The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-07-25
ST. LOUIS.
Passenger and Express Trains
stopped.


Passenger and Express Train
i stopped.
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-All passenger ant
express cars for the East were stoppet
this morning by the strikers. One trair
on the VandallA Railroad was allowed L
60 out, but all others are detained, and
no more will be permitted to leave on III,
VandaliA line. There was no intetie
renee with the postal cars. They werI
allowed TO go out on all the roads. All
cars at the Union Depot and on this sidI
Of the river, are being moved out Of III,
yard, Immediately In front Of the depot
and taken up the roads some distance
leaving the track at the depot clear. The
strikers say there is no middle ground II
this case. It is absolute victory or defeat
feat with them, and they pre-.
fer TO make the issue square and
clearly defined from now on, and to
effect this they will put total embargo
on freight and passenger traffic. Their
organization increases in strength and
pertectneSs hourly, but 80 long as they
are not interfered with in their purpose
to obtain what they consider q fair and
just remuneration for their labor there
will be no violence or disorder, but il
they are forcibly opposed there will be
trouble and plenty Of it, The policy Of
the railroads continues TO be passive one
and il is not likely that anything will be
done for the present, at least 10 unduly
aYnila ~ snHnaana Nba man
AT NATION, ILL.
Major Simpson, Superintendent Of the
Vanderbilt line, received q dispatch this
morning from employees at Nation, ILL.
noiS, on the indianapolis & St. Louis road,
demanding an advance Of 20 per cent in
their wages by noon to-day or they would
cease work. The Major answered that
inaSmuch as all trains on the road had
had been stopped by the strikers here
prior to the receipt OF this dispatch it did
not seem necessary to make further re.
ply.
The report last evening that two COM
panies Of U. s. troops had passed through
here was mistake. Two hundred and
fifty Of General JEFF. G. Davis regiment
have been switched of on siding at Sc.
dalis, but whether by the Missouri Pa
cifc or by the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas men or by outside parties is not
reported.
Advices have just come in from East
St. Louis that large body OF strikers
have left there for the Missouri Pacific
shops, situated in the western part Of the
city. 1t is thought they intend to force
the men there to cease work.
The strikers who came across the river
this morning went to the Missouri Paci.
fic Railroad shops, forced the men to
cease work and compelled all the train.
men to quit. There was no disturbance.
1t is not known yet what action, il any,
the railroad company will take or what
the men who were forced to stop work
will do.
Later advices from the West say that
the troops train, on the Missouri Pacific
road, was not stopped anywhere on the
line and that the train is on time and will
arrive this evening.
The Executive Committee OF strikers
hSve rescinded an order 10 prevent pass.
engers from leaving East st. Louis and it
is likely that some trains will leave this
evening. A party Of strikers visited the
7th street freight house Of the railroad
and demanded the men to quit work.
They refused and were given until p. NJ.
to decide, and the party went to the ma
chine shops, on Grand avenue, and made
the same demand on the men at work.
They also declined to stop work, saying
that their demand on the company
for the restoration Of old wages had
been promptly acceded to. They had
entered into an arrangement in good
faith, and were bound TO abide by it, and
were determined TO stand by the Compa-
ny. The strikers then retired, and the
men at the shops continued to work. A
short time ago, about 300 strikers came
across the bridge on two fat cars, and
have gone out to the machine shops.
Another party OF strikers visited the
Penn street depot Of the St. L., I. N. & S.
Railroad this afternoon and notified the
employees there that they must quit work.
There was meeting OF 4 considerable
number Of prominent men held at the
Mayors Office in response to an invitation
BY the Mayor to confer regarding the sit.
uation. The result Of the meeting was
the appointment OF a committee com.
posed Of A. ]. Smith, Gen. Marmaduke,
Gen. Noble, Gen. Caven and Col. Garrett,
who were instructed to devise measures
for raising volunteer force OF citizens OF
from 1000 to 1000 strong, as the occasion
may seem to require. The Mayor and
citizens in conference with him deem it
best to be prepared for any emergency,
though nothing has occurred as yet 10
call out the military.
WENT TO WORK AGAIN.
The laborers at the Missouri car works
in East ST. Louis, who struck yesterday,
went 10 work again to-day. This after
noon delegation OF strikers visited the
works and tried to induce the men to
leave again, but they refused. This Gre.
ated considerable excitement among the
strikers.
A man named Morgan, late a chief
officer OF the Miners Association of St.
Clair and Madison counties, Illinois, says
he has telegram from the secretary of a
miners meeting, held at Bellville to-day,
saying the association will send 1900
men TO the support Of the strikers, II
they are needed.
General jeff. c. Davis and part OF his
regiment, from Fort Leavenworth, arriy-
ed this evening. They are under orders
to report at the arsenal, 12 miles below
the city.
The strikers in East St. Louis made an
effort to bring the employees OF the Ma.
tional stock yards into the strike, but
were not successful.
PROCLAMATION ny THE MAYOR.
ST. LOUIS, July 24.-The following
proclamation will be published in The
morning:
MAYORS OFFICE, /
ST.. LOUIS, July "a, 1877. J
In the nrasant 1istrnssad condition If