The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-15
LABOR TROUBLES.
Car Rspairers and Coach Cleaners Walk
Out at Kansas City.

number OF l5U, IN tue oau'o &c 9'Nf7 ~
| Argentine, refused to go to work yester-
dpy. They have been in the habit OF
working on Sunday until about o'clock
! in the afternoon and laying off the rest OF
the day, while at the same time drawing
full days pay. The new master
mechanic notified them that they would
nave to work the entire day, and the result
was a walk out.
NIT WITH CLOSED DOORS.
NEW YORK, March IA meeting, with
closed doors, of delegates from different
local assemblies throughout the United
States, of the Brotherhood Of Engineers
and Firemen, was held at Tammany hall
yesterday. About 1900 delegates, repre-
sentipg 10000 engineers and tiremen,
were present. One hundred and nine d.
visions of locomotive engineers and
ninety nine lodges of hremen were rep
resented. The situation on the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy railroad was ex-
planned by one of the strikers, and then
resolutions were adopted declar'
| ing that as law abiding citi-
zens notified the railway managers,
superintendents and master mechanics
who have been secretly aiding aud abet-
ting the "Q' road with view Of defeating
the lust demands of its old engineers and
tiremen by employing Incompetent men
to take their places, thereby endaDgerlng
public safety, that, if they are not with
| drawn or caused to be withdrawn from the
service of said company, that they, as
! individuals, will exercise their discretion
abb ut remaining in their employment
after n certain date. Recognizing the
right of interchange of traffic, they
do not propose to interfere with
the law regulating the same, but exercise
their inalienable rights as individuals
nndtr the constitution of the United
States; they recommend that each and
every engineer and fireman in the employ
of such connecting railroad or system,use
his own discretion whether it will be for
his interest to remain in ths employ of
such railroad or system after certain
date.
They endorse the resolutions passed at
meeting held week ago; pledge moral
and financial aid to the Brotherhood engin
GERS and fremen who are so manfnlly
battling for their just and honorable
rights; they condemn the action of
the 20" railway as mean, penurlous
and worthy of the contempt of all fair
minded, honorable men that the 90 road
is disappearing its present ability to
handle traffic efficiently.
Thanks are extended to the presidents
and managers of other railroads who have
given assurances of their favorable con
sideratiou; also, to the press, pulpit and
all others who have been favorably dis
posed toward the Just cause of the
brotherhood in their present battle for
existence.
They recommend that the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers call a special
session of their respective grand councils
to be held at Chicago simultaneously, al
an early day.
During the meeting this telegram was
sent to p. NJ. Arthur and F. p. Sargent:
ITO the engineers and firemen, Chicago
Burlington and Quincy system Be true
be firm; live or die.
ISiEned UNION MEETING, TAMMASY."
PROGRESS OF THB STRIKE.
CHICAGO, March l2.-The strike Of thu
Brotherhood of Engineers and Firemen OF
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy wa
more momentous than ever here to-day
ton to impart concerning it. Everybody
scenes to be waiting for the result of the
application being argued before Judge
Gresham before making another move
and it is conceded on all sides that the de
c,sion, whatever it may be, will have al
i'm portant bearing on the issue of tn
strike. In the meantime the grievance
committees of the eastern roads are ar
irving in the city to-day to confer on tn
question of what should be the action o
the Brotherhood on the roads represented
by them in case the officials of these road
should continue to receive ant
deliver Darlington freight, But it ia no
expected they will take any definite actor
until Judge Gresham's decision is al
nUuuced
Rumors are current of svitchmen an(
brakemen on the Burlington system tax
ing hand in the fight, but they sre of tn
vsguest kind and can be traced to nj
authoritative source. The grievance com
mittee of the engineers and tiremen of tn,
Fort Wayne road arrived in the city a
$3.50 this morning. The Pittsburg, To
ledo, Crestline and Fort Wayne are repre-
scented in the committee.
Some of the switchmen on the For
Wayne road said that in case the en-
gineers and firemen strike they will no
work behind green engineers.
JUDGE GREsHAM's DECISION.
CHICAGO, March l2.-Judge Gresham:
court room and adjacent halls were packed
to sufTooation this afternoon when the ap-
plication of the Chicago, Burlington snG
Quincy railway, for an order on the re
ceiyer of the Wabash railroad to ompe
him TO receive and handle the freight
came up for hearing. The bar, rail
roads and general public we're represented
and all paid the closest attention to the
proceedings.
When the case was called Attorney
Henry Crawford, on behalf of the
Wabash railway, said that before the other
side opened their case there was an aft.
dayit filed by them which had not been
read and which his side of the case de.
sired to use. He then read the affidavit
of General Manager Stone, of the Bur
lington road, in which was set out at length,
comics of q telegram alleged tn have haen