The Portland daily press., 1877-02-17
THE sTRIKE.
LIS IL Overe-The Company Say tits and
the Hen Say il is NOt-BOth Parties
Confident that cts All Right,

The situation on the Boston & Maine is
much the same as it was twenty-four hours
ago. The company still claims to have engi-
neers and firemen in abundance to move all
their trains and say they do not wish to engage
any more. This would seem to indicate a most
sweeping victory for them, but all this time
MIR. Arthur is sending words of encouragement
to the Brotherhood all along the line A dis
patch was received here from him yesterday
saying that matters were looking finely and a
settlement with the company was shortly ex-
pected. What this all means is not known
1t the company have whipped the engineers
MIR. Arthur must know it, and what reason he
has to send false information to the strikers is
not known. The men say that they shall not
make any attempts to buy off the engineers
now running as they think it would be useless
They think that the public should know by
this time what kind of men are running the
engines and should protect themselves. They
are confident that the new engineers can do
them the most service by continuing to run.
The 8 o'clock and the afternoon train both
went out as usual There was large crowd
in the depot, but no attempt was made to in
terfere with the engineers. The trains due
here all arrived on time and the freights are be-
ginning to run quite regularly.
Matters were all quiet last evening. The s
O'Clock train arrived on time and there were
but few loafers in the depot on its arrival. The
strikers do not hang around the depot now, and
the crowd in attendance yesterday was made
| up of street loafers. One of the strikers was
very confident last evening that all the old
men would be in their places by next Wednes-
| day.
The Brotherhood say that Chief Engineer
| Arthur is to address them at City Hall this
| evening, but as meeting is announced to be
| held in Lawrence Mr.. Arthur will probably be
| there.
Orders have been issued that every locomo-
| tive shall be thoroughly examined when hous-
| ed and previous to commencing each trip, in
order that accidents of any kind may be guard
| ed against. This course has been made nee
| essary, owing to the tampering with some of
| them.
The position of the bulldogs in Berry's win
dow on Plum street, have been somewhat
changed. Yesterday the Furber dog was NOV
ed closer up to the machine and the Arthur dog
| in the language of one of our great men, has
turned tail to-
1t is reported that several passengers who
were delayed on the afternoon train of Mon
day last have sued the company for damages.
This report is denied. however, by the officers
of the company.
The new special policemen appointed are
under the direction of the City Marshal and his
deputies. They are divided into two classes,
six day and six night men. They are station
ed at the round house and have nothing to do
about the station, the regular police still being
required to do duty there aud in the cabs of
the engines.
An attempt is to be made to prevent persons
from congregatng at the depot on the arrival
and departure of trains A notice was posted
yesterday that all persons found in or about the
depot not having legitimate business there
would be prosecuted. The notice did not have
a very alarming effect however.
The Situation in Boston,
A conference of the directors of the road was
held Thursday, and the situation was freely dis
cussed. Only one opinion was expressed re-
garding the future course of the management,
and that was to use every exerton in running
the road for the accommodation of the travel
ing public, independent of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers. President White
speaks kindly of his former engineers, and be-
leves that many of them were induced to Join
in the strike against their better Judgment,
their oath of allegiance TO the Brotherhood pre-
venting them from disobeying the orders ema-
mating from the Grand Chief He thought they
were, as rule, the finest set of engineers in
fha ,,x1o,, of
and attributed the strike to the influence of
Mr.. Arthur, the Grand Chief of the Order Di-'
rector Nichols also spoke kindly of the men,
and stated that they had always, to the best of
his knowledge, been we'll treated and were held
in high estimation by the managers of the road.
But neither he nor mis- associates would allow
OF any dictaton from their employees, and,
more than all, from any one not in the employ
of the road. The men had right to protect
themselves from injustice, but to his knowledge
they had been fairly and honorably treated
The other directors present expressed similar
views, and they were unanimous and firm in
the position they have taken. They seem to
think that the fight is over. On the line of the
road there is little to note. Many acts of VIC
lence have been committed either by strikers or
sASAN ANNSN-NSs
have been thrown at the engines while on the
road, breaking cab windows, etc., and in one
case the wheels were blocked, causing a seri-
Gus delay. 1t is stated that an engineer of
Haverhill train, after refusing the offers of the
Brotherhood was set upon and assaulted by an
angry crowd, and injured so badly that he has
not yet been able to resume duty. Some of the
new men complain that engineers on the Low
ell and Eastern Railroads boot at them and ap-
ply to them exceedingly approbious epithets.
Considerable hope was felt that the
stockholders would repudiate the policy Of the
directors. II was stated that the road was not
paying any too well, and that some dissatisfac-
tion had already been expressed with manage
ment. The contest with the strikers, it was al
legged, would cost great deal of money; and
when the stockholders saw how much they
were losing by this resistance, they would have
a meeting and insist on change of policy.
Superintendent Furber said that he had not
heard of any purpose to hold stockholders
meeting, for which, at any rate, ten days no.
tce is required. President White emphatically
said that no meeting had been held no call is
sued, and therefore there would be no meeting
of stockholders. He felt perfect confidence that
the action of the directors would be heartily
sustained by the stockholders. A visit to seve-
raj gentlemen in that city who control at least
1000 shares of the stock, made it pretty evident
that the strikers find no sympathy from those
gentlemen. "We are very sorry that the pub
lie have been inconvenenced in this NATTER
said one gentleman, "but the blame rests Who'll
ly on the strikers. They, and not the company
stopped trains on the road and disarranged bus
mess. For my part, 1 cordially support the
President and the directors in this fight. They
should be sustained by the sentiment of the
business comm unity. Surrender to outside die
tatIon, ike that of the Brotherhood of LccomJ-
tive Engineers, would be precedent full Of
danger In no event shall we surrender,
hope" The feeling of those stockholders who
were seen on the subject was unanimous in ia
vor of sustaining the management.
The Brotherhood still remain confident and
they continue meet at their headquarters
That they have the sympathy of their brethren
on other roads is very evident There is always