The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-24
AFTER TIE BATTLE.
Sights seen in Sedalia by a
Bazo0 Scribe Yesterday.
A Birds Eye View of the Stu
alton After the Strike.
How st. Patrick'sDayL Looked with
q Christmas Snow.

A visit 10 the yards ard shops oil the
railroad company yesterday revealed .
! complete revolution over the previous day.
Instead of the immense blockade of 10 ,ded
cars the be ne tracks were visible In ma y
places, and with the exception OF a super
abundance of broken aud dsmtged caIs
sidetrscked for repairs, there was nothing
left TO indicate that the last twenty -four
hours mad witnessed the close of one of the
greatest labor strikes ever inaugursted 10
this country. At the shops the usual every
day pustle and whirr told that they were
in full blast and every man was st his
post, while down town and about the stress
the politicians held full sway and discussed
the merits of the various prospective esndi-
dates to the exclusion of all other topics,
and scarcely q word could be hesrd cou-
corning the strike, so completely had every
thing fallen into its regular chann,L
THE DAY WAS CHILLY
and disagreeable, with just sufficient thaw
at midday to render everything sloppy
without entirely melting the three inches
Of snow which had fallen the
night previous. Under these circums' anoe
there was o course, few ladies, or In fact.
others about, except as business call4d
them, even the chronic street lOafers
finding il more comfortable to Sc, shelter
about the hot stoves of the saloons AID
other public resorts, and il is probable q
st. Patrick's day with less observance OF
display has never been seen in Sednlia.
These things, of course. had a tendency to
render business very quiet, and merchants
faces correspondingly long as their r1s-
poets for short profits increased.
ON THE RAILROAD,
however, everything wss hustle and hurry
as train after train hurried through, and
most of the train men found themselves
compelled to do double duty. A number
of railroaders were interviewed as To the
situation, and the general impression SEEM
to be that the troubles were entirely over
and satisfactorily adjusted, with every in
dication for aprosperOus spring ana sum.
mer's business.
THE TRACKMEN
were ali hard at work and a full force was
busy adjusting and repairing the tracks
about the Garrison house, which are in
terrible condition. But few farmers we're
in the city, but those who came said the bad
condition OF the roads was the main
cause of this class being absent, as there
was little work could be done on the farms,
most of the winter work having bten COM
ple,ed Most of them seem to take
rather gloomy view of the coming SCISSOR,
the general opinion being that the long
CONTINUED winter is bound TO prev mt all
early cropping, as ii has been impossible
70 prepare ground for oats, and even with
warm weather now it is generally con-
cedei there will be little time to accom-
plish the sowing of this crop. Cattle Trey
say have passed through winter remarka-
blv we'll on sccount of the abundance of
feed, bu: the lsteness OF the coming grass
crop il is feared will seriously affect them.
A STROLL ABOUT THE STREETS
revealed some of the dis ,dvartages of the
severe weather az Ong metropolitans ss In
addition 10 the feariully muddy and rug
ged condition of the driyeways. There is
scarcely board sidewalk in the whole city
that by reason Of the ac,i IN of the frost
has not been rendered complete wret II
not absolutely trip and obstruction, snd
uany poor laborer will be able TO turn an
honest penny before they sre again in Il
creditsble or passable condition But il
is &c be hoped the city offici Is will adhere
TO the enforcement of the ordinances un'il
this is tho. oughly accomplished. Owing
to the snow storm, Commissioner Trips
tfioIts 10 begin
THE CLEANING Up PROCESS
came 10 a very sudden halt aud will remain
at a stand still until Sol can fe his in
junction against any further unse sonabie
action upon the part of bluff old bo'elS.
Al the cOur; house and about the various
new buildings In process Of erection the
budding indications of busy b ON per
C. p.ible Monday were also badly nipped in
the bud, and all that can be lid In future
for St. Patrick's day, 1885. is that it would
have been far more appropriate so lar IS
weather was concerned for Christmas
STRIKE DECLARED OFF.
Fort Wayne. Ind, March 1.-THE striko
of the Wabash shop em plOyes at this place
ended tonight. The strikers will all go to
work to-morrow at the CID rate of wages.
Master Mechanic Barnes returned from st
LOUIS tonight. The strikers held a me, t.
ing and decided 10 go TO work. The
hospital assessment is not decided upon
vet. 1t is understood the men were
given assurance that they will not be dis
charged for participation in The strike
The leaders of the Knights OF Labor, slso
organized strikers here, left tonight. They
were conducted 10 the depot by body OF
strikers who cheered Justify as the train
moved off.
THIN PEOPLE.