St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-07-17

the time. Godding went up to his house
and got package out of the same box
that found the fuse and caps in. 1t
contained dynamite. We took the pack
age up to the brotherhood hall. One Of
them took the package away after we
had talk together, but l don't know
which one it was.''
After lengthy and rigorous cross
examination of the witnesses Smith, by
Attorney David, in which he was finally
led to say II do not know whether am a
witness or defendant in this case" "a con-
fesSion which created as much commC-
ton In the court room as his cool and
deliberate recital of the way in which
ne placed the dynamite on the track,
the court adjourned until p. m. This
admission let United States District At
torney Ewing to ask for a temporary ad-
Journment, but he said he did not know
who he would call as the next witness.
The crOsS-eXaminatiOn of Smith was
finished this afternoon and adjourn
ment taken until tomorrow. A confer
ence was held this afternoon at the Office
of the Burlington road at which the road
was represented by President Perkins.
Vice President Deasley, General Mana
ger Stone, Writ Dexter and j. W. BLY,.
The other side was represented by
Chief Arthur, of the Locomotive Engi-
neers; Chief Sargent, of the Locomo-
tive Firemen, and Alexander Sullivan,
their counsel. The arrival of Arthur
and Sargent in Chicago had been
kept a secret until the confer
ence was over. Chairmen Hoge
and Murphy were also present.
Officials of the two brotherhoods as
sured the railroad men that they had
,oiI
the conference the strike and situa-
tion as it affected the public and parties
to this struggle. was discussed. All
agreed that it would be we'll if the
strike could be ended. President Per-
kins was seen after the conference and
said that nothing was definitely settled.
Neither Mr. Arthur or Mr.. Sargent
could be found after the conference.
Touching the meeting, HChairman Hoge
said:
Propositions were submitted by both
sides OF the controversy, looking to-
ward a
SETTLEMENT OF THE STRIKE.
What these propositions were 1 am
taken tangible form and will not until
another conference is held, which will
be in few days"
Mr. Hoge then showed the reporter a
telegram which was sent from Daven-
port to w. +. Gould, and which read as
follows:
lowing to certain events the men at this
point decide that we had better adopt ex-
treme measures"
This is one out of many kilograms of
similar nature.'' said the chairman.
(which have reached here TODAY. This
one is addressed to Chairman Gould, of
the Rock Island grievance committee,
and shows which way the wind is blow
ing" He also said that general meet
ing of the chairmen of the grievance
committees of nearly every line running
out of Chicago would be held here this
week. at which action will be taken to
resent the wholesale arrest and perSe-
cutlon which have occurred in Chicago
during the past ten days. "What does
the writer of the dispatch mean when
he speaks of extreme measureS?" was
then asked.
THAT remains to be seen. 1t may
mean strike on the road represented
or it may mean boycott on the CO..
which would eventually terminate in a
strike. The meeting will decide that
question"
do you think there will be a strike?''
well, the men on the Grand Trunk,
Rock Island and Northwestern, among
others, are very sore over these arrests,
and will ceetainly
SPEAK IN NO UNCERTAIN TONE
when the time comes. They do not be-
lieve in dynamite, neither do they be-
lieve in persecutions.'
''Will this meeting have the power to
declare a strike without the sanction of
Chief Arthur"
Eyes, sir, and they will do it if neces-
sary. The support of Arthur is only for
its moral and financial effect. If any of
the systems conclude to strike and Ar
thur refuses to nsanction: the move. we
receive no support from the brother
hood. But at the same time the chair
man of any system can declare a strike
on that system, provided members of
the brotherhood employed there de-
sire it,
In later interview Chairman Hoge
is SAID to have stared that satisfactory
arrangements had been made by which
the ''Q'' road is not to- be subjected to
any further mOlestation growing out of
the strike, which was to be declared off,
and that the road in turn would cease its
prosecution of those arrested for COM
plicity in the dynamite conspiracy.