The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-14
MILDER MANIFESTATIONS.
A Leaning Toward Compromise by the
Railroad Companies.
AN ADJUSTMENT AT PALESTINE
The GraysOn County Sheriff 10 Receive
Peculiar HOnOrS.
INCONVENlENCES OF BLOCKADE
A Land Agent Treated to Stale Eggs-The
Western Texas Towns out of sun
plies--The Lines Outside
Arc Having Picnic.
INCoNVENIENcEs OF BLOCKADE.
INDICATIONS OF A SETTLEMENT
The Gould System.

The Gould System.
THE SITUATION ~ DALLAS.
The strike on the Missouri Pacific
system, in Texas, continues unabatod
and is hourly growing more serious
The strikers are orderly, and resist
only so far as attempts made to move
freight trains arc concerned. They
continue to hold all rreights and TO per-
init the passenger traius and the mail
to go unmolested. This morning q dis
abled passenger engine was brought
III by the strikers, repaired by them
and returned TO the road for the serVice
OF the travelling public. They avow that
II the track gets out of repair that thoy
VIII willingly repair the same. for the
passage of the United States mail and
ne travelling public, free of charge. The
blowing IL the committee appointed
Thursday nights mass meeting
} solitit subscriptions, and they sue
eeded yesterday in raising several
undred dollars for the relief of the
trlkers. The names of the committee
Q George WessOn, j. NJ. FOss, j. IL.
laughter, g. f. Jones and Charles
.sufly, treasurer.
'The committee tender their thanks to
the cilizens and merchants for
contributions. Another meeting
OF the strikers viii be held
at tho courthouse Tonight TO
further discuss the situation. News
from Palestine ON the International a
Great Northern is to the effect that that
line has conceded to the demands or
compromised with the strikers and
viii pay them the wages they
have been heretofore getting. This
is regarded as the breaking
up of tho strike. Railroad of.
hciAls predict that the strike will be
raised and that trains will be running
by Sunday or Monday at fartherest
Last night benefit was given the strik
ers at the coliseum theatre which was
well patronized.
AT DENIsoN.
DENIsoN, March l3 Special, News
was received hero to day That Ed. Doug
lass, the sheriff of this (GraY. 1n) county,
intends to come over frc,a Sherman
tomorrow and move fr0 AZ, "nOlenf
vOlons," This created e Eurry and q
meeting of citizens was cal
led at the Board of Trade
rooms, which resulted in q
committee being appointed to consult
with tho sheriff. This was altogether
unnecessary, as the strikers arc as good
citizens rs they are and have adopted
the following plan. Sheriff Doug
lass, after many days trial,
has at last succeeded in getting together
$50 men, In justice to whom, IL is said,
they have beon forced IN, and promise
to desert on thOjr arrival here. Sheriff
Douglass ard his meu will arrive
at tho edge of town about noon, when
they are To be mot by the strikers and
others to the number ofabout 500, headed
keys to the city arc tu bu
presented to them, and thSn they are
TO be escorted to tho Missouri Pacific
yards, when everything is TO ba turned
over to the posse. The engineers met
to-day aud resolved on actrtaiu course,
which will, II carried ont etlectu.
ally, prevent any movements Thus the
whole affair will be turned into a farce,
instead of a blood and thunder tragedy,
und the country be relieved OF any legal
possibility. Tho law and order class
might take lesson from much ma,
Hinged Texas in this regald.
FROM SHERMAN.
SHERMAN, March l3.-I Special. Ed.
Douglass, sheriff of the county, has
summoned posse to go 10 Denison in
the morning to protect tue Texas Il Pa
citic and the Missouri Pacific railways
from the strikers, and aliuw tho com.
panios to move freight. No trouble il
anticipated, as q sufficient number have
heon summoned TO prevent any trouble.
The railroads claim they have the men
to move tho freight, but are prevented
by the strikers.
PETTlNG THE "LoYAL"
&n InIfYG MuNAh -. l.,
of wages, made Wednesday evening to
the men working in the Missouri Pa
cihc shops, has boon extended 10 all
men employed in tho large machine
and car shops on the Iron Mountain
road, mt De Soto, 40 milos south Of here,
and the mon are highly commended for
their loyalty 10 the company.
ANOTHER PROCLAMATION ny MARINA
DUKE,
Gov. Marmaduke issued proclama.
ton late last night, warning the strikers
and all persons associated with them,
that Interfering with the movement of
engines and trains and intimidation of
other persons who may be willing or
desire to work, is unlawful, and calling
on all county and municipal officers TO
promptly enforce the laws, aud com.
manding all individual or combiua-
tions of individuals,iA any way engaged
or concerned in interfering with the
free traffic of railroads, or IN tho intimi-
dation OF their employees, to desist at
once, ana without further warning.
THE STATUS quo TO nE MAINTAINED
At the conference of Vice Presidents
Hayes and HOXio and General Solicitor
Brown, of the Gould lines, about strike
matters, held here to-day, a telegram
was received from Gov. Martin,
OF Kansasi saying ho would
be here Sunday with the rlilcoad com.
missiouors of Kansas 10 discuss the
situation. Gov, MarMaiuke, of Mis-
souri,, will also attoud, and II IL ex.
pected the meeting viii determine the
future action OF tho two statea and tho
railroad toward the s'riknrs. The
statu quo viii be maintained till thon
by tho road.
ALLEGED TERMS OFFERED ny rHE
sTuIKtRs.
IL is alleged that tho strikers at So.
dalia have expressed Willingness 10
resume work, To continue till April /, at
the cut rates, II the road officials viii
enter INTO wiitton agreement to,at that
that timo, restore the wsgos prevailing
prior 10 last September, aud continue
them Tor ono year, amt also make
the agreement apply TO tine men on the
entiro Could System. ! Is said this
proposition was Bubmittod To Gov.
Brown, general solicitor of tho COM
pany, but the truthlulness of
the statements cannot DO sscer.
talned here. IL IL reported
from Sedalia that Adiutant. General
Jamison has received no promises nom
the strikers, while on The other hand
the state labor commlssionor Il credited
with believing that the men will stand
by their word and that the difficulty
can b adjusted on Iao above basis. The