Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-04-03
STRIKE SITUATION.
A CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE, AND ST. PAUL
TRAIN DERAILED BY STRIKERS.
The q" Cars Sdll the Bette Non" Of tha Strikers
Toe Enginssrs Become More Positive and
0bStrucl TraiaS-ShOs Fired
Without Efsc.

been caused by strikers. The track watch
man says he saw man run away from tn,
switch Just a. the train was approaching
The train was running slowly aud only thS
engine left the rails. The wstchmaa had
sigualled the engineer to stop, fearing there
Was something wrong " ith the switch, and
the engineer succeeded in throwing his en-,
gine over before it left the rails Forth,
nstely no one was iDjured
About the tracks II was reported that s
number of strikers had made threats u
stone the engineer if he dared TO take s
train out. A reinforcement Of police from
West Madison street station was sent to the
scene Of the wreck. The police also re,
port finding a broken rail at Kinzie and
Robey streets.
Last evening special policeman, while
patrolling his beat at the Wood street
crossing Of the Burlington tracks, was az.
saulted by three men, who. he says, were
strikers. His club and revolver were
taken from him and he was severely
beaten. He was taken 10 his home in q
serious condition.
A Bohemian labOrer while crossing the
Burlington tracks at Union street was as.
saulted with q coupling pin by q man said
to he an Alton employe. The man drop.
ped 10 the ground, when his assailant was
Joined by half dezen Others, who jumped
upon the half prostrate victim, iojuriDg
him very severely. He was taken to the
hospital, where he lies in serious condi-
tim.
Charles Green, who arrived in Chicago
yest,rday with twenty-four new switch
Iaen for the Burlington, tells graphic
story Of the perils h. encountered on the
way. hr. Green Lett Day ton, D., about 7
O'Clock Saturday night, with contingent
Of more than forty switchmen. The switch
men had to change cirs at Lima, and while
so doing were set upon bodily by the ennis
saries of the strikers. According to Mr..
Green, several Of the men were detained by
physical force and only escaped after a
rough handling The conductor pulled out
four minutes ahead OF time through fear of
farther violence, and Mr. Green found that
Ia had Ouly twenty-four Inen left. TIE
cCRti1gent showed up in Chicago in pretty
bad shape, some Of the men having their
eyes blackensd and Mr.. Green's knuckles,
showing the effect of hard usage. The men
were sent on to Nebraska yesterday after
roon.
NO HOSTILE DEMONSTRATION.
Thus far to-day there is no important
change in the strike situation. Nothing
has yet resulted from The meetings of the
st. Paul and the For: Wayne strikers,
which were To have been held this morn
ing, neither have the Belt Line nor Pan
handle men taken any action in regard to
q cars.
The Burlington continues its aggressive
policy, aad about nine o'clock notified the
police thai il WAS going to deliver train
of freight TO the Michigan Central railway.
A detail OF officers was sent to the Michi-
gan Central yards, and soon after the Bur
iugion train, bristling with Pinkerton
detectives and various railway officials,
pulled in. BEYOND the usual curses and
cries of "seabs" that invariably greet a Q
engineer nowadayS, there was no hostile
The cars were delivered to the Michigan
central, and the . engine, Pnkertons and
officials quickly disappeared iiom the scene
As soon as they hsd gone the Michigan
Central switchmen notified the yardmaster
that they would not touch the Q cars. A
strike on this road will, therefore, be pre-
eipitated whenever the order ia given 70
move the cars now in the yards Il is
thought that this order is sure tn come in =
very short time.
The Burlington also announced that
they had four bundled car3 at EnglswOod
which they intended to offer the Lake Shore
Company during the day Several sSitch-
men on this line declared to q reporter
that they would not handle them.
I'VE shall most certainly handle all
freight delivered to us, !" said Mr. Mckay,
General Freight Agent of the Michigan
Central, when asked what they intended
to do with the 2 ears. 'OIr G aneral Su
perintendent arrived here from Detroit to-
day. Just what his p ans are 1 do not
know; bat You can rest assured that we
will handle those cars if | have To 10
down there and help myself. We propose
to run this road, and If our present en-
ployes refuse to carry ont any of our orders
We will discharge them aud fill their
places. So far | have not heard that they
have refused to obey orders"
COMPLAINTS OF INCOMPETENT MEN.
With regard 70 the statement made to
The Mayor on Salurday, that the Burlipg-
ton road refused to return new employees
10 the Est. after dlscharging them, the
officials claim that the new men were
brought here on the express condition that
they would no. receive places unless they
proved competent.
One of the men who made complaint
worked for the Burlington three weeks in
Nebraska, earning S75, and WAS then dis
charged for iuoOmpetency. The company
passed him east to Chicago, but refused to
BUY a ticket for farther transportation
as he was not without means.
several similar Instances have arisen, bat
o most cases the company has compro-
Missed in preference to having complaints
,r trouble. Several cases are known where
discharged employe has made sale to
he Brotherhood by keeping the fact Of his
discharge quiet, one receiving rs high IS
,l75 from the engineers.
President Adams, of the Union Pacific
Dad, was in the city last evening on his
yay TO Boston. To q reporter who asked
{ Vice President Kimball had been pro-
noted permanently 10 the position Of
ieneral Manager, Mr. Adams said: ''Only
The directors will I'LL the
,lace, probably, at their next meeting. /
annot anticipate what they may do,
whether Mr.. Kimbsll or someone else
will be chosen. There certainly is no lack
f men WHO. want the position" Me.
ADAMS said the Union Pacific transcon-
mental business had been much affected
" the Canadian Pacific competition.
Whether the Interstate Commissioners
ould or would do anything regarding II,
le did not know.
Mr.. Adams was asked if his presence in
he city had anything to do with the rail-
DAD stRks; whether the Union Pacific has
t present any trouble with its men;
yhatber the read ia AT present taking q