Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-04
THE FINAL STRUGGLE
OF the Great Railroad
Strike at Hand.
THE"Q'sr LAST GREAT EFFORT
A General Delivery of Cars to
Other Roads to be At
tempted To-Day.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD /

CHICAGO, April 3.-The Burlington
officials announced this afternoon that
a delivery of cars to a large number
OF roads would be attempted to-mor-
row, and the final struggle in the
great strike will probably then take
place. No attempt was made by the
company to do business to-day, the
plea being that the police were needed
at the polls throughout the city,
where a municipal election was in
progress.
An inkling of how the Burlington's
general advance" may be met
tomorrow in some quarters lies in the
fact that in order to reach the Grove.
street. yards, cQpnections are made
with at least SIX other roads, the
60" has to pass over the section OF
the Alton tracks where they were so
vigorously obstructed yesterday.
The switches OF the Rock Island
yards are locked SO that no Burling-
ton cars can be run in. The officials
Of the St. Paul road to day discovered
that their switches connecting with
the Northwestern tracks, at West
ern avenue, were spiked. The st..
Paul people say the Northwestern
peo le probably think this the safest
way in which to avoid trouble, as the
spIKING OF THE SWITCHES
Precludes the possibility of any
freight being rendered the Northwest
ern and st. Paul. They hold that the
spiking was done at the instigation of
the Northwesi ern officials.
The unconditional surrender OF the
Michigan Central strikers do-day was
due to the influence exerted by
a delegation of Brotherhood
men from Jackson, Michigan, who
arrived this morning. The Brother
hood engineers were greatly adverse
to the strike and positively refused to
back it up. Business in the Michigan
Central yards is proceeding now as
usual.
The Burlington road this afternoon
applied to Judge Gresham for an in
junction against the Belt Line to re-
strain the latter from refusing to ham
die 20" freight. This is the original
suit reinstated, and seems to indicate
that the Belt Line is being badly
pushed by its employees and has
agreed to the reviving OF the original
bill. Judge Gresham granted tenn
porary writ.
THE STRIKERS WEAKENING.
Two thousand delegates, represent
ing the engineers, firen1en and switch
men of all the roads leading to Chi
cago, held meeting this afternoon.
General Manager Jeffreys, of the Illi-
nois Central, made a speech, at the
conclusion of which it was resolved
that the men on each road should be
allowed to use their own Judgment
in all questions growing out of
the strike. This is considered to be
a virtual endorsement of the Michigan
Central's men to-day. The Fort
Wayne strikers to-day asked the
General Superintendent whether ii
they returned to work in the morning
they would be taken back. He re-
piled in the affirmative, provided they
would handle all business without
discrimination. This is thought to
indicate that the Fort Wayne strike
will soon be over. The Belt line en-
ployees decided tonight to stand by
the company and to handle all freight
as directed. This ends the trouble on
that line.
ARTHUR INTERVIEWED.
CLEVELAND, O., April 3.--Chief
Engineer Arthur said to a reporter
this evening that the Brotherhood
will be very glad to see Congressional
investigation into the Burlington
strike, as they thought it would bring
the policy Of that company before
public scrutiny and be productive
of much good. Referring to the
structures upon engineers in the
report Of the Grand Secretary
of the Conductors Brother
hood, Arthur expressed con-
temptuous disregard for anything they
might say. He is not surprised at the
document, as the conductors officials
have been violently opposed to the
Brotherhood for some time. First,
because the latter would not affiliate
with them in any manner with them,
and second, because the engineers
positively refused to endorse the con-
ductors who were working for Con-
gress to compel the licensing OF con-
ductors and engineers. Arthur de-
MED positively that there was any
danger Of split in the Brotherhood,
because some of the radicals are dis
satisfied with the conservative policy
of himself and lieutenants.
A MEETING AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, April 3.-Alargely attend
ed joint meeting of locomotive engi-
neers and fremen was held here this
evening to receive J. J. Hanrahan
Vice Grand Master of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen, and Joseph
Porter, an engineer on the Burlington
system, who came here from Chicago
to discuss the Western situation. Al
ter hearing statements of affairs, res
olutions- were unanimously adopted
endorsing the action of the Grand
Officer, approving the way in which
the cause Of the firemen had been
conducted in favor of continuance
of the policy hitherto pursued.
AN UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER.
CHICAGO, April 3.-The striking st.
Paul yard men held meeting to.
night and appointed committee to
wait on General Superintendent Clark
with a proposition that they would &C
to work if new men were directed te
clear the yards of Burlington freight
This Clark rejec ed and the committee
returned to the meeting place where
where it was instructed by the meet
ing to again see Clark and offer al
unconditional surrender. He receiv
ed this proposition and the men will
go to work in the morning.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL STRIKI
Settled After short Duration --Th