The Portland daily press., 1885-03-17
THE STRIKES.
Railroad Men at st. Louis Receive
Mr.. Hayes Circular Coldly.
Men Returning to Work at Other Points.

ST. LOUIS, NO., March 16.-Despatches re-
ceived from different points in the West and
South of Missouri, state that the strikers re-
ceived Vice President Hayes circular, restor-
ing the rate of wages paid last September,
very coldly. Meetings were held in various
places last night but so far as reported no de-
finite action was token. The men will meet
again to-day. 1t is stated by one of the rail-
road commissioners, who was present at QUE OF
the conferences, that the Knights OF Labor
have directed and controlled sll the move
ments of the men.
It is learned that over 1000 loaded freight
cars on the Missouri Pacific side tracks be-
tween st. Louis and Sedaia are ready to move
when the strike is ended.
The Missouri Pacific railroad officers here
state that strikers at Sedalia, Parsons, Deni-
son and Atchlson refuse to return to WCrk un-
less written guarantee is given that none OF
the strikers will be discharged within year
from date. At other places the men all re-
turned to work No action has yet been taken
by the officials. The general manager OF the
Wabash railroad telegraphed this morning to
the heads of the machinery and car depart.
meRts OF the road stating that wages will be
restored at once to the figure existing before
the cut.
SEDALIA, Mo-, March 16.-The strike is con-
sldered practically at an end, though no orders
are yet issued by the committee, and it ie ex-
pected the men will return to work tomorrow
morning. No freight trains have moved yet.
JEFFERSON Cry, March 16.-Anxiety is felt
by the authorities over the refusal of the
strikers at Sedalia 20 accept the terms offered
by the railroad official and the governor has
telegraphed to Sedalia inquiring the cause of
the trouble, and whether to send the militia
Labor Commissioner Kochlitzky snow at Soda
lila, has telegrsphed the governor that the
strikers do not understand the railroad COM
panys offer.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., March 16.-There will be
conference here tomorrow between the en-
gineers from Sedalia and officials OF the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad Company in regard to
the grievances Of the engineers Among the
subjects to be considered are the discharge OF
four engineers for refusing to move freight
trains and loss of time caused by the strike.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 16.-The statement
OF one of the railroad commissioners present at
the conference of strikers and railroad officials
at st. Louis yesterday that the strike had bean
engineered from Pittsburg, that all orders had
emenated from here, and that the knights of
Labor have directed and controlled all the
movements of the men, is denied emphatically
by prominent members of that organization in
this city. The headquarters of the Knights of
Labor were removed from here several years
ago and are now in Philadelphia knights of
Labor members state they have had nothing to
do with promoting or organizing this strike.
KANSAS CITY, No., March 16.-Strikers here
received orders late this afternoon from Ssda
liza to raise the freight blockade and trains
were started out tonight, the proposed terms
having been accepted by the conference COM
mittee of strikers.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 16.-vice President
Hoxie has received telegrams from the SUPER
intendent OF the Missouri Pacific and Wabash
systems stating that all strikers have resumed
work under the terms of their circular issued
Sunday, and that all kinds of trains are now
moving.
Ceal Miners Quit Work.
IRWIN, Pa, March 16.-Fiftsen hundred to
two thousand coal miners struck today for an
advance of ten cents ton. The situation of
the strike elsewhere is unchanged. Both sides
continue firm and are confident of victory.