Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-03-06
THE RAILROAD TROUBLE.
AS USUAL, EACH SIDE WILL POSI-
 FINELY WIN THE VICTORY.

FINELY WIN THE VICTORY. The Congressional Motion to Investigate
 the Difficulty Favorably Received by
 the Easineers-The Company's Officials
 Claim That the strike is Ended.
 CHICAGO, March 6-The main interest in the Burlin, ton strike centered yesterday aroEnd the Grand Pacific. Here, Ill one of the spacior.s parlors on the first floor, the chairmen of the grievance committees of a dozen or more important railroad systems were engaged in cloGe conference for hours. The doors Of the parlor and of the room ad- joining, the latter being occupied by Chiefs Arthur and Sargent, were locked from the inside and sentinos stood guard at the outer portals Tie conference began at 10 o'clock, and with brief iiltermissions for dinner and supper, lasted far into the night. Before the proceedings opened each delegate was pledged to absolute and unquallfie secrecy, and during the recess they were as dumb as oysters From time to time, however, loud voices could be heard from within the cham Der, and it was evident that the subject matter of the conference was being discussed in style of decided animation.
 The sensation of the day was the news that a resolution had been offered in the house of representatives at Washington for the ap- pointment of special committee to investl- gate the trouble and to act as mediators be- tween the company and its ex-employes. When this was read to the meeting it was re- ceived with prolonged clapping of hands and of feet Then itformed the subject of a private con orence between Messrs Ar thur and Sergeant, and later the latter, n ', 6. Cav fnrr that we are peri octly satisfied and ready that any committee composed of practical railroad men shall exal inc ami pass upon our de- mands at any time. We have been at all times ready to meet the officials of the com pany and settle cur grievances in an amicable way. We are not asking for our men any more than is paid by oti4er lines running into Chicago. We eaie perfectly willing to have house committee examine the matter and see if they can brin about agreement. This strike was not .i our seeking, but we know that the demands of our men are just, and we can readily conN nee any intelligent body of men of the fact If the Burlington officials would but acceGs to our demands which are three and one-half cents per mile for passen- ger service and our cents per mile for freight service, and 60 I>r cent of the above for the fremen, every V heel on the system would be turning within ,yelve hours"
 None of the h ;h officials of the Burl ngton who could be foand we.e willing to discuss the congressional proposition. It is under stood, upon gou,l authority, however, that it is hardly ikely to be regarded with favor, even if 1t meets tie approval of the committee on commerce isld is adopted by the house. The company Vi l, in all probability, take the ground that so 1T as it is concerned no strike is in existence; that it has all the men it needs; that it. new employees have been brought here from afar upon pledges of con- tinuous empAos .nent that it is bound in honor to fulfill s:lch guarantees; that it would therefore be impossible under any terms of settlement to take back the strikers in a body, and that the bes,b it could do would be to give employment to limited number of men at the terms upon which tlle new employees are now working.
 Late yesterday afternoon General Freight Agent Ripley, after a conference with Man ager Stone, issued the following, which was sent out last night to ali the large shippers in the city:
 NOTICE TO SHIPPERS.
 The C. B. and Q. will tomorrow Tuesday) re- ceiye ali freight, carloads and less, destined to stations on the Ine of the c. B. and o. Chicago and Iowa, Hannibal and St. Joseph, St. Louis, Keokuk and Northwestern, Chicago, Burlington and Kansas City. Burlington and Western, Bur lington and Nort Western, HumeSton and Shen- andoah, Kansas City, St. Joseph and Council Bluffs, and Chlcago, Burlington and Northern railroads. We expect to make reasonably prompt delivery, though OFT time may not be as good as formerly, and nope very soon to be able to forward Id promptly deliver freight for all points our own lines and connections.
 There was a good movement of trains in the lumber district yesterday, and the deal ii, hat baVa complaint. Several long and heavily loaded freight trains left the yards and on the out skirts all the switching engines were manned. Fifty additional new men were sent out on the road last night.
 The announcement was made late last night that the conference had taken rest until to-day. In response to inquiries Chief Arthur said:
 !'The conference has adjourned without taking any definite acticn. A committee of three has been appointed, with myself as chairman, for the purpose of taking such ac tion as may be considerable advisable under existing conditioaLs This committee is em- powered to act for the entire conference of chairmen of grievance committees for the roads participating in the conference and it will take such steps to-day as may seem necessary in the present situation. l have nothing more to say"
 A manifesto to the striking employees of the O., and incidentally addressed to the members of the Brotherhood throughout the country was adopted at the conference. It sets forth that while the engineers on the Rockford Ills, division who run or the Q. receive $104
 per month (twenty-six days time), the en
 gineers on the Chicago and Northwestern
 receive $175 per montf the difference il
 miles on the round trip being only twenty-five
 miles per day. Several other like instances are quoted. The manifesto contained nc suggestions or recommendations.
 The Governors Son Settled the Case.
 NORTH EAsToN, Mass. March 6.-One day last winter the young son of Thomas Dono
 hue, while at work ill th Alnes Shovel works
 had some words with William H. Ames
 Ames, who is the eide son of Governor
 Ames, abused the Dononue boy in tank o1
 cold water the thermometer at the time
 registering almost zero. As consequence q
 suit was entered against Anles at the court al
 Taunton by the boys her, damages being