Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-08

and who il expected TO side with the road
10 the present emergency. The Northern
Pacific ~east-bound last night was
two hours late which delayed
the train in it's arrival here. Should he
refuse, however, to go out this morning,
Master Mechanic Ross will take the train
out. This, however, is the only train that
! the official thought would leave to-day
! from South Butte over the Montana
Union.
As to the Union Pacific and Northern
Pacific trains, railroad men seem to have
no doubt OF their right to send their trains
into Butte, sc that all approximations o.
being cut offfrom outside communication is
groundless.
One cause OF the trouble on the Mon
taua Union has been the lack of rolling
stock, which has kept the road back all
along and forced the men to handle engines
that were really unserviceable
The tie-up on the Montana Union
continues unchanged. The yards at South
Butte are at . standstill with freight ac-
formulating in them. The Sheriff had
twenty-four men on duty as Deputy Sheriffs
and has been on duty there Inns. IL from l
O'Clock Tuesday, only coming up to town
for his meals. The yards are kept clear OF
stragglers and every preeaution is taken to
protect the property there as much in the
Interest OF the engineers and iremen who
have quit work, as Of the company. The
only act OF violence, SO far, was the
DITCHING OF A TRAIN
on it's way to Anaconda Tuesday night at
aplace called Thompson's Spur, about a
nile this side of Anaconda. The train had
come down from Garrison in charge of En-
gineer Maynard and was run up to Ana
conda, about half-past 10 p. m. after
arriving at Stuart. It contained the North
ern Pacific eastbound mail of Tuesday and
was then two hours late. On arriving at
Thompson's Spur three men were seen by
the light OF the headlight to jump into d
wagon and ride off. A second later the
train was ditched by the displacement of a
switch. The men who got away in the
wagon were undoubtedly the miscreants.
WHAT THE ENGINEERS SAY.
Speaking to some OF the engineers in
Butte about this last night they said they
could not see any cause for it as Maynard
is a Brotherhood mar and had taken his
engine out before the order to quit had
been given; besides, being on a mail train,
be had to take it through, and as he was
just completing his run it was no one in
sympathy with the engineers who did this
as it was mere wanton malice. The engin-
GERS at Anaconda would do all they could
to discover the perpetrators of the out
rage. 1t was not lone by any OF them, the
men here said, and they could account for
the whereabouts OF every engineer and fire.
man on the road at the time the occurrence |
happened. Several OF thosespoken to said
THAI the villains who would ditch a passen-
ger train ought to be hung as soon as |
caught. They claimed that they had meth.
ing whatever to do with it, although they
heard it set down to the strikers the first
thing yesterday morning.
THE LABOR UNIONS A x A ZANE.
In the course of the day an effort was
made by the labor unions OF the city to en-
deavor to adjust the matter. A public |
meeting was held at South Butte at 3 D..
m. at which were present a number OF the
members OF the Miners Union, Knights OF
Labor, railroad men and Others. The
meeting was very orderly and there was no
excited language used or permitted. The,l
result OF this meeting was the appointment
off committee OF labor union and railroad
men to visit Mr.. Dickinson and present the
case to him OF the community in general
in consequence of the tie-up |
and to ask him to discharge Master Me-
chanic Ross or give sOtne assurance that he |
would be discharged. The committee were
in session for nearly two hours with Mr.. |
IGaHrnnnn uifhnrt INV cntfofn 4 nu mn l
suit. Mr.. Dickinson told them that the
matter was out OF his hands, as he had
t~elegraphed to the authorities at St. Paul
and Omaha, asking to be relieved, and to
have SINE one sent on Immediately to take
hold OF matters. The committee retired
fron the conference without receiving any
satisfaction.
SUPERINTENDENT DICKINSON RESIGNS.
Mr.. Dickinson was seen at the conclusion
OF the conference AMI asked what the
present situation was. He said: 1.-The sit
nation is practically unchanged. I have
just had a conference with O. delegation OF
railroad and labor union men who asked
mo to discharge Ross. | told them the
was out Of my hands and l have
telegraphed to the authorities at st. Paul
and Omaha; asking to be relieved and to i
nave some one sent here to succeed me, I
saw this trouble coming all along and have
done my best to avert it but unsuccessfully.
We have some Of the best engineers on
this road that | ever had working under
me, but there are some of them whom
no amount OF concession or Cancellation
manage. As Mr.. Potter said when he
sent me here, L was sent to organize g. dis
organized road. | ave tried my utmost {
to do SO, but must confess 1 have failed, ]
and consequently have rendered my res 6
gnatlon. Nearly every case the men cited
10 you yesterday as instances Of Ross
| ordered myself. and Ross vas
simply carrying out my orders, as he was {
Tired to do. In consequence of the pres q
'nce OF those factious spirits among the P
Engineers to whom l have referred, it is i'm
possible to adjust the present difficulty.
them removed, l venture to say the
opposition to Ross would die out, and q
yerything would be working smoothly :.
gain. L regard Ross as a faithful EN- u
and l cannot remove him on such a "
as that made to me-" W
ret you said you regarded him as too a.
Ugh tempered for the position and intended ~
. replace him. Did you tell the men SOP" "
II told them just as | have told you that "
! was in contemplation to have him re. a
laced as soon as [ could make arrange d
1ents to do 80. But could not comply h
18th a demand to have him removed at an I'll
ours notice."
IF the men who have now quit were to
fer to go back to work on that under
taDding, would their services be accepted?"i
"All but a few of them. II the gentle. CT
len who come here cannot adjust the mat m
er | intend to ask for the chiefs oil the f.,
Brotherhood to come here and investigate :,
ne matter. TIL men say, as you reported, o.
lat they have no grievance against me, &C
nd yet every act which they specified as 80
)mplaints against Ross is NINE" Sc
DO you suppose they are ava of til
lis ?" lju
II think they are" til
III you were to replace these men With th
engineers do you apprehend there
ould be any ~trouble?"
II AIN sure there would be. 1t is a
rotherhood matter and l don't suppose O.;
~ Brotherhood tien would take their oi
aces. But I don't think the Brotherhood sa
sustain them. l feel confident that Ca
cry one who is unprejudiced will sustain ha
y position. Ross has carried out my in ty
and 1 can't discharge him for "
'at. But, as l said, the matter is out OF ne
y hands nov and I am simply waiting sh
+ the arrival of the men who will come in
re in answer to my kilograms to head tn