St. Paul daily globe., 1893-04-20
General Manager Ashley and
the Engineers Negotiat-
ing a Peace.
If No Hitch Occurs the Strike
81 Will Be Declared OFF
a. Today.
Engineers Formulating Plan
for a Big Railroad Or
ganization.
Union Pacific Engineers and
FiPemen May Leave
Their Posts.

TOLEDO, Abril 19.-The famous Ann
Arbor strike will be settled by tomorrow
morning. The advisory committee of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers has spent today in adjusting mat
ters. The negotionS to this end were
begun by the brotherhood. General
Manager Ashley stated that he was
willing to come to an adjustment.
provided two points were conceded: First
that no engineer now in the employ of
the road shall be dismissed simply to
allow all old employe to have his place; !;
s0cOnd. that no engineer W no was guilty
of injurlng the cOmpany'S property
during the late strike shall be re-
employed. Negotiations have proceeded
upon that basis, and the agreement is
substantially that which was made in
March by Railway Commissioner
Kirby and rejected by the men
The old men who desire work
are to make regular appli-
cation to Supt. Clark at Owosso. As
many as are needed will be put to work
at once and the others will be put to
work as fast as vacancy occur or need
arises. If no hitch arises-and none is
apprehended-the Ann Arbor strike
will be declared off in the morning.
General Manager Ashley says he thinks
there will be no trouble in settling the
details yet remaining. The engineers
are very reticent.
The advisory board is here for another
reason also. Mr.. Menish, the chair
man of the advisory board, said this aft
erloon that now as the other matters
we're partially out of the way, that board
WOULD commence work at once formu-
laiing a plan for the organization Of a
body of railway employees never before
DRAINED OF or attempted. 1t will
embrace. said Mr.. Menish, all rail-
road men from the superintendents
of motive power and master mechanics.
down to the trackmen. Such an Or
gsnization is to be formed at once. and
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engi-
neers think they should be the prime
movers in the enterprise. The laying
of plans for the new consolidated Or
ganization is the principal business be-
fore the board at present.
Not an Advisory Board.
I CLEVELAND, o., April 19.-"There
is ne such thing as an advisory board
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gineers." said Grand Chief Arthur, of
that order, today. when asked
about the meeting in Toledo. Il
know nothing officially or other
wise of any meeting in that
city except what l saw in the Toledo
dispatches of morning paper. A num-
'ber of engineers gathered together for a
conference, but they com mDose no ad-
visOry or other committee of the order.
OF course no cOgnizance of anything is
taken by the officers of the order until
.itis brought up IN the prescribed man
aner.n
The committee of engineers and fire.
men, who endeavored recently TO have
General Superintendent Caniff rein
state the men who quit work at Toledo,
rather than haul Ann ArbOr cars, are
lying to arrange an interview with
President Newell. to whom they will
appeal their case. In the event of an
adverse decision on his part, the men
claim that they will carry the matter
before the VanderbiltS.