Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-03-13
MYSTERIOUS MOVEMENTS.
THEIR INTERPRETATION BY CHICAGO
PRESS WlSEACRES,


CHICAGO, March l3.-The indications Mon
| day night were that unless the burlington
| insists upon its pound OF flesh in the shape OF
| absolute surrender the strike would be at an
| end before dusk Tuesday night, There was n
| conference between President Perkins and
| Chief Arthur after the court proceedings
| Monday afternoon. II was Of brief duration,
and after supper the two men mysteriously
disappeared. The numerous delegations that
visited the headquarters of the brotherhood
| during the night We're informed that the chief
would not return until morning, while
notification was left at the hotel
office that Mr.. Perkins would not
be in until "A very late hour. The
members of the press committee wore n
mysterious air, and would neither admit nor
deny that a conference was in progress. For
the first time stAce the strike was inauugrated
there were lights up to 10 O'Clock in the office
of General Manager Stone in the 90 build
ing, although the man who guarded the inner
door insisted strenuously that no one but him
self was within About that hour carriage
was hastily driven away from the rear end of
the building half a block distant, and few
minutes later the lights were distinguished
At II o'clock neither Of the gentlemen had re-
turned TO the hotel, and the statement was
reiterated that Chief Arthur would not re-
turn until morning. Subsequently mem
Der of the press committee guardedly ad,
mitted that conference might be in pro-
greSs, and added that the brotherhood had
decided to so modify its demands as to leave
nothing at issue except proposition that the
classification system as originally submitted
should be adopted one year on trial. If the
Burlington should agree to this. he added, the
strike would come to an end instanter
1 1
Gresham's court in the afternoon when the
case of the Burlington against the Wabash
was resumed. Before the reply of the latter
road was presented, General Manager Stone
filed an affidavit incorporating IA dispatch sent
by Chief Arthur to NJ b. Bulnham a mem.
Der of the grievance committee at Omaha,
instructing him to see to that no cars of the
"O' were hauled Other afHdavits bearing
upon the alleged refusal of the Wabash TO
carry the Burlinrton's freight were filed and
then the reply of Receiver. McNulta was
placed before the court. 1t was n LENGTHY
document He alluded tn fine circumstances
under which the strike was inaugurated
on Feb q. and went on to say that
since then gradually but surely the 80"
Ind gone into partial operation. and in so do
ing had substantially EMPLOYED all the COM
petent locomotive engineers out of employ
ment who were not members of the brother
hood. that the Wabash had no quarrel with
its engineers, and being solicitous to keep ND
uninterruptel communications ON his road
had temporarily, ON the 9Th inst, issued in.
structions for non-intercolirse with the peti-
tioncr. The instructions he sent to Hannibal
were that no SO" freight could he handled
except it was placed ON Wabash cars and
taken the same as local freight, but no Bur
liugton cars would be handlr,, Similar in
Quincy, Hannibal and Chaplin. Deeming
these orders no longer necessary, the respond |
ent had rescinded them on the 10th inst
when lt. PROMULGATED the following: "All |
orders and directions heretofore given hy me |
or by any officer or agent of this road, which |
have been understood as limiting the inter |
change of cars or traffic with tile Chicago, |
Burlington & Quincy railroad. or any of the |
roads Of that system, arc hereby rescinded "
The receiver further insisted that he had |
no business transactions communications or
with any one upon fine conduct |
of the Wabash road. and that he had not been |
acting under the moral duress Of z. NJ. Ar
thur, or any one acting under his direction. |
Furthermore he did not believe that the pc
titioner commenced this proceeding with any !
serious idea of resuming traffic with the re
spoudent because the traffic was iusignifi-
cant and uninportant. but that if n strike
occurred ON the Wabash by reason of its tax
ing Burlington freight the latter road would
have the advantage, as it had n number of
engineers TO run its engines. while the Wa
bash would be practically unable to do any
business In view Of the fact that the Wa
bash was competing line with the Burling
ton Tor business II was To the Buringtons IN
terest to cripple tile road under control of
the court if that was possible, ana thus make
up in part for the losses occaSioncl to it by |