The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-02-29
SECOND DAY OF THE STRIKE.

CHICAGO. Feb. The Burlington trouble
will assume new phase tomorrow. Having
acted on the defensive for couple of days, the
officials of the company now propose to take a
hand 10 the other direction and TO fight tho
strikers with their own weapons. There was a
prolonged conference to-day between President
Perkins. General Manager Stone, General Pas
senger Agent Morton. and Chester M. Dawes, of
the legal department and at the conclusion the
following dispatch was wired to the division
superintendents at Omaha, ST. Joseph, Keokuk
and Rochelle:
"Post Immediately upon your bulletin boards
and in all conspicuous places in and about all the
depots on your division, the following notice:
.An engineers and fremen recently in the employ
noon of Wednesday. Feb 90 viii be coppssasred ont
applied by the above hour get all pay due him
upon application to the master mechanic of his dv
sion."
Attached to the above was a private message
instructing each superintendent to make ar
rangements for the prompt furnishing of time
checks in order that there might be no COM
plant that score.
While none of the general officers were willing
to enter into literal Interpretation of the dis
patch in question. it was generally understood
around the building ultmatum on the part
Of the company; that it proposed
to cut loose from all recognition
of the Brotherhood, and to deal with the strikers
as individuals In other words, once the men
are paid off, overtures on the part of Chiefs
Arthur and Sargent or the grievance committees
in behalf of the men will be responded to, nor
will the fact that organized strike is in prog
ress be recognized, The company will deal with
the men individually, and what is more, upon
its OWN terms.
It is q significant fact as indicating the perfect
machinery of the strikers, that within half
hour of the notice being posted at Western
point telegraphic copy was in the hands of
Chief Arthur. Almost Immediately upon its
ceipt. accompanied by Chief Sargent, he left the
hotel. and neither had returned up to late
hour tonight The matter was earnestly dis
cussed among the engineers and firemen
who thronged the lobby of the
Grand Pacific to NIGHT. and while not
a few we're vehement in their assertions that the
company was simply playing game of bluff,
there were many others who regretfully looked
upon the order az indicating that peaceable So
luton of the trouble much further of than
it was twenty-four hours ago.
Two other rumors foated around the crowd.
and caused q good deal of talk One was that a
demand precisely similar to the one that has
preciritated the present striks would be pre-
sented to the officials of the Pennsylvania sys-
tenn tomorrow, and the other that committee
had been sent out to meet the new men who are
en- route here from the East. and induce them
to return. Neither Of these reports, in the ab-
sence Of the responsible leaders of the strike.
could be confirmed
It was nearly 10 o'clock when Chief Sargent
returned to the Grand Pacific. He was unac-
l. -
the report that the latter in consultation
with President Perkins. This, however. WAS
denied uneeuivocalIy by the head-centre of the
fremen. When shown the notice issued by the
Burlington people to tho strikers, the blood
mounted to Mr.. Sareent's cheeks.
''Such a notice is not merely gratuitous, but
absolutely impertinent," he said, "and I speak
not only for myself, but for Mr.. Arthur. The
connection of the engineers and fremsn with
the Burlington road ended o'clock on Monday
morning. They ara no longer its employees;
they free men. free and untrarnmeled. They
will apply for the balance of the wages that may
be due them when they feel SO disposed, and will
do it decently and in good order. There will
be necessity for the company to consider
these men out OF its employ at noon tomorrow.
They are out of 1t already. When they go back.
moreover, they will go back in a body. And,
mark what say, not a man of them will return
to his work until the company effects q settle
the recognized representatives of the two
brotherhoods concerned. II the issue
of the recognition of our order is to enter into
this trouble. let it do so. We ready to meet
it and to make that one of the lines upon which
it is to be fought upon.
The report that we about to move upon
the Pennsylvania system is untrue IL substance
and ir fact" concluded Mr.. Sargent 1--WE do
not care to have more than fight on our
hands, unless another is forced us. In
that event we can take care of both"
profess tonight O
entirely satisfied with the outlook Nine sub
urban trains have been run each way to-day,
against four yesterday, and there was much less
growing and kicking on the part of the out-of-
town residents. Tomorrow, by Thursday at
the latest, say the officers, the suburban service
will be as complete as though strike wers in
existence. The noon and $50 p NJ through
trains, both carrying mail, went out on schedule
time, while the 1870 train tonight was again
abandoned. Three through trains arrived dur
ing the day, from one to two hours late,
and arrangements have been made for taking
out the cannon-ball mail at o'clock
tomorrow morning. The officials are extremely
sore the failure OF the Brotherhood TO take
out this train this morning. General Passenger
Agent Morton insists that absolute assurance
and attributes the alleged breach of faith to a
desire on the part Of the strikers to involve the
company with the United States postal authori-
ties. On the other hand, Chief Arthur is en-
phatic In his denials that any such pledge was
given or implied. and in this shape the matter
rests. Fortunately. the train went out and
made good time. Otnerwlse the consequences
might have been serious
Around the headouarters OF the strikers af-
fairs were comparatively quiet during the day.
Many of the men displayed evidences that they
were firing of their enforced ;dleness and openly
declared that they would rather be working than
loaing on full pay. Chief Arthur disposed
to be enon-communicative, although he vouch.
safed the information that, while he was willing
to attend any conference which the company
might seek with view TO adjustment OF the
trouble the men, on their part, would send no
more delegations TO the big building Adams
street Scores upon scores of DISPATCHES poured
in from different parts of the territory affected
and happy.
There are indications that ugly feeling will
crop out before many days il the strike
tinues A dispatch from Aurora this evening
stated that the engineers and fremen had boy
cotted all of the stores selling provisions to the
new men who at work, and that the latter
had literally nothing to eat A dining
loaded with eatables was at once dispatched by