The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-04-09

NE. MONDAY MORNING,
STONG ENOUGH TO BEAR DEFEAT.
New York Engineers Endorse the
Course of the Burlington Men.
Tired of Strike the Men Propose to
Compromise the Trouble.
The Trouble Between the Engineers
and the Conductors.
New YoKK, April s.-About 1900 members
| of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and Firemen met to-day at Tammany Hall
and listened to speeches made by Grand
Master Hanahan of the firemen and Joseph
Porter of the G. B. & Q. system, as to what
they saw on a trip over the 20" from Chica-
| go to Denver. Porter said that 157 engines
| had been disabled by the incompetent "scab"
| engineers. The road has not been doing even
| 80 per cent of the Union Pacific business.
| The papers in Chicago, from interested mo-
| tiyes, keep still about these things and the
| papers along the road are afraid to speak.
Resolutions were adopted pledging con-
| tinued support to the strikers, endorsing all
| their acts except acts of violence, declaring
| that although perhaps defeated, they had
vindicated their principle and asserting that
the order is stronger to-day than ever.
Negotiating for a Settlement.
CHICAGO, April 7.-Chief Arthur will, it is
expected, return to Chicago on Tuesday
next. Until that time it is not likely that
any further attempt will be made to bring
the Burlington Company and the strikers to
an amicable agreement. EArough the efforts
of General Manager E. T. Jeffrey of the
Illinois Central, the officials of the 80" and
of the Brotherhood were yesterday brought
together and talked over the general situa-
tion. After a half hours talk, the confer
ence came to an end, without either side hav-
ing gained or receded a step. Chairman
Hoge said to-day that the result had been as
he had expected. When asked If there was
any likelihood of the strike being declared
off, he replied that it depended entirely upon
President Perkins and General Manager
Stone, and that no one else would undertake
to do it, The position of the brotherhood,
he said, was the same as at the beginning OF
the strike, with the exception that 1t was
willing to meet the Burlington half way in
the matter of classification, so that instead
Of demanding total abolition of the elassi.
hcatiOn which insisted upon two years
probation, the brotherhood was willing to
accept one-year classification. In the mat
ter OF wages there was, he said, no change.
General Manager Stone of the 90 de-
declined to say anything about the last con-
ference with the men, or to utter word
about the situation.
Killed on His Engine.
A Burlington switch engine pushing a
train of lumber cars was derailed by mis-
placed switch near Western avenue, Chicago,
at late hour last night.
There seems to be no doubt that the acci-
dent was the result of deliberate purpose to
wreck the train. There were on the engine
at the time, besides Engineer Latham and
Fireman Gerhardt, Yardmaster Duseman
and two policemen. They jumped when
they felt the first jar and. all escaped safely,
except the fireman who was caught under
the cab when the engine overturned and was
fatally injured.
The cars were wrecked and traffic was inn
peded for many hours Detectives are on
the track of the wreckers.
The Conductors Side.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, april IA reporter
this afternoon called upon w. p. Daniels,
SIdHQ ocCIctdIJ VI but OluCI VI hdllNdy Gull
ductors, and asked what he thought of Mr..
Arthur's comments on his Daniels's) annual
report. Nh. Daniels expressed no surprise,
but said: Arthur is at times remarkable
for what he knows, and at other times re-
markable for what be does not know. He
knows nothing about alliances with switch
men or the Knights of Labor employees on
the o. Just now he knows altogether too
little for one at the head of great brother
hood. Arthur says the engineers do not pro-
pose to have anything to do with the conduc-
tors. 1t is a notable fact that the engineers
have been trying hard to have 20 conductors
join the strike and have failed. They won't
affilate with the conductors, because they
cannot on that basis. The Brotherhood en-
gineers are now trying to form a union of all
associations of train employees, and yet Ar
thur says the engineers do not propose to
have anything to do with us. The fact is,
the conductors and the engineers, joined in
procuring the appointment OF one of their
n umber as railroad commissioner in New
York and in asking the same thing here in
Iowa.
arthur speaks of falsehoods in my annu-
al report. He doesn't specify, because he
cannot. In the matter of licensing our or
der, we did not want the assistance of the
head off future complaints, the engineers
were placed on our bill. The cooperation
was not urged. On the contrary, an inform
al request for their cooperation at Chicago
last October, from the secretary of our legis-
lative committee said If, after delibera-
tion, you decide not do indorse or assist us
in our movements, we shall omit from our
bill all in relation to the locomotive engin-
eers.' They were so deficient in courtesy as to
ignore our letter entirely. This discourtesy
we overlooked, and Joined with them for the
Iowa commissionship. But when the engn-
eers and hremen pass resolutions denounclng
the Order of Railway Conductors, assuming
to say that its members will not be permitted
to pursue their vocation in the future, then
it is time for self-respecting conductors to
withhold further aid from them. Failing in
the boycott on the 'Q' we propose to have
something to say about that. The trouble
with Arthur is that he has several times
been compelled to take conservative course
by the conservatism of the conductors.
Hence his feeling against Grand Chief Con-
ductor wheaton. Arthur tells us to mind
our own business, and then volunteers ad-
vice as to what that business shall be. He
might better take his own advice"
Carnegie's Terms Rejected.
PITTsBURG, Pa. .,lApril IA large meeting
of the employees of the Edgar Thomson steel
works was held at Braddock's today and the
proposition Of Andrew Carnegie was rejected.
The result of the meeting was surprise, as
it was known that several members of she
district executive board of the Knights of
Labor had unofficially advised the men to
return to work ON the company's terms. The
strikers wergiven until today to accept the
offer, and it is probable that the works will
now be closed down for an indefinite period.
ELECTION DAY IN WARWICK.