Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-08
EXTENDING THE STRIKE.
STILL ANOTHER OF THE WESTERN
 ROADS TIED UP.i


 Their Brothers of the C., B. and Q.-A
 Report that Chiefs Arthur and sargent
 Are to be Arrested.
 MINNEAPOLIS, March 8..-The strike of the Brotherhood engineers and firenen on the Chicago, Burlington and Northern road, which has been pending for several days, is on. The men went out at 10 o'clock yester- day morning, pursuant to instructions from the chairman of the grievance committee at La Crosse, Wis Chief Arthur had nothing to do with the strike, ani, indeed, did not know of it until it began. The road is hand ling its passenger trains a1 1suaL Shortly after noon the following notice was posted on the C., B. and N bulletin board at the Union depot:
 Engineers and Bremen:
 s'You are requested to report to the re- spective round house foremen at Grand Crossing, Savannah yard and Daytons Bluff before 6 o'clock p. m., Wednesday, March z, 1888, whether or not you will run any service and handle any and all passenger and freight as ordered. Those failing to re- port as herein stated will consider themselves discharged from the service of this company and will apply forthwith to MT. H. s. Bryan, master mechanic, for wages due them.
 "J. M. BARR, Superintendent"
 The road has issued card to the public de- claring its ability to handle all business, both freight and passenger, despite the strika About twenty-five men have gone out.
 CHICAGO, March S.-Chief Arthur yester- day received letter from H. E. Hayes, of Cleveland, O., member of the banking firm of w. J. Hayes & Son. stating that it was generally understood that the Chicago, Bur- ington and Quincy was nut paying engineers as high wages as competing roads, and up- holding the Brotherhood in their fight Mr. Hayes closed by urging MT. Arthur to com- mand him if he could be of any benefit to him.
 The full support of the entire Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Bremen has been pledged to their members on any and all roads throughout the United States who deem it necessary to strike and formally de- eide to do so in order to uphold their breth- ren on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy. It no longer Tests with Chiefs Arthur and Sargent to say that the men on any road, should they strike, will be backed up by the Brotherhood as whole The men on any single railroad system, or half dozen systems, have it now absolutely in their power not only to say whether they shall strike, but also whether they shall strike with the whole might of the Brotherhood behind them.
 Chief Arthur stated unreservedly that 'there was serious danger" the strike of the engineers and firemen would now spread widely. s'It is impossible to appease our men," he said, "when they know that the railroad companies all over the country are giving aid to the Burlington. We are con- tinually in receipt of telegrams showing that the companies are rendering this assistance, and it is not in my power or the power of any other man to use restraint unless such things are stopped"
 The Burlington strike is involving the other roads at the stock yards. Yesterday five Lake Shore engineers refused to take train of Bur- ington cars from Englewood to Sixteenth street, declaring that they would quit before they would haul anything bearing the "Q' label The Wabash switchmen refused to re- ceive Burlington cars which were brought to the yards at Root street. The switchmen em, ployed by the Union stock yards and Transit company, which has charge of all the switch ing at the yards, also decided that they would handle no Burlington cars.
 The information comes from g reliable source that the Burlington officials are pre- pairing to spring surprise on the strikers by the arrest of Chiefs Arthur and Sargent of this to an intimate friend, and it was con firmed later by the attempt of the agents and attorneys to collect evidence against the | chiefs The arrest will be made under the 1 Merritt conspiracy law passed by the las, I legislature. It is much more stringent thar the conspiracy law of New York. In fact, ii | is so sweeping that most lawyers believe it i I clearly unconstitutional