, 1888-03-08
1T MAY SPREAD.
Other Roads Attempting to Aid
the Burlington.
D. & RIG. Men Refuse to Handle
Burlington Freight.
Full Support of the Brotherhood
Promised to Strikers.
More Trouble Ahead.

more mead
Chicago, March 7.-Chiet Arthur
stated to an Associated Press renortar 70.
day that there was ''%serions dongerS tbot
the strike of the engineers and Gromon
will now sprcad widely .tTt ;s i'm osaibIn
70 apnease orr men bo soiJ nP Us !
they know that railroad comn, MOS I'll
over the country arc g;vinT "a ~ ~
Burlington. We aro cont;nnonn ~ ro
CENT Of teIepra ans sbow iUn' tbn IN re,
are rendering This assistance -
Arthur showed the foIInw;nr 90 = .
ple of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES VIII wb;ob ~
is deluped. WIN WHICH no
aurora. I'll. March Up n dr
hur GRIND CIjcf TL;cooa. II r.
nolds, engineer, SAYS he was in the en-
ploy of the New York Central, and was
forced to come here and run or consider
himself discharged. Investigate.
(Signed) y. A. B~AURETsEN."
Another communication was picked up
from the pile by Arthur and handed over,
with the request that the identity of the
sender would not be disclosed. The mes
sage was from jackson, Mich, and said
In part
'"On Saturday, March 3, the following
was sent to all agents OF the Michigan
oen.lai rpau' an ehglheers wisnlng to
30 70 ChicSeo 70 WORK lor the Chicago,
nITrhLiR.on q quincy SEND 'fee'
NJ y nGssase was sem unuer character
W 20 Mnlcn Is useu ny no one Out the
generaI SUPERINTENDENT o acting general
IN, = oaJ t
Vow suiu Artnur, wnen you know
.ae men naEo lhiorIlation IKE that ana
s4ond 10 10 Ihlhg c%ons'ahtiY' you can nuer,
srla 'n9 GanSeI that inc stflke VIII
sbbau I'll !. . noV ~ oe eApecoe' ina
iii i ,mti Suontt 70 sucn P~roceeaIp8s' put
~ puS Sup 10 Inenl euec19aliy' ar
Wou.L sa.u tee men gu 'he p~urnngton q
az 20 u Sley Hau seruck' hau lone
% u 'noir o"h Voli'ioh'
AMPLE PROMISED.
The full support of the entire Brother
hood Of Locomotive Engineers and Fire
men has been pledged to their members
on any and all roads throughout the
United States who deem it necessary to
strike and formally decide to do so in
order TO uphold their brethren on the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy. This in
formation was obtained this evening on
the best OF authority and was verified
through another source.
THE STRIKE ON THE b. & N.
LACROSSE WIS March = 70 los,
nightnotice was served on Sunar;ntendent
Barr of the burlington & Nnrtbnrn tbat
if the road continued to bonSIe Gb;oono
BURLINGTON n 0nincv bns;nosS i I'D
destroy the GOOD will and fr;ondlv faoIinH
now existing on the mart IF tho cnginaorS
and 6remen toward bis road tbs waS
not stoned Init ne~vortbeiess yos raao,JaJ
as having the anthor;tv Of tbn brotbor-
hood. Ereply was served on the men at
noon to dav which said in substancn that
thew should renort Inv 7 o'cIoct This even
ing whether or not thew were nrenoraJ 70
handle any and all business of the road.
IT not, they were to consider themselves
discharged, and apply to the proper officer
lor their wages due to date.
MlNNEAPoLIs, March The strike
OF the engineers on the Chicago, Burling-
ton q Quincy, has extended to the Bur
lngtten u Northern. All brotherhood
engineers and hTemen lett their cabs at 10
o CLOCK. Inc erect Is not yet observable,
because the road does not send out a pas
sehger tfaln ili f:l5 p. N. AT that time
the 0ulciaiS ciaim the express VIII start as
usual, whle the brotherhood claim the
T0au VIII not DC aple to move a wheel.
me striSe atiects about 10y men.
Inc evening train lett on time In
charge ct the master mechanic of the
road: Inc D o clock train tor Lacrosse
was IN charge OF Il Heading engineer. He
ehceaVoTeu ior a lttle time to start the
tram WIN the ar brakes set on the drlv-
ing Wneels, Dut nnally managed to get