The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-03-05

THE STRIKE on THE TEXAS IL PACIFIC
MARSHALL, March g. tSpecial.l -
The trouble between the railroad strik
ers and the company is assuming alarm
| ing proportions. Another meeting was
hold last night, which was largely at
| tended. Nsrc meeting WIS held ai-
| forwards. Whai transpircd - NOT posi-
lively known, further than that all
freight trains arriving mere were
| switched of into The cUm -gIY's yards,
! the fires from the engines wore GXtiu-
guisbed ana the water drawn nom the
| boilers. Citizous generally are much
exercised over the matter, aud IL Ia
probable a meeting will be held aud #
| forts made looking TO an adjustment OF
| the differences existing between the
mon and the company. Up 10 this time
no violence has been done, but there is
no telling what Il day msy bring forth.
II SPREADS,
LoNGvIEw, March s. lSpecial.l 49,
Emissaties of the striking mechanics
reached here this evening and stopped
all the work n5u 1T tie round house,
coal beavers included. About 40 in all
struck at noon. The strikers enmis-
saries from Palestine went east, AID
those OF Marshall went west 10 stop all
coming undor their grade.
The following IL q copy Of the
CGRCuLNp.
especial Notce-ro Mechanics, Laborcrs, etc:
Inc mechanics ami laborars al ali
kinds respectfully ask every working
man, regardless ufhis qualifications aud
skill, 10 remain away from the Missouri
Pacific Railway company's shops.
This company has twice reduced
the wages OF the men in the shops
under the plea that times were hard and
thai it was losing money. This tho
men agreed TO stand though I'VE wages
received were called stdrV 10 wages
Now the company has again passed an
order TO reduce wages l219 per cent,
at which price men cannot live,
and the mechanics and lIborers
in all dc Dartmsnis have determined to
strike. An in order that thoy may be
successful, they take all mtn who have
any principal about them; who have
wives and children, and who desire t.
see them happy and contented; who
have the welfare OF the labOrers at
heart, to stay away until this matter is
fually settled"
Everything is very quiet at the june
ton, looking more IKE tho strihers
were waiting to start 20 work than that
any trouble existed. They amuse u emf |
selves by playing base ball ard seem to
eujoy themselves hugely. IL is said
ali passenger trains will be stonped to-
morrow, the strikers only allowing en-
gines ana mail cars 10 go through Mar
shall.
AT PALESTINE.
PALESTINE, Marclq D. Special. - One
hundred and fourteen employees of the
d Great Northern shops
at this place, refused u resume work
this morning on account of the reduc
ton of 12H per cent. in their wages.
The men were scattered along Spring
street today looking very earnest but
quiet and orderly. 4 committee from
the Working Mems union waited on
Master Mechanic Norris and requested
to be allowed TO resume work on nine
hours time at wages the same SIS before
the reduction, claiming otherwise they
cannot support their families. The
master mechanic declared he had no
power to grant their request. The
strikers claim he has assumed the
power to raise the wages ofthe few men
still at work % to so cents. The strikers
will hold another mestipg tomorrow
night and affirm that the movement
will be general on this branch of the
Gouid system,
egH.4 UNEASY AT ST. louis.
S. Louis, March 3.-RepresentGtiveS
of the Texas & Pacific railroad called on
Superintendent Warfield, of the United
States railroad mail service, to-day and
asked him 20 have the mails for Texas
carried over the Missouri, Kansas d
Texas lines, instead of by the roads on
which the strikes arc now in progress.
The reason for asking this IS the lear
IT, at strikers at Marshall will delay
the mails by ohstructiug mail trains.
Superintendent Wsrtield declined the
request and said if the strikers inter
terred with the prompt passage OF the
mails the governments would lind
speedy means of furnishing them.