Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-15
THE RAILROAD STRIKERS.
They Take Possession Of Freight-Trains
and Lock Them on side. Tracks, Re.
fuSing to Let them Go East
or West.
Application Made to Governor Hendricks
for Troops Without Them Officers
Cannot Cope with Rioters.

CINCINNATI, August 13.-Coutrsry to
general expectation the strife of the
brakemen on the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad did not end with the yielding
of the men at Seymour. At North
Vernon, Mitchell and Vincennes the
strikers refused to be governed by the
Seymour parties, and are still out. A
car containing the officers of the road
left here this morning, and found mat
teIs comparatively quiet at North Yer
non and Mitchell, and reported their be-
lief that matters At these points could be
controlled in short time. When the
car reached Vincennes it was run on a
side-tIack by the strikers and the switch
spiked to prevent its removal. In addi.
tiOn to the railroad officials, the car con-
tanned q detachment OF St. Louis police,
who were driven across the Wabash
river into Illinois by the strikers. The
latter have been reinforced by some of
the machinists fiom the shops, and sp-
pear to have possession of the town. The
local authorities have sent strong ap-
Pe ! to Governor Hendricks, who up to
the present time has taken no action in
the premises. The situation tonight is
considered very grave, but the railroad
authorities hope for State aid to morrow
in preserving peace, when the strikers
will be paid off and discharged.
LATER.
CINCINNATI, August 14.-The situa-
tion along the o lio and Mississippi rail.
road is practically unchanged. All is
quiet at Seymour. At North Vernon,
several OF the strikers are holding freight.
trains on both the main line and Louis.
vile branch. AT Mitchell aIl is quiet,
and it is reported that no strikers are
there. At Vincennes the situation re-
mains unchsnged from last night. No
freight-trains have been allowed to move
east or west, the strikers having full pos
session of the track. The sheriff has
made two appeals to G 1vernor Hem
bricks for force necessary to restore
order, saying that he was unable, with
out material aid, to keep the peace.
Governor Hendricks is expected at In
dianapolis tonight, when, it is believed,
come decisive measures will be inaug.
urated. General business at Vincennes
is reported as seriously affected by the
detention Of freight, and the citizens
are anxious for some prompt measures
to put an end to the deadlock. The
leaders in the strike at that point
are represented as belonging to the
toughest class Of railrJad employees,
who have forced others into the move
ment against their inclinstions. The
employees at Flora, Illinois, on the
western division, struck this morning.
The railroad authorities at once applied
to Governor Bev(ridge to preserve the
peace. He at once telegraphed to the
sheriff of that county to arrest any and
al persons that were engaged in stop
ping trains, and if the sheriff was una
BILE to do 80 the governor would send
guard Of one hundred men to assist him,
and q company OF State troops was
placed in readiness, awaiting further ad-
vices. The st. Louis special police who
had been escorteu across Wabash river
at Vincennes last night, were taken
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to-day and sworn in by the sheriff at the
latter place, and have arrested several
of the ring Leaders, who viii be taken tc
Clay county Jail at once. It is believed
that this prompt action will prevent
further trouble in that locality.
Su, erintendent Waldron issued notice
to-day to all the employees and others
interested, ,as follows: "As there is a seem.
ing Misunderstanding Of the position
assumed by the company in its dealings
with the strikers. desire to say for the
benefit OF al interested, that the propo.
sition advanced is simply that the men
shall at once resume work at the reduced
rates; that the June rolls will be paid as
soon as the pay.car can: get over the
line, and that the July rolls will be paid
as soon after falling due, which is On an
average for the line, the twentieth of the
following month, as is consistent with
the revenues, which are now stopped.
This proposition the msn decline, de-
manding all their overdue wages and
no rsductioD.n
The stIi kers held q meeting atVlncennes
this afternoon aud the committee which
had been appointed to wait on Superin-
tendent Waldron with their proposition
made their report. Toe proposition was
in effect that the men be paid in full the
two months wages now due and be re-
tanned in the employment of the COM
pany regardless OF the strike. The
reply was that the company was unable
to meet the fret part of their demand,
but was willing to pay the June wages
in cash and give checks for the balance
payable in September. This wss not
deemed satisfactory and the men de-
clined. The meeting is reported as Or
derby, and was attended by nearly two
hundred persons. Moderation and firm
ness was the prevailing sentiment of the
speakers.