Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-03-03
THE END md TIE MEAN
THE TRuMF CARD HELD BY TIL
BURLINGTON STRIKERS.

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brotherhood win Call Out the Engl-
neers and Firemen on Parallel and In
tersecting Lines.
CHICAGO, March 3.-The negotiations
begun Wednesday by George Detwiler,
of the knights of Labor paper, in behalf
of the Burlington strikers, were contin-
ued Thursday. 1t is stated that President
Perkins, of the Burlington, and Chief
Arthur, did not meet personally, but
kept up an exchange of views all day
through the medium of Mr.. Detwiler.
BY concessions on both sides, such prog
ress was made that at 3 O'Clock in the
afternoon an agreement was reached,
with the exception of a single point.
President Perkins had agreed to the mile
age system, and to pay the engineers
$3.05 for 100 miles run of passenger
train, and "a for 100 miles
run of freight train, the 100
miles to cover eight hours
when necessary from delays, but he
would not consider the point of class1ca-
ton. That is to say, frst-class were to
receive above rates. "Sub,'' or extra
men, when running frst-class treins, he
held, were to receive about 80 cents a
day less. This, Chief Arthur would not
agree to, and the negotiations came to a
standstiIl, but it is believed they will be
renewed and brought to a conclusion
at ar early day. The strikers were very
jubilant st night, as they felt the strike
is practically at an end, with a substantial
victory for themselves.
From the officials of the Burlington it
was learned that Detwiler, who is trying
to act as mediator, and who, having no
direct interest in the matter, is merely
tolerated by both sides, called upon Presi-
dent Perkins to talk oven the trouble. He
had no authority, however, to represent
the chiefs of the Brotherhoods, simply
because, in the first place. those gentle
men are unable to delegate their powers,
while in the second place, they are just
now perfectly able to attend to their own
affairs. Just how the company looks
upon the present situation is indicated by
the following dispatch, which was wired
to every superintendent and master me-
| ehanic upon the system:
saThe reports which have been sent oat
to our engineers, and to others, to the
effect that the company is intending to
yield the position it has taken, are abso-
lutely without foundation.
| Up. II. STONE, Gen. Manager"
Mr. Stone said that the conference of
Wednesday night was notksought by him,
and no terms of compromise were offered
or suggested. He did not think there
would be any more conferences yet
awhile. He had received no protests
from any of the ~bondholders or stock
holders of the road concerning its present
| policy, but, on the contrary, his course
l thr1S fcr. 1oA mat with tho apf,ra oorrorol
| of the board of directors. He thought
that by q week from Monday next, at the
latest, every passenger and freight train
or the road would be running as though
no strike had occurred.
The reports received during the day by
| General Passenger Agent Morton indi-
Gated that the company was making sub
stantial progress. The suburban trains
! sHsese ssa:s;H.S 81 sna,ans.% the
most important. of the through mails.
Two trains were sent out of the local
lumber district, when two more unloaded
grain at the elevator, for the first time
I since Saturday. On the Illinois division
more trains were running than yesterday.
In Iowa the freight blockade has been
broken. Twenty trains in addition to
the passengers, had been reported. A
number of passenger and freight
trains were running on the Ne
braska division, while on the Hannibal
& ST. Joe things were in better shape than
| yesterday. Two through freights had
been started from Denver to Chicago, and
altogether the freight blockade was con-
sidered as broken. The $50 engineers
that arrived here Wednesday night from
PENNSYLVANIA, New York and other east
ern states, went through a rigorous ex-
animation and net q man was rejected.
Two-thirds of the number were sent west,
and the remainder will be retained. Many
of the new men wore the buttons Of the
knights. A large numbeE were from the
Reading district, and a dispatch says an
other party of fifty leaves the same region
| tonight.