Show telegraphic NEWS I 1 BERLI marcia march 9 the emperor died at 8 30 this morning looming CHICAGO march 8 the engineers on the burlington cedar rapids L northern at cedar rapids iowa and the engineers on the manitoba railroad at minneapolis I 1 refused ef used to handle 0 13 4 Q cars today NEW YORK match 8 it is understood that general mcnulta of the manitoba road will simply remain passive fa 1 asnive in the matter A strong fight i court against the burlington petition will be made beless it will be conducted under the auspices of the brotherhood they have engaged alex sullivan and his partner thomas G windes ex secretary of ot war robert lincoln will appear for general mcnulta Me Nulta after the injunction proceedings were begun today the strikers quit striking for a time caucuses and conference adjourned without action and everybody talked to everybody else elee without any special object in view they sat sal dowl docu to wait until judge gresham had his say altogether the men seemed to be glad the patter matter had cot into court I 1 and confidence was renewed on all sides aides that there would now be a speedy settlement of the strike wirt usel for the burlington road claims to be well aware of the fact that the brotherhood oi of ginders is not an incorporated society but is ot of being in aole able to tie their hands by a writ of injunction r unction far ear overshadowing in importance I 1 gald chief arthur tonight summing up the result of the d days ave bat battle tie far above the incident of cf the B rl attempt krel iff in tie the I 1 courts court is the stand taken this evening by THE BIG ROCK HOCK ISLAND system the letter sent by general manager st john boldly declaring that he would not inflict great rest injury pon communities depending upa his bis road in an attempt to do the be possible impossible is very significant indeed and perhaps contain tue liev key to the situation it ft a wood rood manly letter and cairies carries out the rock bock laland island pledge of neu nea tra tr allty lity 11 you may be sure edged in chief sargent who stood near by b 11 that letter will not be without its eec bec t upon the general mama managers gra of the other roads chief arthur artha r dav dismissed as aa if of comparative para tive unimportance ortance the petition ei abel ay the le burl burlington y ington managers today bior an injunction against him iff the court enjoins me from doing certain things said be most assuredly 1 I will not do them that will ii apt t prevent other ocher mem bers of the brotherhood Brother hond from certain things wouw bouw ftp it arthur did not repy tp hs his question cn but resumed tie ices oja de ration of st johal s letter which li hi seemed to en jpy general manager stone ot of the B burlington ur road today addressed a letter to gent Gentral ral manager st stjohn J JohB oh of the rock bock idland road in which dhigh referring to the of the latter road to receive irom boiu tbt tv L asked that tl nou intercourse 03 stat staler n reply general manager t jo john bent sent the following letter to mr stone that there may be as mi sunder standing as to the Rosi position tion of the 0 B R I 1 if railway company in regard to the exchange of traffic with the C B Q railroad company I 1 desire to a add d to t my hastily written note odthe of the eibin h dinst st the following this company ny is willing to perform all duties imposed imposed upon it by law as a common carrier and will do so when able it will not net refuse to perfo perform rin such duties to all because it is rendered by carci circumstances um fo tor r which tt it Is not responsible unable to perform thesa as to one IT WILL NOT SUSPEND the operation of its en entire tire line ai and ad inflict incalculable injury upon communities muni ties dependent on it for tra ta tation because circumstances render kender it impossible for it to exchange traffic frame wi with an another gither railway company its engineers and firemen fir emed positive positively 61 refused toi to handle height freight received ox delivered to your road we W have done nothing to induce this resolution to discharge them would not enable us to ex exchange with you while it would render it impossible to car ryder anybody else awe occupy no attitude of non intercourse but do refuse to injure all ot of our patrons because we cannot 1 cannot see how by bringing about a g general e suspension of operations of the railways in the west can aid you la in your present struggle while I 1 wa can see that it would work great injury in the coustry try we are not willing to attempt the impossible sible with the knowledge that the attempt win will injure many and add benefit noue none i i 1 th La beShere labe shore has bees been receiving freight to and fram the burlington road today without from their e engineers most bf I 1 the eastern roads hye haye elgriene their willingness R dingness lin gness to do the he sanie but with wa h byh the exception of the he 1 uhlon n pacific paci al e all afie western batem apa roads remain firm in a their felt refusal to han danule ur darsa ITS I 1 I 1 le 91 insight ing sued a long state cerili tonight ight setting ferth one more of various phases of their position and that of the railroad company saying 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 abe brotherhood can not recede from the demands on the wages question and maintain their respect or organization on oa tins this point they MUST WIN OR OK DIE DIB the officials of the burlington read claim their business is improving right along today they began transporting live block lor for the first time since the strike was inaugurated their passenger trains they say are in good shape CRESTON iowa march 8 the brotherhood had bad quite an exciting time lacre here today the company captured three ot of their met men eat eai ly in aag the t e day but alter after a hard bard struggle the strikers recaptured them one of the men it il is understood had a mortgage on his bis house bouse and the strikers claim the superintendent told the man it was in his bis power to have it foreclosed the brotherhood on learning this immediately paid the mortgage and the man left his engine the other two also beiner iner induced to join him KANSAS CITY march 8 the crisis of affairs on the kansas city fort scott agul gulf system w htiu edth h was expected to culminate in a strike today has ass been delayed the chairman hiscock of the grievance committee arrived here today and his has sent out by telegraph a call for a meeting of all the committee to be held here tomorrow frow when the question will probably be settled the company shows no sign of altering its attitude of willingness to accept burlington Burli neton freight ST PAUL march 8 A severe snowstorm prevails in minnesota an and d dakota and is moving eastward railroads are beginning to b be e badly blocked tu iu some sections LONDON march 9 flags are at halt mast generally throughout england on an account of a the death of emperor william at morning prince henry of eDburg conveyed a message froal the queen to count von hatz feldt germau german ambassador expressing her Maje sorrow at the emperors death balls which were to have been given at dublin castle tonight and st patricks day have been post boned 0 ed the excitement of yesterday has been bee renewed and the german embassy IS i hesel ged by callers in conse baabe ol of yesterday evenings conflict ing ilia rumors definite news ot the rm BBB derors dealt was rec received elvod cautiously the flags on public buildings hAill dings were placed at half wast and notice none of the emperors decease posted on the bulletin boards of newspapers laree crowds gathered about the ithe newspaper oncas and many were the expressions of arow AND REGRET B the queen has sent telegrams of e condolence condo ondo leuce to berlin and to san remo Bauss bauslitis itis march ft 94 the king and odeen ox 0 belgium left here on their way to london to attend the silver wedding of the rince prince I and princess of wales lust before the mews ol of the germau german deth arit arrived ived KOM march ft 91 the cli coa iber amber of deputies wilt will addala as a mark ot of respect for or th tha dead emperor the genel 1 is 13 3 that there will he no chauffe caauw in th political situation tu to lynx lung da at bauce pi luce liv SAN march 9 the crown prince rince and princess of germany will leave leave san remo immediately FOR BERLIN the crown prince passed a fairly good night during the ea t arly aly part of the night he was restless restle ss but slept better afterwards BERLIN BERLI N march 9 the bourse is closed on account of the emperors death at 7 this morning the following bulletin was issued after a slight flickering up of his bis vital powers yesterday evening the emperors weakness increased during abe night and has now attained a high degree signed VON lauer at the opening of the lawer houpe bouse ot bi the prussian diet today herr von vice eliof of ahe he prussian ministerial counci larose and said I 1 have the sad duty to make a mosi most i I 1 I 1 t I 1 PAINFUL communication 1 ki I 1 to the abuse bouse it ba has L pleased leased god to call his majesty the it tue the year of his glorio glorious reign fram hla earthly exist existence ened by a peaceful death at this morning you WI will k I 1 not expect rife at this most solemn isolem moment when sorrow and care fid deatly deeply stu our bearis hearts to attempt to td dep depict ct the ane beell 0 with which the whole nations nation Js is vied through the I 1 loss of our most beloved b beloV dd exalted and venerable ruler 1 I may howe however safely and confidently confident ekls da day of sore trial that the prussian people and ahelf will wil 31 now mote mor than ethan ever ble penetrated e 40 by t ath the e consciousness vw that t tae io sorrow lot lof our exalted sovereigns n ome me are ake theiu and that the deeper deeler th the t I 1 RAIS AIX at the decease delae of 0 our eyer er remembered slag I 1 9 ta the e stronger and more indis ludis e V will I 1 be the i uniting n prussians sovereign boyr I 1 i n liose 0 se and ad W as WS I 1 people in goat id nd e eail il days ays I 1 leave to yourselves to take tak e such resolutions as are suitable to the gravity of the situation herr von koeller president of the house closed the sitting with these words god protect the royal house and fatherland when the reichstag Eel chatag met today prince bismarck with deep emotion informed the members of the death of emperor william he also announced that THE NEW KING would assume the title of frederick the third the staats danzieger An publishes the following proclamation ft it has pleased god to call his majesty the emperor and king kin our eur most gracious master fiam J life if e after a short illness and after A a richly blessed reign th the whole nation mourns with the royal house the decease of our deeply beloved and venerable monarch whose wisdom ruled so lonn long aud and gloriously over its fortunes in war and in peace THE MINISTER OF STATE the death of the emperor was announced to the populace by lowe lowering tinz to half mast the standrd over the palace flags at half mast are displayed on all public buildings an immense concourse conco urae of people is gathered outside the palace the multitude is silent and sorrowful THE DEATHBED DEATH BED SCENE eyewitnesses eye witnesses ot of the scene at the death of the emperor state that during the last few hours of his lite life he suffered no pain shortly after eight i ht all the members of the family fa ily staying at the palace the ourt court c dignitaries nit aries generals aud and the m minister inister of state were summoned to the chamber in which the emperor was dying the emperor was in a half sitting silting position posit ioB on a camp bedstead all the members of the royal family took places at the bedstead the room was crowded prince william stood nearest the emperor half bending over the couch he earnestly watched the face of the dying monarch until he be expired expire dR TUN THE NEWS AT washington veo washington HINGTON march 9 the official ann announcement of the emperor williams liams death was receive received e d at the german legation early this morning the telegram was signed by prince bismarck and stated that the emperor pa passed ased peacefully away at half past eight this morning baron von zedtwitz charge d affairs when questioned upon the subject of succession said that the crown prince frederick william became the emperor of germany and king of prussia immediately upon the he death of his fils father and now as always the question ot the ancia incapacity acety of the sovereign is raised it wilf w lp be decided in the chambers of prussia IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS LoN 7 in tb the e assembling of the commons this thia afternoon mr smith government leader referred with deep sympathy to the death of the germun german emperor sir william vernon harcourt in the absence of gladstone concurred in the remarks general surprise I 1 is expressed that the house of commons did not adjourn uc lourn in consequence of emperor wilimina Wih Wili iama mins death march 9 i the parliamentary chambers will not adjourn oa account ot of trip emperors death VIENNA march 9 0 the Retch rath has adjourned because of the death of the german emperor the subsidized theat fes have been closed condolences FROM FRANCE march 9 president carnot has bus sent seni a telegraphic message of condolence to frederick william at san remo M X fleurene Fl eurens arens minister of t foreign affairs went to the german emboss embassy and telegraphed to M Herbett Herbet eFrench ambassador at berlin to present his condolences to ta bismarck all the of the french cabinet called and inscribed their names at the german embassy 1 ST petersburg march 9 the imperial theatress have been closed ar from m respect to the death of emperor willlam Wil the newspapers anatall generally express the gre greatest aVest forthe M late emperor some uneasiness is f felt regarding eiardi tig the possible I 1 i PO POLITICAL 1 ICAL consequences I 1 I 1 L of his death LON LONDON DOit march 9 the lord mayor has postponed two banquets which he be was to have hate div given m shortly in consequence of the ideath death ot of the emperor F BERLIN march 9 the Is remains remaldo lie covered with a white it cloth lowthe on the bedstead bed bedstead steal on adich he hb died in the imperial chamber the body surrounded tangles tae expression is dextre extremely ely peaceful and placid Al members embers of dt the royal ti family left the palace a at ten alne I 1 ife oer services vires haye baye been beeh held tu in the V gary chamber h in 1 1 u tonight march 9 the queen was ger dreas M ea edh deep beep black bekc V whenn heill sae took ner carriage a lage exercise in the garden aden of buckingham r palace alape today iser er face wore a very SAIP A expression all the officials or the palace are in III 1110 T the e prince of wales in deep mourning vi visited I 1 ted the queen ax at 10 and again a at t 12 oon noon the court has been ordered to t 0 wear we ar mourning n bourni ag for a month all the state ceremonies are cancelled LONDON march 9 the bark lanoma from launceston Launce ston australia ABst ralia for london with a cargo of wool wo has been wrecked inear near weymouth the the captain and 11 of the crew were drowned ST PAUL march 9 president fisher of the st sf paul and duluth notified the brotherhood of locomotive engineers that his road will handle the 0 B Q and burlington northern cars the st paul and duluth engineers say the men on that road adwill will strike within twenty lour four hours A atchison ATCHi aoN kas marcia march 9 A collision occurred yesterday afternoon on the burlin burlington tou w missouri river rail |