St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-07

leader In the strike. He was arrested
this morning by the United States mar
shall, as explained later on. Broderick.
who is member of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, was at this
time at CreStOn, Iowa, and in close COM
munication with the principal officers
and members of the brotherhood, and
had repeatedly requested Bauereisen to
send Bowles with his goods" (dynam-
ite), to Creston, as that was favor
able place for operations, owing to the
strong support they would receive
from the brotherhood there. BOwles ac-
cordingly went to Creston, where he
met Broderick, and delivered to him the
dynamite and caps. Shortly after
BowleS left CreStOn, and a few hours
afterwards
AN EXPLOSION TOOK PLACE
in the west end of Creston yard. Here
all the circumstances of the previous
explosion were repeated, and no serious
damage was done to the engine. I'm
exploded dynamite was found, two ex-
ploded caps and remnants of the paper
casing of the cartridge. The following
week there was an explosion just south
of the town of CreSton. This explosion
occurred on rainy night, and the evil
dences of dynamite were not as COM
plete as in the other cases, but sufficient
to leave no room for doubt. Another
abortive attempt was made Thursday
night, 9TH inst, Just east of CreSton.
During this time Broderick and BowleS
had been furnished with funds and let
terS of Introduction to various members
of the brotherhood stating that they
were on secret business of the most
IMPORTANCE TO THE BROTHERHOOD,
and asking cooperation in every pos
sible way from all members to whom
they were presented. Letters of this
character were found on their persons
when they were arrested. Broderick.
before going to the train at Aurora on
Thursday afternoon, went to the hall of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers and there got the package of dyna-
mite which was afterwards taken by
him, BowleS and Wilson on the train
with them. This package of dynamite
had been taken by Bauereisen to the
brotherhood hall for BrOderick. He
was therefore arrested by the United
States marshal as an accomplice."
Mr.. Stone declined to enter more fully
into the character of the proofs of these
acts. AS to danger to trains passing
over the load, he ridiculed the idea, as
all the conSplratorS are so well known
that any serious attempts are imposSi-
bic. MIR. Stone further said that these
attempts to in ure the cOmpany'S prop
erty were by no means the first attempts
of the brotherhood in that direction. On
April 16 Mr.. Hoge, the chairman of the
general grievance committee, issued a
circular 10 the chief engineers of num-
ber of divisions of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, reading as fol-
lows:
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy have
only got about one-half of the men prior to
the strike. They want about 400 to 500 more
engineers. We have decided to call on you
to furnish one or two men from your divis-
ion. We will ask the same of ali divisions
throughout the country 10 come and apply
for situations on the 90 road under an as
sumed name, and. as soon as they get to
tonal hotel. Chicago for instructions. The
OBJECT is To DISABLE ENGINES
in every way they can, and, on a given
day, to quit work Ill a body after receiving
their last leg, and by this means we propose
to take the other. We don't want any of
them to come here. but TO make applications
at the following points: Aurora, .Galesburg,
Burlington. Creston, Plattsmonth, Lincoln
and McCook Be very careful who you Sc
lect to come, men that don't talk too much,
or who arein the habit of drinking. Supply
them with plenty of sal soda and emery.
Have them get leave of absence for thirty or
more days.
''P. S.-Please don't let this outside except
within yourselves and those you select to
come. Please answer on receipt of this
AT the time, however, Mr.. Hoge is
sued this circular, the company was
fully supplied with engineers and had a
large number of applications from relia-
bic men with good ref erences, for any
vacancies which might occur. A num-
Der of attempts were made to carry out
the suggestion of the circular, but in
all cases the applicants were refused
employment. The company, knowing
the character of the leaders of the strike,
with whom it had to deal, had been on
its guard against this very sort of thing
from the
FIRST DAYS OF THE STRIKE.
Mr.. Stone explained that the Sal-soda
was to be put into the tanks of the en-
gines so that the water, on being
pumped into the boiler would 'foam,"
so as to prevent the engine from getting
dry steam, and make it impossible for it
to proceed, and to cause the burning of
the crown sheets of the fire-boxes. The
emery was to be thrown on to the bear
ing surfaces of the different parts of the
machinery, causing the bearings to run
hot and even ruin them. The officers
who went to Aurora to-day returned to
night bringing with them Aleck Smith,
striking fireman, who is said to have
handled some of the dynamite cart
ridges. Attorneys Donehue and David
have been retained to defend the men,
in connection with any attorneys that
may be selected by the brotherhood of
engineers. In conversation with Chair
man Hoge to-day the men denied all
knowledge of the dynamite and did not
know who brought the stuff into the
car. They said, after they were ar
rested, that General Manager Stone
came into the car and then one of the
detectives took a package from the hat
rack. They say they never saw the
package until it was in the hands of the
detectives.