Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-04
4 Deep SCHEME.
The Burlington Strike Charged to be
aSchems TO Force Other Roads
into the Railway Trust.
A Congressional Committee TO be I'm
msdiateiy Sent 20 IaVsstigste the
Prolonged d ficui'y at Chicago.
A Circular Prepared by the Order CT Don.
tuoEors nritiois.rR the methods OF
the EIEineers' Brotherhood.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL TIED UP.

MICHIGAN CENTRAL TIED Up.
CHICAGO, ILL, April S-Not whee
has turned Ia the Michigan Central yard
stree o'clock this m )rning and, while
NO strike has oeen declared, the Chicago
end OF the road a. least Ia for the presen
completely tied up, the engineers, fire
men and switcbmen ali having deserted
their posts. The cause of the present
stste OF Affairs in the Michigan Contra
Yards is tue presence there of Q freight
which was delivered there Yesterday and
tie announce ment by the Michigan Cen.
trsl that they would handle Gil freight
delIYere%.
SANTA Fs RECEIVING NO FREIGHT.
KANSAS CITY, M April 3-At gen.
ersl and secret meeting Of the switcbmen
IN the yards, held nere last night, reli,ble
information was presented to the Office
that the Santa Fe Company would not
force the men to handle Q freight. The
meeting thereup N ordered that If such be
the case the yard men on that road who
went out last evening should resume
work this morning. In accordance with
this the men all took their places again
this morning. The Santa Fa has posted
notice that that rosd will receive no
freight Whatever Of any kind to day. All
other rosds are working all rig ht except
Ing the Burlington.
CONDUCTORS OPPOSE THE ENaINRKRs
CHICAGO, ILL April -Au afternoon
paper published advance sheets from 8
report OF the Grand Secretary Of the Order
Of Railway Conductors, which is to be
sent GU! to the managers OF various rail-
roSds. The report Is made up almost
entirely OF bitter denunciation of the
Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers.
Following ale extracts: "It is unneces-
sary to do more tnan Call the attention of
the members OF the order to the fact that
divisions of the Brotherhood of LocOmo-
tive Engineers have passed resolu ions
shat after their trouble with the Cnicsgo,
Burlington aud Q 1incy should have been
settled no MEMBER Of the order should be
permitted to run train where members
Of the Brotherhood VI Railway Conduc-
tors were employed; SUD Wnyf Because,
torsootb, the members OF the order have
not been willing 10 mske of themselves
stepping stones for the engineers to
mount higher; bscsuse they have not
ioinsd ia the fEht against their own in
terests to accommodate the engineers;
bacsu,e, in word, they have
dared to be men and to attend
to their duties. l say with emphasis the
tina Mss cDm9 when the conductors
should in Every instance oppose this or.
gsnizitoQ in - demand on the 1atlWa
companies, beau Sc very time you sid
the engineers you il ire your own stand
inOprOspects ind probable increase OF
remuneraIUn. Where is the instance on
record waere the engineers have ever
ai5ed in the slightest degree any other
than Themselves? They appiy to the
sWttchuen, braksmeD, firemen, conduc-
tors, any one snd every one they think
can be persuaded TO aid them, and as
soon IS tue trouble is over commence to
prase OF their organic Ition that keeps
Itself from alliancs with any other. 8
members, whJ are all skilled laborers,
cannot al >rd to place heir skill on q par
with tn unskilled lsborers of other Or
gan'zili)ns by assisting them. Behold
them on tneic knees 10 the swltchmen's
A11 orsksmen's associations. II IS time
Tor the conductors to teach the railway
officials what the engineers themselves
already we'll kaow and are anxious
to conceal, That nine-tentns of
the conductors of the United States
ere capable and trustworthy engineers
The conductors on the Chicago, Burling
ton and Quincy have already DEM stra-
Ted this, aud they are ready to do 1t on
any other road. l hope sincerely this.
the time is close a. hand when they will
not only he ready but willing to do so all
over the Udited 6tes. To-day the en-
gtueers receive pay for the intelligence,
knowledge, skill, experience and respon-
sibi iy Of their conductor. They have
ham ,hI 70 L.
through the aid or ST least the sympathy
OF the conductors them selves"
MORE ACTIVITY AT MILWAUKEE.
MILWAUKEE, WIS, April s.-I1 the
West Milwaukee yards there w,s rather
more activity To day than yesterday, and
more freight received ss the freight
houses than on anv day since the trouble
began. General Manager Dutton of the
Milwaukee aud n Jrthern said about Q
Isen had been laid e by his company, but
as soon as the strike On the 20" road is
settled and things get TO running smooth
~ agaia they Will be recalled.
RETURNED UNCoSDITLoNALLY.
The Officers Of the Michigan Central
Company said the men went back uncon-
ditionslly. At conference between the
strikers, officers Of the company snd
de egarlon of Brotherhood men from
Jackson, the settlement MAS agreed upon
and about 2 p. 10 the men began return
Ing TO work. II was stated at the com
psny's Offices that the train Of Burlington
freight which had caused ell the commo-
ton would be iorwsrdtd thts afternoon.
TO INvFsII ATE THE TRoUBLS.
WASHINGTON, April 3.-Tne commit
tee on commerce has agreed to Adder
sons substitute to Whites resolution,
Providing for an investigation Of the
Chicago, Burlington and Q lincy Railroad
strike by q specis, committee Of five, TO
ba appointed by the Speaker. The reso-
lutiun declares that the locomotive en-
gineers now employed ere Incompetent
and that the claim of resumption Of public
duties by the Burlington Is fraudulent
pretense and gross imposition upon the
public, placing in imminent peril both
lie and property. The committee is
directed to &C to the scene Of the strike,
call for witnesses and papers, and inves-
ngste and ascertain what is necessary In
the way Of legislation to protect inter
State commerce.
OBJECT TO TBR swITCHMBG's ACTIONS.
CHICAGO, ILL, April S-A local paper
says the general advisory committee OF
n