The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-15
NO FOOLS IN THE CABS
ARTHUR'S MEN FIND IT EASY TO
DODGE THE LAW.

Hitched on Behind Them They
Become Sick and Too Tired to Work
Bluffs and Brides Prove Unavailing
CHICAGO, March 14.-M l.. Bixler, Sec
rotary of the General Grievance Committee
of the firemen on the 20" system, returned
last night from trip along the Burlington
road as far west as McCook. Neb At al
the principal points along the route he held
meetings of firemen TO ascertain the state OF
the feeling prevailing. ~ found the
men all determined to stand firm,
said he. They have every reason
to feel encouraged, for despite the report
Of the company, the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy is not doing 30 per cent of the
passenger business it did before the strike.
About all the travel it has in the West is
local What through trains they have pull
into the station with six or seven passengers
in a coacn. The freight business claimed
TO be done by the company is largely a
bluff. At Pacific Junction last week
a train Of twenty-five freight cars
labeled through California" freight,
steamed in. A brakeman opened five cars
and found them empty. That's the kind Of
freight carried
Mr.. Bixer stated further that he found
no signs OF the engineers weakening. He
| learned that in two instances the company
had offered great inducements TO Brother
hood men. An engineer named Jackson
was offered bonus of $500 and life posi-
ton at 81 80 per day. Ben McGonigle,
another engineer, was offered a clean title
to lot valued at $500 al Creston, la.
JUDGE GREsHAMs DECISION.
After formal statement of the case,
! Judge Gresham delivered the following
| opinion in the Wabash case this morning:
Although the property of the Waba h
company is in the custody of the court, it is
operated by a receiver as a common carrier.
| His rights and duties are those of carrier.
He is bound to afford to all rail
| way companies whose lines connect
with his equal facilities for Interchange of
trattice. It's his duty to receive from and
| deliver to ether connecting roads both
! loaded and empty cars. He cannot dis
criminate against one road by maintaining
policy of nOn-intercourse, More need not
be said on this question, as the receiver has
wisely reSc nded his instructions which dis
crimlnated against the petitioners and ne
has no purpose or desire to deny to the
petitioners any of their legrl rights
CLAIMS OF THE COUNSEL.
although the petition has accomplished
its chief purpose in invoking the aid of the
court it is urged by the counsel that persons
belonging to the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tiN q Engineers, and also 7. NJ. Arthur, who
is the chief officer of that organization, has
interferred with the receiver and his subor-
| dinates in the management of the Wabash
| property, and that they should be punished
for their illegal and contuma-
| cious conduct The receiver and his
counsel make no such complaint On the
contrary the receiver declares that there
| has been no interference with him. While
| the atfidavits submitted in support of the
petitions show that Chief Arthur sent a
telegraphic message to the engineers of the
Union Pacific railway at Omaha, directing
| them to haul no cars of the petitioner it
! does not fairly appear from the evidence
that the engineers in the service Of the re-
ceiver received such orders by telegraph or
otherwise. For the present it is sufficient to
say that the court will protect the property
of the Wabash road in its custody.
RIGHTS OF THE EMPLOYEES.
THE employees of the receiver cannot be
obliged to remain in his service against their
wish, but neither they or others will be per
mitted TO interfere with or disturb the
receiver or his subordinates in the posses
sion ana operation of the property III his
custody. LawleSs interference with the
receiver and his employees in the discharge
of their duties will not be tolerated 1t
is proper to state, however, in
justice of the Wabash engineers that they
do not desire to maintain an attitude of de-
| tiance to the law, and that they are now
| willing to aid the rece yer in the lawful and
| successful administration of his trHst. The
! receivers answer renders it unnecessary for
| the court to do more than direct that the
petition remain on file for future action
| should there be occasion for it,"
| A REPORTERS TRIP
| IN, H. -.
| Committees of the railroads centering at
| Chicago met at the Grand Pacific Hotel a
resolution was adopted asking that the As
| Sociated Press send q reporter over the Bur
| ington system. The resolution also asked
thai the reporter should not color his re-
ports in favor of the Brotherhood of Engi-
neers and Fireuen or the railroad company
| In accordance w tn this IA reporter left
| Chicago the next day. He was accompa-
MED by a Brotherhood engineer, who gave
him access 10 the meetings of the men at
| each place visited. These pl aces were Au-
rora, Mendoza, Gal, sburg, Burlington,
| Charlton, CrestOn aud Kansas City. At
the latter point the reporter met S. NJ. Ste
venS, who represented Chief Arthur, and
Grand Master Sargent, and also J. J. Han
a han, Vice Grand Master of the Brother
hood OF Firemen.
WHAT THE ROAD Is DOING.
| luIuuRuouu bue WuOle "TRIP the OD1eCt was
70 ascertain the true state of affairs on the
Burlington system. Not only were the
meetings OF the Brotherhood men attended
but at each point railroad officials were
seen. Naturally both sides had their own
story to tell and it took hard work to get
the real facts. But as nearly as one can
judge from the evidence of both sides the
Burlington system is doing from
40 to 80 per cent. of the business
which it did before the strike. At every
point mentioned pa senger trains We're
from one TO six hours late. In regard to
the freight business, each division superin-
tendent seen frankly stated that the road
was doing M ch less business than before
the strike. They said there were no cattle
carried over the road, except where the
company had bought cattle i'll pens. Freight
trains, where they were formerly made up
of about thirty cars, are now composed OF
/ from nine toe twenty. In some instances
engines drawing way car are sent out and
| counted as a train.
/ WANT THE OLD MEN BACK.
! As TO the officials OF the road at the diff
( ferent points, it can be said at they are
! doing their utmost TO keep traffic moving
/ While they do not express themselves as III
! sympathy with the engineers. they do say
! thaI they wish the old hands were back ut
! the thUttles The Brotherhood men at
| every point visited are tirn. So are the Of
iicials At the farther western points he men
who a g out seem to be more determined
| and more radical than he mon here This