Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-16
THE STRIKE.
Chief Arthur Issues Another Circular
Regarding the Justice Of the
Burlington Strike.
He Says in the Present Fight Engineers
and Firemen are Engaged In Life
and Death Struggle.
An Order Granted Restraining the Strikers
From Intsrfering With rrsnie Of the
Burlington Road.
MUST WIN OR DIE.

CHICAGOt ILL . mArC0 S.--ChlSG Arh1ur
i has issued another circular regarding the
Justice of the Burlington strike. In con-
elusion the circular says the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and Flremen
are now engaged in 8 life and death
struggle. War has been declared between
them snd the Chicsgo, Burlington snd
! Quincy Railroad. The brotherhood can
not recede from their demands on the
wages question and msiutsin their self
respect or their organization. They must
! win or die. They can only respect the
claims of neutrEls so long as they remain
neutral. They must and will exhaust
every honorable means to win the fight.
POSITION OF THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.
CHICAGO, ILL , March $50 far az can
be Learned, the Illinois Central is the only
western company which will continue to
interchange frtight with the Burlington.
Outside of the willingness OF the manage
meut to pursue that course, the inter-
change in this case is imperative unless
the company should elect to forfeit its
charter, as that instrument provides that
| it shall receive from and deliver freight
to connecting Illinois roads.
NOT TOUCHING BURLINGTON FREIGHT.
OMAHA, NEB., March ALI roads run
ming into Omaha are still leaving Bur-
lington freight untouched. 1t is reported
that the Burlington will commence legal
proceedings TO compel other roads to re-
ceive It's freight.
COURT PROCEEDINGS POSTPONED.
CHICAGO, Ill, March ALI court
proceedings by the Burlington Railresd
against Chief Arthur and the Wabash
Railroad were brought TO q sudden halt
by Judge Gresham this afternoon. He
announced that the whole matter had
been postponed until Monday. The rea-
son for the delay is to give the attorneys
for the Wabash time TO prepare an an
swer, but the Burlington Company did
not particularly oppose the postpone
mept.
4 DECISION.
CHICAGO, ILL March ga dispatch
receiV III at the headquarters Of the Bur-
lington system in Chicago this afternoon,
from the general manager Of the Burling
ton and Missouri RIVER Railroad at
Omaha, says: Judge Dunder CT the
United States court has this day issued
an order requiring the Union Pacific Rail
way Company to take our business in &C
corcance with the Interstate commerce
law, and restraining the engineers from
striking, combining or contederatiug for
the purpose Of organizing or advising a
strike"
A NOTICE TO THE SANTA FE.
TOPEKA, KAs, March 9.-rhe griev-
suce committee of the S Inta Fe rosd had
q conference to-day. The following no.
tice was read: To Messrs. Goddard, gen
ersl manager; White, traffl; manager,
Judge McCrary and others representing
the Santa Fe road: We are in
structed by the engineers and fremen Of
the Atchison, Topeka and Sauta Fe sys-
lem to notify you that on and after II 80
q. m. Sunday, March IL, they will re-
cars Of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy system or any consignments OF
freight or any passenger traffic in the in
terest OF said sYstem."
In reply Judge MCG1ry and General
Manager Goddard said that the inter-
safe commerce law and the law of
Kansas FORBADE the rosd from refusing
30 freight that comes to the Santa Fe's
hands in the regular order of business.
The committee, however, was told thst
no decision in the matter could be made,
but that it would be referred to the presi-
action. Members of the committee and
other engineers and 6remeu say there will
be no general strike, though many of the
engineers may quit their cabs rather than
hsndle 80" freight.
KANSAS CITY, March 11.-Vice- Grand
Master H4nshan of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive FiTemen arrived here this sf-
ternoon and Immediately went TO secret
conference with S. III. Stevens, who has
had charge OF affairs at this point. Mr..
Hanshan has in the last few days vitited
Denver and the points between there and
Kansas City. He officially reported that
ne found the engineers and fremen OF
other roads determined in their stand not
to handle any Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy freight.
The general grievance committee of
the Chicsgo, Rock Island and Pacific road
met here this afternoon. They were in
session for three hours, during which the
situstion was thoroughly discussed. No
final action was taken, the committee sd-
journing to meet to-night. Speeches
made at the meeting were to the effect
that If the Rock Island touched BurliDg-
ton freight that the engineers and dremen
| would leave their positions.