, 1873-04-05


which was sustained In o1lr own War OF tho 1so
bollton. At Vionvllo a1ono, tho losa WAS Il, ,820
Mt st. Priyat, 2o,677; at Sedan, 0,033; and al
Paris, during tho Bicgc, 1868.
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Tho LntO Str1lEo Of Locomotive Euuf-
mcerHs
An advance Hhoot Of tho monthly journal ot
tho International Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Engineers contains report by Charles Wilson.
G. @. E., upon tho subject Of tho rocont strike
OF tho engincors OH tho st. Louis, Kansas CITY 4;
Northorn Railroad III Missouri In which 1lo gives
the history tloroof. It apponra tint on Fob. AZ,
tho n1omborB Of hfoberly Division No. SO, sont q
note to A1r. Smith, general superintendent OF
machinery, asking tho removal Of Mr. Chaptn.
an engineer Tho request waa baaod upon his al-
legged bad character. No notice was takon OF
THIS. On March 7, q committee OF tho samo
body Visited Smith personally. demanding tho
diamiasal Of Ohapln, on tho ground Of his having
run during Htrikc, and stating that uuloss tho.
demand was complied with ho should mike ont
the tlmo or oil tho n,ombors of Division No, SO.
hir. smith took moaHures to prepare for strtko-
Whllo Division No. &c. by resolution. ]}aon-
proved tho action Of tho Committee, and notified
smith that thoro would be no strike. Several
mompofs wore Dissatisfied, md one opginoor.
na''hg Willf1dly violatol ordors, VIVA discharged,
one OF tho engineers who WAS to go west from
H. Charles, on tito 18th, got bis onglno roaly
huu linen roiuaod to go. a delay Of 20 minutoa
was tue result. Tho onginoor who waa rus On
Inc train dd not change, as iB uHual, ut Mobor.
y, nas "ohs through to Kansas City. His ar.
tlVai There induced tho bolof that all tho old On.
glneorH ladquit md those ut Kausaa City rofnacd
to run Tho train IN @t17
neor WAS substituted. Thoro was groat oxcitomon,
at hansas City, and q largo mob oollootod at tls
depot. On tho 10th, Division SO hold a Ynootino
and resolve to continue at work. This vote waa
tolegraphod along tho lino but was not oreditod.
1ho hatlroad Superintendent directed that al
en8fheorR who had not quit or refused to run
resume work. But in tho nloantmo excited mobs
Lad assembled at Moberly md st.. Olnr1os which
stopped trains, switchod tllom or tho traoka,
damaging property, and threatening tho new
mon. Mr. Wilson statoB that these {Hflcu1t}oa
resulted from d combination Of ciroumstaucoa
beyond tho control Of either the railroad or tho
enginoerB, tho latter of whom had taken no part
in tho disturbances. Tho onglnoora supposed
tho Company would not allow them to work and
tho Company supposed tho engineers would no.
work. Tho following extracts from tho report
will show that tho strike mocts with q honrtx
condemnation from tho members Of tho Brother.
hood:
Now word In regard to tho action OF tho ouginacrs
they did not Wish 10 aasociato and work With, il
Wss entirely psopor TOT the to re!est big ds.aa,
his dismissal Oh nny protest whsteyer -
TIC Drotheshood do not undertake to dictate to tha
railroad III, d companies who they shall employ
17th yet do not think Il any exaggeratton to say
that moro than onohaf Of ho engineers wero ready
NftnrM oH.frr $1r $fSnf& &ftr14 hnatf
nunbor i t1aiss were On sidests.efs wsittns foi
orders. The saginoeta suppossd! that tho oou'pan,
posed thst Ihe engineers would not work Il hey wSTt
9anted. Now tlis conos about by want Of conf.
aow men tho road and dibgraeeful strike hsa oo>
'utTed IT. without ~ n any aeanits beginning: t1o
rhss bS o S e s
oarucd have no doubt but what It waB generally
3resBed by tho on,bers OF Division 80 that hey would
nttce did not o1prcts any moro threats than many Of
10 mombsrs had, before the Committee ssw tho on
This threat IN substance demand, ia tho o1enso
committed against the rules Of tho Brotherhood. II
5omnittoo wore ontiroy repudated, il would @ have
II s man Ass ss' 's ss. s TO- ss
ho nlyision a,Ppointed pew eom,ntttee, snd
s m ty al hsd sa Ths
pany. But the brotherhood havo established rulea
must bo puniahod- Notwithstanding tIey miRht have
previously nade m honorable settlement with tue Rail.
wish Ii distinctly understood that settlomon. With
he Company Til not sso!ss any Division for vi0la-
my so mas a by tue
'roysl Of influential mon cannot be retained unoss
s to 10 Ts b. No R1es, H to te y
Intelligent men would yoto to sustain ua:
In tho present trouble wo have found defects
cut achoolmaster. And I have no doubt but what
Ut ncx convention will adopt evoy additional safo-
to proven strikes, aud tic fact that have not bad
That there isGa IS some vq vruo 81 IL
le rules Of tho Drotherhood.
ny demand bo made upon company unlcea tts
n1nes Of all tho mon making 1t arc attached, and
aat our Grand oaicera 10 authorized to ,lao
.a1ns Of any railroad wero tho engineers engage In
rtke contrary to tho rules Of tho Brotherhood with
ho was Responsible In tho first instance, and b. tho
scond suggestion think VIC could prevent few
,o1nbsrs r one Dvtaon from dsgracing thona4ndsof
leubcrR thnt have not eycn hoard that Any trouble OK
tied.
At present It IL tho purpose Of te Railroad Company
aock their road With Ill cntiroset Of new enginuars
IN hopes that such engineers provo themselves
laaceaa viii not DO proscribod, aud that member
tho BrohoEhoo1 will try to prevent any poraon from
There is no objections against any membcr OF tho
M obtaining w9fk On hs rona oy enn
lons thoro II they nre out Of work, md alowedo
IN On that road.
CHARLES WILSON, g. @. E.
RUspESDEn,
Moherly Division No. 80, Of tho B. Of L. F., having
tolated tho rules Of the Brotherhood, and thereby
auscd disgraceim strike, 1t is ordered that their
larter be suspended III conformity to Sections apd4
Article w. Of tho Constitution and all nen.ber Of
aid Division TINT IN any way implicated in tho VI
laon Of the rllos Of tho Brotherhood hereby Dc,
ryol Of all fellowship and bonBfs until said chartos
rosyed from suspension by the Grand 1ntornation-
Convention.
An advertisement which we take from q Dub.
Il paper indicates that. for certain clasa .o3
lurlors in Irelaud, tho heirs Of tue victim
IN demand compensation from the county In
hich tho crime Ia committed. Tho ADVERTISE
ent reads: