Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-01-01
THE STRIKERS.
Movements Among the Railroad Engi'
neers on the Great Railroad
Lines Of the West.
The Strike and Strikers in Jersey City,
Columbus, Ohio, Pittsburg, Chi
cage and indianapolis.
Serious Troubles Imminent in Some
Ouarters-An0ther General Strike
Apprehended-Etc. Etc.
ANOTHER srIEE IMMINENT.


New YORK, December 3I.-The engi-
0eers OF the eastern division of the
Pennsylvania railroad, have been in
session in Jersey City the past three
hours, endeavOring to decide whether or
not thew will strike tomorrow, The
engineers, pilots and other ferry hands
of the company reported this morning
that they accede to a reduction OF ten
per cent Of their salaries.
GRADUALLY DYING OUT.
IsoIINIBUs, O., Defender 3I.-The ex-
eifement among the citizens about the
strike is gradually dying out here, as the
railroad authorities are demonstrating
their goility to get engineers sufficient
to rlIn their regular trains to-day. All
the regular passenger trains got away oD
time and two freight trains will leave
Tor tine west this afternoon. A guard OF
noliee are on duty at the freight yards
70 see that no trouble occurs. General
Sunarintendent Caldwell has issued an
order to all engineers and firemen not
on duty to report at the office of the
7naster-mechanic to receive their time
certificate 10 be presented TO the pay
master TO be cashed-
AGREED NOT TO STRIKE.
New YORK, December 3l.-At two
O'Clock committee from the engineers
of the PENNSYLVANIA Central railroad
waited on Dir. Barker, assistant-superin-
tendent, in Jersey City, and reported
tIlst the engineers of the New York di-
vision, numbering one hundred and
thirtv-six, decided to sccept the propOs-
ed reduction, and would not strike, but
would present q remOnstrance to Presi-
dent Thompson, asking that when busi-
ness improves, the present rates VIII be
restored.
TROUBLE CONSIDERED OVER.
PrrTsBURG, December 3l.-The en-
oinAers' strike on the Pittsburg and
Fort Wayne, Chicago and Cleveland,
and PitLsburg roads is over. The men
went TO work under the reduction this
morning. All passenger and freight
trains on these roads are now running
regularly on the Pittsburgi CInclnnatl
and 81. Louis railroad. Passenger trains
are running regularly, and few local
freight trains. The strike on this lire
ia now considered over. A reduction OF
ten Der cent. will also take effect on the
Pennsylvania Central and Allegheny
Valley road January lst.
BIrBfORs OF ANOTHER GENERAL STRIKE.
CHICAGO, December 3l.-There are
ruuBOrs Of a general strike of the loco
motive engineers on nearly all of the
roads centering here, tomorrow or the
next day, unless the various companies
decide to restore the former rates of pay,
which some of them, il is thought, Will
do.
NOTHING PARTICULARLY NEW.
INDIANAPoLIs, December 3I.-Noth-
ing particularly new in railroad circles
to-day. The Panhandle officials say
they will have regular trains running
Tomorrow. Division No. II of the
Ftr-otherhoOd of locomotive engineers viii
VUolish card in the morning papers OF
So-u1orrow, in which they disavOw all
r,.s .9ot,sibility and completely in the acts
~ Y v,oIence committed, and are willing
10 e1b,Ott the matter in controversy to
investig :. lion, and abide by the verdict
Of An imnaStial tribunal. John Fehren-
bach. presi dent Of the mschinists and
blacksmiths' International union, is 10
the city, and addressed the brotherhood
upon the situpiOns The meeting was
secret, and no partic uiars can be oo-
tanned.
A GENERAL QUIETING DOWN.
INDIANAPOLIs, December 3i.-Ihe
oaIy apparent change in the engineers
strike is a general quietiDg down. The
day, bat nothing is known OF their pro-
eeedings. They present the same de-
termined front, and claim that they are
hound to win. The roads affected by
the strike seem to find engineers enough
to get along with most OF their tralrs,
and claim they can run all their trains
regularly if not interfered with. There
Ras been a marked decrease in the num-
b sr Of strikers at the Union depot to-day
an, 1 trains arrive and depart without the
excl cement of the past few days.
TH.E Y SITUATION LOOKS BETTER.
ToTTTsNILLE, December 3l.-The sit
ustiou in railroad circle looks better.
The Letters VnVille, Madison and In
CianaDoIis "a Slfpad to-day secured five
epgiDsers and Colonel Scott, superin-
tendent. telegram he'd from indianapolis
that he has secured twenty men. One
~ the strikers returoed 10 work to-day.
Frajgilts are received as usual. Three
freight and two passenger trains went
out on the road to-day. 1t Is rumored
that all the engineers on the Louisville
Nashville and Great Southern railroad
intend striking at twelve O'CLOCK To-
night.
THE STRIKE MORE UHFAvORABLE.
COLUMBUS, o., December 3l.-Tbe
strike has assumed a more dangerous
ssnact mere since noon. AS the tEo
fraioht TRIMS were about to start west
The TWO conductors at the last moment
TafI,sed 10 90. saying they would not 60
I,yer fhe road with strange engineers.
Tbev were discharged at once, and the
trains sent with other men Ia charge
The ysrd-master Of the Piqns
road. was called on by a crowd OF
roUghs to-day and threatened with death
if be permitted any more trains 20 60
The police dispersed the cro"h, ana IN Lhe
srokesman Of the party escaped. Inc
evening train for Cincinnar, Wheh AZ
Alton, was fired into by some unknown
parties. The situation here is more un-
favorable for settlement than at any
'time during the trouble.
NO RFDUCTIoN OF WAGES.
CHICAGO, December 3l.-Ihe officials
of fhe various railroads running into
Chicago have, with the exception OF the
Pittsbn>G and Fort Wayne, the Cincin-
natl and ,Sittsburg, upon both OF which
the engineers have already struck, and
the Michigan sGuthern, decided not 10
make sny reduction in the wages Of
their engineers and hFemen. This re-
ton ObViateg ali danger OF strike.