The gale., 1888-03-17
ENGINEERS STRIKE.
THE SITUATION ON THE c. b. ~ q
RAILROAD.

NlcWeu-un stute OI AuHIrds
A recent meeting of delegates SoSn
fifteen divisions of the BrotherhooHs o
Locomotive Engineers was hastily cdn
vened in New York, to take immediat
aid decisive measures to bring about
settlement of the trouble between tn
officials of the Chicago, Burlington (
Quincy Railroad and the engineers ant
firemen employed on that line. Th
meeting, after session of six hours, un
animously approved the policy indicated
by Chief Arthur in Chicago, when h,
said: ''The brotherhood will not com
promise, but will dig the ditch in which
it proposes to die in case it cannot win
The engineers reiterated that sentiment
by passing resolutions in which they de-
termined that if the Chicago, Burlington
g. Quincy managers do not come to the
terms demanded by the men, they will
call out all the members of the brother
hood employed on all lines connecting
either by traffic, passenger or other ar
rangements with the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy route. After that order. they
resolved to let matters remain in that
condition two weeks longer, and then
should the brotherhood not gain its de-
mands, they will order general strike
of all members of the society in the
| United States, and on the Grand Trunk
and other lines in Canada, on which they
are represented, as well as the railroads
IN Mexico. They are supported at the
present time, and feel confident of a
continuance of the Endorsement of their
action by the brotherhood of locomotive
firemen.
They assert that their action is not ag-
gressive, as the right is on their side, and
they urge in support of their arguments
that the brotherhood consists of sober
and industrious men, who daily, in the
course of their work, carry not only their
own lives in their hands, but also have
the great responsibility of the safety of
the lives of enormous numbers of the
public. They say that the railroads will
not only do injustice to a large body of
respectable workingmen, but by engaging
inexperienced engineers and tiremen, will
prejudice the safety of others. The res
olutions state that the managers of the
various railroads in New York are aiding
the Chicago, Burlington g. Quincy Rail-
road; that such action is cowardly and
unfair,
Chief Engineer Arthur, of the Broth
erhood of Engineers, who is at Chicago,
ILL.,, speaking of the strike, said: sour
reports are most reassuring. The fact
that for seven days there has not been
break in the brotherhood on the line is
of itself of the most reassuring nature.
On the contrary, we are in receipt hourly
Of letters and dispatches from all over the
system showing the loyalty of the men.
Congress will not be asked to look into
it by me. There is no necessity for in
What we have done has
been done openly, and been given to the
public through, the press" ''And you
are confident Of winning the fght2" .'If
the men stand firm it is beyound question
that we will"
Two hundred and fifty engineers, mem
bers of divisions 150 and 369, Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, repre-
senting the various Chicago & st. Paul
roads, met at St. Paul and resolutions
were adopted indorsing the c., B. &,
@. strike. The Baltimore s. Ohio
and the Pennsylvania Railway Compan-
les have issued orders to their agents not
to accept freight of any kind for the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad,
except subject to delay and at the own
er's risk.
The breaker of Glendower colliery of
the Reading coal and iron company near
Pa. was destroyed by fire;
the loss will aggregate between $50, 600
and $4,000 Between 400 and 500
hands will be thrown idle for several
months. The cause of the fire is un-
known, but it IS believed to have been
incendiary.
At meeting held in Chicago, Ill,
/ 300 painters belonging to the Knights
Of Labor, decided to strike, if their re-
cent demand for minimum rate of 374
cents an hour for eight hours day was
not complied with. For the past year the
minimum wages was 27 1-2 cent an hour.
The Burlington officials at Chicago re-
ceived dispatch from Brookfeld, Mo-,
on the line Of the Hannibal s. st. Joe,
stating that George Watts, the oldest en-
gineer in the employ of the company,
had been shot dead by deputy sheriff.
He entered the depot and endeavored to
intimidate some of the new men on the
locomotives. He was ordered off of the
premises by deputy sheriff, but refused
to go, and made significant movement
toward his coat pocket. The officer
fred, killing him instantly. In the pock-
ct of Watts coat was found bulldog
revolver of the largest caliber.
The strike of conductors and brake
men on the Atlantic s. Pacific Road is
complete throughout the entire line, and
business on the road is virtually sus-
pended. The leader of the strikers said ::
'.Our superintendent, who recently ar
rived from Georgia, issued an order com
pelling us to do an extra amount of yard
work, for which we received no compen-
sation, thereby preventing us from earn
ing what we consider fair wages. When
our committee demonstrated with him and
asked him to rescind the order, he refused
to do it, and replied that he could pro-
cure plenty of men in Georgia who would
work for $45 per month, and if necessary
he would run his trains with negroes"
WANTED INSURANCE MONEY.
In.January last, Joseph B. Dudley, a
negro living in Charleston, s. c., who
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