Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-24
Two Hundred Mem I'm the Chicago
Yards Join the Engineer Today.

CHICAGO, March 24-Freight trafnc on the Bur.
lington, which yesterday was moving practically
the same as before the engineers STRIKE Is today
at a standstin again This condition OF Affairs Is
due TO the action OF the 20J switchmen employed
in the Burlington yards here who struck early
this morning without any notice whatever 20 the
work, but that was the only outside pcInt Affected
ms far as the company knew up TO 8 O'Clock this
morning. The officials decided, however, 70 move
no freight AT all until this second strike Is settled,
and with the exception of the livestock trains In
transit, no freight is moving. Passenger trains
are running as usual.
NO NOTICE GIVEN THE COMPANY
The company has received no notice nc all from
the switchmen, and no grievance has yet been pre-
sented or demand made upon them by the SWITCH
the contemplated strike In circulation around
the Burlington headquarters. but a careful inves-
tigation failed 10 reveal anything definite. Some
OF the switchmsn told General superintendent
3esser that no strike was contemplated but
Others said that they were tired OF working with
i3eoapeeni ,,s ens,eee ,b mhe % rsllway ocials
since the new engineers have been at work not "a
nnger has been pincned or coupling bar broken"
as one OF them put it this morning. In the yards
this morning and around the brotherhood head
quarters II was common gossip that the switchmen
had been taken into the fold or the Brotherhood
In consideration or their going out on q strike.
THE swrrcHNES TAKEN IN By THE ENGINEERS.
IL has been intiniated ever since Judge Greshp
ans decision In the Wabash case that the switch
men would take TINS step. The Off1cials OF their
association have been very anxious from the be-
ginning OF the strike trouble that the Brotherhood
Of Engineers should take them into their councils
and place them on an equal footing, as they had
done with the nremen. but the engineers seemed
10th 10 do it, ana gave as a reason that when
aT hesora .ne s"i eneh Was not
air, and not long after that the militia military
were called OUT IL would seem that the Two or
ganiZa ions have flnally come 20 terms.
the Burlington ofncials evidently have tsomo
hopes that they may reach some sort OF an agree
ment with the swttchmen during the day, for they
pnf fncr nnffl fnxr rf ha
vacant places IL Is stated that a committee from
the switchmens Union VIII visit the general su-
perintendent to-day. and until that conference u
ended at least nothing Will be done.
1T simply putsus back Tor n day orlso," said GeDr
eral Passenger Agent Morton, who had just come
ncas %nen seen BY @ fSere VIII Se
no difliculy whatever In flline the mems places
II that Is found necessary. The men have nc
US have heard, but are SIMPLY striking out OF
sympathy with the engineers Their sympathy
comes little Iate however, ana canno. seriously
about 100 switchmen employed by the Burling-
ton here, and two or three hundred al the other
points along the line 30 that Ia all about nve
hundred men are Involved
NO STRIKE AT OTHER FONTS.
BURLINGTON, Iowa. March 24-rnere has not -
yet been any strike OF the switchmen here and
none reported on the Iowa division.
ST. LOUIS, March 24.-The report OF a strike
among the brakemen and switchmen on the Bur
ingtOn system has not materaized Ia this city or
In East ST. Louis, and inquiry among the men
gives no cause 70 believe tnat there VIII be any
Trouble in this quarter. The men were all at work
at a. m.
BEGINNING TO HANDLE BURLINGTON FREIGHT.
CHICAGO. March A--A special from omaha
says: The St. Paul ana Omaha road In this city
has begun 10 handle Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy cars. The 81 Paul and Omaha has noe
since the early days OF the Burlington strike unti
the present time handled any buriington freight
roads In refusingiI IL