The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-20
WILL BE BY BALLOT
sWIrCHMEN ADOPT A SYSTEM Re
GARDIEG STRIKES.
Plan of the National switchmen's Union OF
North America, After Detailing the
Preliminary steps, Provides in the Last
Resort for the Holding of . BsllotinG.
on the Result Of Which the Ordering of
Strike Shall Depend-Report Made of
the Condition of the Pacific Railroads
Railway News


the Condition OF the Pacific Railroads
Railway News
Omaha, Neb.. Oct. 1s-The conven-
ton Of the Switchmen's union OF North
America adjourned tonight after elect
ing these officers: Grand Master D. D.
Sweeney. Jersey City, (re-elected); vice
grand master, John E Wilson, La
Cross, Wis; grand secretary and treas
Urer, John Daugherty, Kansas City,
Kan, (re-elected); grand board Of d.
rectors, n. l. Gasser. Ottumwa. Ia;
Enrignt, Atchison, Kan; Lash, Sagi-
raw, Mich. 1t was decided that the
next annual convention should be held
at Pittsburg. Other cities which made
offers for the convention are Detroit,
Kansas City, Cleveland and Peoria
Grand lodge headquarters will remain
in Kansas City.
In the constitution has been incorpor-
ated mutual insurance, but the taking
OF insurance is optional, though that
was not determined until after much
discussion. Those who favored ccmpul-
sorry insurance represented the extreme
Of sentiments.
The question of strikes was leading
feature Of the discussion. It was de-
cided to settle thus: When a grievance
arises it is laid before the grievance
committee of the local lodge, and then
if it is not possible for the local griev-
ance committee to get a satisfactory
settlement, the wrong is referred to the
officers Of the union, who confer with
the officials who have the power TO
right the wrong. Should the wrong
be OF a serious nature and the officials
unwilling to do anything, then the
grievance committees of all the lodges
may be called upon to consider the mat
ter. Should they advise strike then
they hold a balloting, in which every
member Of the union on that system
shall vote either for or against. Should
the voting be for a strike, then the Of
f1cers and directors are ordered to de-
clare strike.
PACIFIC RAILROADS.
Washington, Oct. 19.-The board ap-
pointed to examine and report upon the
condition of the Pacific railroads thus
sums up the situation of the roads:
Standing TO the credit Of the Central
Pacific and Union Pacific in its sinking
fund Oct. 1, 1895, s21, 3s9,095; in sinking
fund to the credit of the trustees of the
Central Pacific mortgages lien, which
is prior to the lien of the United States
as stated in the report of 1894, IS, 496, PA;
amount of prior bonds of the Union Pa
cific Railway company and Central Pa
ciflc Railway company exclusive of the
Kansas Pacific, s55,S47, 900; amount re-
quired to complete payment of the Oma-
ha bridge bonds $1,000. 900. The cash
balance in the hands Of the Union Pa
cific receivers applicable to Union Pa
cific property probably will be approx
mately sufficient to meet the arrears of
interest accruing on its prior bonds.
The interest on the Central Pacific
prior bonds is paid up to date. The
board says that therefore the entire
gross amount Of prior liens on the Union
Pacific and the Central Pacific, eXclu-
sive Of the Kansas Pacific less the
amounts stated held in the several sink
ing funds. will be $50, 9e1, $50. The
amount which may be required TO dis
charge or purchase these prior liens is
liable to be increased if the above men
toned sums in the sinking funds Of the
United States, under decision of the sec
rteary Of the treasury and attorney gen.
eral, should not be available for the
purpose indicated.
The board says if congress should fix
the price which it is willing to receive
in satisfaction of its claims at a sum
which should meet the approval Of an
intending purchaser, the entire transac-
ton could be so arranged between the
contracting parties as to avoid the ne
cessity for any expenditure of moneys
in the treasury for the purpose of TAX
ing up prior liens.
The board suggests that the secretary
obtain from the bond-aided roads full
statement of all lands remaining in
their hands as the property of the COM
panieS