The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-23
THE STRIKE
CONTINUED TRoN PIRsT PAGE.l
I'm Ohio.

ders TO go to Pittsburg and proteet tne
United States property there.
There was large meeting Of Railway
men In the park yesterday afternoon.
Speeches were made by several OF the
leaders, ana they are to meet again this
forenoon. The regiment OF militia in
the State-house are almost a unit in ex-
pressing sympathy with the strikers,
and say they will not act against them
Il they can avoid it.
AT the meeting last night, which was
O very large and enthusiastic one, the
following resolutions were adopted:
"Whereas, We, the employees of the
Pittsburg, Cincinnati q ST. Louis Rail-
road Company, have found by terrible
experiences that the present compensa-
zion Is totally made qIate to provide the
necessities for ourselves and our iami-
lies; therefore be 1t
Resolved, That we do hereby most
respectfully present this most lament.
able state Of affairs to the officers of the
Railroad Company for their sers0us con-
sideration, but at the same time request
that the scale OF wages be increased to
correspond with the wages dating from
January, 1874; be it further
Resolved, That we, firemen and
brakemen, will not allow any freight
trains to depart from Columbus, East
or West, until our demands are COM
Piled with. Be 1t further
Resolved, That we sincerely hope
that 1t will not be necessary to resort to
force to carry our point. Be it further
"ResolVed, That we ask that all en-
ployes participating In this strike be- re-
instated In their positions alter the
strike is over, and be it further
"Resolved, That q copy of these reso-
lutlons be forwarded to General Mana
ger Caldwell"
BY order Of Committee, the foregoing
preamble and resolutions were for
warded to General Manager Caldwell
last night, to which o SPECIFY reply was
requested.
Piqua Road, came to the front
explaining how he had been
working at crossings for IS cents
per day, and having received an injury
while in the employ of the road, from
the effects OF which he had been laid up
for great while aud received no wages.
His case, he said, was similar to many
others, VINO were working at starvation
prices, and even at that generally had
their wages garnisheed at the end OF
each mouth. Mr.. Henderson said they
had determined to strike aud proposed
to held out.
The midnight train, No. 7, over the l..
NJ. Division was abanuoned at Cincln.
natl, and No. over the Indianapolis
Division was abandoned at Indian
,apolis. An effort VAS made to get q
train out OF the yard last night, but the
Areman was induced to leave the engine
aud the work was abandoned.
The next effort to take train ont was
to be soon alter 4 O'Clock this morning,
bus the ireinen were organized and ex-
peoted 10 see 10 il that nothing Of the
kind took place.
Instructions were given ticket agents
on the Panhandle Road to sell no
iPenn6ylvanlaC Central tickets whatever
until further orders.
d The Third Regiment, Col. Ulery, re-
manned last nlgAt in the Capital, men
sleeping absut the building and under
lrees, as best they could.
IL IL Understood they viii remain here
and await further orders. Tue trains
wnieh usually leave the depot at i
O'Clock d.d not 60 out this morning, nor
did any passenger train start this morn.
sng East OF West.
ON TWO ROADS THERE is HARMONY.
The managers and employees of the
ColuMbus u Hooking Valley and Column
bus Il TOled0 Railroad are entirely har-
monlz d. No reduction has been made
in wages except In the case OF track
men, and this occurred about one month
ago. There will, we are informed, GER
Hairly- be no sIike ON either of these
roads.
AT DAYTON.
DAYTON, July 23.-This CITY is in fe.
ver,Of excitement over the news OF the
strike else where and the CONTEMPLATED
strike here ut noon. Three thousand
men held an Informal me citing at the
Union Depot last night, but nothing
"efplta was done, A Workingmen's
meeting La call ID ior tonight tn the City
Park.
At nlidnIgh Superintendent Williams,
OF the e., II. y d. Railroad, telegraphed
that the ordes reducing the pay ten per
ceat. alter August is res oinded; thus
passed. and most probably no strike
upon 'etlher'of the roads here will occur.
- In Indiana. r.s
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National Associated Press to thu STAR -
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, July SS-There
is'considerabIe feeling here in relation,
to the railroad trouble. No develop
ments oil serious nature as yet. 1t Is
believed, that the employees on most OF
sbe roads centerlng here Will strike at
noon t. day If the strikers on the East
orn roads hold out.
The tiremen and brdkemen on the
,Vaudalia and /. Il st. L.. Road held a
meeting at Terre Haute YESTERDAY, and
appointed committee to call ON Pres-
dent McKeeh, asking an advance Of Is
per cent. in wages. Mr.. McKeen has
tbeir proposition under consideration,
and has promised to render his decision
at ~ O'Clock this morning. 1t is be-
lieyed that he will not accede to their
demands, In which event they will strike
at II O'clock. The Terre Haute Guards
are under aims, and trouble is antic.-
pated.
THE OHIO MISSISSIPPI.
vINCENNEs, VIA ST. LOUIS, July %
Gro \ ds, ,ui men gathered about the de-
rot of the u. Il NJ. railroad yesterday.
line under current Of excitement was
very great. AT 10:45 A. NJ. an attempt
was made to get an engine nitched 10 a
freight, but ABOUT one hundred strikers
swarmed about the engine, shouting
"You viii not pull this train mile Until
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