Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-04-08
ENGINEERS THSEATsN
To ReyOls Through sympathy For the
StsikoIS.


To ReyOls Through sympathy For the
stsikcrr.
ST.. Louis. Apr! 7-B1lh ths General
and Joint Local Executive CouNttees
were in session Yesterday, yet while little is
known of their doings II 8 lderstood that
they have. been consicCring measures for
strengthening the s;rise aad making 1t
more vigorous and effective. Mr.. Bailey,
one of the General Committee, spent a part
of the day IN Esst ), Louis, sut what he
did there is 10; EnowD, sni Mr.. 7. b
Brown. . gentleman Who came here from
New York with Nc Hayes, has gone out
on the Missouri Pacific road and will VISIT
the principal points on the hne, study the
situation and confer with the men,
P. NJ. Arthur, the Chief Of the Brother
hood Of Euginsers, was not seen bJ' repor-
ters YESTERDAY bat it is believed tha he is
still here. II is understood that he had
conference with the engineers IN East s..
Louis Yesterday afternoon. The men there,
it Is said, are greatly dissatisfied at their
situation and are in strong sympathy with
the striking Knights Of LsOos. Ths7 are
said 10 obiac; to working with "scab' fire.
men; say that IL is in violation with their
contract with the railroad companies. and
that they are anxious TO resis It, and 1t IS
asserted that they wolld not be unwiih ns
to strike Ii is also believed thar Mr.. Ar
thur was in consultation st night with
the engineers in this city, among whom
there is said 10 exist much the same state
Of feelings IS among thoses across the river.
What has been the result o the conference
is not known, but it is said that Me-. Arthur
may spend two or three ds IS 10 the city.
ENGINEERS READY To join THE sTRIEERS.
The engineers employees upon railroads
enteriug IN Ess, ST LOnis decline to state
the cause of Cdjst ArJHQrs presence in
this city or iIs prO5sble Ell :ci upon the ex.
tension OF the strike to od ler Departments
of roads than those uI,W involved. A
prominent member OF the Knights Of La
Dor, however whsn cue STONED as to
whether the engineers ID support the
strikers: That is Just whs thsy are going
to DO, you can depend lPon il; Mr.. Arthur,
to be sure, Is opposed to strikes, but
such pressure will be brought 10 bear
that he csuno, resist. 3 attended yes
terdsy q meeting of the Bro;herhood In
East Ss. Louis He wanted to f1el the
Bfolhsrhood's pulse, as il were. Ee felt 1t
and found that 1t WAS very feverish. OF
course sll The engineers are not in symps-
thy with the strikers as yet but the msjor-
ity of them are aud the rest viii be. Any
way you can depend upon il that the engi-
nesrs will 20 out"
"0n ell the roads?'
"Yes. on all the road entering East st.
Louis. don't neon that sll engineers, how.
ever, but only the freight engineers and
some of the men running accommodation
trains. We don't propose to interfere with
the running of through passenger trains
or any mail trains"
COAL TRAINS AN EXCEPTION.
"HOR about the coal trsissF'
They will nos be stopped. We reeog
nize the fact that the masses OF the people
need coal, and that there would be grea
suffering among the working people OF tn,
city if We were to deprive them Of 1t, ant
we think we can force recognition IRON
the railroads without eansiDg much suffer
ing among the working elsssea
"Ths engineers on the Missouri Pacih'
will they 90 outP
Certainly"
And violate their contract With tn
railroad company
Not ct ALL You see there is claus