New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-29
BRIGHTER FOR TIE COMPANY
SECOND DAY OF THE BURLINGTON STRIKE
INDICATIONS THAT THE END OF THE STRIKE is IN
sIGnT-PIENTY OF APPLIcANrs'FoR WORK
Two ATTEMPTS AT vI9LENCE--
SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
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CHICAGO. Feb. 2e.-Thc second day of the strike
on tho "O' road has come and gone and 1t leaves
tho company In much better condition than yester-
day. The passenger trains that the road moved to-
day were run In much better shape than on the first
day OF tho strike. Plenty Of competent engineers
are applying for work at the superlntendents Office,
ana Tie agents OF the road In the East report that
they ma no difficulty In engaging capable mon. The
suicst Sign that tho road Is winning ts fight lies In
tho fact that public sentiment hero Is almost
entirely with tho railway. Another indication Is
seen In tho uneasness OF the strikers. Chief Arthur
Is anxious to present the mems case in better
light than they did themselves. Tho publication
OF their demands with the companys reply was
shrewd stroke the part of the Burlington people,
and had Its effect. Mr. Arthur said to-day:
General Manager stones present alton OF the case
Is very misleading. Our men went TO the company
with the propositions printed. We did expect to
get all that was asked for. You know It IL usual
10 ask ior more than you eXpect-not more than you
ought 10 have in jus Ice but more than will probably
be granted II IS always expected that somo con
cess'ons VIII have to be made. Now. discussed
tho hIst and second propositions with Mr.. Stone and
reached the third proposition. At this point we made
material concession, Just as We were prepared TO
do' concerning the proposition that follows 1t. But,
although We maeo concessions the third prop
oston, Mr. stone causes It to be printed first
submitted by u.s. and not modified. For instance
beginning as follows:
'Ardce provides that all passenger engineers
ming fourNheel connected engines shall receive 3 12
cents per mile; six-wheel connected engines, $40
cents per mile.
Now as matter Of fact. the figures should have
been 3 IL cents all round. We conceded the differ
ence between $40 cents and 1-2, but Mr. Stone
does not Indicate that; hence the public Is msled,
and our case is msrepresened"
" Bat that not the worst of 1t. We not pro
pared to mako further concessions on Article g. but
we were prepared make material concessions
nearly every proposition that followed but l want to
state hero most emphatcaly that OF the other
propositions was considered or discussed We split
on the third proposition and nothing else; hence
when Mr. Stone sends out the whole document which
we laid before him demands, and demands
upon which men struck, he mlsrcprescnts the
whole casc7
MIR. SfONE CONTRADICrS ChIrF ARTHUR.
Mr. stones statement directly contradcts this. Ho
said tonight: Il asked the chairman of the commit
tee Of our engineers, Mr. Hogue, II he could modify in
any way the demands they were published, to
which he sad he could not modify them in any respect;
that the demands written out wcre exactly what
they wantcd-nothing more and nothing less Mr..
Arthur says that have treated the Brotherhood un-
fairly In giving both sides of the question to the news
papes-tncir demands and our rrpy-at hc same time
stating that they asked for more than they thought
they could get This time bur that If We should yield
the question on pay 10 thcm now tlcy WOuii baNe
taken another twist at the wheel to get the other
things that thcy wanted"
IL would not be all surprising If the strike were
settled speedily. it IL rumored that negotiations
are now being carried with this end in vcw, and
what gives color to this report Is the fact that at
certain point in Pennsylvania about 100 engineers,
who were engaged by A agent Of the Burlington, are
being held awaiting further orders from Mr. stone II
is known that tho company Will yield, but 1t is
possible that the realize that they are being beat
en-, that the road means what IL says when 1t de-
~i"r. 'h" oil competent mon they engage now VIII be
permanently retained A feauc OF the day was tho
amlcabe, II concilla,ory, talk Of Chief Arthur.
1t felt that President Perkinss arrival, since he
had taken part I'm the negotiations up the pres
cnt time, would open the way for peaceful reopenng
Of the controversy without dlscredit to either side
TRYING ro DISABLE An ENGINE.
The first attempt toward anything like violence In
connection with the strike occurred just few min
utcs before mdn Sht last night at the Columbus, Chi
cago and Indiana Central crossing. About 40 NJ
Iiowland superintendent of passenger service, IN
formed that, contrary TO previous understanding,
the Brotherhood engineers had refused to take out the
fast mail, which to start at p m This created
somc little Consideration, as IT mad been ostenatously
given out by the engineers themselves that not man
Of the strikers would refuse to carry Uncle sanl's
mail As the difficulty was understood the
officials of the line set 10 work to graprc with lt, and
Conductor Frank Hughes was teiegraFhed for at
Dowuor's Grove 10 come and bring engineer with
him. Hughes started at once, bringing with nm IN,
giucrr Ec5lands, aHl arrived I'm Chicago between 10
and II o'clock The Downer's Gr0vc train was again
started for that point shortly before midnight with
Conductor H. ghcS aboard When the train reached
the Columbus, Chicago and Indtna Central crossing
gineer ard fireman. and quickly Jumped OH
small crowd At the same moment four men
jumped on the cab, exchanged word with the en- en-
gueer aud fireman, and quickly Jumped OIL
again Conductor Hughes. who had been
with the company many years ana is mftg ny s~m wIi
pahzrrs. became suspicious and ad ised me engineer
10 go slowly. The action OF the engine denoted that
something wrong, and an examination was made
disclosing the fact that coupling pins had been placed
In the draw guides of the engine iad the matter matter
been unuOiiccd both cylinders would have leen Dlown
out and tho engine crippled II Is the belief that u
was done by ohcious sympathi7ers Of the strikers.
rHt NEW HANDS At THE THRO1TLEs.
At the round house to-day tho new engineers did
not appear to lack confidence when they mounted tho
cabs OF the zig locomotives and took hold of the throt
ties. the contrary they behaved like veterans who
had spent lifetime In the perllous business They
acked of the house slowly enough, but after they
reached The open "ad they sent thcr machlnes lying
from point o. prat at speed that made the eyes OF
some OF the id ,me.s who were watching tlem bulge
out
Ca,csbrrs H. FEB. 2s-Thc officials of the Bur
Ineon road succeeded in getting aearly al the pas
srnget trains this forenoon nearly on time Thus
far five Of tAe old engineers are reported oyal TO Inc
company The officials report the prospeCts DlMsh.oI M
The Brotherhood has expelled the recrcant engineers
and viii publish them number OF engineers nave
Iecn sent here from tho outside and more are coming
The strikers quiet.
Formal motto WIS issued this afternoon 70 the strk-
ing engineers ami fremen In Chicago that unless they
report for duty bv noon tomorrow they VIII be con
sidered Of the companys employ and paid of
At the time another notice posted cOnspic-
uousy about the BurlingOn's yards and officers warn
Ing all outsiders not 10 tre-pass on the railroad com.
panv's property Similar action was taken at all
important places the Burlington system
Az OUTRAGE BY STRIKERS IN NEBRASKA
Denve-. Feb Cat IA reported here that there
serious trouble at McCook. Neb, to-day grow
ing out o the strike An engineer, non-unlon man.
working locomotive In the yards and was asked
by tho Brothc rood men to get Off He refused and
rush was made for him He dragged on the ioco-
motive by the mob, and was beaten almost 10 ues.h'
lie left nsenslbe and The strikers then took the