Daily Republican., 1888-02-28

Trains Abandszsd-Ho Violanos An,icl-
pated-A Number OF Applicants TOR
the Vacant Places.

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CHICAGO, Feb. 20 Tho enrineer,
and hrsmen on the Chicago, Buriiaetor
aRd Quincy Railroad qHit work st
O'CLOCK yesterday morning according "a
previous arrangement. 1t is stated thai
arrangements havo been made with
otner roads whereby the Burlington
Uckets Will be hoRoKed. This does moi
apply to local points. Chief Arthur. al
ths Brotherhood OF Locomotive Ensi.
neers, ssld yesterday tha. tho publiee
tion By General MauAget Stone of All
the propositions offered by the men
might mislesd the publis.
I'VE were willing 10 dissuss these
propositions one by one, and in case M
failed TO oonvinos Mr. Stone that the
we'o Just and fair We would have m al I
concessions. The strike did not oocuI
because the schedule we offered was
not adopted, but beoauso whsn the
question Of wages was reached Mr..
Stone refused 10 do anything at All,
The hRht Is purely q question Of wages,
We rtoe1ed from cur first proposition
and offered TO accept three and one.
half cen,s, which Mr.. Stone reiused In
she most positive manner. Ho made
no proposition to us at all, and The
hight now is purely on the question al
pay" Yesterday afternoon 600 freight
handlers on the Burlington road were
lsid Oh, Us there was no work for them
ID DO.
Several more engineers, who left
their positions at Palo Alto and Ma:
hanoy Plane during tho rscent strike
on ;he Beading Railroad lett yesterday
morning for Chioago. It was stated in
Resding yesterday shat the number o!
engineers who lost their positious on
the main line Of the RsadIng Railroad
during tho recent trouble was about ITO,
together with the same nun bar OF Gre.
men. The majority OF these were 10
Gated In coal region points, and all are
KniE hts Of Labor.
Rock ISLAND. ILL.,, Feb. 2T.-The
chicago, Burlington and Quipcy tie up
is virtually complete here. The snRi.
neers allow An engineer and fireman to
each mail car, SO that the mails need
not be interrupted, but no passenger
cars can bs attaohsd.
sT LOUIS, Mo., Feb. sL-This morn.
Ing about forty eaPireors aud fremen
Dotlhed the manager Of Bast st. Louis
that they would Lot resume their places
on their engines Of the Chicago, Bur.
ilnst3n ana Quincy Road this m srr ing, !
and they were Joined by the platform
men and brakenon. They stated that
M opposition wopld be made 10 men
dlliUR their placss.
NEW YORK., Feb. n Tho following |
Advt rtieement was published 70 dag:
Wanteo-A aumber Of locomotive
snglneera to leave tho city at once; /
will be furnished; per.
nanent employmGnt guaranteed; bring
papers and references; only those
to take places Of Brotherhood
men need apply. Apply at Room I6,
\ o. 81 Broadway.
Room 40, No. 81 Broad way, Is the on co
't j. W. Hamilton, agent OF the Ohl
'ego, Burl!Bgton and Quincy road. He
fefused 10 say anything about the a1. |
VertisGment or about his succegs In OBJ
aiming men. About 3 dozen engineers
s ere waiting to apply for employment,
)ne OF them ssid: 'iThsy offar pretty
Iood money, Sis to el47 q month, and
great many men have accepted posi-. I
ions and will leave'the city at once, II
hould think that they bAd already se-
ured 30 or 40 men,"