The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-07-27
the companies are Ia arrears 10 N
men for four months
She rraia fronl the West

! lht com lhhlth are III arrears 10 lntll
men Tor four months
The rraia fram the West
came In on time, aud met the Cen
trail train from the south nj the union
depot There was general consulta-
Ilou between the employers OF both
roads there. From Conductor Alvord,
We learned that all WA quiet aud
peaqeable, The railroad mou held Il
meeting there yesterday afternoon,
and passed u resolution, unanimously
that they would not drink anything,
nor enter saloon. They are quiet
and determined, The train had but
few passengers.
rhe Trains from the sOuth
Our reporter paid visit 20 the union
depot previous 10 the arrival OF the
north bound TAIN. He learned that
the freight train In the afternoon,
southwark bound, had passed down
all right, and that the passenger train
from the north had arrived we'll lilled
with passengers, and two sleepers At.
tached. When II left here II bore with
1t II committee OF Central employees
who Were en- route for Houston, 10 ut.
tend the conference, Exactly on time
the train from the south appeared, and
We interviewed the conductor, engineer
and several others while the train WAS
halted for supper What We learned
goes to prove the report Of n general
strike on the road Is greatly cxagger-
ated, and that AT the present writing
everything Is moving along the line,
The facts in the case are these A
committee has been appointed, COM
posed OF delegates from the different
branches, who meet In Houston to-day
to confer with the management. In
the meantime, kilograms have been
sent to the men along the line, to keep
On working ifthey choose, and await
the report of the committee. On that
report Will depend entirely whether
there will be general strike or not.
But this much we do assert,
that at this present writing II pm,
there IL no general strike on the Cen
trail. Passenger trains are all moving,
and the south bound freight. A freight
train was abandoned yesterday, north
ward bound, because there was not
business enough. AT Corslcaua some
OF the men have quit work In the
shops, but 1t is not defined yet as a
strike, but merely stoppage during
the excite nent. We are of the oplns
ion that there will be no strike OF any
moment take place, as the manage.
ment 10 disposed TO be liberal, and the
men reasonable.
The Train from the East.
AT an early hour large crowd as
sembled at the Pacific depot waiting
for this train. A great many Of these
were drummers, bound for Fort Worth
Applying at the Office we learned that
the train was thirty minutes behind,
but it WAS fully three-quarters OF an
hour before 1t whistled for the union
depot. When IL came In our reporter
sought out the conductor, and he said
that all was quiet In Marshall, nothing
doing. The men were waiting for
Colonel Noble, who would probably
be there to-day. One OF the employees
engaged at the depot received postal
card from friend in Marshall, which
gave the following information
The men were quiet. Noble is OK.
pected to-day. The officers had asked
permission to send special for him to
fexarkana, which was refused. lie
will have to come on the regular pas
senger. If terms are not arrived ut
to day, no more passenger cars will be
to come thrOugh--only the
mail cars, The men are quiet and de-
termined. Good order prevails. The
train last night had boarding
house car, and flat hitched on behind,
which was detached and left Ia the
yard at this point. This ended the
matter for the night, and all was as
quiet and peaceable as a.Sabbath day.
The General situation IN More Cheer
fui -CODprises the nent ana ~ Do-
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