Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-07-30

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The blockade on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad has been raised, and the running of
trains ON the regular summer schedule will
be resumed ,o,aay Eight freight trains
day, which reached Keyser, the end OF The
second diyislOn-two hundred miles west OF
altimore--yesterday afternoon. Tqey were
stopped at that point by the strikers. Vice
President Keyser arrived there last night,
and meeting was held al the court house,
where four or tive hundred men as sembled
troduced Mr.. keyser as second vice presi-
dent OF tine Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
who would address them on the existing DIFF,
ficultes. Mr.. Keyser alluded tn the honor
that al been done him In naming Keyser
after him. He gave his word that the minor
grievances complained OF by the strikers
would be remtdied, but that as to the 10 per
cent. reduction the company could take no
backward step. as the business of the road
would not warrant II. Road must be opened
The states OF West Virginia and Maryland
mt lit demands IL. Two hundred and firty
men in lnis town shall not stop the traffic OF
the baltimore and Ohio railroad. If you are
willing TO work get on your engines and in
hPlf an hour will telegraph TO Gov Carroll
that the road is open. II you are not willing
step aside and let others take your places.
agara with q straw as to attempt TO prevent
the moving of trains on the Baltimore and
Ohio The earnings OF this road are $50 600
per day, and freight aud tranic has been
Mr.. Keyser expressed q determination to
protect the men willing 70 work, and If there
were none such in the third division he
would telegraph for extra men. He vas de-
termined 10 run trains out that day. II any
train hands are attacked, he continued, no
land is bOundless enough to hold the Of
1rst train, and pledge you that the states
OF West Virginia and Maryland will pro-
tect those who desire TO so 70 work. Mr..
Keyser was listened to respectfully and APP
plaudpd at times.
Mr.. Welsh followed Mr.. Keyser, and said:
" The company has made some concessions.
Can yOn not make some? If the government
OF the United States is determined TO open
this road IL will be done 1t suppressed the
great rebellion. Now, you had better go to
and a prominent striker, after speech-ma
ing, a ked Mr.. keyser if he would give the
men time 10 consult add receive answer TO-
morrow. Mr.. keySer said" You must de-
eide to night, as I'm case OF q fual refusal l
will tell graph Immediately for extra men To
take your places" Several strikers then
withdrew, saying they would call a meet
ing.
The committee OF strikers then met.
Spec ches were made by F. n. Reynolds, a
trains; 7. Il. Davis and others. About l3D
strikers were present, and the majority ex-
pressed a willingness to run trains to day
though they all claimed that they could not
live on the wages. Those willing to wo:k
said they would not go out II any troops were
placed on the engines.
Vice President keyser started for Cumber-
land at l2:45 O'Clock, having telegraphed 20
Mr.: Garrett: "YOu can notify all agents east
sno west that the road Is opened from the
no difficulty"
MINERS OF THE MARCH
a dispatch from keyser at 2o'clock this
ceived dispatches from Piedmont that par
ties OF miners have started in the direction
OF keyser, six miles distant. This may com
nj IN ,,nfN Daavn 0notf
made here TO receive them.
MEETING OF The STRIKERS IN BALTIMORE.
=, A meeting OF strikers, numbering about
three hundred engineers, conductors, firemen
and byakemen, OF the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad, was held yesterday afternoon at
Mechanics Library Hall, in South Balti-
of settlement between them aud the com,
pany, SO as to end all difficulties and bring
about tie regular running OF trains. To.
general expression of the meeting was that
after the action already taken and the bur
dens endured, the baltimore strikers with
the support OF thefi colleagues and other
recede from what they considered a fair
position. They could not start in again
ON reduced wages and half time. They
were hopeful that the company would either
inaueurate at once, or else at an early date.
some arrangement whereby the men would
be enabled to earn enough to support them
also submitted showing that other roads
even at the reduced rate, were paving their
employees more per month than the Bllti-
more and Ohio.
THE PENNSYLvANIA RAILROAD OPEN.
Gov. Hartranft aud the militia accompa-
nylng him, who left Philadelphia for Pits
yesterday morning. There was some trou Die
with the strikers en- route, but nothing seri-
Gus. Last night Gen. Hancock telegraphea
PittsbuIg, that the quiet occupation OF Pitts
burg and opent4g Of the Pennsylvania rail-
roed, ne thought, settles the question OF order
pie that seems q remain IN that Connected
WIN me mines In certain pArta In the coal