Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1888-04-07

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sesasnsd with the oommittee's work.
A General Strike.
CMuAoO, March Sat q meeting OF
railroad employees held tonight, il was de-
cided strike should be inauourated in this
city at midnight On the Lake Shore, CHICAGO
Alton, Panhandle and Santa Fe roads,
CHICAGO. ILL.,. March 31.-Strike follow
ing strike in rapid succession was the result
to-day OF the Burlington roads first attempt
TO resume forcing freight on other roads.
Almost at the very outset a strike occurred
on the Fort Wayne system, involving for the
frst time undoubted extension of the
trouble, leading to the east from CHICAGO.
The st, Paul road has been completelv tied
up between midnight and daylight. and
Chairman Hoge, leader of the Brotherhood
IN the absence of Chief Arthur, intimated
early that before another night
there might be- precipitated q sue
city. One on the Pan Handle occurred as
early as a. NJ, but were overcome by the
officials showing that no workmen had been
asked to handle Burlington cars. At 10 a.
m. the Burlington made up train of fifteen
cars, which was quietly transferred TO the
Fort Wayne road, while at the same time
twenty-five cars were made up and started
for the Lake Shore road with forty Pinker.
tons aboard. Transfer, however, was made
without disturbance. AID. m. the Fort
Wayne officials ordered q switch engine
crew to take 20" train from q siding at
Sixteenth street and place it on the Fort
wayne tracks. The men promptly refused,
Fan THEIR ENGINE IN.
The news spread, and in few moments all
the crews in the yards quit work engineers,
fremen and switchmeD. Just then, 2:20
O'Clock, the Fort Wayne passenger train,
outward bound, came along at Sixteenth
street, and the engineer and fremen learned
of the strike and left the engine. The con-
ductor soon volunteered to run the engine
and fireman was found and the train pro-
ceeded after slight delay. Fort Wayne
dispatches say they have assurances from
other passenger engineers that they would
not 60 out, but not q great deal of depend
ence is placed in them. All along thu st.
Paul road
FREIGHT BUSINESS WAS PARALYzED.
and passenger traffic almost suspended. As
soon as inbound passenger trains reached
the depot and were unloaded, the engineers
backed them out to Western avenue and
abandoned them.
This afternoon the engineers, fremen and
switchmen of the St. Paul road held a meet
ing and sent committee to Superintendent
EARRING. They stated to him that they would
agree to handle empty but not loaded 20"
cars. Mr.. Earring asked them to submit
their proposition in writing and agreed to
forward it to General Manager
said to be regular freight and
passenger conductors on the Council
Bluffs division of the road arrived here this
having been brought by the st.
Paul to fill the places of the striking en-
brief talk with the leader of the st. Paul |
strikers decided that not man would throw |
J switch. During the day as many as q |
lozen called on the mayor with complaints |
against the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
managers. They claimed they were induced |
20 come here from the east by promises
If positions as brakemen, switchmen, etc.,
out on arrival were declared incompetent and
'efused either work or transportation home
.gain. They claim to be without money and
n bad plight, and say they have as compan-
ons in their miseries two or three hundred
,thers whose conditions are exactly similar.
The mayor promised to see the Burlington
PEOPLE. The Burlington engineers and
riends appear to be actively engaged col
Getting information concerning the manage
nent of the road since the strike began.
they have made charges before
he Illinois railroad commissions, and
N Tuesday will begin Offering testimony
o sustain the charges. Testimony as to in
of engineers will be offered
nder sixteen different specifications. On
he other hand an effort is being made to
how that the new men are not incompe-
emit. Eight Burlington conductors and
ardmen have signed statement to this
feet after having worked with new men in
Jhica9o yards the past week.