The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-14
An Alleged Breach of Faith.

CHICAGO, March 13-Affairs reached a crisis
on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul yester-
day afternoon. About noon Superintendent
Collins sent the following notice to the 90
officials:
To General Superintendent Besler, of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy:
Dear Sir-We are now ready to interchange bust
cars On banj for yo"r road Arc sd ~ ny
ceive them this afternoon? d. @. j. COLLINS.
This was in pursuance of the decision reached
by the grievance committee of the Chicago,
Milwaukee 6 st. Paul at three days session
held in Chicago last week. That decision is one
of the many facts that the Brotherhood has care
fully suppressed. The joint committee of en-
gineers End firemen, after long session. de-
cided to handle 20" freight, and the individual
members of the committee reported their de-
cision back to the various subdivisions. With
hardly an exception. the subdivisions rejected
the report of their delegates and declared that
they would refuse to handle the 20" freight.
Several of the delegates rendered their resigna-
tions ard were superseded by radical en-
ginemen. The peculiar state of affairs
ported to the strike headquarters and a
meeting of the grievance committee
ordered for tomorrow. This was the
situation when Division Superintendent Collins
issued the order There exactly seventy
three cars in the Milwaukee yards. A train OF
twenty nine cars made up and hauled
nearly to Western avenue before the engineer,
j. K Henry, was informed that he hauling
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy cars. He stopped
his engine pulled the coupling pn and ran his
machine to the round-houss The yardmaster
teepeoned the news to Division Superintend-
ent Collins. and instructed to find an
engineer who would take the boycotted train
over to the Burlington yards He called upon
two Brotherhood engineers. and given an
emphatic refusal. He finally found n nom
Brotherhood engineer who consented, but
checkmated by the Brotherhood fireman. VINO
refused. The yardmaster gave it up as
bad job, and the twenty-nine still stand with
in sight of Western avenue This was a decided
Jurprise to the Milw officials. who had been
notified that the two Brotherhoods had no OBJ
jections 10 their handling 20. freight. An i'm
mediate investigation instituted, and a
result an informal conference was held last
night between j. Dougherty, of the frsmen;
Thomas G.. Murphy, of the engineers and the
following officsrs of the Chicago Milwaukee 81
st. Paul: General Superintendent j. T. Clarke.
ant General Manager j. F. Tucker and s. J.
Collins division superin tendent of the Council
Bluffs & Illinois division. The situation
fully discussed but no decision reached.
The Tribune says: 1.-THE great boycott de-
clared by the two brotherhoods against the Chi
cage, Burlington & Quincy. and participated in
last week by the large majority of the railroads
centerine in Chicago has gradually melted
away. Several roads anticipated Judge Gresh-
ANS decision and, Saturday and yesterday. con-
Guided, like Davy Crocketts coon, come
down without being shot, AS the situation
stands, but two roads are enforcing the
boycott-the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
and the Chicago & Northwestern The Belt
erless to cripple business to any extent whateY-
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