St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-11
NO TRUCE MADE vi.
The Trouble Between Engineers and
Officials in Statu Quo,
BUT EVERYTHING IS QUIET
!. Engineers Claim That They Are Gradu.
ally Gaining Ground Commits
% sioners' Ideas.

20 The condition of the engineers
strike was practically unchanged yes
|, terday. The general manager Of the
Northern Pacific returned from Chicago
early in the Gay and another meeting
was held of the grievance committee of
the brotherhood and the officials of the
galway. The engineers were highly
gratified at the result of this conference
and stated that they were posi-
lively assured that the North
.ern Pacific would handle no
more "Q' business. This encouraged
them greatly and they said they could
hold out year without any trouble or
Inconvenience. and positively would do
it in order to win the case. Encourag-
ing reports were receive from all points
howing a wonderful firmness all along
the lines of every road.
In addition to this, another great
source of qualification was contained in
telegram received from Chicago, as
follows:
1.-THE railroad commissioners have
closed their investigation of the charges
made by citizens of Creston that the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railroad
was at present employing incompetent
engineers on its passenger and freight
trains, to the danger of the public. The
commissioners report to-day to the gov
ernor that they find the charges
sustained by the evidence, and that
| to stop the employment of any but COM
| petent and experienced engineers to
run trains"
This order. tho engineers said, would
| relieve many ''scabs" from duty and
and necessarily cripple the road still
more. Naturally all these instances re-
| verted to the benefit OF the strikers.
IOWA COMMISSIONERS.
At Des MOineS, To-. the railway COM
| missiOners filed with Gov. Larrabee yes
| terday afternoon their opinion on the
| complaint of the strikers at CrestOn.
| The commissioners 'believe that the
examinations that have been heretofore
made and the tests that have been ap-
| piled to determine whether engineers
are competent to run locomotives
to neglect them is unwise.
| They would therefore advise the Chi
cagO, Burlington & Quincy Railway
company to allow no engineer to run
passenger trains who is not fully up to
| their established standard of skill and
ability"
Gov. Larrabee has written a letter to
| President Perkins, of the 90" suggest
| ing that the road and the brotherhood
settle their differences by arbitra-
ton or, as this road and the
| governor have not been on very AMIGA
Bile terms since his excelleny's action in
famous Glenwood case, his recommen-
dation will probably not carry with it
\ very much weight. but it will probably
i give President Perkins an opportunity
i to lay before the governor detailed
/ statement of the causes of the strike as
/ understood by the company.
/ "A similar complaint will soon be filed
with the railroad commissioners here,
/ against having incompetent engineers
/ oh the Chicago, Burlington & Northern.
| The engineers will furnish abundant
4 proof, they say, to establish the case.
i "A brotherhood engineer will leave for
Chicago to-day on a business trip i'm
1 portant to the Brotherhood OF Loco
1 motive Engineers. There will be a
1 meeting at the Wilde block at 2:3O sharp
/ this afternoon, and another at Mime
| ,,apolis at the same hour.
i The $500 road yesterday pledged it
self to handle no ''Q' business.