is concerned. Tn
only trouble here to date was reported in tn
Bee the case wherein one of the importe,
policemen was arrested for assault upol
Frank Zinn, a fireman, the officer having pu
him forcibly of the depot platform wthou
cause. The trial took place this afternoon
before Police Judge Matthews and tn
prisoner was discharged much to the surpris
of those who witnessed the occurrence. Peo
pie who sympathize with the laboring classe
in their struggles against corporate wealth
are having their eyes opened in this strug
gle and there will probably be rattling o