New-York tribune., 1888-03-25
THE BROyHERHOOD DEFEATED.
ESTIMATING TIE COST OF THE STRIKE AT
CHICAGO-HRSE SnOW-ANARCHSTS.
IRY TELEGRAPH THE Tx BuyE,

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE sJSE,
Chicago, Marc 24-'rhe officials of th Chi
eago Burlington nd Quincy Railway appar to
be but little distriIed by the new complication
that arose in thei strike to-day-viz: The de-
sertain of their sitchmen who stopped work
without notice earlyths morning ou, Of sympathy
with the old engnevs and fremen, there are in
all less than 500 of hese men in the employ of
the company at all bints and up to 10 o'clock
this morning only themen here and at one other
point are effected. Iere will be no difficulty
in getting switchen, the officials say but
they evidently have hots that the old men will
return to work they VII do nothing toward Sc
curing new men till Midday. In spite of to-
days developments 1t is Universally believed that
the brotherhood has lost fight and the stock
holders only will feel to-ay's move as freight
traffic will be entirely susplded again for few
DAYS 1t is positively assertedhat the strike will be
1t is positively asserted tina the strike will be
declared OIL by the Brotherhod within the next
few days What will becom OF the men is a
serious question The Brotirhood Is allowing
the strikers $40 "a month each, nile they formerly
earned from 81 100 to $3.50, ant the organization
cannot. Of course indefinitely coinue this allow
ance. 1t is estimated that the B,therhood had q
fund of 100000 when they ord'ed this strike
An estimate made by The DaibNews" places
their expenditures thus far at Ger $500, 900.
This is divided as follows Loss ofvages on the
Burlington S. 60 900 pay roll of the3rothcrhood
S6s,oO0: wages aud expense accObts of the
grievance committees, S33, 900; psF TO nom
Brotherhood men, 10000: expense, of head
quarters. sl.sOO cost Of the Santa Feand other
union strikers and miscellaneous expense, s2s, 600.
The estimate Of the Burington's expenss is put
at over million.
A number Of rich Chicsgoans who a, most
of them owners OF fine horses determine that
this city shall have horse show every atumn
that will be credit TO the West Until steiy
the horses displayed at the show have bee al
most all heavy draft horses but last year here
was a fair display Of gentlemen's horses drien
IN four In hands. tandems. bronghams etc 1t
has been determined TO make a permanent fcatue
of this part OF the exhibit and from the ntercs
already shown il S safe 10 predict that the show
this year will far surpass anything seen here.
A number Of the gentlemen inter sted have pledged
q fund OF 100000 with which to construct
an addition TO IN, south end Of the Exposition
Building They will also undertake TO raise the
money necessary 10 make up a liberal premium
list. and in that way insure the success OF the
annual exhibition There Is also some talk Of
= bench show in connection with the horse show.
Potter Palmer J. V. Farwell. Marshall Field and
Arthur Cation are the prime movers in the affair.
Anarchy is MT dead in Chicago. II the revela-
tions made by one of them are TO be believed.
Information hai come TO Chief Hubbard that
the anarchists ,re in the northwestern part OF
the city have been quietly organizing and have
been holding secret meetings lately IL Is said
that large number OF the old northwestern
groups met II No. 703 Milwaukee-ave last Sun
day. Dyer d. Lun, editor Of the paper founded
by A. X Parsons. claims that there is AN organ
azatlon OF anarchist. He even says that the In
tefnatlonal IS % strong ever and that he Is
the bead OF IT, Tie Central Labor Union con-
tains many for whom State socialism is too tame
Albert Curtin is looked up 10 as their chief,
and bis recent aowal that he was an anarchist,
- well ~ his olcnly hostile attitude toward the