The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-02-29
A LONG FIGHT BEGUN.
No Espe si an Etrly Settlement Of The Strike
on the Burlington System.
The Engineers Confident OF Winning in the
End-Omeers of the Road making the
Best of It-Rumors of a Com
promise Denied.

CHIcAso, Feb. 2S.-Lsst evening Assist
ant Superintendent Rowland, of the Bur
lington Road, and Superintendent of Mails
Troy, from the Postoffice, called on Chief
Engineer Arthur at his hotel. II have
cone for information" said Mr.. Howland,
addressing Nr Arthur. Il have understood
from Ar. Stone that no objection would be
raised by your men on taking out the fast
mail train which leaves at 3 q. m. to-
morrow morning, providing it contained
nothing but mail. / am now told by the
men that they will not take the train out
without orders from you or the United
etaies Marshal. What are the facts?"
''Our position is this" replied Mr..
Arthnr: I'VE will offer no obstruction to
the carrying Of the mails, and were this
mail en- route TO the city we should bring
t in, provided the passenger coaches we're
cut of. But we are under no obligation to
start the mail from q center of dlstribu-
ton. The @ company has contract with
the Government for carrying the mail; let
them carry il or forfeit their contract.
We" turning to the postoftce official,
stand ready 10 settle the trouble on a fair
and equitable basis; you should bring such
Sn influence TO bear on the com pany as to
bring about its settlement. We cannot
Iake out the mail train, geatlemeD.'
Very well, responded Mr.. Rowland,
al bad understood and l think Mr.. Stone
understood from Mr.. Hogue OF the Griev-
eDce Committee that the mail service
wOnld be handled, and If that were so,
wanted TO avail myself of that advantage"
81 may not have made myself entirely
clear 10 Mr.. Stone" said Mr.. Hogue, "but
what meant to say is Just what Mr.. Ar.
thur said
a few casual remarks were exchanged,
anG with pleasant good night, the visit
o-s Withdrew.
TRYING TO DISABLE TRAIN.
An attempt was made to disable the en-
gine drawing the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy fast mail, which left the Union
Depot az $40 this morning. When the
train stopped at the Burlington crossing, a
coupling pin was placed on the plates that
guide the piston rod in the cylinder. When
al attempt was made 10 start The engine
again, il would not move. The difficulty
was soon discovered and the obstruction
removed. Had the piston rod been drawn
out at full length, the coupling pin would
ksve been driven through the cylinder and
the engine disabled.
The bulletin board at the Union Depot
this morning said for the Chicago, Bur-
hDgton and Quincy: Due 6:20 q. NJ, due
s a. m, abandoned; due 6:55 a. M, two
hours late.
1.-Two suburban trains from DoFners
Grove came in at $40 and 7:15 a. M, and
two went out at $50 and 80 o'clock. at
o'clock this morning there we're dozen
men al the compaDy's office waiting the
arrival of Superintendent Rhodes. Tuey
we're very reticent bs to where thev came
from or what their experience as engineers
might be.
Assistant General Manager Williams was
st his Office 81 o'clock waiting to hear
from the trains which were started at
different points along the road yesterday.
The fast mail which left Chicago at o'clock
yesterday afternoon had NOT eeen heard
from up TO O'Clock. 1t is thought the
train is proceeding on its journey to Coun-
ell Bluffs without interruption, as had
,here been any delay the company would
have been notified OF the fact.
ALL QUIET AT THE YARDS.
All :was quiet around the Burlington
yards early this morning, and from Van
BureD to Twelfth street the yard men had
but little to do except to gaze at the num-
erous Fort Wayne trains which pulled in
every few moments. at O'Clock the
Downer's Grove accommodation train, tif-
teen minutes late, pulled into the Union
Depot. Tne Dovner's Grove train was fol-
lowed fifteen minutes later by another
train from the same suburb. The last
train was crowded with suburbinates.
Al the Western avenue round house the
most profound quiet prevailed this morn
ing. The house was full OF engines with
no steam in any of them. At O'Clock only
one engine had left the round house, and
that was a stock yards engine which Is not
involved in the strike. The big freight
at Dnl
morning, and a notice was posted on every
door of the Canal street side to the effect
that no freight would be received to-day.
No orders had been given any of the yard
men regarding the plans for to-day, but
Captain O'Donneil, of the West Twelfth
street station, received a dispatch from
Chief Hubbard early this morning ordering
him 10 detail force at the freight yards
20 protects freight train to be made up to-
Gay and run out.
Not q through train has arrived since
yesterday, but q couple are expected dur
ing the day. at the general Offices this
morning the rush OF applicants for posi-
tions was even greater than yesterday. Not
less than hundred men crowded and hus-
tied each other outside the Superintend-
epts Office. The crowd was OF the same
molly character as that of yesterday. The
fast mail, which left Chicago at D. M,
reached Burlington, Iowa, two and half
hours late. but il is thought will arrive at
Omaha on time
PRESIDENT PERKINS SURPRISE.
hin reply to President Perkins expression
Of suI prise that the strike came so soon,
and the intimation that Mr.. Arthur did
lot give him time to consider the demands
of the men, Mr.. Arthur says: President
Perkins was advised weeks ago tnat de-
mands would be made and that their re-
fusal would be followed by a strike. He
replied that Mr.. Stone had complete
authority to act. Mr.. Sargent and l went
TO see Mr.. Stone. We read over the first
and second articles of the schedule refer !
ring to the discharge or suspension of men
and the calculation Of their time. Mr..
Stone did not like the language and made |
some alteration to suit himself. said: We
will agree to It He then said he had not in |
tended to agree to the propositions as
changed, and remarked that he would pass
them for q while. He then came 70 the
third article, on the pay of engineers and
fremen. Mr.. Stone said be did not think |
there ought to be any difference between |
four and six-wheel engines. / said all
right. We woEId make the pay three and
shalt cents per mile for all passenger |
engines. i will not concede 70 that propo- |
sitioD, said he. replied: We'll, will |
consent to Q strike of our men on that |
proposition.' Mr.. Sargent and I then left. |
j rnderstaud that President Perkins had |
empowered Mr.. Stone to act for him, but |
n soon as ve left him the telegram was sent |