Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-11

MISSOURI MILITIA CALLED OFT

MISSOURI MILITIA CALLED ocT.
81 LoCB. No.. March lC.-Governo,
AsrcadGke has called oct the mimi
10 20 70 Sedaliz, Missouri. 10 sid IL re-
pressing sroeble likely 10 arise there to-
day out Of the railroad strike. Abno;
40 Officers and men left here this morn
ina On special train and viii arrive =;
SedAlia 81 2. N
In response 20 call for sroops from
Governor Marmad1ke, Lieut. Col. Wal
bridge lett with 80 militia and TIA
RailInQ g1ns for SedAlia. No.. II IL
O'Clock today. A mot of q very serious
nature = feared at SedAlis where one
thousand striking railroad employees OF
tne G0old system are said to menace
property and the pablo peace. The
soldiers left on special train and will
make the run 20 Sedalis, handred and
eighty miles, by o'clS eek this evening
Ihe 81. Louis militia found consider
able difficulty in ieetting ammunition.
hoEever the troops left with 10000 bail
cartridges
lee employees Of the Missouri Pacific
70 81 Louis are still quiet and at work.
They say il Is not the present inteasiou
to strike. The men discuss the sisua-
alton very closely. he departure of
the militia Of the city has bad the effect
20 encourage the strikers The Missoari
Pacific Is refusing freight and dischare
ing or s7spendinR many employees not
Connected With the strike. Some Of the
wabash men are ont and others say
they will strike.
At MoBERLT.
MoBKkLI, March l0.-NutviIhstasd
ing that the Missouri Car & Foundry
Co. Who have leased the Wabash Rail
road Shops, and sill hereafter conduct
them, have announced that they are
ready to receive applications for labor
irrespective Of past or existing troubles,
not one OF the men who struck some
days ago has applied for work, although
there is no doubt that they could obtain
from the car company as good or better
wages than they demanded from the
company. They say they will
not resume wsrk until the former wages
are restored 10 every workman on the
sntire Wabash system, and claim to
have advices that by tonight or tomor-
row every workman on the Wabash road
will be on strike.
AT PARSONS.
PARsoss (Ksusasl. March l0-rhe
strikers on the Missouri Pacific remain
irm. They have been very quiet today.
Ii is rumored tonight that they have Or
1ered all the engines and men along the
liRe as far south as Muskoeee TO come
~ Parsons for protection, and also that
After tomorrow no passenger trains will
be permitted 20 pass, except engines
and mail cars. This morning Superin-
Iendent Golding and Sheriff Lsmpson
attempted 70 IRE mp on engine to take
1ut freight train, bat they were not
permitted TO do 30.
AT ATcHIsoN.
ArCHIsoN. KS. March TO- There is NO
,hange in the Missouri Pacific situation
here. The striking shopmen still held |
possession of the shops aud locomotives, |
and prevent the moving Of freight trains. |
officials are awaiting develop |
nents at other localities on the line Of |
The road. No effort is being made to |
have the Governor call out the militia. |
n it does not appear necessary.
AT MARSHALL.
At Marshall today, the county and |
,ity officials were notified by the rail-
road company that il the civil autheri
lies do not intervene to break up the
strike and prevent the stopping of
rains, the company will hold the
county liable for damages arising from
he interruption OF business. On re.
,eipt Of this notice, County Judge Kel- |
Ter interviewed committee Of strikers, |
sho assured the Judge that no violence |
vas contemplated. The civil authori. |
lies thereupon decided not TO interfere. |
This ia regarded d victory for the |
strikers. who remain quite 6rm.
AT DALLAS.
DALLAS. Tex, March l0.-The section |
hands here employed on the Texas Pa |
;ifie struck this morning on invitation |
,f oouriers who passed through on a |
aano-car. The strikers drew the fires |
rom three engines. The company will |
attempt to recover the engines tomorrow |
md will begin moving number of idle |
rains. Notice has been issued by the |
Friends Of Labor for mass meeting on |
Thursday with. the object of raising |
'unds to assist the strikers at other |
points who are reported 10 be suffering |
'or breadstufs. Bloodshed Is appre- |
1ended il the company attempt to move |
he trains with small force.
A Palestine special says that the yard |
hops at that point are nov in charge of |
sheriff Davis and his deputies, who |
iOok out several trains today. The |
strikers have been excluded from the |
Fard.
a TRUCE.
KANSAS CIR, March 10.-The troops |
RON SC. Louis we're brought 10 Center
owl, within fifty miles of Sedalia,
where they are now quartered in the |
,ars. Late tonight an armistice vas |
agreed upon until noon OF the 14th OF |
at which time the strikers are to |
have an answer. Governor Marmaduke |
and Gen. Jameson are to act as media |
lors, aud see what, IL any, compromise |