The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-03-16


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Cu,cAon. March G-The riain interest
II ~, Burlington strike Yesterday CEN
tered around the Grand Pacific. Here. in
one Of the srae.ons parlors on the frs
a,or. the cha rmsn o. the grievance COM
mittees Of q dosen Or -aore important
rail ways. the names o. which have a.
ready been given in these dispatches.
were IN close conference In was . ilne-
looking body Of mcn-erave. digniiei Of
demeanor aud in a large measure gray
haired. The doors o. the parior and OF
the rooms adjoining 1.-THE latter being oc-
cupied by Chies. ->rshnr and SarSeanJ
we're locked from tho inside, and Sentineis
stood guard At the outer portals.
The conference Iesan nj ten o'clock.
and. With brief intermisSions, sat until
n m. ten hours after the commencement.
Before the proceedings opened each DEL
egate was pledged to absolute and unqal-
lied sscresv. aud during the recess they
were a. dumb a. oysters From time 20
time. however. loud voices could be heard
within the chamber. and it was evident
that the subject matter OF the conference
was being discussed In style OF decided
animation.
The sensation OF the day was the news
that resolution had been offered In the
House OF Representatives ut Washington
for the appointment OF special commit
tee 70 investigate the trouble and TO act as
mediator between the company and it,
ex-employes-' When this " as read in the
meeting, IL was received with prolonged
clapping OF hands and stamping OF feet
Then it formed the subj ct Of . private
conference between Messrs. Arthur ana
SM Eeant ana isler the iat'eFs spsaAns
Tor ootn SAIL:
"Ncu can saw for a eat we are per-
fectly satisfied and ready that any COM
mirtee composed OF practical railroad
men shall examine and pass upon our
demands or any time. We have been a.
oil times ready 20 meet the ONO ais o. tine
company and settle our grievances n an
am cable manner. We are not asking Tor
our men any more than - pad ~ ctner
lines running into Chicago We ore per-
fectLy willing 10 have . House COMMITTEES
examine the matter ana sec y Tray can
bring about an agreement Ihr strike
was not 81 our seeking. but we kLt tnar
the demands Of ynr men are JUST ana we
can readily convince any intelligent body
Of men of the fact II the Burlington
officials would but accede 70 our de-
mands, which are three and one-half
cents per mile passenger service. and four
cents per mile freight SERVES, and sixty
per cent o. inc epove TOT me nremen'
every vince ~ tne system "ou'' = ~
ing ~hnin WE'VE no~
inaorse s'sry WI ~ mat
marked eniei arthur VINO "as SITTING
WITHIN ear sho.'
None Of the high chc'ais o. the bw-
lington who could % found last evening
were willing % discuss the Congressional
proposition A - understood upon gooa
authority, however, that * y hardly Hke-
" 70 be regarded with favor even u y
meets the approval OF the comm ttee on
conmescs. and y adopted by me House
The company will in al probability take
the ground that 20 far a. = j. concerned
no strike Is IN existence; that u has All
the men Il needs; that t. new employees
have been brought here from afar upon
pledges a continuous employment; that
tis bound IN honor 70 fulfil such gnaran-
teess that ~ wouin therefore os imposst-
pc under any terms ot se.'leinen. y
'ak. 'he s'ti~ers .acN ~ . ,'"s' anu '.e
me pesl y cou'd 40 uouiu ~ 70 E.'e N
r'oy ment 70 hnii'ea nunorr ~ NJ.
IN THIS W" q ~ n'a''er ~ 'ea.''s
ue seen .na. po'n me proPoseu hsssue
non ana tns enort towara h'sa'aa'o''
would prove iit'ie more tnan farce
The officers OF the %" were in decid-
edIy cheerful mood yesterday. quite -
cheerful. in fact, as the band Of strikers
that gathered at the hall on Fourteenth
street. though, unlike the latter, they
didn't make the roof ring with Rally
Round the Flag. Boys" John Brown'-
Boily. y s.Siap. Bang Here We Are Again.
and simi ar inspiring melodies.
General Passenger Agent Morton. who
presided at the usual three-o'c'ock con.
versaziune Of the press contingent. said
that the company was out Of the woods
for good and al; the pn'seng r trans were
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