Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-29
now THE STRIKE PuOGRE>sEs.


Burlington Suburban Train. Ruowt1g
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ttoa. Tor a >ettIcmeas- arshar W ming
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kaights.
CHICAGO. FEB ca.-The entire SUBURBAN service
o' the butilngIsr nOSG wasIn operatlpn this mcrn.
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Tue last mail wesi went Oui in gOOd shape .; 3
"Theres not a word OF truth In them said
Chief Arthur thi, morning, when asked concernlns
the reports that neg uations between the ensa
neers ana the Darlington road looking toward
settlement were being carried on "Wr are Wiling
u meet the railway oficiAls half way" ne con,
any proposition as yet We would not recede from
our position In regard 20 the 81 cents pT
are coEcerpsi we are rSay a 0,oo, 20 ds@Dss them.
We are put In a false light In regard the United
states mails" continued Mr.. Arthur. I'VE never
offered 20 have our men run en- Gnes 20 carry them
My Instructions % the men We're 90 carry all mail
In transit the end OF the Burlington lines, but
we never contemplated starring out With mail
trains The Burlington people claim 20 have
plenty OF good engiReers. yet their superintendent
and the superintendent OF the railway service come
to u and asks Us 10 run the mail trains OF course
We wont do It."
THE ENGINEERS WILLING TO AKBrrRarE-
"Would you ~ willing 90 refer the questions ss
Issue 10 a committee to arotrateT"
''Nes, we would. We willing 90 refer this
matter % any dJnterested committee, being sat-
nlze1 We would b. willing % select one man 20
represent Us, 10 let the Burlington people select
third"
Mr. Arthur said in conclusion that their men all
along the line were firm and confident, aud that
MS idNlces concerning the running OF trains and
the general condition on the road were not any
different from the reports given out by the CON-
pany here.
ArcHIsoS ENGISEERs SAID TO BE DISCONTINUED.
Dispatches from Emporia and Topeka assert that
dissat cton exists among the engineers on the
Atehison Topeka and santa Fe system, who. Il Is
stated, claim that the company have not lived up
10 It's agreement The ofiicials OF the Brotherhood
IN this city did not believe the report HAD their
men had any grievances they would have heard of
| IT. at least as soon a. the newspapers
ONLY SLIGHT DELAYS TO MAIL rRAtSs
United States Marshall Marsh has no official
notification calling upon him 20 take any measure
whatever IN relation TO the strike ON the C. h. and
| Y. Road. so far there has been no Interruption
mission OF the United states mall and no obstruc-
| tion In this direction Il appreHeDded.
Thlrty-two engineers IN charge OF a Burlington
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
IL Is Understood that they are part Of the consga-
| ment from the Reading Road.
| IDLE READING MEN RErAIIATING on THE BROTHER.
HOOD
PrTTsBURG. Feb. ca-The Knights OF Labor en-
gneers OF the Reading Railroad nave clearly out
lined their policy According % an Interview with
one OF the engineers they Will take the places of
Arthur TO return 10 their homes II he calls his en-
glneers on the Reading and Brooklyn elevated
| roads. Five car loads of engineers and nremen
passed through the city this morning en- route TO
/ Chicago. There was 200 In the party, and they
were nearly all Knights uf Labor ana mostly for-
| mer employees OF the Reading road. They were a
nne looking body OF men In an Interview one OF
| them said:
.'The statement that has been published OF there
being 800 Knights OF Labor engineers out on tho
Reading Is correct. The balance are 20 follow US
brotherhood engineers are illing every place.
| You see this party? How can you blame Us FOR
going 20 wUrk on the Burlington system7 We are
not going as Knights OF Labor, but as individuals
| Every man In the party Is an experienced engi-
| that the question cannot be raised 20 whether
We competent 20 take the places OF the strikers
We are compelled 20 make this move. We could
get work no place else. IL is
| QUESTION OF HOME AND FAMILY WIN rs
1 on the Reading road the Brotherhood Jumped I'm
go to Chicago 20 take the places OF their own men.
| There are 5000 men who were In the Reading Who
| may all go 10 Chicago"
| Wm. II. Bailey, OF the executive board OF the
/ Knights OF Labor was Passenger on the same
train that brought the engineers % the city tins
| thought they had been treated very badly by the
| Brotherhood He stated that he was not with the
party, but that IL Was purely accidental that he
was on Tie train that brought them 20 Pittsburg.
1 Mr.. Bailey intimated that while the order did noS
\ sanction the members taking the place OF the
| strikers that the proper course Tor the Brother
/ hood TO pursue was for Chief Arthur TO call his
| engineers on the Reading and Brooklyn elevated
| roads, and then the Knights OF Labor and the
| Brotherhood could each handle their own strike.
ENGAGING ENGINEERS NEW YORK
| NEW YORK, Feb. 29-oyer 100 engineers ana
| fremen were engaged this morning In thls city by
| an agent OF the Chicago, Burlington and quincy
Railroad TO take the places OF the strikers there.