Show SETTLE ABASH FIGHT I Question of Strike Amicably Arranged Last Night PAPERS WERE SIGNED i long Controversy Between OfT Of-T ficials and Men Over I D B G Employees Also Met Officials Offi-cials Ycstciday and Will Adjust Ad-just Differences St Louis Mo April 1 Aflcr four months of controversy between the employees of the Wabash railroad and the officials of thai system during uhleh at one time a strike was imminent Im-minent and was only prevented by an Injunction restraining the employees from i vacating their positions and which injunction was dissolved < l lust AVetJiiesday iho differences were lliuilly adjusted and the controversy elTeclu ally and satisfactorily settled this evening The officials of the brotherhoods brother-hoods representing the employees declare de-clare the settlement is eminently satisfactory sat-isfactory and is a sweeping victory for organized labor The Wubash ofll I 7 daIs declare that all differences with the employees have been finally terminated termi-nated In a Kutlsfurlory manner and that their future relations t In all piob ability will he most harmonious Following are the main points embraced em-braced in the settlement Twelve per cent Increase for conductors con-ductors brakemen and baggagemen in the passenger service and 15 per cent for comluclois and brakemen In the freight service over the rates which existed January 1 1902 west oC the lUlsslsblppi river For the firemen Increases were granted on the Canadian lines In accordance ac-cordance with the Canada Southern I division of the Michigan Central I On the lines in the United States material ma-terial 1 I increases and improvements in I the working conditions were granted the llremen East of the Mississippi river the rates will be brought up to this same standard when competing lines In the name territory grant similar i Increases Che various yardmen receive a substantial sub-stantial increase varying In different localities There Is I an entire revision of rules applying to all classes or train service ser-vice This was the main bone of contention con-tention and was granted in its entirety en-tirety Ever since the injunction was dissolved dis-solved last Wednesday morning the counsel for both sides have been In almost continuous conference and every effort was put forth to reach an amicable settlement Both shIes have displayed the greatest great-est falrncus in considering the differences I differ-ences and both wen anxious from the start to roach a iimLtI con luslon without with-out radical action Now both factions arc satisfied One of the points which the employees em-ployees scored was the acknowledgment acknowledg-ment that the Illinois Central and the Chicago it Alton were competing lines This had been previously denied by TrcsidentRamstjy The discontinuance of the doubleheader systcm Is another point I |