Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-03-01
SOON TO BE SETTLED.
Conference Regarding the
G. B. 80. Trouble.
ATTACK ON A NoN-sTRIKER.
Many Volunteers Arriving to take
the Places of the Dis
contents.

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD
CHICAGO, February 29.-The Times
tomorrow will say that within
twenty-four hours possibly the Bur
lington strike will be ended, and it is
said that President Perkins tonight,
personally, met Chief Arthur and
reached a partial understanding.
When they separated it was with the
agreement that they should come to-
gether tomorrow and resume con-
sideration of difficulties between the
company and men, bringing them, if
possible, to mutually salts
factory conclusion. The details ofthe
conference was not made public,
but the impression was thought to be
created that the strike was largely the
suit of misunderstanding on both
sides. The only persons present at
the meeting besides Perkins and
Arthur were Mr.. Sargent, of the
Firemen's Brotherhood, Mr.. Perkins
private secretary and a prominent
Knight OF Labor.
The officials consider their position
very flattering, and predict resump-
ton of the entire passenger service
within two days. The members OF
the brotherhood, as far as is ascer-
tanned, to a man, ignored the demand
of ihe colnpany to report at noon to-
day or consider themselves dis
charged.
SYNOPSIS OF WHAT TRANSFERRED.
Late last night, Mr.. Perkins admit
ted that he had been in conference
during the evening with Messrs. Ar
thur & Sargent. He declined to say
whether any result was reached or who
had the inaugurated the proceedings.
Chief Arthur and Mr. Sargent were
still more reticent. From another
source it is learned that mis-
understanding which was removed
lay in the fact that Perkins had de-
clined to meet the strikers grievance
committee and had placed the matter
in the hands of General Manager
Stone. Mr.. Perkins was misunder
stood. He explained why he could
not possibly have come to Chicago at
the time. Arthur and Sargent agreed,
that under the circumstances it could
not have been expected that he
should meet the committee. Then the
engineers demands were gone overin
detail and Chief Arthur shows where
vital concessions could be made, pro-
vided that the mileage system and
wages asked were conceded. The
ground having been fully cleared, ad-
journment was taken, Perkins pur-
pose being, it is understood, to consult
with General Manager Stone and
Chief Arthur and Sargent to
confer with the chairman of the
strikers permanent committee on
grievances.
--e''"'e "A WELCOME ARRIVAL.
Whether the strike is settled to-
morrow or not the affair is rapidly
approaching crisis. At the Union
depot tonight ITO skilled engineers
arrived from the East under contract
to the Burlington road. They are
Knights of Labor, from the Reading
system.
AN OFFICIAL PROCLAMATION.
General Manager Stone to-day sent
a long letter to all the division Super
intendents in which he says that the
company is extremely anxious that
such of the old men as are competent,
sober and industrious should come
back to the service. The time is at
hand, he says, when great
deal can be done by per-
sonal talk to induce good men
to give up what must inevitably be a
contest full OF disaster to them, if
proceeded in. He says that the COM
panv fully realizes the situation;
knows the difficulty in filling the
places with good men who know the
road; and knows the losses of pro-
longed conflict. All this has been
fully considered and taken into &C
count, but it is simply impossible for
the company to yield to the demands
which have been made. The General
Manager hopes, therefore, that those
holding positions in the service which
will enable them to do so, will use
the utmost exertion to convince the
men by personal persuasion and in
duce them to come back into the SER
vice, satisfied to let the company and
it's officers manage its own property.
ATTACK ON AN ENGINEER.
Engineer Stein, in charge Of the
fast mail train reaching here tonight,
was. shot at while in his cab at the
Aurora depot. 1t is supposed that the
assailants Intended to frighten him off
the engine, for, although they stood
on the platform close to the locomo-
tive, the bullets did not enter the cab.
Four men first jumped on the engine
and attempted to hire him to desert.
He refused, the men jumped off into
the crowd, then came two pistol shots,
and great huDbub followed. In
midst of the confusion Stein pulled
out.
THE STATEMENT DENIED.
Telephone inquiries failed to con-
firm the statement that engineer
Stein was shot at. Itwas denied that
anything approaching the riotous pro-
ceedings described by him had actu-
ally occurred.
MEETING AT DENVER.
DENVER, February 29.-The Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and
Firemen held secret meeting here
tonight, which was largely attended
by men from every road running into
the city. 1t is learned that they
adopted resolutions endorsing the
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