Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-29
RIVAL UNIONS.
TROUBLE BREWING IN REGARD TO THE
C.B. { Q. STRIKE
Eastern Engineers Oh Thar Way 70 Break the
Lockrut-Bary Explains the Position Of
the Z. Of Arthur Refuses 10 ASSIST
in Moving the Mails.

PITTsBURG, February 2s.-Lccomotive
engineers are passing through the city to
take the places Of the strikers on the Bur-
lington system.
Agents have been sent TO the East, and
already are meeting with success.
Early this morning there was a report at
the Union Station that large number of
men had left New York last uight for Chi
cago. The story was at first circulated
that they were miners. but the belief
gained credence that they were engineers
who were going to man the locomotives
abandoned by the Brotherhood engineers
on the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railroad system. 1t is supposed that they
were the knights OF Labor engineers who
were out on the Reading system, as ru-
mors had previously been current to the
eject that these engineers intended to get
even with the Brotherhood on the claim
that they were now "scabbing" on the
Reading road.
When the express No. 9 on the Penn
sylyania Railroad arrived at the Union
Station shortly before Q o'clock this morn
ing tLere.was one car attached to it that
attracted special attention. 1t was the
Pennsylvania Company car No. 53S, and
was crowded with the men who we're sup
posed to be engineers. Their appearance
indicated that such they were. They
looked like picked men, and were gener-
ally Of good appearance. A man OF massive
build was in charge Of the party. He
took them into the depot restaurant where
four tables were allotted TO them, and
they sat down to breakfast.
A crowd had collected in the depot cut
side of the restaurant. The rumor had
rapidly spread that the men were engineers
en- route to Chicago to take the places OF
the Burlington strikers. The report had
reached the engineers in this city and Il
number of them had congregated and
we're watching the new comers. While
the strangers remained IN the city the sc-
ton of the Pittsburg engineers was credit
to the Brotherhood. While they watched
the men whom they suspected OF going to
'scab" work, they made no attempt to
talk with them or persuade them not TO 60
to Chicago. 1t is supposed that they were
merely being watched so that the facts
could be telegraphed to the Brotherhood in
Chicago.
Another man was watching the watch
ers. He seemed to be an outside guard of
the party and it was rumored that he was
q Pinkerton detective. He was willing to
talk, but was careful not to say who he
ha fpci1a ~
their breakfasts are engineers" he said.
"They are not pllming themselves of as
miners. Why should they? They are en-
gineers going to Chicago TO work on the
Burlington system. There is no attempt
az concGalment
After they had their breakfasts, as the
men walked out OF the depot, when ques-
toned, one Of them said:
Can you keep socret?"
"Yes," was the answer.
Then so can We"
When h. was ted that the interrogation
was not Brotherhood engineer, but re-
porter, his manner changed decidedly, end
he said: 81 beg your pardon. There is
our leader. He will tell you about US.
The man who was in charge OF the party
when approached said good humOredy:
YES, 1 can give you some Information
abOrt the party, but there are some ques
tioGs you can't expect Inc to answer. The
men ure all engineers and will take the
places of the strikers on the Burlington
system. would prefer not answering at
Just what points they will be distributed
They are not from the Reading read, but
from New York, and were every one en-
ployed rs good, reliable engineers. There
are fifty OF them with ma. don't know
whether they are Knights Of Labor or not.
Some of them may be. They we're en-
ployed, however, as engineers, without
any questions being asked as to whether
they were Knights. When you ask me
if other men are TO follow these You put
question that | can't answer. Ny duty is
10 take these men TO Chicago"
The party left at 9 o'clock for Chicago,
and will arrive there late tonight.
TIE POSITION OF THE KNIGHTS.
Thomas b. Barry, of the General Exec
utiSe Board Of the Knights of Labor, was
also at the Union Station this morning
He WAS ell route to Beaver Falls, and his
train left before the express arrived. He
stated that he did not think that they were
from the Reading road.
lie outlined, without any hesitation, the
policy OF the Knights oi Labor as an organ
izstion iu regard 10 the Burlington strike,
and referred bitterly to the treatment the
Knights had received from the Brotherhood
of Eugineers The Knights Of Labor as an
organization, be said, will take no hand
IN the strike The Brotherhood can settle
their own fight. 1t is absolutely untrue
that the Knights Of Labor would sanction
the course of their Reading engineers
in taking the places Of the strikers.
But there is such an intensely bit
ter feeling among them against
the Brotherhood that we may be unable to
restrain all of them, and some of them may
20 TO Chicago Of their own account inde-
pendent of the order. There are about
800 engineers and as many tireuen ont Of
employment on the Reading road. The
Brotherhood of Engineers has treated US
shameiully. Their members are now
scabbiug on the Reading. II / was looking
after the Reading system, | would give
Arthur Just twenty-four hours to take his
men off the road where they are scabbipg.
Arthur denies his scabism on he South
West system during our strike. NOtwi,h-
standing his denial the Brotherhood
scabbed all through that strike. They
gave the firemen TO understand that unless
they also ran with them that the en-
gineers would run the locomotives with
scab fremen. Our Executive Board has
taken no action in the matter and it is not
likely to 90 50. The only way the matter
would come before us wonld be if the |
asked for conference with |
us The report that POwderly is in Chi
clgo is absolutely false. l know he is in
Scranton.
"Yes, we have quite . few Knights of
Labor on the Burlington system"
HOW THEY STARTED.