Show The Strike in Court CHICAGO March 8 It is understood that General McNulta will simply remain re-main passive in the matter A strong fight in the court against the Burlington Burling-ton petition will be made nevertheless It will be conducted under the auspices i of the Brotherhood They have engaged en-gaged Alexander Sullivan and his partner part-ner Thomas G Wiudes ExSecretary of War Robert Lincoln will appear for General McNulta After the injunction injunc-tion proceedings were begun today the strikers quit striking for a time I Their caucuses and conferences adjourned ad-journed without action and everybody talked to everybody else without any special object in view They sat down to wait until Judge Gresham had his say Altogether the men seemed glad that the matter haJ got into court and confidence was renewed on all sides that there would now be a speedy settlement set-tlement of the strike Wirt Dexter counsel for the Burlington Burling-ton road claims to be well aware of the fact that the Brotherhood of Engineers is not an incorporated society but not withstanding is confident of being able to tie their hands bv a writ of injunction injunc-tion CHICAGO March 8The Lake Shore has been receiving freight to and from the Burlington road today without protest from their engineers Most of the eastern roads have signified a willingness wil-lingness to do the samo but with the exception of the Union Pacific all the wsstern roads remain firm in the refusal re-fusal to handle Burlington cars The Brorherhood issued a long statement tonight setting forth one more of the various phases of their position and that of the railroad company saying that they are ready and willing and always have been willing to arbitrate the questions in dispute in any manner decided upon They ask if more can be expected of them They say in conclusion that the Brotherhood cannot recede from the demands on the wages question and maintain their respect as an organization organiza-tion On tcis point they must win or dieOfficials Officials of the Burlington road claim that their business is improving right alone Today they began transporting transport-ing live stock for the first time since the strike was inaugurated Their passenger trains they say are in good shape KANSAS CITY March SThe crisis of affairs on the Kansas City Fort Scott c Gulf system which was expected to culminate in a strike to day has been delayed The chairman Hiscockof the grievance committee arrived here today to-day and has sent out by telegraph a call for a meeting of all the committees to be held here tomorrow when the question will probably be settled The company shows no signs of altering its attitude of willingness to accept Bur inston freight CRESTON Iowa March 8 The Brotherhood had quite an exciting time here today The company captured three of their men early in the day but after a hard struggle the strikers recaptured them Ono of the men it is understood tad a mortgage on his housn and the strikers claim that the superintendent told the man it was in his power to have it foreclosed The Brotherhood on learning this immediately imme-diately paid the mortgage and the man left his engine the other two also being induced to join him |