Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-03
The Strilzers-COmmuni from
Chief Engineer Of the brotherhood.

| ing communication WIS IuFHlbQeu 10
the agent of the Associated Press this
evening:
| The strike now IN operation on the
leased lines of the Pennsylvania Cen
trail Railroad Company is in direct
violation of the rules of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers. Ny
advice to every member of the Broth
erhoOd who has quit work on account
of the strike, Is TO go to work at once,
and to use every influence IN his pow
er to induce all persons engaged in
| the strike to resume work, and desisJ
from any interference with the Com
pany's property or men. In my opin-
ION no dishonOr viii be attached to
any man who accepts a situation from
the Pennsylvania Company during
their present difficulties.
CHAs WILsoS,
Grand Chief Engineer.
John Fehrabatch, President of the
! Machinists' and Blacksmiths' Inter
national Union, has issued orders Of
instruction to members of that Union
at Chicago, Cincinnati, Columbus,
Pittsburg, Indianapolis, Logansport
and JefTersOnyll lie, Ind, and Uhrichs-
| vile, o., to refrain from interfering
with the locomotive engineers in their
strike.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 2S.-Everything
is quiet here to-day, and railroad
matters are improving.
On the Louisville road one train ar
rived at $50 pm. The train with
trc ops, which left here yesterday
evening for Logansport, was ditched
| at Walbaum, five miles east of LO-
gansport on the Panhandle road,
caused by the switch being tempered
with.
The soldiers marched into LOgans-
port, arriving there at o'clock this
morning. Dispatches received from
Gen. McCaulley report everything
quiet to-day, no effort being made by
] the strikers to prevent the moving of
trains. Guards have been placed
along the railroad track and in the
railroad yards.
Columbus, o., Dee. 28.-The engi-
neers held a meeting this morning for
religious exercises. The meeting was
attended by 200 persons. A general
| interchange of sentiment was had on
| the situation. Letters were read from
| engineers of other roads offering to
| donate half their salaries to sustain
the strike if necessary. The engi-
neers resolved to stand firm in their
demands, and q generally hopeful
/ spirit was manifested.
CINCINNATI, Dee. 8.-Superinten-
dent Ellison has offered $500 reward
| for the arrest and conviction of the
man who misplaced the switch at CO.
] lumbus, causing the train to run OFF
last night. Several of the last of the
striking engineers to-day, disclaim
any knowledge of the crime, declaring
it had no connection with the plan of
the strike.
Superintendent Ellison is in receipt
of dispatches from the superinten-
dents of the Pan Handle and Column
bus, Chicago and Indiana CentralIdi-
visions, that the outlook Is better to-
day than any time since the strike.
The Superintendent here will make
it the occasion for dropping the poor
est men. He had not less than fifty
applications from engineers of other
roads yesterday, coming, however,
without recommendation, and there
fore not engaged. Four engineers
have been engaged to-day. Neither
started from here to-day. No freights
will run tomorrow, but by Wednes-
| day they are expected to move regU-
larly. All passenger trains, except
/ two accommodations, will move to-
morrow, and after Tuesday all the
| trains. unless prevented by unfor-
seen developments.
A Fort Wayne special to the Ga
/ H.
| Toledo, Wabash and Western Rail-
road is imminent against 10 per cent.
reduction of wages. A committee of
anoinsars have la1otostad 10 the Off
Gals, who remain firm.
CNcrNN ATT, Dec. 2S.-The New
! York express train from Pittsburg to
Cincinnati, ON the Pittsburg, Cipcin-
natl and st. Louis road, due here at
half-past six o'clock this morning, ar
rived about eleven o'clock tonight at
! CadiZ, Ohio. Between five and six
o'clock last night it ran into a mis-
placed switch, but fortunately es-
capped serious damage. Soap had
been placed in the tank at Columbus,
OHIO, from which the locomotive took
water at three o'clock this afternoon,
which rendered the water bad for
making steam, exposed the locOmo-
tive to the danger of blow g up, and
caused it to stop at Loudon to blow
off steam and renew the water in the
tender and the boiler.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.-There are no
new developments in the railroad
strike to day. All the passenger
trains on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati
and st. Louis road went out to-day,
with the exception of the accommo-
dation and the New York night ex-
press tonight. All of the officers
capable of running locomotives are
doing so.
Columbus, Dec. 29.--GoYernor
Noyes yesterday received q telegram
from Adiutant- General Knapp, who
went to Dennison TO investigate the
necessity for the interference of the
State authorities to keep the peace
among the striking engineers and fire
men. He reports that on the arrival
of military company from Steuben-
vile, order was easily restored, and
has been since maintained without
difficulty.
The railroad authorities here say
the strike must break before many
days, and on the other hand a visit
tonight to the rooms of the brother
hood of engineers, shows them to be
as determined as they were last
week. They say Chief Engineer
Wilson's order has no effect on them.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 29.-The engI-
neers' strike contir Ies without much
change. RumorS are current of a
general strike on all the roads, but
they cannot be traced to any reliable
authority. Last night a party of men
entered the Jacksonville, Madison
and Indianapolis railroad roundhouse,
and after threatening the watchman,
broke the gauges of all the engines in
the house and then left.
The president of the machinists'
and blacksmiths' association arrived
here tonight from Cleveland. 1t is
supposed his visit is connected with
the engineers strike. He favOrs com
promise and deprecates violence
CHICAGO, Dec. 29.-The members
of the brotherhood of engineers in
this city have passed a resolution
that they are not disposed to submit
to any reduction of the rate of wages
they we're receiving prior to Decem- |
Der LIST, as that rate was low enough, |
although it gave general satisfaction; |
also rendering their sympathy, and |
promising their support to all sngi- !
neers now opposing, or who may |
hereafter oppose, any reduction of !
their wages. These resolutions are /
published, signed by committees from |
the Illinois Central, Chicago and Al |
ton, Rock Island, Chicago, Burling- /
ton and Quincy. Milwaukee and St.