St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-25
Railroad Men Denounce the
Recent Secret Meeting
Circular
AS an Invention to Bring
Them Into Popular Dis
repute.
But a Chief officer Is Declared
to Have Hired the
Hall.
A Mystery Somewhat, Which
Trainmen Undertake to
Solve.

Something very mysterious is going
on among the employees of the various
railroads of the Northwest, which may
have some bearing upon the troubles
now existing on the Vanderbilt roads in
the East. Last Friday a circular was
mailed to the various newspaper offices
in the state, the text of which is as fol-
lows;
Brotherhood Bulletin 5-Brotherhood Of
Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen, Brotherhood of Railway
Conductors, Brotherhood of Railroad Train
General Call: ST. Paul, Mimi. Aug. 20.
1890. No. IL: A joint secret meeting,
consisting of members of the above named
organizations will be held in Schumacher's
tween Third and Fourth streets. ut. Paul,
Mimi, Sunday, Aug. 81. 1890, at 80
o'clock p m All members of the above
named Organizations are respectfully invited
to attend, ana will report to their respective
committeeman at the door tor admission.
Matters Of vital importance to all will be dis
cussed. [Signed,]
W. c. HAYES, B. of L. Engineers.
Fl. n. HART. B. of l.. Firemen.
E. II. SoHoER, b of R. Conductors.
T. SULLIVAN, B. of r. Trainmen.
- j. W. MORRISON, 9. M. A. Association.
A note of the meeting was recorded
in the columns of the SUNDAY GLOBE.
In the evening Messrs. r. E. johnson.
E. W. Fulkerson and William Curran,
the committee of the brotherhood of
trainmen, called at the GLOBE office
and said that the circular was false;
that no such meeting had been called.
and, in fact, they knew nothing about
it. They also spoke on behalf of the
men whose names were attached to the
circular, who, they said. denied all
knowledge of it. They also reported
that it had been extensively circu-
lated through the state among
the railroad employees. and posted
at various hotels aud boarding houses,
but by whom it had been so posted they
had no knowledge. They wished that
the statement of a meeting having been
called should be contradicted in the
they departed. An inquiry made by
lessee of the hall where the meeting is
called, elected the fact that E. III.
Schoer, member of the brotherhoods
of railroad conductors and trainmen,
had hired the hall on Thursday, and
showed Mr.. Schumacher written copy
of the circular, which he said he was
going to have printed and sent to every
railroad employe in the state. AS
Schoer's name is attached to the circu
lar, it looks strange that the committee
of the brotherhood of trainmen should
deny the truth of the circular.
Mr.. Schoer could not be found last
night, but when the committee was at
the :GLoBE Office it was stated by one of
them that he had not been seen.
1--WE are positive there is no truth in
this" said the committee. "The -
is mystery to us, and so is the No. H.
and it is not at all customary to issue
calls in that way. There is something
at the bottom of this, depend upon it.
The firemen's grievance committee was
here to-day and knew absolutely moth
ing of this meeting. Prominent mem
bers of the orders have not
received the notice, but they
were circulated where the public alone
would be advised. They were also cir
culated about railroad headquarters,
where the officials would see them.
There is some deviltry in this. and we
would like to get to the bottom it."
"Could the call have had any refer
ence to the strike in the East?'
mot that we can imagine. There is
no PROBABILITY of trouble here. Even if
a general strike should be ordered, it
would not extend west of Chicago"
''Is the Omaha road not Vanderbilt
cOnnectlOn?
s'Yes, but it is road that is notably
good to its employees"