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A CRISIS IN THE STRIKE.
DEFEAT OR A TRUCE TO BE THE
OUTCOME OF TO-DAY.

/ VI NOW h4Ol uSdNlS lOI Du5lLO5S-
CHICAGO, Feb 29.-Dispatches from
Emporia and Topeka, printed here this
morning, assert that dissatisfaction exists
among the engineers of the Atchison, To-
| peIa and Santa Fe stem, who, it is stated,
claim that the company has not lived up to
| its agreement. When these dispatches were
shown to the officials of the Brotherhood in
! this city, they declared that it was the first
they had heard of it, and they did not be-
lieve the report was true. Had their men
any grievances they would have heard of
it, at least as soop as the newspapers. No
complaints whatever have been made by
the lodges or the Atchison system.
United States Marshal Marsh has no
| official notification calling on him to take
any measures whatever in relation to tho
strike on the Chicago, Burlington and
| Quincy road. So far there has been no in
| terruption beyond trivial and indirect
delay to the transmission Of the United
| States mails, and no obstruction in this
direction is apprehended.
NEW ENGINEERS ON HAND.
Thirty-two engineers in charge of Bur-
lington agent arrived on the Pennsylvania
road last night. The agent would not say
where they came from, but from remarks
dropped by some of them it is understood
that they are part of the consignment from
the Reading road.
| The entire suburban service of the Bur-
lington road was in operation this morning.
All trains coming into and going from the
| Union depot were practically on schedule
time The fast mail west went out in good
shape at o'clock this morning.
A POOR OUTLOOK FOR THE OUTS.
Taking the number of trains moved DUR
| ing the day as a criterion the Chicago Bur-
| lington and Quincy railroad may be said to
have made considerable headway during
the past twenty-four hours in furnishing
accommodation for their enormous passen-
ger traffic, and TO have gained a point on
the Brotherhood, and SO hattering do the
officials of the road consider their
prospects that they prediNG the re-
sumption of their entire passenger
service within the next two days. The sup
| ply of new men comes from out of town,
| and every train over the Pennsylvania road
brings a number from the Reading regions,
nearly all of whom are according to the
companys story competent iu every way
to take the places vacated by the strikers.
NO NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS.
Chief Engineer Arthur, in an interview
with an Associated Press reporter to-day
said there was no foundation of fact for tie
story that negotiations looking to termi-
nation of the strike were in progress In
that the engineers were willing to submit
the questions at issue to disintereSted arbi-
| tration.
The Burlington company this morning
| issued this notice. ITO the engineers and
| fl emen recently in the service of the Chi
cago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad Com
| pany: All engineers and flremen who do
not report by ~ o'clock of this day
| wednesday,, Feb. 20, will be considered
| out of this company's service. The
men who have not reported at that hour
can get all the pay due them on application
to the master mechanic of their division"
| The invitation was not accepted, not man,
so far as could be ascertained, reporting.
STIFFNESS OF THE COMPANY.
| Chief Arthurs willingness to arbitrats
was communicated to President Perkins
and an expression upon the subject invited
| from him Mr.. Perkins replied that unfor-
! tunately there was nothing to arbitrate-
The company must control its own property.
This morning all the passenger trains au
| the Union depot ran nearly on schedule
| time. One of the officials said that they
would run all their passenger trains as
| usual This morning was tine first time
that the ''milko train had put in an appear
| ance since the strike
The Superintendent of the Railway Mail
| Service reports that all trains are running
| all right IN Nebraska, with the exception OF
the line from McCook to Denver, on the
| Burlin gton and Missouri railroad All
| passenger trains are running in Illinois and
Iowa.
PEACE PROBABLE.
CHICAGO, Feb. ~, IL p. M--Within
twenty-four hours, probably, the great
strike on the Chicago, Burlington and
| Quincy road will be ended. G.. e. Perkins,
President Of the road, personally met P. NJ.
Arthur, Chief Of the Engineers Brother
| hood, and reached partial understanding.
When they separated it was
with an agreement that they
should come together again tomorrow and
in a friendly spirit resume consideration of
the difficulty between the company and it's
men, and bring it, If possible, TO quick
and mutually satisfactory conclusion. The
conference was held in the parlor at the
Grand Pacific Hotel, not far from the
strikers headquarters. The details
of the meeting were not made
public, but the impression was sought to be
created that the strike was largely the re-
suit of misunderstanding on both sides.
The only persons present at the meeting be-
sides Messrs. Perkins and Arthur were Chief
Sergeant Of the Locomotive Firemen, Mr..
Perkins private secretary, and promiuent
knight of Labor. II is understood that the
latter person, whose name is withheld, was
TO large degree instrumental in bringing
the meeting about.
SHOT FIRED TO SCARE.
Engineer Stern, who was In charge of the
first mail train, ON reaching homo tonight,
was shot at while in his cab at the Aurora
depot IL is supposed he assailants intended
only 10 frighten him of the engine. for
though they stood on the platform close TO
the locomotive, the bullets did not enter the
cab. -Four men jumped on Engineer Stern's
engine while he was waiting at Aurora and
attempted 10 hire him 10 desert. He re-
fused. The men jumped off into the
crowd on the platform Then came two
pistol shots and a great hubbub followed.
In the midst Of the confusion Stern pulled
the throttle and sped toward Chicago.
Whether the strike is settled tomorrow
or not the affair is rapidly approaching a
crisis. At the Union depot tonight I75
skilled engineers arrived from the East over
the Fort Wayne road, under contract with
the Burlington road. They are Knights Of
Labor from Reading.
ATTITUDE OF THE KNIGHTS.
PITTsBURG, Feb 29-The Knights OF
Labor engineers Of tho Reading railroad
have clearly outlined their policy. Accord
ing 30 an interview with one OF the engi-
neers they will take the places of the Bur
lnRton strikers, and viii promise Chief