Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-02
4 GRAVE ASPECT.
The Railroad Situation is More Serious
than at Any Time Since the
Strike Began.
All Freight from the Wes', including
Live Sock, Will BIS HE'D Up
ut Chicago.
Interes, OentsTs on the kmployes of the
ChiesEo Bal Line-ssrenuous HoTts
TO Move Cars.
DISCUSSING THE STRIKE.

DIbGUcSlS6 The
PITTssURG, Pa April l.-Rspresenla-
tives CT all lodges of the Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers In the Pittsburg
division held an important meeting this
sfternoon at their hall on Butler street.
The business was to discuss The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy strike and also to
consider reports relative to the strike
among the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne en-
ployes. The meeting WAS we'll attended
and lasted four hours. The chairman in
the opening proceeding requested the
meeting 70 consider the rumored strike
Of thu Plttsburg and Fort Wayne freight
engineers, tremen and switcbmen. In
few minutes 1t was soon codclusively
ated no strike on the line named hsd
taken place nor would any occur. Infor-
nation WAS rendered to the effect that
the reported strike was false and was in
tended to do harm. The western strike
was then taken up and every representa-
tive supported the strikers. After sn in
teresting discussion 1t wss agreed to sup
strikers through thick sud thin. A circu-
lar signed by s. z Hoge, chair
mar OF the strikers committee,
replying to statement Of the
Chicago, Burlington AID Qaincy Of
cials, was then read. The circular
which has been sent to every lodge OF
engineers in the country, sdMiss the foir-
ness Of the strikers demand for pay based
upon the number Of miles run, but it is
claimed thst the comparisons made do not
justify all demands. This evening sn Of
fciel of the local lodge stated thst the
strike would not reach Pittsburg, but
that there will be such general stoppage
ON the western lines within q few days
that no live stock or any freights from the
west of Chicago can be forwarded to
Plttsburg. Il will sll be stopped st Chi
cago.i
| BECOMING SERIOUS.
CHICAGO, ILL April l.-Tne prospect
Of an immediate tie up Ct The Belt Line
added s g,aver aepec: 80 the railroad
situation this evening thsn at any time
since the Brotherhood OF Engineers and
Firemep quit the services OF the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy. Every railroad
entering Chicago depends almost wholly
upon the Belt Line as q means by which
the interchange Of freight is to oe con-
Quoted with any other rosu. Practically
every railroad track stretching from Chi
cago is lntersected by the Belt and as
there has been general feeling from
the start that the issue CT the struggle
might be swaJed one way or the other by
the attitude of the Belt Line officials and
the men in their employ. The latter haYe
sill along been among the sssuncnest allies
of the Brotherhood, while the manage
ment of the Belt Company hsye appar-
entity sought as far as possible 10 main
tain q osltion of 80 called neutrality. s
new fsce WAS put on affairs when some
time Yesterday General 81. 81. Por-
ter, president OF the Chicago and
Eastern Illinois Railway sent q strongly
worded letter to John B. Carson, presi-
dent Of the Belt Line. The Eastern ILL
nois company holds a controlling inter-
. est In the Belt corporation, and General
Porter's letter demanded formally aud
xolicitly that "the Belt Line transfer
cars for every railroad and individual in
exactly the same manner, and that any
and slI employees that do not choose to do
THEIR WHOLE DUTY
and the same GUY towards any one car
or railroad company, or individual, as az
other, shall Immediately be dismissed,
ard 70 empoye snail in any way be el-
lowed to handle any partic1lsr car that
will not handle every other car in the
same way" President Carson replied,
! asserting 10 General Porter's letter. To-
u day meeting Of employees Of the Belt
Line was held st which the whole SUI lect
was earnestly debated L. was currently
reported this afternoon that the Belt men
decided to stand by their guns and see
whether the company would discharge
them en- masse.
No provoestion for the extension of the
0 strike was given to day by the Burlington
r whether, as alleged, It was given for
I the purpose Of resting the new men, or
0 there was no business. 1t being Sunday
{ and many men idle,
s THE DANGER CF RIOT
: was increased. There Certainly was no
Z attempt made IN any quarter to handle
= Rurlin gton cars in Burlington yards.
: The managers Of the Milwaukee and
t s.. Paul pursued exactly sn opposite
course. They made most strenuous
efforts to keep things moving
and as q result l. is probable that tie
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