Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1888-03-16

OMAHA, NEB., March S.-General Manager
Eimban has issued a circular letter 70 the
engineers In the employ of the Union Pacific
railroad calling their attention to the
changes, affairs and responsibilities Of rail-
roads made by the interstate commerce law
and the responsibilities Of roads engaged IN
the interstate traffic. The Burlington strike
was not referred to, but the circular is under
stood to be issued to remind the engineers
Of the liability OF the Union Pacific II II re-
fused to receive Burlington freight and the
danger of an act on against the engineers
tn mselves for conspiracy.
An official of the Union Pacific was asked
what his road would DO in case the engineers
refused to handls Burlington freight. He
the penalties of the interstate laws would
have to order it done or quit.
AFRAID or GREEN EEGEEERs.
There was rumor last night that the Bur
6ngtOn brakemen we're on the verge OF q
strike, A brakeman when asked about It
said: 1.-The men are getting o1sconGenteG-
Whether they viii strike or not cannot say.
The fact is, they are afraid to run with
green engineers
An ORDER ISSUED.
CHICAGO, March S.-The following order
has just been issued by Judge Graham:
Charles EbeFs ct al. vs.. the Wabash, st. Louis Z
Pacific railway ct ALL United States Circuit
court. Northern District OF Illinois.
Comes now the Chicago, Burlington q
Quincy railroad company and D. E. Rich
ardsOn, by their solicitors, and present their
petition to this court praying for an order OF
the court requiring the receiver OF the court
appointed herein, and his agents, officers and
employees, to perform his duties as a. public
carrier, as respects traffic with such petit
| toner, and also for an order restraining the
| association commonly called the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, and its OH
GERS and agents, and especially one P. M.
/ Arthur, its chief and executive officer, as
/ charged In said petition, from IN any way
/ giving any orders to engineers IN the en-
/ plOy Of the receiver for them to refuse to
/ haul loaded cars coming to or gong
/ from the railroad in charge of the said
! receiver, and also praying for an order TO
| punish said Arthur for contempt Of court IN
/ unlaWfully interfering with the adminlstra-
/ ton Of the property in the custody OF the
/ court IN the cause. WhereupOn the court
/ orders said petitions together with SAID am
! daVit and the papers IN support thereon to
! be fled and the same is set for hearing at
p. M, March 8, 1888, and it is ordered that
the notice of said application be served on
the receiver or mis- solicitor
The road referred to Is the Wabash. Gen
eral Manager Stone, of the Burlington, said
! TO an associated press reporter that an apph-
cation had been made first against the
! Wabash because the evidence against thai
road was very conclusive, for not only bRC
that company refused to handle BUrhgntOI
freight but also at various junction points Oh
two roads. The application against the
| Wabash Is not intended to be a test case
but similar motions will be made againsi
all roads refusing to handle freight from
the Burlington system.
A GENERAL STRIKE FEARED
CEDAR RAPIDS, IA, March 8.-Two engi
neers of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
Northern road refused last evening to hsu
freight which had been loaded in Chicago
Burlington q Quincy cars, but was not re
ceived from or consigned to the Burlington
road. President Ives, who acceded to thu
! demand that the road should not haul go
freight, decided that this was going too far
and his ultimatUn was to haul these cars O.
none at all. The engineers side tracked