Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-12

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refuses to prosecute his son.
The Strike of Railway Employees.
ST. LOUIS, March 11th.-R. S. HAYES, the
| Senior Nice-President of the Missouri Pa
| citic Railroad, in an interview on the
strike said: 8 The main question in this
strike is one of personal liberty, sr whether
/ handful of men, who are not satisfied
with their positions as employees, shall be
allowed to prevent other men, who have
no expressed cause of dissatisfaction from
| continuing at work. Out of $4,000 en-
ployes of the Southwestern and Wabash
systems, not 900 are directly affected by
the reduction of wages, which is alleged to
! be the reason for the strike, and am GER
tain that Of this 900, at least 800 would go
to work Tomorrow if they were not re-
strained by their bulldozing co-employes
The reduction made is in regard to men
employed in the machine shops and round
/ houses. Train service hands have not been
reduced. The reductions have been princi-
pally in Texas
There is nothing new in the railroad
strike here this morning A committee
| from Sedalia have called on the men in the
Missouri Pacific Railroad shops, but it is
understood that they got little, if any, It's
faction 1t is stated that the men in the
Missouri Pacific shops here have decided
not to 90 out The militia companies
which left here yesterday are still resting
between Jefferson City and Sedalia Nego-
| tiatiOns for a compromise between the road
men are now going on.
PROPERTY TO BE PROTECTED.
ST. LOUIS, March 11th.-Under instruc-
tons from Judge Treat, of the United
States Court here. United States Marshal
Couzins left tonight with posse of about
fifty men for Hannibal, Mo- to take charge
of and protect the Wabash Railroad prop
erty At that point.
REWARD OF FIDELITY.
ST. LOUIS, March 11th.-Master Mechanic
Hewitt visited the Missouri Pacific shops
here just before quitting time this evening,
and announced to the men that the wages
prevailing in the shops prior to September
last would be restored, dating from March
LIST. This action of the company, he said,
was taken in consideration of the loyalty of
the men and the cheerful manner in which
they had continued their work uuder try
ing circumstances. The restoration amounts
to from ten to thirty per cent. according to
the wages earned by the men in the differ
ent departments.
COMPROMISE LOOKED FOR.
GALVESTON, March 1lth.-Thc Ne,rs Dial
las special says 1t is said that Il conpro-
mise may be looked for between the Texas
Pacific Company and the strikers that the
officials have invited the Secretary of the
striking mechanics to 4 conference, from
which peace is expected. The Governors
proclamation is generally regarded as I'M
called for.
The Erming Tin,es says: Governor Ire
land has no more right to dabble in this
fight than we have, and he would do well
10 wait until The authority of the State is
delied before he rushcs into print. The
strikers remain orderly and firm.
THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES QUIETLY SAT
DOWN UPON.
GALVESTON, March 1lth. 49, The Neus'
Marshall special says An attempt was
made to-day by detective Furlpng. assisted
by the civil authorities, 10 take out freight
train As the engine was about to leave
the yards the strikers quietly assembled
and requested the engineer to get down and
out which he did. The engine was taken
back to the round-house and the fires
drawn. This evening the County Attorney
telcgraphed Governor Ireland The strik-
ers here are quiet, peaceable, sober citizens,
and are not making any demonstrations to
iniure the persons or property of the rail
way.
A Longview special says: The situation
IS unchanged. The strikers to day refused
to permit Texas Pacific engine to transfer
freight to the Galveston. Sabine and St
Louis Railroad. Dispatches from other
points show that the situation is practi-
caily unchanged.
NEBirRNrIVN PROPOSED
ATCHlsoN KS, March 1lth.-tiovernor
Martin and the Railroad Commissioners
were in secret conference the greater part OF
the day with the Executive Committee Of
the strikers and District Superintendent
FalIOn, Of the Missouri Pacific The strik-
| cTs presented their grievances and after
| discussion of the matter, at the suggestion
Of the Governor the Commissioners CON
scented. if both sides We're willing, to act as
| arbitrator. There was no pretense that
the Commissioners had any authority to
arbitrate, but they consented to act in the
! hope that the difficulty might be settled
amicably. After the conference adjourned
the executive committee communicated
to the strikers the proposition of the Gov
ernor at meeting which was largely at
| tended, and lasted two hours. They then
adjourned, first having authorized the
committee to give their ultimatum, which
! is said to be a demand. first, for the restOra.
ton of the October rates. and then arbitra-
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ever, to be agreeable to both sides. At S
O'Clock this evening the committee is again
i'll session with the Governor and Com
misSiOncrs.
THE COUNTY TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE.
KANSAS CITY, March 11th-The Mis-
souri, Pacific officials this evening notified
the county authorities that they intend to
pay off the striking men here tomorrow
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their places, and will hold the county re-
sponsible if any damage to property re-
suits. The Sheriff will not take action, as
it appears not to be necessary.
DECIDED NOT TO STRIKE.
ST. LOUIS March 11th.-The Missouri
Pacific shopmen held meeting tonight,
and formally decided that in view of the
action OF the company in restoring wages,
they would not strike.
California Inventors.
WAsHIHGToN, March l1th.-Patsn;s were
issued to-day to California inventors, as
follows: san Francisco-Tyre H. Byler,
coflee-p pot; Byron jackson, governor; Joel
b. Low and il. X Gryon, cable railway;
Charles Is. Porter, window cleaning seat.
SacramentO-Frank G. Waterhouse, regu-
latOr for ynamo-electric machine; Rich
ard {. Irvine biting and driving harness.
Oakland-Henry Il. Taylor, ore crusher
and pulverizcr. Petaluma--John Is. Tup-
per, saw set.
The President VIII Act, and Not Talk.
WASHINGTON, March llth The Office
hunting brigade are beginning to under
stand that the President Will respect the
Tenure of Office Act, as well as the civil
service law, and while changes will be
made from time to time in the most i'm
portant offices, whose incumbents have
taken 4 departure in party politics, or
whose commissions will soon expire, no
attempt to create vacancies without cause
will be made. The report that the Presi-
dent had prepared his views upon the sub
iect of filling the offices, which he would
issue to the public in a few days as a
proclamation, is false. The President will
act, where action is necessary, and not
talk.
Sullivan and Ryan Prize Fight.
New YORK, March llth.-A special from
New Orleans says Pat Sheedy says the
big glove fight between Sullivan and Ryan
is oil. IL came here intending to erect a
big amphitheater with the capacity of seat
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