The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12

In regard to men employed In
machine shops and Foundhousee, and
some of the coaf-shute men. The train
service hands have not ksen reduced.
The reductions haye k7en principally in
Texas, where they may be said in gen.
eral way 70 range from 6 to 10 per cent,
but still leaving wages at which other
men following like means OF livelihood
have heretofore gotten along very CON-
Portable. In Arkansas, Louisiana and
Kansas, the reductions are not so great,
but the Texas lines were not more
than paying expenses and fixed
charges, as g rule, and some OF
them were not even doing this. In these
depressed times It was simply aquestion
of whether given SUM of money allotted
for expenditures TO repair rolling stock
and keep mp round houses should be so
distributed ss to give employment 20 q
large or small number of men and it wss
decided TO keep as many men as possible
during the dark winter days. Hours
were limited by reason of the shoFtness
OF DAYLIGHT and shOpRen worked but i've
days in the week of nine hour each, or q
week of forty-flve hours. This time
rule prevailed in all shops IN Kansas
and Missouri, but on the 18th OF last
month the schedule time wes raised to
SIX days of ten hours, giving fifteen
hours more earning time each week, or
from four to SIX days extra pay in each
month. Some ten days since both Mr.
Hoxie and myself were In Texas visit
ing the different places where these
| troubles have since occurred and the
| men, If they had complaints, had full
opportunity to present them, but no
onplalats were made. We heard of no
grievances, except on 60 days notice.
THIS agreement has been lived up
TO and understand and
believe that our train service men are
anxious and willing to work If they can
only be permitted to do So"
Capt. Hayes further said that the pay
master stood ready to pay of all hands
who by reason of failing to return 70
work after proper notice, had voluntar-
lily dropped their position on the CON-
pany's rolls. The fact that some of the
strikers bad refused tn accept their pay
checks did not place them on any better
footing. Discharged men, refusing
their wages. did not By that refusal
cons ;tute themselves employees, but SIM
ply assumed the relation OF creditors
Returning to his original proposition
that tue men who wanted to work should
be allowed to do so, he said that so far
as repairs TO the rolling stock were con.
cerned the railroad had now in good
shape three times the amount of rolling
stock that was necessary to the present
| volume of business. Repairs could be
done by contract If necessary, and the
public need not suffer if the laws were
| properly enforced and the railroad com
| pany enabled TO run its trains as 1t had 6
right to do
THE SITUATION TO DAY
In IL 4
strike here this morning. The COM
mittee from Sedalia have called on the
men In the Missouri Pacific shops, but
1t is understood got little il any sa;isfac-
| ton. It is stated that the men in the
| Missouri Pacific shops here have decided
not to go out. The militia companie.
| which left here Yesterday are still rest
| ing between Jefferson City and SedaiiG
| Negotiations tor compromise between
the road and the men are going on.
AT TAE COAL MINES.
PITTsBURG, March 1.-THE Rivel
Coal exchange held meeting this morn
| ing and by unanimous vote agreed Il
| stand together against the striking Goa
miners. The members were all pledged
not to pay the advance demanded by tn
strikers. This covers nearly every min
on the MOnongahala river.
FROM JEFFERSON CITY.
| JEFFERSON CITY, March 1.-THE mil
itia IL still held in close call to proceed
to Sedalis if necessary, but 1t is though
the troops will not be needed. Striker
are orderly, but determined. The lead
ers have agreed to allow trans TO be rul
aud not TO lnJure property. GoYerno
Msrmaduge says order must be preserv
ed at Sedsiia or he will send troops.
AT MoBERLy
ST.. LOUIS, March IA Moberl,
special to the Post Dispatch says tina
there are 10 new developments there
the men are determined and believe the
Will win. The shops have been idl
since the beginning of the strike. TIL
executive committee of the strikers ar
receiving kilograms giving informauo
of the situation at other points.
LATER DEVELOPMENTS.
Negotiations at Sedalia for amicabl
settlement have practically failed. Tn
troops will probably go TO Sedalia in
few hours.
Superintendent Hnyer requested tb
mayor of S.dalIa to swear 10 Pinkerto
de- ectives The mayor refused on tn
grounds of legal techniealitIes.
| Several attempts have been made &
take ouc trains to-day, all of which hav
failed. The strikers are accused of vic
latiDg their agreement,
| AT KANSAS CITY.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March In
new developments here in regard to tn
strike.
AT ATCHIsON.
ATCHIsoN, Kas March 1.-THE sitU
ation is unchanged. Passenger and ma
trans are not molested, but there is n
movement of freight trains on the r.
cific roads.
Governor Martin and the railroa
commissioners are in consultation wit
a committee of strikers.