SEVENTEENTH YEAR OMAHA , TUESDAY MOKNING. FEBRUARY 28 , 18S8. NUMBER 255.
TRAFFIC AT A STANDSTILL ,
The Croat Strike on the Burlington
Fairly Inaugurated.
PERISHABLE FREIGHT REFUSED.
Ilotli the KiiRtncorH nn l tho. Company
Preparing For a lUmp StniRnlc
ItitcrrlcwH AVIlli header *
on lioth SiilcH.
Horns
CHICAGO , Feb. 27. [ Special Telegram to
the Br.K.1 The greatest railroad strikothat
ever occurred in the west Is "on" along nil
the lines of the Chicago , Darlington &
Qulncy rullroud , There were ] > robably tnoro
tncn Involved In the Missouri I'uclllc strike
of two years ago tlinn uro now "out , " but
the lines over which that strike extended
wcro not so long , nor as important as thcsd
of the road now affected , and a strike of the
engineers and Ilrenien on a railroad is a
much tnoro Important mutter than a strike
of switchmen nnd similar employes. A
prominent official connected with another
line said : "Tho light between the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and the Chicago
cage , Durllngton & Qulncy ofllcials is likely
to bo a very bitter one. 1 know the former
is conceded to bo the strongest , most intelli
gent nnd conservative organi/atlon of all the
skilled labor associations , and they cannot
afford to lose this battle. I know Henry B.
Stone , too , as general manager of the Burllng-
ton road. Ho will bo thogcneral-in-ehicf and
will conduct the maneuvering in the interest
of that company. HcUs not a novice in the
strike business by any means. During the
switchmen's great strike at East St. Louis a
year or two ago ho managed the affairs do
combat for all the rouda running into that
town , and showed. In doing so , a degree of
fearlessness that in some cases bordered on
recklessness in the minds of his friends.
Stone , jou know , is a practical man. Ho
began service with the "Q" in the machine
shops at Aurora us an apprentice , and
worked his way right up to the top. Ho
knows pretty much all there is to learn
about a locomotive engine , and can pull the
throttle and reverse the lever with the best
of them. When the strike was on at East
St. Louis above referred to , the city of St.
Louis sulTcrud a coal famine , brought about
by the action of the strikers in refusing to
allow that class of freight to enter the city.
All efforts to run n train across the bridge
were looked upon as simply suicidal , and
none of the engineers could bo prevailed
upon to undertake such a task.
When all other means hail
failed , Henry 13. Stone mounted nn engine
nnd with John Hosier , the general superin
tendent , as fireman , hauled the llrst train
load of coal over the bridge , virtually breakIng -
Ing the back bone of the strike , and bringing
relief to the famine-stricken city. This was
done at the imminent risk of his lifo. Mr.
Stone Is a young man probably not over ! W
years bid. Pluck and determination are two
of the Ingredients' in his composition that
have gained for him so high a position at suet
an early age. "
'Those whoso curiosity attracted them to
the yard of the company this morning , saw
little to repay them for their trouble ; in fact
nothing , save long lines of freight cars side
tracked , and hero and there a road ham
repairing some little flaw on the track. In
the switchmen's shanties little knots of idle
employes assembled nnd hugging the stoves
as closely as they could , discussed the situa
tion. In the shanty Just outside the Twelftl
street roundhouse- policemen roastcc
their shins nnd congratulated themselves on
the comfortableness of their assignments
Every once In a while they would walk eve
to the roundhouse to see that everything was
all right and then walk back to the shanty
In the roundhouse supreme quietness rclgnci
and not n thing was to bo heard or seen mov
ing except n wreath of white smoke rising
from a locomotive smokestack.
At the general ollico the superintendent'
room was crowded all day wUh men seeking
work as firemen and engineers. -
"Wo have had no correspondence with the
Heading railroad engineers as n body , nor
with the Knights of Labor , " said Solicitor
Goddurd. "Wo have been in correspondence
with many engineers , but only as individuals.
Our superintendents of motor power at each
terminal point have been in telegraphic cor
respondence with men in railroad centers all
over the country over slnco wo determined to
make u tight. In each place wo have had a
man whoso business it was to seek out men
with practical experience as locomotive en
gineers and tell them they could probably
find a good Job by going to Chicago. As a re
sult wo have more than fifty men hero now ,
most of whom are competent to handle an
engine. Some of them are men with ten to
twenty years' experience on the road , and
tlioro Is no doubt , I think , but that wo will bo
able to pet n full force of thoroughly compe
tent men. Ono thing is certain : None put
men who are absolutely trustworthy In every
respect , both with regard to mcclianic.il
ability and good character and habits , will be
accepted. This will bo our rule of action ,
win or lose. "
"Wo have arranged , " said Mr. Morton , the
general passenger agent , "with the Alton
road that they t > houUl take euro of our south
west business , and \\Ith the Milwaukee &
St. Paul that they will take euro of our west
anil northwest business. They will honor
our tickets that mo already sold or ex
change our tickets for tickets of their own ,
issue. The idea is to subject the passengers j
to as littla inconvenience as possible by ur-
ranging with competing roads running out
of our union depot , at Pcoria. to cover tic ]
line of business from the middle of the state.
The Alton will take the Indiana , Bloomington -
ton & Western nt Hloomington , and the
Hock Island will take the western bushiest
out of Pcoria. The lines of the system west
of the Missouri river have miulo similar ar
rangements witit their competitors. Ticket
reading over the H. & M. between the Mis
souri river and Denver will bo honored b.\
the other lines. This will cover all the Pa-
clllo coast business. Of course all our Interior -
terior competitive points wo will probablj
m-rango with proper lines us occasion re
quires. That will rather adjust it.sclf. Bj
these arrangements the entire tci ritory trav
crsed by lines on the system will bo avail
nblo by other routes , except , of course ,
strictly local points. The Chicago , Bur
llngton ft Northern may complete ar
rangements by which their trains will rur
in and out of Chicago , but until that ai range
incut is made wo shall do a through busines :
with the Northwestern. Wo can not suj
yet how this will effect the two dolly trSini
out of Illinois Central depot at Luke street
Our contract requires us to furnish engine1
for their trade , to unless some deal is madi
the engines can not bo furnished. Probabl ;
they will use their own engines. "
"Wo have notlllcd all our agents at al
points to refuse all perishable freight abso
lutcly , " said the general freight agent , "am
to accept other freight subject only to delay
In any freigl't that wo are nblo to send ou
wo shall , of course , give the profercnco t <
freight to local points at which no competini
road touches ; after that wo shall try t
handle freight to junction points , where I
can bo transferred to other roads , and b ,
them conveyed to its destination. For tli
present our through business will be at
standstill , and our agents l.avo instruction
not to receive any through frolghtof any kin
except subject to delay. "
At 10 o'clock this inoinlng 230 cnglnoci
and ilrciucn of the Burlington road met I
Division > 3 , lodge hall , at Fourteenth an
JcQcrsoa streets , The btrikui ? will we *
there every morning In order to receive in
structions from headquarters. Assistant
Chief Hill told the men to remain firm. Ono
of the grievance committee told a reporter
that "In case the company docs not concede
to our demands , It will bo a long .and hard
utrugglo as the men are dctermlnrtl to light
it to the end. " Another engineer said : "It
will not only affcit the Burlington , but all
the roads in the country. " An old gray-
haired veteran who has faced dangers for
many years , said : "I was never in favor of
strike ) ; In tact I did not believe in them ; but
ns the present ono will settle the wages of
enifincem and firemen on all the roads , I will
stick to the boys. "
Chief Arthur , of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers , said ; "Tim strike did not
occur because the schedule wo offered was
not adopted , but because , when the question
of wages wa reached Mr. Stone refused
to do anything at all. Tho- fight is
purely .a question of wages. Wo receded
from our first proposition and offered to ac
cept 3) cents , wjiich Mr. Stone refused In
the most | iosltive manner. Ho made no
propositions to us at all , and the fight now is
purely on the question of pay. "
"Mr. Stone says , " continued Mr. Arthur ,
"that wo want to put unskilled labor on the
engines on any road In the United States.
Does Mr. Stone mean to say that ho has un
skilled engineers on any part of his road ?
Would ho go Into court , in ease of a damage
suit , and swear that ho had ! Would Mr.
Stone like to hove the public believe that the
engineers on the branch lines arc inferior to
those on the main lines If ono of the branch
cnirlnecrs would offer to run ono of the big
trains on the main line ) Now the company
would bo very glad to secure his services. If
the engineer who runs the limited express is
willing that the engineer who runs Iho ac
commodation train should receive the same
pay that ho docs why should the company ob
ject ! "
Mr. Arthur was asked what attitude ho ex
pected the Knights of Labor to assume
toward the engineers during the striko.
"I don't " ho said "
see , , "why the knights
should bo hostile to the Brotherhood of En
gineers , and I have no Information that they
will try to assist the company In any way. "
"It Is claimed that you sent men to take
the place of the Heading strikers. "
' That's is a He. 1 don't know what Indi
vidual members of the brotherhood may have
done , but I never interfered in any way with
any strike of the Knights of Labor. I
wouldn't do it. At the time of the Missouri
Pacific strike I simply told the Biotherhood
Engineers that wo had a contract with the
company and to keep out of the strike. If n
contract means anything at all , then wo pur
sued the right course. "
General Worthy Foreman Richard
Griffiths , when asked about the attitude of
the Knights of Labor toward the strike ,
said : "Letthe brotherhood and the road
light It out between themselves. There is no
very good feeling between the Knights of
Labor and the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers. They have always prated about
the fi loudly relations between labor and
capital and how easy it was to get along
without a strike. None let them see how
they like it. Whether they did it at Chief
Arthur's orders or not I don't know , but it is
a fact that brotherhood engineers took the
places of Knight of Labor Engineers in the
Missouri Pacific- strike two years ago , and
thus defeated the strike. Arthur ordered all
the Brotherhood Engineers to leave the
Knights of Labor or be expelled , as he
wanted no 'entangling alliance. ' That stop
ped the progress of the Knights of Labor
among the engineers on the Wabash railroad.
Then this Heading matter was something
like the Missouri Pacific. The strike was
outside the general office , but we knights
t/ooK it kindly. When ho Knights of
Labor Engineers struck the brotherhood men
went In and took their places. "
"What will bo the attitude of the Knights
of Labor In this strike ! "
"As an order , it will bo neutral. If
Knights of Labor Engineers want to fill
jilaces loft vacant by the brotherhood men
they are free to do so. If the Knights of
Labor Engineers from other roads can make
more money working for the Burlington
they may. This is none of our light The
brotherhood did not help us in the Missouri
Pacific strike. They need oxpcct nothing in
theirs. "
[ Press. ] A couple of suburban trains
were the only ones to como in over the
Burlington road this morning. Master Me
chanic Howlund was in charge of ono engine
and Superintendent Hintho ran the other.
After the arrival of these trains the depot
muster said ho did- not expect another
suburban train before noon , and there
wnsx no engineer and fireman to man
ono and until the general superintendent
could sccuio some engineers and firemen ho
would bo unable to say whether there would
bo another train in during the day. The
only train that loft the depot up to 10 this
morning was the fast mall which departed at
a o'clock and manned the
was by regular en
gineer and fireman from the brotherhood.
"Wo are Just obolt Where wo ex
pected to be. " slid. General Manager
Stoue. of { no Burlington when asheVi
vhut the situation was on his lino.
'Wo brought in all our suburban pas-
ongers pi etty much as usual. Our principal
rain which brings the most of the business
nen and clerks , was oriiy ten minutes late.
? lic engineers and firemen on these trains
vcrc drawn from gur force of mechanics ,
ard foicmcn , etc. Each train was manned
vlth a double force of brakonicn and con-
luctors BO that if any difficulties wcro en
countered wo should have plenty of help. "
"Did every ono of A our 1,000 liremcn and
engineers strike ! " asked the reporter.
"Yes , all but one man , an engineer near
Galesburg. "
"What was the matter with himl"
'Nothing. ' Napoleon used to say 2 o'clock
courage was u rare thing. I guess 4 o'clock
courage is equally unique. There are doubtless
a number of other engineers among our ox-em-
iloycs who do not belong to the brotherhood
mil who did not wish to strike , but they
ticked "four o'clock courage. " Not the
slightest trouble has been reported from any
> oint so fur and 1 do not anticipate any vio-
.cnco or obstiuction from any source ,
I'ho strikers did not bring thcit
engines through to tha end of their runs ,
but left them at the nearest point when )
o'clock camo. Thus , all our passengers from
; ho Missouri river were dumped at Gales-
Imrg and those wo lake from the Illinois
Central at Forest \\eie left at Aurora. From
the latter point we were able to bring their
in without much delay , but nt Galesburf ;
the passongeis were obliged to wait until It
o'clock befoie wo could start them In. "
The superintendent's oftlco and lobby lead
ing to it were crowded \ \ ith men who wen
applying for the positions vacated. The. )
were put on through examination by tin
superintendent of motive power , and if thej
wcro lound competent were taken to tin
yards. Before 11 o'clock this moiningabou
fifty of the applicants had been accepted.
"You BCO there 'aro apparently plenty o
men ready for the places , " suld Stoue , point
ing to the lino.
"Who are they , and where do they conn
fiom ! "
"Wo don't know. "
"How about your conductors , brakcmci
iiul other employes are they going totioubl
you ! "
"No , wo have reason to believe that the ;
are nil with the company , and generally be
licvothut the lliemen and engineers are llbei
ally paid , In comparison with other employes
Engineers get more than the conductors. Al
we have thus fur culled on have promptl ,
responded. How it is with the freight con
ductors and brakcmen I can't say from uctun
experience , as wo are not attempting to mov
any Height. Wo shall start our noon train
to Kansas City and Missouri river points a
Uhual. "
The Burlington Is the only road that ha
access to the lumber district , but having n
engineers on their engines an attempt wu
imnlo to have the Chicago & Eastern lllinol
engineer switch his train into the lumbe
district , Ho lufuscri on the giound that I
\\us switching for the Chicago , Burlington .
Quiney and no further attempt has boo
made , up to noon , to switch Into the lumbt
district.
The Hinllngton to day sent out the follov
lux no.ioi ! to all connecting lines : "it wl
praluhh lo a week or mom before this cou
pu iy will bo able to icccivo freight fromyoi
an I it will therefore bo advisable and for tl
pillihc Illicitst for\ou , to deliver all froigl
tonsil el to us and destined to competith
points to sj.ch other roads us In jour juil ,
incut can lonvcnlcntly and most prompt !
tuke.lt to its destination We shall also I
obliged for a few-days to decline to recoil \
freight for local stations , but as soon ns wo
are nblo wo will give this the preference , and
will first servo those places that are wholly
dependent on us. You will bo duly advised
of our ability to handle our freight. "
The Illinois Central , which has been using
the Burlington lines between Chicago and
Forcston , 111. , for business destined to points
on Its Iowa system , has made arrangements
with the Northwestern to take its perishable
freight to a Junction with ttio main line at
Dixon , 111. , and will haul its own heavy
freight by the way of Kanknkcc , as long as
the strike is on.
This afternoon COO of the freight handlers
of the Chfcago , Burlington it Quincy line
were laid off , and every freight office in the
city shut down in consequence of the
engineers' sttlkc. Thcso nro the same men
who obtained work during the freight-
handlers strike of 18SO , and are all said to be
loyal to the company , but have to bo laid off ,
as no work remains for them to do.
The Situation In Omaha.
Yostcrdoy morning at 4 o'clock the threat *
cncd strike took plncencarly , all the engineers
and firemen on the B. & M. In Nebraska left
their posts of duty , or as soon thereafter as
the end of their divisions was reached. No
hardship was experienced by the traveling
public for the reason that at that time nearly
all the trains all over the Burlington system
had about reached their destination.
AN KNflINK DITCHED.
At 1:30 : o'clock the train from Chicago ar
rived in this city after a delay of about six
hours. It was brought in by a freight con
ductor named Miller , who. it , is
claimed by the striking engineers , is
not a member of the conductors' association.
The delay was occasioned at Pacific Junction ,
in Iowa , wliero nn accident occurred. I
seems that the master mechanic in the Bluffs
took out the Kansas City stub from that
place , which meets the regular
train for the latter place , which
leaves hero , at Pacific Junction.
When the crossing was reached it was found
that a switch engine stood in the way. The
stub has always made a practice of stopping
north of the intersection , but yesterday , it is
claimed , the stop was not made and the stub
struck the switch engine , derailing nnd turn
ing it around so that scveral.hours' work was
required to get it out of the way.
Train No. 4 for the east left the B. & M.
depot yesterday at 10:22 : , the engine being -
ing handled by a conductor named Chamber-
lln , who , it is also asserted , is not a member
of the conductors' association. When
train N < 5. 1 arrived at the depot
hero in the afternoon several passengers who
were ticketed for the west demanded the
price they had paid for the .remainder of
their trip and the demand was promptly com
piled wllh.
VIEWS or AX KNOixccn.
The strikers manifested the greatest reluct
ance to talk but ono engineer was
at length found , who said that the difficulty
between the B. & M. company was that the
latter was giving the worst of it to the branch
lines. The engineers and firemen wanted
tho. same pay for those on the
branches ns for those on the main lines.
They wanted it understood that when n man
bccamo un engineer ho was entitled to engi
neer's wages , no matter on what
part of a railroad system ho might
bo employed , in fact , whether
his experience was only that of forty-live
minutes or of forty-five years , he was en
titled to the wagcs.which had been demanded.
The speaker had no doubt that the strikers
would succeed. There was an organization
of 23,000 behind them , and if the company
should stand out a month the strikers would , <
in the end , gain their point.
OFFICIALS' VIEWS.
A BER reporter yesterday had a talk
with Manager Holdrego and General Pass-
scnger and Ticket Agent Eustls concerning
the situation. From the latter was obtained
a pamphlet addressed by General Managers
Stone , Holdrcgc , Merrill and Judson to the
engineers and .firemen of the system compris
ing the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy ; the
B. & M. j the Hannibal & St. Joe ; the Kan
sas City , St. Joe & Council Bluffs ,
and the C. & I. This was a reply to a sche
dule presented the company bv committees
of engineers nnd firemen on February 15 ,
providing a new basis for the pay of engine
men. The principal changes suggested by
the committees were : 'Pay to bo governed
solely by the number of miles run without
regard-to other conditions or circumstances ;
a largo average increase in existing rates of
pay ; the abolition of any classification based
upon length of service , ago or experience.
Heduced to a few important details , Mr.
Holdrego said that the demand meant the
paying of U } cents per milo for passenger ,
and 3 % cenls ] > cr milo for freight engineers.
"Our present basis , " said Mr. Holdrego , "is
preferred , and is in force upon many
important railroads } n the country ,
nnd . is the best lo fairly
provide for differences in the amount qf
labor , time and responsibility required of en-
ginomcn upon different runs and divisions.
A branch passenger engine hauling two or
tlireo cars where there are two trains each
way daily , is more easily handled than nn im
portant main line passenger engine where
there nro twenty or more trains each way. A
branch freight engine hauling eight or ten
cars , with easy and regular hours and by
daylight , demands less labor from engine-
men than an engine on the main line with a
heavy freight train , although the mileage
may bo the same. The trip basis , in view of
all the varying conditions , covers value re
ceived. An arbitrary mileage basis disre
gards the value of the service rendered , and
in the long run , we fear , would be unsatis
factory to thu men and to the company. For
example : On the Galcsburg division of the
Chicago , Burlington & Quincy railroad , an
engineer on a light passenger run of two cars
between Buda and Vermont , under the pres
ent schedule earns In twenty-six days 812t,50 : ,
and the fireman * 74.10. Under the schedule
which the committees propose the engineer
would receive $171.03 and the fireman $102,04.
Upon the first division of the Cheycnno
branch on the B. & M. railroad a passenger
train of three cars , requiring six hours and
ten minutes dully , is paying under the ex
isting schedule to engineers § 144.00 per
montlu Upon the demanded schedule it
would pay Slb'J.OO ' per month.
"It would bo so in general on all our lines.
The men who would really do all the very
heavy work , the freight enginemeii on the
main lines would bo loft where they arc now ,
while the lighter worked men would have a
raise. That's all there is to it. I know there
is a number of our men who nro opposed to
the strike , who are satisfied with what they
have been getting , and have gene into the
strike because of certain loitiors. There
nro plenty of these hero who will como back
to work for us in a few days. "
'Mr. Eustls told the rcpoitcr that the strike
in ono way or the other affected the whole
system which comprised nearly 0,000 miles.
Upon this system were employed about 2,00(1
englnomcn , of whom there wcro probably 200
in Nebraska. The strike would of course
have a temporary effect upon the business ,
but the road would bo all right In a few days.
It had a train now running on every ono
of its divisions , There was ono going from
Atchison from Broken Bow. from
jxiumtuu , ono nuui AJiuivuii * jui * one nuiii
Columbus , one fiom Wymoro to Lincoln ami
No. 1 from this city would go out on No. 5's
time. These trains were run by engineers
who did not Join the strike and by others ,
conductors nnd engineers who had beet
out of employment. Sunday there
hud been a meeting of conduo
tois nt Lincoln who adopted n
resolution to bland by the company to a man.
Some of these conductors know how to linn
dlo an engine and also know the road , sc
that there was no question but that the com
pany's trains would bo kept running. Bo-
bides , other engineers wcro coming In fron
abroad , some of whom had applied for posl
tions nnd whoso applications had been placed
on lilo. Some of these had been ordered U
i cport nnd would soon bo hero. Mr. Eustli
went o\er the ground taken by the company
which is epitomised in the interview will
Mannger Holdrego given above , adding tha
the Idea of paying a new engineer who hai
yet to bo tried nnd found.competent am
trustworthy as much as was paid to nn oh
10 nnd reliable man was not in accord will
lit the principles of the business worl <
( O and worked injustice to the oldo
gman whoso experience was thereby shown t
ly .havo no practical benefit either for himscl
lio. or his employers.
\-o , . Ilurvcy Hull , tU muuo r of. tbc Iocs
ticket oftlco was scon by the reporter and
said that ho had not been selling tickets dur
ing the morning except to thosq who ex
pressed a desire to toke them after having
been notified of thotsUteof affairs as outlined
above.
TUB SITUATION IAST NIOIIT.
Burlington ofllcials In the city worked hnrd
nil day yesterday and last night "to keep
things moving" in the face of the big odds
they had to contend with. All freight traffic
in nnd out wan completely abandoned , and a
denth-liko stillness prevailed in the yards.
With the exception of a small amount of
switching dona yesterday morning there was
not a move apparent among the yard en
gineers , firemen and switchmen , who stood
around In Idleness and discussed the sltun-
ion throughout Uib afternoon and last night.
Passenger trains cast and west wcro dis-
iatchcd with the greatest irregularity , and'
when they dld move it was many hours after
: ho regular scheduled time. Ono train was
' .ispatehed to the west at 1:80 : p. m. , several
ours behind the regular" time. Two wont
.awards the cast , ono at 9:50 : a. m. ,
md the other" nt 8:10 : p. in.
t'lio latter train should have departed
f everything was running smoothly nt 0:15. :
ll of these trains wcro taken out by non-
irothcrhood engineers nnd firemen. On the
list train out , however , a brotherhood con-
luctor prcsldoJ , and there were but few
lasscngcrs aboard.
Train No. 3 duo from the cast about 7
I'cloek dally had not arrived at 11 o'clock
ast night. It was expected in nt that hour
ind some disappointment was expressed
among officials for the unexpected tardiness.
Hopes were advanced , however , that it
ivould arrive in the course of an hour behind
ho anticipated time. This train has un im-
[ lortnnt connection with a train that usually
leaves about 8 o'clock dally for the west ,
topping at all local points. In consequence
L largo number of passengers who had
ickets on that run for wuystations had to
undergo the vexatious wait. The Kansas
City train was abandoned altogether ,
but the officials set up the pica that th oy could
"iavo found plenty of engineers to run It If
.hey so desired.
Ono official told a BUK man at a late hour
ast night that the road expected that the
engineers would think better of their action
by to day , and return to duty. Ho main
tained that engineers on the main lines of
iomo of the eastern and western divisions
lind already como to this conclusion and had
again returned to their engines.
The Situation in Mncnln.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Feb. 27. [ Special Telegram
o tho'BKi : . ] The strike of the Burlington
ocomotivo engineers and firemen came early
.his morning as predicted and the local
brotherhood in this city announced that not
, n engineer or fireman on the Nebraska line
if the road who were working yester
day are on duty to-day. The morning
.Hissengcr from the west arrived at 8 n. m.
us usual , but when Engineer Clark left the
'ootboard at the close of his mn from Hast-
ngs there was no engineer and fireman tea
; a ke his place. The company met the emer
gency by putting Conductor Chamberlain at
the throttle and securing F. W. Ensign , for
merly connected wth the city lire de
partment , for fireman. In. this way
the train moved on to Pacific Junction , and
since that time no train up to this hour has
arrived or departed , and none are expected
except Nos. 1 and 5 , consolidated , which are
announced to arrive at 2 p. m. From
this point Master Mechanic Salisbury ,
of the round house here , stands
'n readiness to pull the train on to the west.
In the Burlington yards but two switch
Miffincs are nioviug , they being manned
by men whom the brotherhood say nro
without experiencei Superintendent Calvert
has little to sayj concerning the situation.
Ho holds that the system in vogue on the road
is better for the , .men * than what they
ask. Ho holds thai there is no cause for the
disturbance and expresses the company's
ability to fill the.striking.men's places with
now men if intimidation is not used.
The question of the number of engineers
and firemen bejongin'gto the'brotherhood has
bren unknown heretofore to the road.
Ono of the men states that fully 05 per cent
of the engineers and firemen belong nnd
that the brotherhood have employed the
balance , so that not a single former employe
in the locomotive service is now at work.
Charles Sanborn , of the general committee of
the brotherhood , arrived in this city last
night from Chicago where ho has
been the past ten days. Mr. Sanborn states
that the committee used every effort .to secure -
cure an adjustment and offered to compro
mise on a basis that would still leave the
Burlington men receiving lower wages than
paid on other roads. Thcso being ignored
the men had no recourse but to
quit work quietly nnd on their part there
would bo no intimiaation or violent efforts
used to prevent the road filling the vacant
places if they could. In regard to the broth
erhood being the first to violate the agree
ment of IbSt ) , Mr. Sanborn said there was
.10 positive agrccmdnt , but left
questions open , to arbitration and
the brotherhood had in all causes sought ar
bitration as the best means of settlement.
Through the day the headquarters of the
brotherhood in this city wcio open and a
largo number of the engineers and firemen
who reside In this city wcro assem
bled there discussing the situation. In
every instance tho'men called out for duty
this morning fulled , to appear for duty , and
up to this time the strike is complete. The
uncertainty of both position and pay under
the present system in vogue is given as the
principle cause of ( rrievnrlco.
There is mi ominpus silence to-night around
the Burlington yards , depot and round house.
The two yard engines that were kept moving
through the day laid by at night , there being
absolutely nothing- do , nnd the twenty
special police placed on duty roamed around
as desert a spot asi could bo found in the
state. No trains arrive , although several
were reported on the road. It was stated
that the Atchison & Nebraska train from the
south nnd the Grand Islnnd train , both duo
In the afternoon , wcro on their way to the
city , and midnight was set for the arrival
for the train from the cast. Superintendent
Cnlvert , who has been almost constantly on
duty for twenty-four hours , was not at his
office , and it looked as though the opening
excitement had passed , and that the siege
had set in. On the morning train that loft
hero at 0 t ) . in. , two hours late , three special
o Ulcers were bent out , and it was stateil that
oflicers sworn in for the purjxjso would ac
company other trains as they went out. The
special circular that was to have been issued
in the afternoon announcing that the men
would bo considered as having left
the employ of the road , under
advlco from Gnncral Manager Stone , was
not issued , but is expected to-morrow. To
night the brotherhood are holding no meet
ings and all hayo retired fiom sight , ap
parently awaiting developments. Ono of the
engineers stated that not ns many trains
were moved to da& ns they expected. In
fact , soveralmen that they had not counted
on were with thorn. They believed they
would win. A number of them watched all
Incoming trains nnd reportcd that the Inex
perienced men were handling the engines , as
they expected , and that the cngmo from Ne
braska City \\is disabled when It reached
the city. It was ol o reported that the round
house man that brought in the train from
Coneordla has disabled an engine on the road.
A rumor was afloat that there had been
trouble at McCook , but It was not generally
believed , and the action of the men hero is
all in evidence of their deslro for a peaceful
settlement.
An KiiKino Disabled IJy Strikers.
Mr. COOK , Neb. , Fob. 27. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEE. ] The strike of the en
glnccrs and firemen on the B. & M. system ,
this division , occurred this morning at 1
o'clock. As the trains pulled in the engin
eers and firemen left them on the traclc , UK
yard being filled with passenger'and freight
trams. The company made no effort to move
the trains until about noon when ono wa <
sent west , a freight conductor named Bur
nott going us engineer. There was no cftorl
made by the strikers to stop it. In the after
noon the company made an cffor
to start east , but It was stopped
the engine taken possession of
the strikes , run a mile down the track am
there "killed , "
The excitement Is intense , hundreds of people
plo filling the company's yard watching ever ;
mgrve of tliu company and striken * . No uwl
has gene out of hero east to-day. The en
gineers' committee waited on the postmaster
this morning nnd told him they stood ready
at any tiuio to carry Uncle Sam's business.
Your correspondent made nn effort to get
some Informutlyn from B. & M. Superintend
ent Campbell , but when questioned had noth
ing to say. No effort will bo made by the
company to run out any trains fantll morning.
At llcntrlcc.
BiUTincn , Neb. , Feb. 27. [ Special Tele
gram to the BF.I : . ] The two Burlington
trains which start from hero did not leave
the yards to-day , but the ofllcials expect to
get them running to-morrow. Agent Dwyer
to-day refused to receive perishable property
for shipment and sold tickets to passengers
at their own risk of getting through , A few
trains went through to-day , the engines be
ing manned by shopmen and hostlers. Sev
eral engineers who refused to take out their
trains were discharged here to-day. A num
ber of the Burlington men wcro sworn In as
deputy sheriffs to guard against trouble.
At Nebraska City.
Nr.musKA CITV , Nob. , Fob. 27. [ Special
Telegram to the BF.K. ] All railroad busi
ness in this city ns far as the Burlington sys
tem is concerned , is at a standstill. Several
attempts wcro made to secure engineers and
fireman but all efforts wcro futile. The pas-
scngcc west this morning went out-with
Headmaster Phllbrick as engineer and Con
ductor Cox ns fireman. No other trains went
out and none nro expected in.
At Kearney.
ICKAiixnr , Neb. , Feb. 27. [ Special Tele
gram to the BEIS.I All B. & M. engines run
ning into Kearney quit this morning. Con
ductor Willis , of the passenger , pulled his
train out this morning. Ho is an old engin
eer. Freight trains Ho in the yard. This
gives a big business nt this point for the
Union Pacific. All is quiet.
At Palmer.
PAI.MRR , Neb. , Fob. 27. [ Special Telegram
to the Br.E. ] No trains are being run over
the B. & M. system on cither the Burwell ,
Grcely or St. Paul branches. Palmer's coal
supply already exhausted.
Al DCS Mulncs.
DF.S MOINES , la. , Feb 27. ] Special Tele
gram to the BIE. : ] Thte city lias only n
branch line of the Chicago , Burlington &
Qulncy , nnd so is not very much affected by
the strike. There are two feeding lines hero ,
ono tapping the main line at Albia , the other
at Chariton , but nearly all the engineers live
outside of this city so that their strike is not
much felt here. The strikers quit work at
7:80 : this morning. The passenger from
Kansas City came in on tlmo at 5:30 : n , m. ,
but when it should have returned nt 9 o'clock
the engineer switched off the passenger cars
and said ho was willing to take the mail car
but nothing else. Superintendent Maxon
thcieupon ordered Conductor Drake to take
the engine nnd run the train. Drake did so ,
and started out very cautiously , creeping
along about as fast ns a man could walk.
At the Diagonal crossing , half a milo from
the depot , the old engine stopped and the
conductor couldn't make it budge. Ho was
afraid something might burst if ho crowded
matters very much and so let it take its tlmo.
Pretty soon it caino to and moved slowly on ,
reaching Avon , eight miles from the city , in
Just two hours. The passengers for Albia
also started out this afternoon with an en
gine in charge of a conductor and , so far as
heard from , is crawling along safely. No
freight trains have been moved on either
branch to-day. There have been no attempts
to interfere on the part of strikers , and
everything has been quiet and orderly about
the depots. _
At Creator ) .
CKRSTON , la. , Fob. 27. [ Special Telegram
to the Bee. ] At this place , which is a
division station on the main line of the "Q , "
all members of the Brotherhood of engineers
and firemen quit at 7 this rooming. The
city is as quiet as Sunday. The brotherhood
men nro registered as fast as they arrive ,
and they will draw pay from the brother
hood. While idle members of the organi
zation say they will use all persuasive means
to prevent work being done by now men ,
no force will be used. No effort is being
made to move freight. The company is
hiring now men constantly nnd promoting
non-bi othorhood firemen to bo engineers.
All businesses at n standstill. A long time
without , trains moving would cause great
suffering nnd want all along the line of the
road , as coal and other supplies are short.
At Blue Springs.
Bi.un SrniNos , Neb. , Feb. 27. [ Special
Telegram to the BEE. ] Twenty-five engi
neers and as many liremcn on the B. & M.
struck hero to-day. All the engineers except
three belong to the brotherhood and nil of
them refused to work. They took a wiper
out of the shops to run the noon train to Lin
coln. The strikers say they will stand firm.
The brakcmen are not in sympathy
with the strikers as the engineers did not
sympathl/o with the brakcnian when they
went out in times past. Only two of the
regular engineers will work. All freight
traffic has been abandoned and they are tran
sferring what is in the depot to the Union
Pacific road.
At All ) In.
Ai.nu , In , , Feb. 27. [ Special Telegram to
the BF.U. ] Engineers hero refused to take
their runs out on the branch for Dos
Moines and the mail train was sent out with
Conductor Erbnchcr in the cab and with a
brakeman ns fireman. The regular engineers
stood around nnd looked on but offered no
resistcnco. It is not thonght that any violence
lence will bo used. Thoio nro about thirty
men employed on the Albia branch who have
quit work. _ _ _ _ _
At Oltiunwn.
OTTUM WA , la. , Feb. 27. Not a wheel turned.
on the Chicago , Bunington & Quincy to-day
The lust It-eight went west at 0 p. in. last
night. The last passenger went cast at 7i : ; >
tills morning , manned by two conductors ou
the engine. No mail on the road today.
There uro thirty-four engines inside nnd out
side the roundhouse , and 2CO men thrown out
of employment. No freight was received ex
cept at shippers' rislc. All quiet.
At
BunuxoTox , In. , Feb. 27. All the
brotherhood engineers and Hi emeu hero went
on n strike this morning at the hour set.
The company abandoned nil freight trallie ,
but with the aid of outside engineers and
other employes moved all passenger trains ,
most of which wcro behind time. Superin
tendent Brown took out a train eus.1 and
brought In the fast mail. There bus been
no disturbance of any kind.
A Wreck nt Pacific Junction.
PACIFIC JUNCTION , la. , Feb. 27. [ Special
Telegram to the Bni : , ] At 10:45 : a. in. while
Yard Master E. E. Young was running en
gine No. 110 , ho collided with the south
bound" passenger train , doing considerable
damage to his engine. It Is said the whistle
was not sounded , neither did the other en
gine stop for the crossing. Warranta weic
nt once sworn out for the arrest of Yard
Master Young and' the engine crew on .the 1C ,
C. o iglne. _
Scenes nt Kansas City.
KANSAS Ci IT , Mo. , Feb. 27. [ Special tel
cgraui to the BEE. ] The strike of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers on the Han
nlbal < fc St. Joe and Kansas City , ? t. Joe , S
Council BlufTs roads was begun at1 o'clocl
this morning. The order for the strike thei
was not unexpected hero , where about oni
hundred engineers nnd llrcinon connectec
with the Burlington reside. Chairman Mur
ray was up all nluht , and at 4 o'clock tlii
moiningwason hand to Issue his orders fey
y the men to quit ihelr engines and ho was a ,
1 I ouc obeyed. lie c ublUUetl hcud'juw ' ttr
nnd appointed trusty lieutenants to look
after the Incoming and outgoing trains.
Gicat interest was felt in the first passen
ger train that was to leave this morning at
8s 10 o'clock. The platform around the en-
glno was crowded with strikers anxious to
see who would take the engine out. All
anxiety was set aside when she cnmo Into
sight with Master Mechanic Thompson at
tlio lover and a "cowboy" with the shovel.
Engineer Sam Moore nnd tlireo others
boarded the engine ns she pulled out of the
depot at 8:17 : , seven minutes late. They rode
out as far ns the brldgo and then returned
to the city. Said Engineer Sam Moore :
"Tho fireman was a cowboy nnd sat on the
left side of the engine. I don't believe ho
had over been on ono before. Ho had on n
sombrero and a leather belt. I guess they
picked him 1111 on the depot platform. I sold
to him : 'Friend you are doing us wrong by
going out on this train. Wo are in favor of
fair wages. Ain't you I' Ho sald.hu was.
Then 1 asked him to get down. Ho said : " 1
guess I'll ' make this ono trip. ' "
"As n favor to mo leave the engine. I'll '
sco that yon get your board and If you nro
out of money I'll give you some , but don't
make this trip. You'll get us all down on
you. Ho said : 'I'll have to go this tlmo. '
I said : 'You don't ' have to do anything of
the kind. No man has to go. ' "
"Ho would have got off if Thompson hadn't
said something to him that I didn't ' hear. I
said to Thompson : 'Jim , the boys have
always been good friends of yours , but you
are making enemies by taking her out this
trip. This Is no kind of work for you to bo
engaged in. ' Jim felt ashamed and said : 'I
can't help it. I'm one of the ofllcials of the
officials of the road , ' and then wo got off the
engine. "
The union depot was almost deserted
although three trains on the Burlington lines
had boon prevented from leaving the city.
The officials of the road asked assistance
from the police and a squad of six patrolmen
was stationed along Union avenue opposite
the depot ready to answer a call upon an in
stant's notice. Squads of striking engineers
and firemen engaged In whispered consulta
tions could bo seen at different points around
the depot all morning.
At 11:40 : an engine was attached to a train
nnd slowly steamed into the depot. A rush
of members of the brotherhood attracted at
tention to William Davis , of St. Joo. Davis
'is not u member of the brotherhood and was
recogni/cd us a freight engineer by several
of the strikers. Luther Harrington , formerly
a schoolmaster of Waldron. was seated in
the cab and hud acted as pilot between St.
Joe and this city. Ho lias been acting as
freight conductor on the Burlington i oads.
A committee invited them to a conference ,
and a great deal of loud talk ensued until the
train was moved toward the iuuls. The
strikers followed in a body , becoming more
excited and apparently almost on the verge
of committing personal violence.
At 1:20 : a freight train of nine earn was
started out by the Burlington. The engi
neer was a man named Farrington , a grip-
man on the Ninth street cable line. Ho hud
as u fireman another cablcman. They had
no trouble in getting out of the city. The
following was bulletined at the Burlington
office : "Notify conductors that trains No.
5 , 10 , 19 nnd 20 have been abandoned and will
not bo taken from the yards. "
The "Ell'1 was reported at Minneville ,
nine miles out , nnd will bo hero u little late
but It will get hero.
As train No. 1 was leaving the depot yards
at U : 'M some ono pulled the line connecting
the air brake and stopped the train. This
was repeated several times and it was noon
when the train got over the crossing. It is
now safe in the yards. .No attempt is'nindo
to handle freight.
A dispatch received from Chicago , the
company's office , was to the effect thai the
road was practically blocked and that stock
was being unloaded at Quincy. Several ap
plications for employment wore made , but
the oftlco of Superintendent Fish is closely
wntdhcd by a committee of strikers who warn
men not to seek employment there. The
presence of two police sergeants and a squad
of police around the office is the only thing
that betokens anything out of the usual run.
The strikers are sober , well dressed and good
naturcd. The company officials say that all
trains will bo running in u few days and that
no trouble Is anticipated.
The train from Omaha over the Kansas
City , St. Joe & Council Bluffs came in to
night pulled by engine No. 15 in charge of
Encinccr Douglas , who is a member of the
brotherhood. The engine of the regular Chicago
cage train to-night was badly disabled , but it
is not known whether it was done by strikers.
At4 o'clock this afternoon the men running
the Hock Island freight engines wcro called
out by an order from Chicago. This is caused
by the fact that Hock Island engines have
been used to move Burlington freight cars.
To-night everything is quiet but both strik
ers and officials seem impressed with the
idea that a long and bitter light has been in
augurated.
At De.nver.
DKXVEII , Colo. , Feb. 27. The situation re
garding the Burlington strike remains un
changed to-night. Ono passenger train ,
scheduled to leave hero at 10 n. in. , final
ly ' pulled out at 2 o'clock in charge
of a non-union engineer who consented to run
the train to McCook where the company
have arrangements to have it taken through
to Omaha. The company Is advci Using for
engineers.
At St. I.ouls.
ST. Louis , Mo , , Feb. 27. This morning
about forty engineers and firemen on the
Chicago , Burlington & Quincy road , with
the platform men nnd brakcmen , struck in
compliance with orders from Chief Arthur.
No freight trains wcio moved this morning.
No freight was moved on the Chicago , Bur
lington & Quincy road at this point to-day.
Passenger trains , however , in this vicinity
run as usual , Every engineer and fireman
quit , but the ofllcials were in a measure lire-
pared. Superintendent Levy , of Keokuk ,
la , , telegraphs that passenger trains are mov
ing all right on the Keokuk line with new
men and that ho hopes to keep thorn going.
The Burlington officials lieio and in East St.
Louis say they hope to get the freight traflio
in fair shape in n few days ns they expect to
pick up enough men to man the trains of
this division. The strikers incline to the be
lief tint their expectations will not , bo real
ized.
A Green KiiKineer Causes H Wreck.
Nti'iuuvu.i.n , 111. , Feb. 27. The first acci
dent to occur following the commencement
of the strike took place hero this afternoon.
No one was killed , but results could hardly
bo called trilling. Six men were more or less
injured.
Passenger train No. 2 , on V-hleh C. F.
Goyre , general foreman of the Burlington
shops at Aurora , was acting as engineer , ran
short of steam about It p. m. The
engine was cut loose from the train
to run ahead , and then in coining back to
ngain couple on to the train became , to n
certain extent , unmanageable on the down
grade and collided witli the ears. Engineer
Goyer had his nose cut , and the temporary
fireman , a man named Parsons , was cut on
the shoulder and leg. George Clark , mail
clerk , had his faro cut and back injured ;
William Stenson , mail clerk , ankle Injured ;
J. T. Burton , mail clerk , knco bruised ; T ,
Foster , u trainman of Aurora , arm and knee
bruised. The rolling stock was hovciel }
rattled but none of them derailed.
At Qnlncy.
QflNOV , 111. , Feb. 27. The Binllngtoi ;
strike has caused un almost complete stispcn
slon of business on that system in this lo
entity. Qulncy is the center of live divisions
of the road and the traffic on them has beer
nearly at a standstill to-day. No effort whatever
over 1ms been made to move freight trains
Two or three passenger trains have bcei
sent out with engines manned by mustoi
mechanics , roaa musters or division suporin
temlents. General Superintendent Cranci
of the Hannibal & St. Joe brought in tin
murnlng express from the west and took ou
the night express to-night.
, At Aurora.
Aunoiu , 111. , Feb. 27. At 4:30 : this morn
Ing the shut down on the Chicago , Burling
ton & Qulncy road was complete here. Al
t I oporatious ceased even before the hour as
for the. utrlko , Several trains came In jus
previous to 4 o'clock , nnd as they arrived 14
yard ono by one each was quietly abandoned1
by the train men. The early mall train from ;
Chicago had gone through on tlmo and when-
the appointed monnHit came for a strike
nothing was stirring , and the company's
premises were as silent as a cemetery.
At Hook Island.
HOCK I I.ANM > , 111. , Fob. 27. The Chicago ,
Burlington & Qulney tie-up is virtually coin *
plcto here. The engineers allow an engineer '
and fireman to each mall ear , so that tha
malls need not bo interrupted. But no pas *
senger ears can be attached. A full train col
off for Sterling this moi nlng , however , tha
conductor , who had been nn engineer , ruri
nlng it out.
At 1'corin. '
Pnoutt , 111. , Feb. 27. No trains left this
city on the Burlington road to-day , but tha
mail nnd express arrived this evening from
Galcsburg and will return in the morning.
George Courtno.v , who is not a brotherhood
man , was engineer.
At Chcvcnne.
CIII\ENNE : , Wyo. , Feb. 27. [ SneclalTolo.
gram to the HUE. ] The Cheyenne & Bur.
lington engineers nnd firemen at this place
quit work this morning and the entire busi
ness of the division , which extends from
Holdrcdgo to Cheyenne , is at a standstill.
The fires wcr drawn from the engines and
neither freight or passenger trains were
taken out.
Sentiment of ClilenK" Knights.
CIIICHOO , Feb. 27. At a meeting of district
assembly No. 24 , Knights of Labor , the con
trolling district assembly of this section , to
night , a resolution was adopted deprecating
the report that the Knights of Labor would
aid the Burlington road In its fight against
their engineers. The resolution says , in part :
"Without going Into nn examination of the
truth or falsity of the charges of alleged bud
faith against us on the part of the brother
hood , this executive bourd is unqualifiedly
against any of its district members taking
the place * of those striking workers ,
and wo cull on the members of
our order everywhere to refuse under any
and all circumstances to become the tools of
this corporation in their hour of trouble. "
The number of applicants at the Chicago ,
Burlington & Quincy offices for positions ns
engineeis and firemen was quite largo during
the afternoon and evening. President "Per
kins , of the Burlington road , arrived from
the cast to-day. Ho regrets the strike nnd
thinks the engineers are making a mistake in
attempting to force the railroad to unreason
able terms. Ho agrees entirely with the posi
tion taken by General Manager Stono.
§ 3 1C. of Ii. Knginerrti Starting Wear.
POTTSVII.I.E. Pa. , Feb. 27. H is asserted
here to-night that between 100and 200 engi
neers and firemen will leave for the weal to
night and to-morrow to take service with the
Burlington road. Iheso are all Knights of
Labor , but will go as individuals and not
under orders or the auspices of the knights.
Furnace Kntploycs-Strike.
PITTMIUKO. Pa. , Feb. 27. A strike of the
furnace employes of the Edgar Thompson
steel works against a reduction of 10 per cent
in wages was Inaugurated to-day. The strike
affects nearly a thousand men.
T1112 JIATK WAR.
Another Cut In Uujcs The Deepest
Yet Made.
KANSAS CITY , Mo. , Feb. 27. [ Special Tele
gram to the Br.n. ] The deepest cut tnat
has been made slnco the railroad war com
menced was made on Chicago rates to-dhy.
All the roods dropped to 20 cents on first and
second class and 11 cents on everything else.
During the latter part of last Week it was
generally reported that some roads were
hauling Colorado stuff from New York
through freight to Chicago and Kansas City
at HO cents , and Saturday afternoon tno other
roads learned that the St. Paul road had
given a 20 cent rate. The Burlington mot
this nnd also reduced classes ! ! , 4 and 5 , and
all the alphabetical classes to 11' cents. The
Hock Island issues a new schedule this morn
ing , placing chases 1 and 2 at 20 cents and
all olherclusscs at U cents. The St. Paul
also made a 11 cent rate. The St. Louis
differential remained unchanged at 10 cents
on classes 1 and 2 , but classes ; ) and 4 uro re
duced from 8 cents to ( i cents , nnd other
classes from 1 % cents to 0 cents. Under the
now schedule dressed meat and cotton piece
goods are classed as thitd-cluss stuff , which
is a reduction of f > X cents. The rates on lum
ber and on cattle remain unchanged nt 0'
cents for the former and WO u car for the lut-
tnr. Shipments , however , srcm to bo some
what unsteady. Tliero is not only no money
for the roads in the present rates , but they
must lose money on whatever they handle ,
and the agents are making no effort to obtain
business. " 1 toll the Burlington customers
who are now coming to ITS thai wo will hundlot
their stuff as a matter of accommodation , " '
said a freight agent this morning , "but that
if they can get any other road to take it w
will not kick , as Ihcro is worse than no money
in it. "
Another Unto llciluction. '
CHICAGO , Feb. 27. A still further reduc
tion was to-day made in Missouri river
*
freight rates , nil lines putting in a local rain
between Chicago and the river of 20 cent *
for llrsl and second-class and. 11 cenls on
other classes. Dos Moines was reduced to lt $
cents for first and second and S cents on
other classes.
The Republican League Button.
NEW YOIIK , Fob. 27. [ Special Telegram
to the Bui ; . ] "There will bo at least one )
million voters wearing this button by the
1st of July. " The speaker was James P.
Foster , president of the nutionul league of
republican clubs , and ho referred lo a pretty
litllo wlillo enamelled butlon which all mem
bers of the consolidated union of republican
clubs will bo expected lo purchase and wear
from Ibis time on until after the next presi
dential election. The executive committee
of the mutual league of republican clubs on
Saturday afternoon adopted this butlon as
Ihe insignia of loyal membership.Half a
do/en designs were offered , but tlieiowask
unanimous verdict in favor of , the button ,
which was selected. Tills button is : i spotless
litllo circular ( surface of puin white enamel ,
about as big us u current penny , divided into
llneo segments or sections. By line line * OS
gold or brass. In ono of these divisions U
a gilded lottor"H"in another the gilded letlep
"L , " while in the third segment mo tw6
gilded and slgnlllccnt letters , "U. S. " These
initials mean "Hepubllcan League of thd
United States. " The piceaution of copy *
righting all of the design ; bus been taken ,
and it will consequently bo unlawful for anybody - *
body to make or offer for sale fuc similes of
the button. Furthermore , nobody who 19
not a member of the republican club In
good standing in the national league will bo
allowed to wear one. A contract has been
entered into with a New England factory by
which the butlons will be furnished the exe
cutive commiltco at Uio lowest possible fig
ure. They will be obtainable from no other
source. They will bo fuinlslicd members of
clubs In ull parts of the union at 25 cents
a piece.
The I'Yelinn in Now York. '
NEW Yonit , Feb. 27. Shippers via of tho.
Chicago , Burlington Ac Quincy railroad are
afraid their property would bo damaged or
their business interfered with by delays in
transll resulting trom the strike which tool *
place thin morning. The agent announced
Ihrtl the company would still bo open to ro-
eelvo all fi eight which WUH not of a porUh-
able nature.
'Two MhtorH Instantly Killed.
Piiii.Aiiei.riiu , Pa. , Feb. 27. Julia and ; ,
Kate -Forb , Mslcis , ugcd twelve aiid twenty-
five , were htiuek by an express train at
Frankford station lo-iiifht uud ' " "
killed. , ' .
