The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-05
THE BuRLINcToN's SCHEME
Alleged to be the Formation of
Great Railway Trust.
Burlington sympathIzers on other
Roads Return to Work,
In Order, 1t Is Reported, to Swamp
the 20" with Boycotted Freight.

CHICAGO, April 4-The managers of the
Rock Island Railroad maintained in court
this morning before Judge Gresham that,
notwithstanding the denials of the Burling-
toms officials, the Rock Islands charges
were true that the Burlington had been try
ing, by rate wars and strikes, to force the
formation of great Western railroad trust
The Rock Island entered .motion that the
whole matter be referred to the master be-
fore whom the testimony would be taken to
establish the truth Of the charges. Volun-
tary affidavits are not obtainable from some
witnesses. The Rock Island asserted in
papers accompanying its motion that It's OBJ
lection to a reference of the case to master,
was that 1t was deemed proper to so proceed
that the witnesses might be put on the
stond. Leave was asked to get ahdavits
from some Of the proposed witnesses VINO
of the court. Among these are Charles Il.
Perkins, president OF the Chicago. Burling-
ton & Quincy Railroad. T. Nj. Arthur, chief
of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
and j. w. Midgeley, chairman OF the South
western Railway Association. The Rock
Islands rejoinder, in conclusion, declares
that yesterdays affidavit OF Henry ID.
Stone, general manager OF the Burlington
displays temper and reckle5snes In as
sertion which renders iteminently proper that
he be subjected to cross examination under
circumstances which will compel him 10 form
his own answers instead of having them pre-
pared for him by counsel.
Back at Work.
The final result Of the meeting Of the en-
ployes Of the various railroads in Chicago,
which began yesterday afternoon and lasted
until late hour last night, was announced
this morning in declaration that the boy
colt ON Burlington cars had been perma-
neetly raised, and that henceforth the con-
test will be confined strictly to the Burling-
ton system.
This raising of the boycott means that all
strikes now on, except the Burlington, are
to stop forthwith and that all those which
were imminent are to be averted. The bus
mess of the roads Is to be restored and main
tanned by the strikers in strict dec0rum.
Other roads are absolved from the require
ments of neutrality and violence is to be dis
countenanced
Fifteen hundred railway employees were
present at the meeting, representing ele-
ments which had at times been antagonis-
tic.
the meeting at the same time declared its un-
doubted confidence in the conduct and cause
of the 20" strikers and urged them to fight
with even greater. though always with hon.
orable, fury" Nothing was to be left un-
done to bring the 80" to terms. Everybody
connected with the system who could be
called out would be. and one embarrassment
after another was TO be enforced so long as
honorable and proper.
At later meeting Of the men the action
of the mass meeting was ratified and the en-
ployes of each road were instructed to notify
their employers and be ready TO report Tor
duty everywhere except on the Burlington.
Today committees were sent out at once to
visit the different officials and later reported
that all had accepted the action of the meet
ing and that the restoration Of traffic except
on the "Q' would be complete and harmoni-
Gus.
When the appointed time came this MORN
ing for the end of the strike on the st. Paul
all hands, fremen, engineers and switchmen,
presented themselves for duty and the usual
course of things as far as the Milwaukee
st. Paul company was concerned was re-
sumed at once.
The same action was taken on the Fort
Wayne and the great Burlington boycott was
apparently everywhere at an end
The Strikers Last Hope.
The Burlington yards were jammed with
freight from other roads today. All the 9TH
er roads having freight communication with
the Burlington continued to send IN freight ref at
to the 20, and there seemed to be no end TO
the freight held in check by the boycott 1t
is stated that the strikers hoped that the
road, with all the accumulated business de-
livered to 1t would be obliged to call on the
old men in order to perform its duty as
common carrier
The Strikers Acquitted.
CHICAGO, April 4-Eli ID. Kreigh and Dan