The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-09
Officers OF the Roads Say the Rnilroad
Strike Is No Inconvenience, Yet
It Keeps Getting Worse.
It Looks Now as If the Strike Was
AS Stunning Immense I'm.
portance.
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
Strikers Resolve Not TO Work Until Wages
Are Restored-OticialsS Say the Road
Is Not Inconvenienced.

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, March S.-The strikers
of the Wabash Road held meeting to-day.
Several inhammatory speeches were made,
and resolutions were passed not TO resume
work until the recent reduction is restored.
The officials however, declare this will not
be done, and say the road is not incon
nienced to any great extent A prospect of
trouble is imminent.
DALLAS Tex, March S.-Psssenger trains
on the Texas Pacific arrived to-day from op-
posite directions without interruption. Rail-
road men admit the strike has reached
most critical urcture. A report Is current
that Governor Ireland has been asked to send
troops to break the deadlock along the Texas
Pacific, but refused to comply, for the same
reasons given for not calling the militia into
action to suppress fence cutting. Railroad
men claim the State is responsible for the
loss arising out OF the restraint
OF their property, as the city
of Pittsburg was for the destruction
the pc ople in North Texas So mpathize with
the strikers and their methods. II a neces.
sity arose for immediate action ii is doubt.
ful if the militia would respond.
An agent OF the Labor Union passed
through Dallas to-day en- route to Fort
Wortb, where they propose to make their
headquarters for the circulation OF q peti-
tures OF the several States for imm edate leg.
islation against unIestrained capital.
MARSHALL, Tex, March S-The strikers
last night Sent man TO Boyce, La, on the
Northern Pacific Road to bring engines from
there. he disabled two engines and brought
one TO Marshall, where the FIRE was drawn.
This puts stop to shipping freight from
Shreveport to New Orleans. Quiet and order
still prevail among the strikers.
A special from Longview says all classes of
citizens sympathize with the strikers and are
rendering them every reasonable assistance.
There are but few section men at work, and
the risk OF passenger travel is thereby in.
creased.
At Denison there is no change in the strike
and everything is quiet The bridge on the
Missouri Pacific, near Durant, Ariz.. was
burned last night. The strikers allowed the
company to take material to repair the
bridge from here.
KANSAS CITY, March S.-The employees of
The mechanical department of the Missouri
Pacific and Wabash Roads at this point
about l35 in number, have resolved to strike
to morrow morning. Their policy, as fore
shadowed, will be the same as that pursued
ct other points
PARSONS, Kas., March S-No freight trains
were allowed TO leave on the Missouri Pa
cifc Road to-day. The leaders of the strike
say II the terms are not granted by Tuesday
noon they will allow nothing but an engine
auO mail ChF 10 move.
FoRTwoRTH, Tex, March S.-The situation
of The strike here is assuming grave aspects
TIE solution of the difficulties seems no
! nearer than several DAYS ago. Ninety per
cent. CT the population OF the city will
be indirectly injured by the gen.
era! stsgnatlon OF business, which
tinues 11s much much longer committee UqSIs con- Of
| five leading citiz izens appointed at last
| nights meeting. held a long consultation
| this evening with number Of the strikers,
but the interview proved fruitless. The strik-
ers refuse 10 yield single point. Another
freight from the west was seized,
and side.tracked to-day. The strikers are
! quiet and orderly. A mau named Knowl-
ton. the head OF the Knights OF Labor organ
J iZatlon In Texas, is here organizing branch
| society. Pursuant TO a call from Knowlton
a large meeting was held at the Courthouse
| tonight Many names were signed 10 the
roll of membership. Bankers, lawyers and
| saloon men were barred from membership or
participation. Some OF the more timid per.
| sons appIetepd sn outbreak If the strike
| continues during the coming week.
KANSAS CRY, March S.-The Times Atchi-
| son, Kas., special says: The Missouri Pacific
strikers stopped the freight trains to-day,
permitting the cattle trains, however. TO go
| through. They state that the freight trains
| carrying emierants will not be allowed 70
pass after to-day. The coal beavers to-day
| Joined the strikers at Sedalia.
PALESTINE Tex, March The strikers at
another meeting this morning determined
| to hold out against the recent reduction OF
wages
HoUsToN, Tex, March S.-A mass meeting
| of railroad employees held to-day was largely
attended. Resolutions strongly symDathlz-
| ing with the strikers along the Gould lines
were unanimously adopted. Committees
were appointed to solicit subscriptions.
| Resolutions were also passed asking
chsnics and laboreTs to keep away and not
interfere with the workmen interested in
the strike. The Gould system has no shops