The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-02-27
TO STRIKE BEFORE DAWN
THE C. B. AND @. ROAD FAILS TO
COME TO TERMS.

About 900 Men to be Involved in the
Fight-The Knights of Labor Engi-
neers Frozen Out in the Reading
Fight Offer Their Services for Re-
venge.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Fcur O'Clock Monday
morning is the hour officially announced to-
dav as the time for the great strike on the
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy railroad.
Between II and II o'clock this morn
ing S. E Hoge, Chairman of the
Grievance Committee of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers on the Burlington
system, and j. II. Murphy, chairman Of the
Grievance Committee of the Firemen, called
on General Manager Stone at the Compa-
nys office and gave him verbal notice that
unless their demands were acquiesced in,
the men would strike at o'clock tomorrow
morning. Mr. Hoge briefly stated what the
men wanted.
Mr. Stone heard them through and asked
him if that was their ultimatum. They said
it was. They told him that they, with
Chief Arthur, could be found at the Grand
Pacific Hotel until O'Clock III the morning
if he desired to communicate with them.
The interview was over and the commit
teemen retired.
1000 MEN INVOLVED.
To a representative of the Associated
Press. Mr. Stone said tonight that there
were 1,600 engineers and firemen in their
employ. How many of these belonged to
the Brotherhood he did not know, but pre-
sumed they all did.
"What is your programme for to-
morrow asked the reporter
1--WE will not attempt to move any
freight trains" ," he replied. "Our object is
to run most of our suburban and passenger
trains as usual. Our first endeavor will be
to get in our suburban passengers,
and take care of all passen-
gers for points not covered by
competitors. There are a large number of
men in our employ capable of running en-
gines in addition to the yard men, foreman
and road foremen, who nearly all are en-
gineers. At Aurora we havea laboratory
where a large number of young men are en-
gagged who have all learned the art of run
ming locomotives. All these will be pressed
into service tomorrow.
READINGS DISCHARGED MEN.
'How about the report that you are
bringing on lot of men from the Reading
system"
I'VE have no arrangements of contract
to that effect" said Mr.. Stone, "but we
have sent East advertisements for COM
petent men, and we have also received q
number of kilograms from individuals in
Philadelphia and other Pennsylvania points
saying they would come and bring other
engineers with them. To all of these
l have replied that we will give good
wages and permanent employment to all
men of good character who are competent
TO do the work.
But suppose you would not keep these
mon in case Of satflaD1aOt with tha old
menp
Yes, sir,'' said Mr.. Stone emphatically; {;
1--WE want all the competent men whom we
can depend upon, and they will be retained
as long as | am general manager of the
road
THE FIRST ARRIVALS.
Fourteen enginedrs from the Reading
railroad arrived here tonight and applied
for work on the Burlington Supt. Besseler
accepted their applications at once, supplied
them with signal books and took them to
Aurora, where they will be put at work to-
morrow morning, These men are Knights
of Labor
DENVER GETS THE ORDER.
DENVER, Col, Feb. 26-The order for a
general strike of all the Burlington engi-
neers and tremen reached here from Omaha
this afternoon, and at 4 o'clock tomorrow
morning all the men will go out The
A lItIguJ bIdhoiilen W6SU Vi Jll6 AllSSOuI1
Nifty their willingness to join the strike
| if necessary. General Agent Crosby
has been busy all day sending
coal out over the road, and every
train leaving here to-day has been heavily
loaded with fuel. Two hundred cars have
4 eft here since II o'clock this morning.
Through Eastern passengers who had pur-
| chased tickets over the Burlington road to-
night, exchanged them for tickets over the
Union Pacific road, and all mails will be
sent over the latter road. The Chicago ex-
/ press, which leaves here at 10 o'clock to-
night, will reach McCook about 4 o'clock in
the morning, at which place the fireman
and engineer have orders to leave the en-
/ gine.
REVENGE OF THE KNIGHTS
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 26.-Capt. George
L. Eastman, National Organizer of the
knights Of Labor, is authority for the
statement that the Executive Committe of
the Reading railroad strikers have notified
General Manager Stone, of the Chicago,
burlington and Quincy railroad, that in
tne event Of a strike ON his road and the
failure of Chief Arthur to withdraw the
brotherhood Engineers, who took the places
OF the strikers on the Reading road that
tney will send him 300 engineers tomorrow
morning.
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