The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-06
ARTHUR TO FIGHT 1T OUT
HIS MEN ON THE OTHER ROADS
WILL STAND BY HIM.

| various Grievance Committees helo
at Chicago-Knights of Labor Run
ming the Trains on Schedule Time.
CHICAGO, March 5.--A dispatch from
Omaha, Neb, says: Twelve of the Bur
lington roads new engineers left yesterday
for the East, saying they had been brought
out by the Burlington road by false repre-
sensations. A freight train arrived from
the East and one was sent West yesterday
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy road
trains ran into and from the Union depot
this morning with pretty much the same
regularity as they did the day before the
blg strike began Early this morning this
notice was posted IL the conductors room:
An trains viii run to-day on schedule time,
except Nos. /, IS aud t. L. A. Rowland"
The abandoned trains are all through
trains. All the engines, both in and
out were manned by new men. About 100
men were being examined as engineers at
the offices of the company this morning.
They are mostly men who arrived from the
East yesterday. To-day freight was re-
ceived for all points east OF the Mississippi,
and tomorrow 1t will be received for points
up to the Missouri river.
SECRET MEETING.
A secret meeting of the Grievance Com
/ AAlltbCC VI ltlS I4ilElllS anu IiItiIell >
! Brotherhoods, representing various West
ern and Northwestern roads, met to-day in
/ Chief A thurs quarters at the Grand Pa
citic Hotel The following roads were rep
resented: Chicago and Alton, Chic go,
Rock Island and Pacific, Missouri Pacific,
Wabash, Burlington, Cedar Rapids and
| Northern, Union Pacific, Wisconsin Cen
trial, Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul,
Baltimore and Ohio, Chicago, Burlington
and northern, Louisville. New Albany and
| Chicago, Illinois Central, New York, Chi
cago and St Louis, Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy, AtchisoIi, Topeka and santa Fe,
Chicago and Northwestern, Minnesota and
| North western, Chicago and Eastern Illinois,
Chicago and Atlantic, st. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Manitoba, and Chicago and Grand
| Trunk
The meeting closed at 7:30 o'clock this
evening and many of the members left for
their homes. Chief Arthur and all the
others are pledged to the utmost secrecy.
Official notification was given to-day of
an lnten Ell strike at 5 o'clock this evening
ofthe engineers and firemen ON the Chicago,
Burlington and Northern road, which is part
of the burlington system, If interchange
of traffic with the parent road is not stop
ped Before the hour for the strike arrived
some kind of an understanding was reached
between Supt. Harris, of the threatened mad,
and the Grievance Committee, vino came
out of their secret conference to talk to Mr..
Harris The strike is held in allegiance for
the present, but the terms are not made
public.
WHAT WAS DONE.
Though Chief Engineer Arthur and Grand
Master Sargent utterly refused to permit
any questioning concerning what had been
going on In the meeting, it was learned
from one who occupies a position of i'm
portance on the committee what had trans
PRED. In the first place" said he to an
Associated Press representative, Chief
Arthur called the heads of the Grievance
Committees together for the purpose
of ascertaining how the engineers and fire.
men of the roads centering in Chicago felt
| toward the Burlington men. He wanted to
be sure of his position before he took any
further steps in regard to the Burlington
| management. When the meeting opened
the Chief requested a full and free report
from each chairman. He asked them not
to blind him by giving exaggerated reports,
but TO simply say whether or not the men
on the other lines were willing to back him
up if he still fought for the cause Of the
Burlington men.
ALL OF ONE MIND.
lone by one the chairmen reported, and
it is a fact that all the reports were of the
same tenor-allegiance to the Chief and
moral and monetary support to the fullest
degree. This accounts for the universal
good humor of the delegates when they
separated, and the confident air of the
Chief Engineer and Grand Master this
evening"
Did the Chief issue any or'ers to his
subdFlinates or indicate any line of action
for the futuret'
mo, he did not He thanked them for
their loyalty, told them to go to their vari-
Gus divisions, report to the men that he was
in the fight to win and if they stood firm to
no MIA icrAl trKyp Mt IN Wis ha
would win the Burlington fight, and that
. in short ordern
After the meeting it was announced that
a public mass meeting called by the
engineers and firemen for tomorrow night
/ bad been indefinitely postponed. No reason
for the postponenent was given.
A number of kilograms were exhibited to
reporters by Chief Arthur from local Off
! Gals of the Brotherhood in different parts
of the country pledging financial aid to the
Burlington men and urging Chief Arthur
; to call out the Brotherhood everywhere.
STATEMENT FROM NEW YORK.
New YORK, March 5.-At a special meet
ing of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers tonight the following statement
was issued to the public in relation to
the present condition of the organization:
We desire TO correct the statement made by
some of the morning papers regarding the total
number of members IN our organization, which
was given at 5000 Instead of nearly 1000. as il
should be; and also regarding the finances avail
able for in the present crisis. We would
state that we have "A round half million of dollars
ready for immediate Use and can easily raise
twice that amount at few days notice IL nee
eSSary, also that the different divisions of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen are rap
idly indorSiug the resolutions passed by the
, convention held here March g. and that the
} Grand Chief has already been notified by most
of the divisions that large drafts are at his dis
poSal when required.
TALKING TO THE PUBLIC.
Further, we wish TO say to the public that the
Brotherhood has not aband ned its conserva-
tive IDEAS where they will avail in obtaining
justice, but in our present issue with the Bur.
lngton system we are prepared to go as far as
necessary in order to obtain our Just and
acknowledged rights. Neither has the young
err and more pugnacious element gained con.
troll of the destnies of the Brotherhood Of Lo-
connective Engineers But on the con
trary 1t is the universal custom in the order
, for veterans to do the talking and
, the younger ones voting in compliance with the
; habits of discipline engineered by oar profes.
sion. In conclusion we desire to ask those who
} may be inclined to question the wisdom of our
present action the following questions Is IL less
reasonable or fair for the engineers and hremen
, to make common cause against stubborn cor.
poration than for the managers Of
the railways Of the country TO make
common cause against in this