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and that he intended doing as Arthur asked them to do. The discussion between the engineers became so hot that the Chairman had to rule it out of order and would not allow any of them to have anything to say. unclear is suposed to have left town or is going to leave this evening. This wrangle lasted till 12 30 when meeting adjourned. Opr then went to the M & S & P yards found everything quiet there. A man named Ed Wright an old engineer of the Milwaukee road, but later has been a conductor is now running a new engine. he was made a passenger conductor about two years ago and ran between Chicago & Milwaukee, and has now firing for line a passenger engineer named Jim Lake. This Wright is an old brotherhood man and it hurts the switchmen that any old brotherhood man would do such a thing The reason they went out Opr says is that on Thursday night some C B & Q stock cars were ditched and Billy Quick one of their men was arrested for it They went to the Milwaukee folks to render him some assistance to get out of his trouble as they claimed he had nothing to do with it but they refused to do so. there the men struck. They then held a meeting at which they concluded not to strike and agreed to go to work. They notified A.J. Earling of their intentions, when he said