The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-19
ResosTsYRoM VARIOUS FONTS.
The Gould system
At MARSHALL,

The Gould system,
At MARSHALL,
MARsH IL, March l5.-lSpeclc' The
strikers submitted their terms 10 the
railway officials 10 this poiu. lGf; night,
They, IN turn, despatchoi thcm -u head
quarters In So. Louis. They are In sub
stance, Tho wages prior % the Soptem'
bey cut shall be restored; 70 hours per
dav end six days IN the week all extra
work at the rate ortimo and half pay;
no man shall DO relieved from tho
service of the company in consequence
of having participated in tbls strike; no
man shall be discharged Rom the &c M
pany's sert ice, On rny charge
Ing. This agreement must be
signed by leading officials oi the r0Ed.
o. A. raNnGs, master mechanic, IS IN
receipt of nc vices from headquarters, in
which they accept tho terms, and the
same are 10 20 into efett tomorrow
The rebels have won the victory, anc
will go 10 work again like good fellows.
THE BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE EN-
uINEERS.
ST. LOUIS, March l5,-Special dis
patches from Sedalia say the Brother
hood Of locomotive Eel in netnI,
there Yesterday afternoon, but
the precise nature of the proceedings is
not known. IL is asset ted that after the
session adjourned, Mr.. Fitzgerald chair
man of the grievance committee OF the
brotherhood, telegraphed the members
OF the executive committee OF inc
brotherhood, at st. Louis, Little Rock,
Atchison, Parsons, San Antonio, Fort
dallas HplagtinR.
Marshall, Denison, Big Springs anG
other points on the Gould system, TO
meet at Laclede hotel, S.. Louis, tO-mor-
row( Monday)tor conference. Mr.. Arthur
chief engineer OF the brotherhood, was
also telegraphed for. This action IS re
garded ~ an indication that unless the
present trouble with the shop-men Is
Speedily adjusted the engineers VIII
Join them in formal manner
THAT CONFERENCE.
The conference appointed TO be held
here to-day between leading officials of
the Missouri Pacific Railway company
and governors and other representatives
OF the states of Missouri and Kansas ON
the subject of tho strike existing on That
company's lines, took place this after
noon. After a long discussion, during
which the situation was fully sot forth,
the representatives of the two states for
inulated a proposition which was i'm
mediately accepted by the railway OIL
cials. subsequently Vice-President
Hayes issued circular which mas been
sent to officers and agents OF the com
pany at all affected points, which tells
the whole story as follows:
Circular No. ll-Oflice of the First Vice.
President of the Missouri Pacific railway
company, leased and operated lines, and
Texas & Pacific railway company, ST.
Louis, March 10, 1885:
The following suggestions have been
presented to the undersigned as solu-
ton of the difficulties at present i'm
peding the operation of these railroads:
TO Capt. r. S Hayes, First Vice President
and Chief Executive officer of the Missouri
Pacific railway company and associated
roads:
WHEREAS, On account of tho
strike among certain employees
of the Missouri Pacific rail
way company in the states of Missouri
and Kansas, resulting in the stoppage of
all freight traffic over said company's
lines in said states, to the great detri-
ment of the business interests and rights
OF the people of said states, and con-
tinuance of which endangers the public
peace and safety of the company's prop
erty; and
WHEREAS, The undersigned, repre-
senting the states above named, are
anxious to restore harmonious relations
between said company and its en-
plOyeS, anu restoTo w tuo puoIc tuo uu-
INSTRUCTED use of said lines OF rail
road, do recommend and request
said company to restore to its strlk-
ing employees in Missouri and Kansas
the same wages paid them in Septem-
Der, 1884, including one and one-half
price for extra time worked, and to re-
store all said striking employees to their
several employments, without preiu-
dice to them on account of the strike.
Believing that the foregoing will con-
stitue Just and fair statement, do rec
ommmend their acceptance by the
striking employees, as we'll as by the
Missouri Pacific Railway company.
Signed JOHN A. MARTIN,
Governor of Kansas.
JOHN MARMADUKE,
Governor of Missouri.
l.. l.. TURNER,
ALMERIN GILLETTE,
JAMES HUMPHREY,
Railroad Commissioners of Kansas.
GEO. c. PRATT,
JAMES HARDING,
w. G. DOWNING,
Railroad Commissioners of Missouri.
b. G.. DooNE,
Attorne y General OF Missouri.
j. g. JAMESON,
Acknowledgement of Missouri.
OSCAR KoCHTITZSKY,
Commission er of Labor Statistics for the
State of Missouri.
With desire to concur with the rec
ommendation expressed above by the
state officials and to open up a resump-
ton of business, and with spirit of
amity and harmony towards the en-
ployes of these companies, this is to
give notice that the rates of wages and
terms above specified will go into effect
Monday morning, March l6, and be in
effect from and after that date.
II. va
not be- changed saa except after tier
80 days notice thereof, given in the
usual way.
(Signedl r. s. HAYES,
First Vice-President.
The heads OF departments to which
the above implies will act in accordance
with the provisions of the above cir
cular.
(Signed) II. M. HoXIE,
Third Vice.P President.
THE WAY THE NEWS WAS RECEIVED.
Specials from different points west
and south state that the
strikers received Vice-President
ings were mad at various
places Z. tonight, but so far
as reported, no definite action has been
taken. The men say they will
meet again tomorrow, and de |
termine what they Will do. |
1t was stated here to-day by the railroad |
commissioners present at q conference, |
that the strike engineered from Pitts |
burg; that all orders emaBated from |
there, and that the Knights of Labor
have directed and controlled all the /
of the men.
1t was learned tonight that over 1000
loaded freight cars on the Missouri Pa
cifc side-tracka, between here
and Sedalia are ready to move,
when the strike is at an end. The COM