The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-03
STRIKERS ACCUSED OF VIOLENCE
Several Men Assaulted and Train
Thrown from the Iron.

CHICAGO, April IA west-bound Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul passenger train was
derailed between Western and Oakley
avenues in this city shortly before midnight.
The wreck is said to have been caused by
strikers. The train was running slowly and
no one was injured About the tracks it
was reported number of strikers had made
threats to stone the engineer If he dared to
take the train out.
Last evening a special policeman patrolling
his beat at the Wood street crossing of the
Burlington tracks was assa ulted by three
men. His club, and revolver were taken
from him and he was severely beaten. A
Bohemian laborer while crossing the Bur
lington tracks at Union street was assaulted
with coupling pin by a man said to be an
old employe. The man dropped to the ground
when his assailant was joined by hall a
dozen others who jumped upon the victim.
He now lies in serious condition.
Charles Green arrived in Chicago yester-
day with "a new switehmen for the Buriing-
ton, and told Of the perils he encountered on
the way. He left Dayton, Ohio, about
o'clock Saturday night with a contingent Of
more than 40 switchmen. The switchmen
had to change cars at Lima and while so do.
ing were set upon by strikers. Several OF
them were detained by physical force and
others only escaped after rough handling.
The conductor pulled out four minutes
ahead Of time through fear of further vio-
lencc and Green found he had only "a men
left.
The Michigan Central switchmen have
notified the yardmaster that they would not
touch so" cars. A strike on this road there
fore will be precipitated whenever the order
is given to move the cars now in the yards.
% L.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 2.-The boycott
on the Burlington freight went into effect
here promptly at noon. A Fort Scott switch
ing engine had just backed up to some Bur-
lington cars when II O'Clock struck and the
men left the cab, refusing to haul the taain.
The engine was soon uncoupled and the
freight left standing. Orders were issu sd by
the road this afternoon that Burlington
freight should be treated the same as any
other freight. This will probably precipitate
a strike of switch engineers, fremen and
switchmen in pursuance OF the policy laid
out by the general meetings Saturday night.
Rock Island Men the vlctors.
CHICAGO, April 4.-The Rock Island Off
cials here have refused to accept freight
from the Burlington and notified their em-
ployes to that effect.
Willing to ArbItrate.
An effort toward q compromise Of the
strike on the G. b. and Q. was made this
evening by the Brotherhood engineers and
firemen. A card, embodying concise
statement of the situation from the mems
standpoint but giving no new facts, was
issued by them addressed ITO the public"
The meat of the document is the concluding
paragraph. which involves a fresh offer Of
arbitration, this time on an entirely new
basis. The idea is that the arbitrators, in
stead Of coming partly or wholly from out
side roads or other professions, be selected
from among the Burlington's own employees:
The document says that If 20, Is satisfied
with the present condition of affairs, 1T
has but little care for either the business or
the lives of the public. We stand, as be have
stood all the time, ready to submit the case
TO a board of fair arbitrators. We believe
such a board can be chosen from the railroad
employees of the company"
An offer is also made TO submit the trouble
to three railroad presidents or general mana
gers. Marvin Hughilt, president of the
Chicago IL Northwestern is named as man
who would be an acceptable arbitrator to
the Brotherhood, the Burlington company to
name a second, who, in common with
Hughilt, should choose third.