Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-19
IDLE CARS AT MEMPHIS.
DRIVERS STRIKE FOR HIGHER
WAGES AND TRAFFIC ENDS.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 1S.--The drivers
on the several lines OF the Memphis Street
Railway Company struck this morning.
and travel was greatly interrupted. The
cause OF the dissatisfaction was the
issuing of an order by the company re-
ducing the pay of all drivers who have
not been in the employ OF the company
for six months from 1215c. per hour to 1Oc.
The strike was general, and commenced
at 6 O'Clock.
CARS THROWN FROM THE TRACK.
Phe company managed to send out
few cars on each line, but by O'Clock the
strikers began to interrupt travel by
throwing the cars from the track. The
police were called on, but the meagre
force was unable to give the necessary
protection, and stranded cars were to be
seen in all directions. Three or four ar
rests were made, and each running car
was guarded by police officers. Three of
the new drivers were assaulted.
CARS RUNNING IRREGULARLY.
At 80 O'Clock this afternoon the cars
were running with some regularity, being
manned by new drivers, who were pro-
tected by police. The striking drivers
held meeting and a committee of five
men was appointed to confer with the
street railway company with a view OF
compromising matters and restoring
wages to the old rates.
REFUSED TO TREAT.
The committee of conference of the
street car drivers TO confer with the Off
clals OF the company reported tonight
that the officers Of the company refused
to treat with them. Cars were run during
the afternoon by raw hands, but tonight
were all withdrawn. Everything is quiet.
ARAILRoAD STRIKE.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 1S.-A meeting Of the
executive board of the Knights Of Labor,
and of the committee representing the
loeked-out knights of Labor employed on
the Gould Southwestern system, was held
this morning. A series of resolutions
was adopted denounclng the action of the
Wabash officials for attempting to break
up the knights of Labor and for causing
the arrest of members of the organization
by United States Marshals, like common
felons. Congressman William Warner,
of Kansas City, Mo-, and
Gen. John NJ. Palmer, of
Springfield, ILL.,, were requested by resolu-
tion to defend the imprisoned knights, to
prosecute the Wabash railroad tor con-
spiraey, and to move for the impeachment
OF Judges Treat, Brewer and Krekel. T.
j. Russell, Of the Gould system commit
yesterday was preliminary to a general
order, but declined TO say when the gem
eral order would be issued or to give an
idea of its extent. The committee are
awaiting information from the branch Or
ganizatiOns of the Knights of Labor
throughout the West before resorting to
extreme measures. 1t is probable that
an order calling out the men on the Gould
road will be issued shortly.
NO DANGER AT ST. LOUIS.
The Wabash road has only two very
small repair shops and a small round
house here, employing all told perhaps
fifty men. All these men remained at
work to-day, and there is not likely to be
any trouble at this point. The general
executive committee of the knights of
Labor were in session again this noon,
and tonight issued an order TO all the
Knights of Labor in the en-
ploy Of the Union Pacific and
its branches and the South
west system, or any other railroad. that
they must refuse to repair or handle in
any manner Wabash rolling stock until
further orders from the general executive
board, land II this order is antaRonized
by the company through any OF its officials
your executive committee is hereby Or
dered to Call out all knights OF Labor on
the above system without further action.
A LITTLE TOO SOON.
IL was the intention OF the board TO issue
this order before the one sent over the
Wabash road, as the actual weakness OF
the knights on that road was known to
the executive committee, and there was
good reason to believe that the effort Of
to-day would be unsuccessful, but for
some unexplained cause II was held
back. The order was. however, tele-
graphed all over the specified roads this
evening, and assembly meetings were
called at every point 10 receive it.
NO VIOLENCE.
Dispatches from Council Bluffs, Ia,
Andrews, Ind, Decatur, ILL.,, and In fact
from all the shop points on the Wabash
road. except Stanberry, Mo-, received by
the officials and by the press here are to
the effect that the men remained at work
to-day, and that no demonstration was
anywhere made. So lar the strike In It's
relations TO the Wabash road, at least, Is
regarded as a complete fiZzle.
THE WARRIOR STRIKE.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Aug. 1s.-Pr !
dent Sibley, of the Warrior Coal and Coke
Company, arrived to-day from Augusta,
ga, and had conference with q. Stun |
baugb, spokesman Of the strikers. Moth /
ing tending towards a solution OF the /
difficulty has yet tFansplred. The twenty |
three Italian miners arrested at Warrior /
at the instance OF the strikers on a charge /
OF carrying concealed weapons, are In I
jail here waiting trial, which will be had |
tomorrow. The company will defend /
the foreigners 10 the utmost, and claim /
that the prosecution is trivial and out |
rageOus. They also declare that they VIII /
break up the present set OF strikers at the 4
mines and work new men.
THE sTONECUTrERs.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 1S.-fhe strike OF |
the stOnecutters continues, without any
sign OF an immediate settlement Of the
difficulty between the employers aud en-
plOyed. A new phase OF the situation
was developed to-day, however, by the
issue OF u statement or "manifestO" by
the Master st0necutters' Association. Ia
which they announce their determination
10 no longer employ i0urneymen belonging
10 the Journeymen stoneeutters' Society.
BUT LITTLE EFFECT AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Aug. ls.--lt - claimed that
the strike ordered by the Knights Of La
Dor on the Wabash road will have very
llttls effect on the working Of the road
here. The engineers, hremen and brake
men belong 10 unions OF their own. and 10
Ia thought that the order Will not affect
more than ten men In the shops and yards
here.
400 MINERS QUIT WORK