, 1888-03-07
The o." Strikers Still Conf
dent Of Victory.
C., B. & N. Engine Men Will
Strike To-day.
Locomotive Men On Other
Roads Uneasy.
Progress of the Strike.

the promise made yesterday it will have
the effect of preventing the Burlington
road from doing any through business,
but the Burlington officials say they are
prepared to abide by this decision, and
%confine their business entirely to the ter
ritory covered by their W system. They
claim to have filled 60 per cent Of the
places of the strikers, and say they only
want 20 per cent, as the road before the
strike had more men than needed. They
expect to be ready to receive live stock
and perishable goods Friday.
THE Q. OPENS A KINDERGARTEN.
AURORA, Ill, March 6.-The Burling-
ton road is doing two kinds of business at
this point. One is hauling freight and
passengers to a limited degree and the
other is running a training school for en-
gineers, with a full quota of pupils. The
striking engineers and railroad officials
are both confident, No overt acts are
charged to the strikers. They were a
little annoyed by the mayors order for
bidding their committees visiting non
union engineers at the trains when pass
ing through the city, for the purpose of
inducing them, if possible, to leave their
engines. Outside of this they have no
complaint.
At the yards it can be plainly seen that
something is wrong. Everything is done
slowly and deliberately, as if there was
plenty of time. Fifty special police guard
the yards and as soon as a train reaches
the limits two specials Jump on the engine
and ride in the cab until the cars pass out
on the other side of the city.
Division Superintendent Alexander and
Train Master Bessler say only one-third
Of the freight business is being done on
the Chicago division and the cars are
lightly loaded, but they say much of this
is due to the fact that the COMPANY is re-
fusing to haul stock. In fact, all bust
ness in tins department is traffic strictly
confined to the Burlington system. TIE
passenger business is in better shape as
far as train service goes, but the cars are
by no means crowded. Superintendent
Alexander said that for the present but
three through trains will be run.
1.-The company has in its training school
about thirty men They are carefully
examined by the master mechanic and
then allowed to practice running an en-
CINE up and down the yards. The officials
claim the new men are doing well and in
a short time will be competent to take out
trains. DISTINGUISHED citizens say, how
ever, that many of them arc failures and
tell of trains stalled at the depot on &C
count of the inability of the new engi-
neers to fix some part that has gotten out
OF repair until the master mechanic would
arrive.
IN CHARGE OF A BLIND MAN.
The fast mail for Chicago came in two
and a half hours late. The engineer was
totally blind in one eye. The claims of
the officers that they have all the men on
the Chicago division that they want is
true. They admit the new hands are not
up to the standard, but assert that i'm
provement comes with each days service.
They also say the reason they don't want
more men is that as long as the Burling-
ton can do no transfer business with other
roads, only a limited number of engine
hands are required.
c., b. K N. MEN WILL STRIKE.
MINNEAPOLIs, March G.-Superinten-
dent Harris of the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern railroad received notice this
evening that the engineers on his road
would 90 out tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock.
There is a general feeling of uneasiness
among the engineers and firemen of all
roads %centering here. At meetings held
to-day a strong feeling was developed
against the interchange of traffic with the
Burlington, and the impression prevails
in railway circles that it will take but lit
tie to make the strike general throug bout
the Northwest.
TIKI STRIKERS STATEMENT.
New YORK, March THE press COM
mittee Of the Brotherhood Engineers has
given out Il statement here regarding the
Burlington strike in which they deprecate
the printed statements made by some
papers Against them and explain carefully
what has been done. They charge that
several Western roads, in vaddition to CO.
ertly helping the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy bv handling freight and pas
sengers, have also aided them in procur-
ing men to man their engines, all in direct
violation of good faith with their engin-
GERS, therefore. we now say to them,
saws the statement, individually as men
and collectively MS an organizations that il
the pending fight in which they have in
dividually and collectively labored for our
defeat, is not settled before a given date
we will all stop work until it is, provided
the grand chief gives his sanction to our
doing so. Realizing the magnitude of
our proposed plan Of action. we have
given the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
and the public due notice Of our lnten-
ton and, we may add, the brotherhood is
fully prepared to withstand a siege
Lively Times in Venezuela.
PHILADELPHIA, March GA gentle
man Just arrived from Venezuela says the
condition of affairs in the republic is
alarming. Lively factions we're gathering
and arming and those supposed to be in
opposition to the present administration.
The probability is, that instead ofthe cleo
ton of president, Guzman Blanco will be
recalled as dictator.
Attention, Pioneer Hooks.
Regular monthly meeting this evening.
A full attendance requested.
En- LAWYER SpcV