The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-14
CHIEF ARTHUR'S NEW PLAN
He Seeks to EmbroiI Another Railway
with View to Aiding "Q'' Strikers.
An Effort to Work Up Strike on the st.
Louis & San Francisco Line-flenty of Men
Apply for the Striking Brewers Places.

ST. Louis, April 13-The engineers OF the St
Louis s. San Francisco railroad, late Wednesday
night made demand on the company for an
adjustment OF differences, and the grievance
com mittee met General superintendent D. H.
Nichols and General Manager II. L. Morrill, at
Springfield, Mo-, yesterday afternoon. The men
demanded that they be paid n cents mile,
and that the classification system. be abolished.
thus securing the sarne pay to new engineers as
the old men receive. Heretofore the company
paid new men Is per cent less FOR the fret year.
A special dispatch from Springfield says that
the railroad officers favorable to the change.
but when contracts were drawn ZIP the officials
declared that under such an Arrangement they
would employ only the best engineers TO be had,
and that promotions from fremen TO engineers
would only be made after the fremen had prov
en- themselves thoroughly capable and expert
enced men. The grievance comfnittee were not
prepared 10 meet this move and declined to sign
contracts until they had Chief Arthur
The conference accordingly closed. and the COM
mittee started to have consultation with Cher
Arthur The same source of Information states
that the complaints of the men due wholly
TO an order by Chief Arthur, WAC is alleged to
be trying to put the Frisco In position TO night
the 20 The engineers, it is said. are satisfied
with the old system, and grumble not little at
being compelled to follow blindly what seems to
them of no material advantage. General Mana
ger Morrill, today, and admitted that
there had been a conference. but insisted that it
was entirely amicable and that there was not
the remotest danger of strike. He said the
officials were willing to grant tome of the de-
mands, and that the engineers were equally
reasonable. and trouble is anticipated. He
stated that the notifications wanted would con-
form the Frisco system to both the Atchison
and the Kansas City & Gulf roads.
Exciting Incident on the Burlington Tracks.
CHICAGO April 13-There was an exciting
race between two locomotives or the Burlington
tracks, last evening, which almost eliminated
in bloodshed. Volleys of stones were thrown
and pistol-shot was fired. but 10 one very
badly hurt. The trouble began at the Chicago
& Alton crossing, at Brighton Park. Burlington
engine 186 pulling q train of freight-cars
from the stockyards to Western avenue. and
engine 500, Of the st. Paul. was hauling light
train in the Same direction. At the crossing
both crews claimed the right Of way and in
something less than minute stones and pins
were flying In all directions. AGl last swltchman
Benton, on the 20" train. was struck in the face
with a lump of coal He Immediately drew his
revolver and frod into the CAB of the St Paul
engine, which was slightly in the lead Nobody
was hit. but when the bullet whistled by the st.
| Paul engineer he put on full steam and made for
home. The 20" engineer tried to overtake the
| flying foe but account of the upgrade be-
tween the Chicago & Alton crossing and the
bridge he lost considerable ground. At last the
crew. determined not to be beaten, cut their
CINE loose from the train and went laundering
mp the track. The race was 9, mad one, and
neither engine seemed to be gaining ground I'M
til the bridge was reached. At that point the
20" engine made squirt. and it down the
~" into the Western-avenue yards some dis
tance ahead of its rival The 20" men wished
to head the engine off at the Western avenue
target and have It's crew arrested. but the
target was held against them aud the St. Paul
engine disappeared up the track. going at the
rate OF thirty miles an hour. In the meantime
the 90 train. left alone on the grade near the
bridge started to run down hill, and as nobody
was on board, It went right across the Chicago q
Alton crossing. The signals were against a
train moving in that direction. but fortunately
no Alton trains were running there at the time,
aud it shot safely down the track for q few
more blocks, stopping finally at street crossing
and blocking the way. An engine from Western
avenue was sent after the train and it
taken away within half an hour. At the strlk-
ers' quarters, at Fourteenth and Jefferson
streets. indignation was expressed over the af-
fair, and the declared that the 90 gang
must have cut the train loose with the ;ntentIon
of letting it down the track and wreck
something at the Chicago & Alton crossing"
Detectives who have made an investigation into
the reported eoncealments of fasal accidents on
the Burlington satisfied that the reports
were not true