The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

OF the fact. IL the Burlington officials would
but aecede to our demands, which are 81 cents
per mile for passenger service and cents Der
mile for freight service. and 60 per cent of the
above for the fremen, every wheel on the sys-
tenn would be turning within twelve hours. ]"
I indorse every word of that remarked
Chief Arthur, who was sitting within earshot.
None OF the high officials of the Burlington
who could be found this evening were willing to
discuss the congressional proposition. It is un-
derstood upon good authority. however. that IL
is hardly likely to be regarded with favor. even
If it meets the approval of the committee
commerce and is adopted by the House. The
company WILL in all probability. take the ground
that. SO far it is concerned. strike is in
istence that it has all the men it needs; that its
new employees have been brought here from
afar upon pledges of continuous employment;
that it is bound in honor to fulfill such guaran-
tees; that it would. therefore, be impossible.
under any terms of settlement, TO take back tha
strikers in body, and that the best it could do
would be to give employment to limited num-
Der of men at the terms upon which the new
employees are now working. In this view of the
case it will readily be seen that both the pro-
posed investigation and the efforts toward
mediation would prove little more than farce.
The officers of the Burlington were in de-
cidedly cheerful mood to-day. quite as cheerful,
IN fact, the band of strikers that gathered at
the ball on Fourteenth street, although, unlike
the latter. they didn't make the roof ring with
Rally Round the Flag, Boys" John Browns
Body" "Slap! Bang! Here We Are Again" and
similar inspiring melodies General Passenger
Agent Morton, who presided at the usual
o'clock Conversations of the press contingent.
said that the company was out of the woods for
good and all. The passenger trains were all
running revised schedule. and the
freight traffic bad about resumed its normal con-
dition. Forty-fve crews had been sent out
Sunday, fifteen more to-day. ana with the men
already in town and waiting to
be examined, they had enough to
take the place OF every striker
Dispatches from Eastern points stated that still
more men we're on the way, and these would be
placed at the disposal of the Chicago. Burning
ton 8 Northern in the event of trouble upon
that system. The report that the switchmen
and brakemen contemplate striking, in order TO
demonstrate their sy ympatny with the Brother
hoods. was he said. entirely without foundation.
When the switchmen struck they tried their
hardest to get the engineers TO help them but
they only got laughed at for their pains. Hence
it very unlikely that they would now turn
around and take hand in she present trouble.
Late this afternoon General Freight Agent
Ripley. after conference with General Man.
Stone, issued the following. which is being
sent out tonight all the large shippers in the
city:
The c., B. & O. will tomorrow (Tuesday) receive
all freight and less. de tined to stations
the line of the c., b. 81 o. the Chicago & Iowa. the
Hannibal & st. Joseph the St Louis. Keokuk s.
Northwestern, the Ch cago, Burlington 8 Kansas
Northwestern. the Humeston 81 Shenandoah, the
Kansas City. ST. Joseph g. Council Bluffs, aud the
expect TO make reasonably promut delivery though
time may not be good as formerly. and hope
very soon to be able to forward and promptly deliver
freight for all points all lines and connections
The headquarters OF the Brotherhoods were
literally deluged to-day with dispatches from local
divisions breathing words of encouragement.
and promising ample financial aid. Among the
points heard from were Cincinnati, indianapolis,
st Paul. Birmingham, Ala; Atlanta, Ga; ST.
Louis Boics, La: Charlton, Ia; Ftchburg.
Mass; Eau Claire. Wis; Lincoln. Neb., and
Chillicoths, o. The Lafayerta tInd.l Division
tr,ggraphed that il had sent 81. 900 as token OF
sesteaIss... 4 geuent
the day that it had been decided to call out the
engineers and frenen of the Chicago q North
western, but this was denied both At the Grand
Pacific and by General Manager Whitman. The
latter said he had been visited by delegation
of the Brotherhood empovss. and that they had
assured him that they had no cause for COM
plant.
lumber district to-day, and the dealers in that
region have now little cause for complaint Sew
era long aad heavily loaded freight trains left
the yards this afternoon. and the outskirts
all the switching engines were manned. Fifty
additional new men were seat out on the road
tonight.
The Brotherhood say that they do not object
at all to seeing Burlin gton freight trains leaving
for the West 1.-THE reason is this" said Mr..
O'Brisn, of the leaders, '.just soon as the
road gets trains running both ways you viii
hear of a series of collisions which will astonlsh
yon. 1t will show to the public that cur claim
that the Burlington is hiring Incompetent men
is fact. The loss to the company by the de-
struction of their property will be immense"