Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-07-09
THE ALLEGED DYNAMITERs.
Brotherhood Official Says the Engi
neers VIII Retaliate.

CHICAGO, July Sth. General Manager
Stone, of the c., B. & Q. Railroad was seen
tonight and questioned regarding the dy-
Mantle conspiracy. He says the road is
bound TO make out case against the con-
spirators already arrested, and perhaps
others who are under strict surveillance
He said the road wants no dealings with
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers,
neither do they propose to be molested by
its members. What was great conspiracy,
he says. has been broken up, and loss of
life and property has been avoided.
THE ENGINEERS THREATEN TO RETALIATE.
CHICAGO, July Sth.-Chairman Hodge, in
an interview 10 day said IF the railroads,
through the dictatiOn of the Burlington,
are ready 10 declare open war upon the
Brotherhood, we are ready tor them. 1t is
claimed that wholesale arrests are to be
made of men who were prominent in the
recent strike, when Stone, Of the Q gives
the word. have said before, and say it
again. that if any such thing occurs every
'hirly-siX uouls."
"Aie the men ready ANA willing to make
sueh moVv?"
Are they ready and willing? / should
say they were! Do you imagine they
would tamely submit to the consumma-
ton of such an outrage? No, sir they will
not
This kind of talk was not confined to the
Burlington strikers.
WORKING UP FEELING.
During the evening engineers from the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul, Chicago
and Northwestern, the Fort Wayne and
other roads called upon Hoge and held long
consultations. The complete failure Of the
strike has added to the ranks of the rad
icals in all the Divisions. The strike has
been the topic of conversation in every
Brotherhood meeting held since the strike
was declared, over four months ago. The
radicals have jumped at every pretext and
sought 10 precipitate strike. & local pa
per says:
" During the last two months a central
organization has been quietly formed,
embracing representatives, from every road
leading to Chicago. 1t has been impossible
to ascertain the exact nature of the agree
ment existing between the employees and
the various roads. One of the prime mov-
erS IN this organization was seen last night,
and he made the following statement, after
exacting promise that his name be not
used The great majority of Brother
hood men now recognized-as q few of us
always maintained-than an awfui mis-
take was made when the boycott was
lifted. The Q men are licked, as
the matter now stands We know
what that means. 1t means that another
road will be selected and made non Union
us soon as the opportunity is presented.
Ii means that the railroad mpanies have
decided to abolish Brolherho0ds The
fight IS bound to come, sooner or later, and
if defeated the Q. men are made the victims
of a conspiracy. We will take hand in ii
ourselves. The men On our road are red
hot. They would strike tomorrow mora
ing if | gave them the word. We are max
ing no blutf-we mean business. Our ex-
iStence as an organization is at stake, and
If the fight must come, why, let her come y
TALK OF BROTHERHOOD AMALGAMATIoN
ST. CLOUD Mimi, July Slh.-Some 700
members OF the four Brotherhoods Of Loco
motive Engineers, Firemen, Brakemen ami
Switchmen held a meeting here to day for
the purpose of taking steps looking to the
amalgamation of these Orders The senti-
ment developed was favorable to their
union, and further meeting for this pur-
pose will be held in Minneapolis four
weeks hence. The Burlington matter was
discussed and action taken, bat its nature
was kept secret.