The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17
The Railroad Authorities Con
centrating Their At
tack Here.
More Diplomatic Display Be-
tween the Civil and
Military.
The Situation Likely to Re-
ceive a Pacific 1urn
To-day.
The Railroad Company Evidently
Weakening Along The Line.
Latest From the Scenes of Con-
f1ict Elsewhere.

ulCL GlS6Wu0I6s
Yesterday was been another day of in.
tense excitement and suspense, and filled
with thousand runners OF every conceivable
shape, only to be contradicted by others Of
even a more absurd nature. Adjutant
General Jsmison and Labor Commissioner
Won Kochtitzky arrived in the city on the
early train, as did also Representative
steele, snd members of the conference COM
mittee sent to Jefferson City. Immediately
after breakfast, General Jamison and Col
Won Kochtitzky visited the county and
city officials and then repaired to East
Sedalia to confer with the strikers execu-
tive committee and the railroad officials.
After long conference with these parties,
General Jamison decided to
TRY THE EXPERIMENT
of taking out an engine in order 10 Judge
of legality of the mode of prevention used
by the strikers. Col. Won Kochtitzky also
submitted his views to the committee and
it was decided that the matter should be
referred to a general mass meeting of the
strikers to be held at Smiths hall at 2'3O
p. 10.
AT 10 o'clock Marshal Barrett was in the
yards with picked police force and Gen.
eral Jamison, accompanied by the train
master and others, proceed toed the round
house and boarded an engine ready to
start. The engineer was given his orders
and steamed down to the Engineer street
crossing, where some fifty or sixty strikers
and police stood. One of the strikers raised
his hand and at the signal the engine
stopped. Approaching the engine the stri-
Kar cofd Ia Of tab lat
engine out. Ii you insist on doing SO we
will not prevent you, but as favor to your
striking co-laborers We request you not to
do So"
Without further psrley the engine was
reversed and taken back to the yards.
The trial was ended at II o'clock. The
reporter met
COL. Won KCCHTITZKY
at tie Garrison house.
"Well Colonel" he inquired. "what do
YOU think of the situation 2"
at is very bad think. / don't want 10
see any trouble here, but am afraid there
will be. If the trains are not permitted to
20 out there is bound to be trouble"
"You had a conference with the strik.
ers?" u
Yes sir, / have talked with the commit
tee"
"Where did you propose to settle this
NATTER"
"Well, said the company was anxious
to retain its old employees. 1t could not
afford to let them 60, even if it got new
men at half the price paid them, and if
they would returnto work, thought there
would be no trouble in settling the diff
Guilty"
"What was their reply?"::
"The matter has been referred to a meet
ing to be held this afternoon, and l think
the answer will be favorable"
General Jamison was seen later and
asked as to the station.
at is not at all promising. I have tele-
graphed to the governor that / see no way
out OF the trouble except to order up the
troops."
"Why will that be necessary ?"
Because the trains are held here"
"Do the strikers interfere?"
Yes, sir, they use the word request but
the men all understand it and feel that they
dare not disObey it. They are intimidsted
and the trains must be moved. ! have tel
egraphed to the governor the situation and
expect his reply soon."
ibid you telegraph him to send
troops p
Il telegraphed him to come up at once
that there was no alternative but TO use
the troops"
There lis to be meeting shortly of the
strikers at Smiths hall are you going to
be present? ?"
mo, sir. They have sent for me, but |
have sent them word have nothing furth- |
er to confer with them sbout. / have in
siructed the superintendent to notify the |
city and county authorities to protect the |
trains In moving and these notices will be |
served at once.
That this was true was proven shortly |
after the reception by the mayor of the fol- |
lowing:
SEDALIA, March IL, 1885.
Jno.B. Hickman, Mayor of Sedalia:
SIR:-As the strikers" still persist in |
preventing the movement of freight trains |
on the Missouri Pacific railway, am COM
PEELED TO again appeal to you for protec- |
tion and relief to enable me to move
freight trains In and out of Sedalia yard. |
Please furnish The desired relief as early as |
possible. Yours respectfully,
A M. HAGER,
Superintendent NJ. & p. r. r.
State of Missouri, county of Pettis.
A. NJ. Hsger, the person whose name is |
subscribed to the foregoing letter, makes
oath and says that the facts and matter |
contained in said letter are true, as he be.
lieves.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this |
day. March 18th, 1885, BOY term as notary |
public expires June 9th, 1886.
HENRY c. SINNETT, notary public.
To this notice the mayor returned the
reply:
A. N. Hsger, Esq, general superintendent Mis- |
souri, Pacific railroad.
DEAR SIR:-Yours of to-day asking for
protection and relief, is before me. / have |
ordered the city marshal and police force |
on duty to proceed at once to your yards |
TO iniorce the ordinances of the city, and
to prevent any violation of the same. If J
this force is not sufficient / am ready at /