The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-06

Western Engineers Standing by the Broth
erhooi-other Roads Being Brought In.
Congressional Proceedings-Ths Crown
Prince No Better-short kilograms.
OMAHA, NEB, March 5-The Brother
hood held a meeting yesterday afternoon
in Council Bluffs. which lasted from q
until ! O'Clock. and number Of cipher
dispatches were received from Chief Ar.
thur and read. II Is claimed that the
Union Paclnc engineers are ordered out
for the reason that this road has been 70.
ceiying Denver traffic from the Burling-
ton here aud carrying 1t through 10 des.
tnation. In order to leave the yards at
Omaha aud Council Bluffs In fairly good
shape, the switchmen will not stop work
until Tuesday
The rumor has created considerable
excitement. The hotels are full of travel
ing men, who came on Saturday to re.
main over Sunday, aud many of them ex.
pected to go out last night, but they con.
cluded to await Developments.
Engineer Robinson of the Union
Pacific, who took out the overland passen-
ger train last night. said AS we have
been ordered TO leave our engines to-day,
! may not be back before Saturday,"
THE BROTHERHOOD At WORK
LINCOLN, Neb March 5.-The Brother
hood have been diligently at work on the
new men, making converts \ number Of
them were in the Brotherhood Hall, aud
announced their intention of returning
home They were promised 81 day to
come, but they found that the company
would put them on their graded rates,
which only pays yard men 81 - day.
/ The same class OF work, they declared,
paid 50 10 a day on Eastern roads. A
| Reading knight Of Labor engineer made
a speech in the hall, aud said that their
coming West was mistake He thought
| the railroads were using both the Brother
hood and the knights to destroy each
other. Last night the officers of the
State organization knights of Labor were
IN session in this city.
THE GRAND QUIT.
CHICAGO. March "a special from La
| Crosse. Wis 10 the Times says that at 4
union meeting OF the ens sineers and fire
men of the Chicago, Burlington and
/ Northern held Yesterday afternoon in
| that city, the following notice was rati
! fed by the meeting and wired by the
/ Grievance Committee to the vice presi-
! dent of the company: We have re-
ceiyed orders that unless the officers Of
the said Chicago, Burlington and North
ern refuse to do business in connection
with the Chicago, Burlington and Qrin-
cy Road In any manner whatever, either
passenger or freight, after pm. tomor.
row March 81, we will be compelled to
quit work"
THE OFFICIALS PREPARING.
ce-Presdent Harris replied to the
notice sent by the committee that the de-
mand made upon him for abrogation of
traffic arrangements with the Burlington
could not and would not be entertained
He also ordered his master mechanic to
proceed 10 Chicago at once and com
mence the enlistment of engineers and
/ tiremen To take the places TO be vacated
by the intending strikers.
FRESH COMPLICATION ARISES.
AURoRO, Ill, March "a new CON-
! plicalion has arisen here in the strike OF
/ the Burlington engineers in the discharge
OF conductors for refusing 10 pilot new
men over the road One conductor was
laid of yesterday for this reason, and a
report to that effect was made to the
strikers They at once sent report OF
the incident to headquarters and the re-
suit Of that will 5e that Arthur will prob.
ably modify his demand so that not only
all engineers shall be restored to their
places. but also all who were discharged
/ for sympathizng with the engineers.