Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-06
LARoR,s AFFAIRS.
divers PIOw Works Resume-The
wabash Strikers.

SOUTH BEND, IND, March 5.-The
Oliver Plow Works, which have been idle
since the riot of Polish and Hungarian
workmen on Jan. 10, started up this
morning, and, it is announced, will soon
be running with a full force.
THE STRIKE AT FORT WORTH.
FORT WORTH, March 5.-At O'Clock
this morning the men employed IN the
Texas Pacific and Missouri Pacific Rail-
road shops quit work. All the switch
and freight engines in the yard were
killed, and tonight sixteen dead engines
are around the rOund-hOuse. This morn
ing all east bound freight trains were
side-tracked in the yards, the engines
taken to the rOund-hOuse and killed. No
freight trains will be allowed to pass
through the yards. Passenger trains Will
not be molested. The strikers are in
groups discussing the situation, but are
orderly. About 300 loaded and empty
cars stand motionless on the track. A
train load Of California fruit bound for
the East and number of cattle are
among the detained freight. This evening
the strikers received news that sew
eral freight trains from the North
would arrive. They assembled
at the north end of the yards, intend
ing to side-track the trains and kill
cepted by wire, and turned back towards
St Louis. The strikers are holding a
meeting tonight to determine what far
Their steps to take to bring the company to
terms.
THE SITUATION AT DENISON.
DENISON, TEX, March 5.-At noon to-
day the Missouri Pacific Company moved
ali their engines at this point across the
Red river, into Indian Territory, for
safety. 1t is understood that the entire
| force of employees at the machine shops
will refuse to return TO work tomorrow
at a request from strikers at other points
in Texas. There are 500 cars of freight
here awaiting forwarding. Everything Is
| quiet.
ALL QUIET AT LONGvIEW.
LoNGvIEw, TEX. March 5.-The
strikers to-day rescinded their resolution
to stop passenger trains. That yard is
| full of freight awaiting shipment and a
| few section men agreed to the terms OF
the company to-day and returned to work
THE SUPERINTENDENT WAITED ON.
MARSHALL, Ten, March 5.-The citi-
zen's committee waited on Superlnten-
| dent Cummings to-day, who said that he
could guarantee full time If the men
would return at reduced rates, and there
was plenty Of work. At meeting TO-
night Mr.. Cummings guarantee was re-
| jected.
INDEFINITE SUSPENSION.
SHERMAN, TEX, March 5.-The en-
| plOyes of the Texas PACING Railroad were
| this afternoon notified that they were sus-
| pended indefinitely. This suspension
causes much hardship, as the sherman
| employees were willing to accept a reduc-
| ton. 1t is rumOred that the company mas
| determined to only run mail coaches untll
the strike is over.
SHUT DOWNS NECESSARY.
J DOVER, n. H., March 5.-The dizziness
/ of trade will cause the shutting down lot
! an indefinite period on Saturday evening
next Of 800 looms in No. mill, and al
work in No. , mill of the Great Falls
Manufacturing Company.
sPRINGFIELD's DESERTED SHOPS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL, March 5.-There
| were not more than dozen skilled work
men at work here in the Wabash shops
| to-day. the men now at work are fresh.
| The strikers had a meeting tonight, ana
| determined to stay out until their de-
mands are acce5ed to. Men were brought
here from Detroit to work in the shops,
! but upon learning of the situation OF
affairs they went back.
COAL MINERS STRIKE.
PITTsBURG, March 5.-The coal miners
at the OsceOla, Duncan, West Newton
and scott mines struck to-day for cents
per bushel for mining. About 800 men
are idle.
100 GO OUT AT FORT WAYNE.
FORT WAYNE, IND, March 5.-At noon
to-day 100 men, employed in the Wabash,
| st. Louis and Pacific Railroad shops in
| this city struck against the recent reduc-
ton of 10 per cent. in wages.
| 80 MEN STRIKE.
ST. LOUIS, March 5.-AbOut 30 en-
| ployes OF the Wabash shops ia this city
/ wont ont this n ftarnOOn