Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-25

All Tranle stepped Again
ea the Daflingten.


O1cA0o. 0aRoh q. - Tie freiehs
tsa1s o. ~ Basiina.sa. vh,ch yesses
day - Dos,ag t,s ssme . before she
sgGinesss' 'stTtke, = toSsy almost q =
% u3stali aSaia- Thm condition OF
e4olBs b cus ~ tie aston Of tvo kus-
ossd sui1eA0ea employed II Basiine-
t0o yanos hsss. vhs ssruck early th,s
0oe1inQ without any neaice whatever 10
the fuad. Toe sultchUen a. Aurora.
H., alop aoppsd. bus that vss the ouly
sotsj0s poin1 o4seasj - far e. the
company knes up 10 8 O'Clock this
mosuin9. Tue company dsc,ded, Aes-
ever, TO 0Ove 10 freiehl a. all until tie
stEike b sstsisd. and With tbs exsepsinn
Of live stock train IN transit no freight
10 MOVING. Passenger traius ara run
ming - usual. Toe o:mpany has ~
oeivea 20 notice q all feom chs svitee.
aes, and ~ grievance has yet been
eesesase6 % demand made On thsm by
the swiesAoen's union.
In ~ yards this m,raing and
around the brotherhood hsadqn sfters IL
vAa common gossip that the svitchmen
Thad been taksa into tbs fold Of the
bsosAeshood In consideration OF their
going out On . strike. About too han
oee0 svitohmon work for the Bar
lioeton mere and tvo or three hundred
more at Other points along ths linz
n -. IoUTs.
81. Loum, March 2l.-No strike has
yes oeo tired b ~ Or In East st. L7uis
amocg the svitehmsn on shs Basiin9.
e0n.
q xHR Q. o. q. ,. Road.
CHlcAoo, March 3l.-Ths ssitchmen
On The CAioaga, Colorado and Santa Fe
railroad struck this morning, owing TO
Q diRssenss With the company about
the grand master. Toe strike will
probably be settled this afternoon.
Chief Arthur denies that the brother
hood has any connection With the
svitchmen's strike. and ssys he wished |
u distinctly understood that the BROTH |
eshood has not entered into any oombi- |
nation With the svitchmsn OF any other |
organisation aud has no intention Of |
doin9 o.. Il h the general impression |
that the strike viil extend TO the train |
men and that all switchmen will 70 ont |
along the line Of the Burlington.
ANHwRB 10 TEE Rocx ysIANp.
CHlcAoo, March "a. The Oaicags, |
Rock Island and Pacific Railway 6led |
IN Judge 0reshsm's court today an an
sser TO the petition of the Bnr,iustou
R Railvay askiuR that the former road be /
compelled 70 handle Q" CARA The an
seer etatea the relations existing be- |
tseeo the railroad systems il Illinoie,
Wisoonsin, Aennesots, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Nebsasks and Colorado. and
alleges that 10 January laet the Chi
esao, BurlinGton and Quincy iuaugu.
rated q var Of rates and prosecuted |
the same % vigorously that on the 18th |
of the present month rates through these |
states we're redaced to about one third |
of the rates which existed before the /
war commenced; that 10 has avoved 20
to the management OF the other rail- |
road companies that the purpose Of the |
var vas 20 compel fhe railroads Ia the |
states named to plsce exclusive and |
absolute control Of all rates in the |
hnnds of q trust to b controlled by |
three commissioners Who should also |
have power to pay oompe nsation to |
lines for losses sustained because OF |
any rates 6xed By the trust, and 10 ina-
pose fines and forfeitures for disobedi- |
ence to orders. Il also alleges that the |
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Com
pany permitted the strike which 10 nov
in progress % that il would aid
the ratio var Ia demorslizina
tne busines, redueing revenues
and iu bringing about Q state Of things
which voold compel the railroads Of the |
west 10 submit TO the BuslinRton's
scheme for placing the railroads undef
the control Of the proposed BuflinRtou
company. BY bringing about strike on
its own line drst to absorb all Of the en-
Rineess and hremen Of the United
states. Who are nos members Of the
Bretheghood, and thereby render u im
possible for its competitors TO man
their roads; that its demand for the in
tefchanee Of traflio with competing
lines has not been made 10 good fai b,
bnt 70. the express purpose OF
bringing about q strike On teoss
lines, well knowing that the
places OF the striking engiresfs
and ffemeu could no, be supplied. The
answer discloses that before this bill
vas died the Rock leland COMPANY hid
arranged with its engineers aud 6fernen
TO raise the boycott, and that orders
had been issued before this sat Vas
commenced directing that business bs
interchsnesd With all railroads IS be-
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