The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-08
THE STRIKE ON GoULD'S LINES.
No Change in the Situation in Texas-WOrk-
men at Sedalia Join the Strikers.

ST. LOUIS, March THE striking shopmen Of
the Wabash railway met in secret session to-
day. The men are promised aid from the
Knights of Labor. Mr.. Martin, superintendent
of car service on the Wabash system, claims that
plying for work than can be employed. A rumor
is current in the shops here to-day that the Peru
& Decatur men will quit work after to-day.
AT Marshall, Tex, all is quiet among the strik-
ing railroad employees. At a meeting this even
ing the strikers rescinded their resolution mott
flying Superintendent Haynes that he must leave
town in twenty-four hours, otherwise both sides
remain apparently as firm as on the first day.
At Longview the strikers are firm, and are
maintaining good discipline. They stopped five
more freight trains to-day coming in the direc-
ton OF Palestine, The side tracks are covered
with cars.
At Sedalia, Mo-. at 800 this afternoon the
shopmen, hostlers and wipers of the Missouri
Pacific, that place, on a signal from a whistle
walked away from their work, formed in a line
about four hundred strong, and marched to
Smiths opera house, where they held a secret
meeting until after 6 o'clock. It is
understood they resolved to stop all freight
trains tonight, and unless their demands
are granted by Monday they will allow no pas
senger trains to leave; nothing but locomotives
and mail cars will be allowed to pass. The shop
men held a meeting last night and made a de-
mand that their wages be restored to what they
were before the cut of last October. This was
communicated to the officials of the road, with
the statement that they would wait till 3 P. III.
to-day for an answer. No answer was received,
and a strike was inaugurated. About s tonight
the car inspectors struck
AT Dennison the strike proceeds quietly. The
news that the machinists at Parsons and Sedalia
had quit work this afternoon encouraged the
strikers. Two freight trains arrived to-day, and
both were side tracked by the strikers. and fires
drawn from the engines. The strikers notified
the Texas Central railroad that if they send en-
gines over the Missouri Pacific track for
the purpose of assisting the latter company,
moving its cars, such relief engines will GER
talnly be seized and temporarily disabled. Dele
gates from the striking workmen at Parsons
arrived this evening, and are quietly comforting
with the strikers tonight. A detail of strikers
at the shops keep steam and hose in readiness to
extlnguish fire. Reports from the strikers at
Marshall, Long View, Palestine and Fl. Wayne
show no signs of weakening.
AT Fort Worth the strike continues the all
absorbing topic. Early this morning the sheriff
visited the companys yard and offered to pro-
tect any one who wished to 60 to work. Some
little shifting of cars was done, when the strik-
ers persuaded the men to desist and Join the
strike. Several officials visited the county
attorney to make complaint against certain
strikers, but when asked to swear to
the complaint they weakened and refused.
to swear. This relieves the city officials. A
mass-meeting was held at the courthouse, to-
night, pursuant to the call of Mayor Smith, and
was largely attended by strikers and other citi-
zens. Speeches were made on both sides. The
strikers were firm and defiant, while a num-
Der OF business men openly avowed
sympathy with their cause. Tn result of the
meeting was the appointment of a committee
of five leading citizens to join with a similar
committee of strikers in a united effort to induce
the managers of the Gould system to restore the
wages to the figures prevailing before the recent
cut. The spokesman for the strikers said they
would turn over any freight in the yards con
signed to Fort Worth merchants. The strikers
are being strengthed daily, and the final out
come or solution of the difficulties seems further
off than at the beginning of the week.
AT Atchison, Kas., the shop employees of the
Missouri Pacific went out a6 10 o'clock tonight.
The strikers number between 200 and 300, and
are well-organized. Acting under orders from
Sedalia, they visited the yards, took
possession of the switch-engines, and ran them
to the round house. Committees are now
stationed in all the yards to receive and take
charge of all freight engines and prevent the
hauling of freight at present. They will not in
terfere with passenger trains. Their demands
are restoration of wages to the figures previous
toSthe cut. Good order prevails.