Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-03-01
HOME AND FAMILY.
why Former Reading Engineers IRE
Taking the Places Of the Strikers
on the Burlington.
Progress of the Difficulty at Different
Points on the ROad-aOw the eaail
Service is Affected.
NO DELAY TO THE MAIL.


from Emporia and Topeka, Kan, printed
here this morning assert that dissstis-
faction exists among the engineers on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe system
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 it was t. first they had
heard Of it, and they did not believe the
report was true. had their men any
grievances they would have heard of it
at least as soon IS the newspapers. No
complaints whatever have been made
by the lodges On the Atchison
system. United States Marshal Marsh
says no official notification has yet
reached him calling upon him to take any
measures whatever in relation to the
strike on the Burlington Road. So far
there has been no interruption, beyond
trivial and indirect delay, to the trans
mission Of United States mails, and no OBJ
struction in this direction is apprehended.
Thirty-two engineers in charge Of Bur-
lington agent arrived on the Pennsylvania
Road last night. The agent would not
say what they came for, but from re-
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understood that they are part of the con-
signment from the Reading Road.
OFFER OF THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY.
PITgsBURG, Pa, Feb. 29 The man
Agement OF the Pennsylvania Company
this morning replied to the request Of the
men for an increase Of wages. The re-
ply is to the effect that the pay Of en-
ployes Of the Fort Wayne Road and its
branches west of Alliance is increased 10
cents per trip. This will raise the wages
Of conductors from % So to go 95, brake
men from $50 to 81 80 and fXgmen
from $3.50 to $500. There is no in
crease in the Pittsourg division, bat
the men will be allowed overtime after
nine hours work per day. In
this division the conductors will
receive % cents per hour or fraction
thereof and the brakemen 10 cents per
hour overtime. The cause Of the long
conference was that the company was try
ing to arrange the differences on the
mileage basis, but owing to the different
rates on the various divisions no salts
factory conclusion was reached. The
employees will meet either at Cresilire OF
Alliance to decide whether to accept the
terms or not. 1t is thought that the sd-
vance will be satisfactory.
COAL MINES SHUT DOWN.
ST. LOUIS Mo Feb. 29 The strike
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
has caused the closing down Of all the
coal mines at BsVier, Summit and Lingo in
Macon county, this state, since there is
no way of getting the coal to market. One
thousand men are temporarily thrown
out Of employment.
THE BURLINGTOE's ULTIHATUM.
CHICAGO, ILL, Feb. go To-day st
noon the final iss ues between the strikers
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad and the company were kni.
once and for sill. Hitherto the
fight had been between the road
and the engineers brotherhood as q
corporation, and the controversy was
carried on and oVertures were made be-
tween the company and Chief Arthur IS
the recognised head of tile strikers Or
gAuiEation. To-day Chief Arthur was no
longer recognized, and the company
spoke directly to the men. Its ukase to
the men went forth as follows:
ITO the engineers and 1remen recent
ly in the service Of the Chicsgo, Burling-
ton and Quincy Railroad Company: All
engineers and hremen who do not report
by IL O'Clock Of this day "wednesday,
February 2S) will be considered out OF
this company'slservlce THE men who have
not reported at that hour can get all the
pay due them ON application to the mas
ter mechanic Of their division"
The invitation, 1t is needless to say,
YVES not accepted. No man, as far as as
certained, has reported.
LETTER FROM PowDERLY.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 29-The
following letter Is furnished the Asso-
cisted Press:
SCRANTON, Pa, Feb. ga reporter
comes to me this evening and Gsks what
my opinion is concerning the strike of the
engineers on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad. An expression Of opin-
ion is required as to whether favor the
taking Of the places Of the brotherhood
men by the Knights OF Labor. l have
nothing to say concerning the matter of
the strike on the road in question for
do not know the particulars, but II 1t is
true the men are making an effort
TO do away with the European
custom OF grading men up and down re-
CARELESS Of merit, then they are right in
making fight for equality. My opinion
OF man who takes the place Of another
who is struggling for his rights, is he de-
Selves the COuLempJ anu 6COIn Cl every
msR who loves justice. 1t is true, menu
bers of the Brotherhood have on repeated
occasions taken the places Of members of
the Knights of Labor. 1t is true, away
back In the early days Of the seventies the
Brotherhood men
DID THE SAME THING
with the mschinists and blacksmiths at
the command Of their chief. Is is true
that the Brotherhood men stabbed the
Knights Of Labor in the back on the
southwest system, not only by taking
their places, but by urging them to strike
with promise of assistance II they would
do so. 1t is true the Knights
were used as cats paw by
the Brotherhood men in that struggle,
and it is true many engineers were
burned in rsking ont chestnu;s for others.
1t is true the Brotherhood men did take
the places Of the Reading men In the
strike on that road. The merits Of the
various cases herein mentioned have
nothing to do with the principles of
honor which are involved in all of them.
It is to the eternal shame Of the Brother
hood men thst they stopped 10 such acts
of meanness and treschery and unmsnly
conduct. The man who takes the place