The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-03-14
AWAITING THE RESULT.

The BurliD gtOn Strikers AnxiOusly Looking
for Judge Gresham's Decision.
CHICAGO, March 12.-Ihe strike of Broth
erhood engineers and fremen on the Chi
csgo, Burlington and Quincy was more
monotonous than ever here to-day, and
neither side had a word of information to
impart concerning it, Everybody seems
to be waiting for the result of the sppllca-
ton, which is being argued before Judge
Gresham, before making another move
and il is conceded on all sides that the
decision, whatever it may be, will have an
important hearing on the issue of the
strike. In the meantime the grievance
committees OF the eastern roads are arriv-
ing IN the city to-day to confer on the
question OF what should be the action of
the Brotherhood on the roads represented
by them in case the officials of
these roads should continue to re-
eeiye and deliver Burlington freight,
bat 1t is not expected they will take any
definite action until Judge Gresbam's de-
eision is announced. Rumors are cure t
OF the switchmen and brakemen on the
Burlington system taking a hand in the
light, but they are of the vsguest kind and
can be traced to no authorit ve source.
The grievance committee IF engineers
and hremen on the Ft. WaynL road arrived
in the city at $50 this mornin,. Pitrsburg,
Toledo, Crestline and Ft. Wayne are repre-
sented in the committee. Some of the
sTitcbmen on the Ft. Wayne road said
that in case the engineers and firemen
strike. they will not work behind green
engineers"
The developments in Judge Gresham's s
court were a dissgreesble surprise to rail-
way managers. They had expected a rul-
ing which would clearly guide them as to
safe course to pursue, but the result de-
cided nothing. Even the question as to
whether the Wabash engineers will now
handle Burlington cars remains to be de-
cided. Receiver McNulta said tonight
that he had received no notice whatever
from the representatives of the engineers
employ ed on the Wabash that they would
or would not handle the "Qn cars.
Chair man Hanvey, of the Wabash en-
gineeTs' Grievance Committee, told q re-
porter that the men were strongly averse
TO touching car belonging to the Burling-
ton, but as TO what would be done when a
case presen ed itself he absolutely declined
to say, or even TO tell whether he knew
Chief Arthur said to an Associated Press rep
resentstive shortly before midnight that the
Wabash men are greatly excited, but for
his part he would rather not see them take
radical position. The Wabash would
handle little Burlington freight in any
event, and the fact that the road was In the
hands of q receiver, who is the officer of a
Federal court, complicated matters to such
an extent that there was danger the
Brotherhood might become involved in q
false issue. Any action taken by the Wa
bash men, said Mr.. Arthur, could not at
ali be considered precedent by other
reads.
Mr.. Arthur was just returning from the
theater, whittier he had gone with his son,
who arrived yesterday from Cleveland.
The chiefs absence from his headquarters
during the evening gave rise to the rumor
that be was in consultation with President
Perkins. and that a settlement was in sight.