Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1888-03-10
ENGINEERS STRIKE.
THE SITUATION on THE G.. u. n o.
RAILROAD.
Chief Arthur Of the Brotherhood Inter-
viewed an Warming state of nairs.

yiewed-an .ila rming state Of 4 fairs.
A recent meeting of delegates from
fifteen divisions of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers was hastily con-
vencd in New York, to take immediate
a rd decisive measures to bring about
settlement of the trouble between the
officials of the Chicago, Burlington Il
Quincy Railroad and the engineers and
firemen employed on that line. The
meeting, after session of six hours, I'M
animously approved the policy indicated
by Chief Arthur in Chicago, when he
said: "The brotherhood will not com
promise, but viii-sig the ditch in which
it proposes to die in case it cannot win"
The engineers reiterated that sentiment
by passing resolutions in which they de-
termined that if the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy managers do not come to the
terms demanded by the men, they will
call out all the members of the brother
hood employed on all lines connecting
either by traffic, passenger or other ar
rangemcnts with the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy route. After that order. they
resolved to let matters remain in that
condition two weeks longer, and thea
should the brotherhood not gain its de
, mands, they will order general strike
of all members of the society in the
United States, and on the Grand Trunk
and other lines in Canada, on which they
! are represented, as well as the railroads
| in Mexico. They are supported at the
present time, and feel confident of Il
| continuance of the Endorsement of their
action by the brotherhood of locomotive
! tiremen.
They assert that their action is not ag-
| gressive, rs the right is on their side, and
they urge in support of their arguments
that the brotherhood consists of sober
and industrious men, who daily, in the
course of their work, carry not only their
own lives in Their hands, but also have
the great responsibility of the safety Of
the lives of enormous numbers of the
public. They say that the railroads will
not only do injustice to large body OF
respectable workingmen, but by engaging
inexperienced engineers and tiremen, will
prejudice the safety of Others. The res
OIutions state that the managers of Il
various railroads in New York are add
the Chicago, Burlington Il Quincy Rail.
road; that such action is cowardly and
unfair.
Chief Engineer Arthur, OF the Broth
erhood of Engineers, who is at Chicago,
ILL.,, speaking of the strike, said: 'Our
| reports are most reassuring. The fact
that for seven DAYS there las not been 4
break in the brotherhood on the IInc IS
of itself of the most reassuring nature
Al. int hnt tlrl L
of letters and dispatches from all over the
system showing the loyalty Of the men
Congress will not be asked to look into
it by me. There is no necessity for i'll
vestigation. What we have done has
been done openly, and been given to the
public through the press" And yor
are confident of winning the fight." Il
the men stand firm it is beyound question
that we will"
Two hundred and fifty engineers, mem
bers of divisions $50 and 500, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, repre-
senting the various Chicago X St. Pau
roads, met at st. Paul and resolution
were adopted indorsing the c., b. {
O. strike. The Baltimore & Ohi
and the Pennsylvania Railway Compan
les have issued orders to their agents no
to accept freight of any kind for tn
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad
except subject to delay and at the own
er's risk.
The breaker of Glcndower colliCry o
the Reading coal and iron company nea
Minersville, Pa, was destroyed by tlre
the loss will aggregate between $50, 90
and $4,000. Between 400 and 90
hands will be thrown idle for severa
months. The cause of the fire is ur
known, but it Is believed to have bee
incendiary.
At meeting held in Chicago, ILL.,
i,2OO painters belonging to the Knight
of Labor, decided to strike, If their rt
cent demand for minimum rate Of 81
cents an hour for eight hours a day wa
not complied with. For the past year ii
minimum wages was 81 1-2 cent an hou
The Burlington officials at Chicago r.
ceived dispatch from Brookfeld, Mo
on the line Of the Hannibal & st. JO'
, stating that George Watts, the oldest er
: gineer in the employ of the compan,
/, had been shot dead by a deputy sheriff
He entered the depot and endeavored t
intimidate some of the new men on til
! locomotives. He was ordered off of tt
premises by deputy sheriff, but refuse
: to 90, and made significant movemer
? toward his coat pocket. The office
I fired, killing him instantly. In the pocl
: ct of Watts coat was found bull-do
. revolver of the largest caliber.
I. The strike of conductors and brak
= men on the Atlantic & Pacific Road
, complete throughout the entire line, an
business on the road is virtually su
T pendcd. The leader of the strikers sal'
e !.Our superintendent, who recently a
rived from Georgia, issued an order cor
9 pelling us to do an extra amount OF yal
!. work. for which we received no compe
J, sation, thereby preventing us from ear
inp what we consider fair wages. Wh'
n our committee demonstrated with him al
t asked him TO rescind the order, he refuse
a TO do it. and replied that he could pr
y cure plenty of men in Georgia who wou
/ work for $45 per month, and If necessa
L he would run his trains with negroes.
Il WANTED INSURANCE MONEY.