The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-03-12

at Sedalia, the employees in the machine
shops decline to work longer for the nav
offered by tho company. This thew hav,
the right to- do, but they are Violating
the law by interfering with the property
and the transportation business Of tho
company,and with thelgreat commercial
interests OF the country, by hindering
or preventing the movements ~
freight. This is palpable violation O
tne law and must not be misconstrued
rlease notify the parties to depart q
once 1 honestly hope they will, but In
Iorm them If they do not all lawfii
methods will be resorted TO, backed nj
ny the power of the state, to compel sub
mission TO the law and to relieve from
embarrassment the channels of com,
ineree' DO you desire me to 20 to Soda,
ia IN personf II so, answer at once.
Slgned john s. ARMApuKr.
The troops from st. Louis were
brought to Centretown, within Is mile,
OF Sedala, where they now are quar-
tered in the cars.
AN ARMIsTICE,
iate last night, was agreed upon until
noon n tho l4th OF March, aU which
time the strikers are to have an answer.
Gov. Marmaduke and Gen. Jamison are
10 act as mediators, and see what, II
any, compromise can be made.
PARLRY.
The railroad officials sent for q sac.
retary OF the strikers association, this
evening, the hrst Official recognition
they have had since the trouble oom.
menced. Now, that the parties have
come together, it is predicted that a set
Element Will be reached within the next
"A hours.
AT MINEoLA,
MlNEoLAi March ll.--ISpecial. THE
strikers are still orderly here, by' thei1
conduct giving the law no hold upon
them. An engine and cabOose sent in
20 carry OF the accumulated freight
mere, WAS side-tracked ana killed. The
strikers have the full sympashy of the
people and can hold out indefinitely.
NoIh'hg serious is anticipated.
Al MARSHALL.
MARSHALL, March ll.-lSpecial. l.
rms morning the governors proclania-
tion was circulated among the strikers
ana throughout the city. The strikers
are not ulsposed to pay any at, ention TO
it' ANXIOUS crowds throng the COM
pany's yards. An engine was fired up
preparatory to going out when sud
denly, by some mysterious process, the
throttle flow up, the water valve dew
open, ana soon the engine was dead on
the track.
AT PALESTINE.
PALESTINE, March l.--ISpecial The
strike ht this point Is In statu quo. No
new developments, except that the
strikers have offered their services 10
Gov. Ireland to assist him aud ali au-
thoritles in keeping the peace and pro-
tectlng property. This offer was in di-
rect opposition to the advice by tele.
! graph from the Marshall strikers to pay
no attention TO the governDr's proclama-
ton. The sheriff and officers guarded
the company's property last night, and
lumber freight came in this morning
from Wills, 30 miles south on the Hous-
ton branch, the irst through freight that
has succeeded in reaching this point
since the strike. Business Interests are
suffering.
AT sEDALIA.
SEpALlA, March ll.--No change in
situation here, No freights have been
moved to-day. The company made an
attempt TO get a freight our, bat the help
they thought they could command
would not take the chances, and refused
To make much of an effort. People are
getting weary OF the state OF affairs, and
business Of all kinds is mostly at /
s'audstill. The strikers are very qulsf
orderly and peaceably disposed. No
militia mas been here, and as far a,
now known, none will come.
m is FUNNY.
The situation remains materially un-
changed. Superintendent Hnzen request.
ed The mayor this morning to swear Ia
fihkerton detectives, but the mayor
refused ON the ground that the law re-
quired one years residence before mon
could act AS officers. The superintend-
ont sent for the executive committee OF
the strikers this morning and asked If
they had not violated tho contract made
last night 70 allow freight trains TO run.
They replied they had not, as that
promise was made with the under
standing that freight trains were to be
run III men could be found TO run
Them" Three attempts were made last
nlgat 10 take out trains, and
several this morning, all OF
The men employed leaving the trains,
The committee oil citizens and strikers
VINO went to Jefferson City has not vel
returned.
gErTING STRONGER.
There Is little change In the situation
tonight. II anything, the strike !,
stronger than yesterday. No freight
trains were moved to-day. No violence
was used TO prevent IL, but
when an engineer would ste,
on 10 LOCOMOTIVES, party of strikers
requested the engineer 20 take the en-.
gine back, to the rouud-house, which he
did. This was tried several times with
different men with tho same re-
SUIT Iho railroad company, through
superintendent Hager, notified the
city authorities that If any damage wai
done TO tho company's property, tho
city would be held responsible. The
committee of citlzons who visited the
governor to-day, report nothing
new. The governor maintains
that the law must be
obeyed, III no violence is used by the
strikers he docs not intend 20 interfere
with the militia. The militia Is still at
CentretoWn awaiting orders.
AT ATCHIsoN.
ArCHIsoN, KS, March 1.-THE situa-
ton Is unchanged. Passenger and mail
trains have not been molested. There
has been no movement OF freight trains
on the Pacific Omaha extension or the
Central branch. The strike has ex-
tended west on the Central branch, and
employees a. the Greenleaf shops, 100
miles from here, have stopped work
The city Is quiet. Gov. Martin and the
board Of railroad commissioners arrived
here this morning, arc now In consulta.
tion aud have a committee Of strikers
before thom.
AT SAN ANTONIO.
SAN ANTONIO, March Ill Special. l.
business nj the Gould depot here is
pnlseless. Local freight Is being han.
died rs far as Taylor, hut through bas.-
moss Ia dead. A number OF freight CON
duetors, brakemen and freight handlers
are knocked out. Over three miles oi
cars stand empty ON the side-tracks.
passenger trainmen leaving tonight
state that they expect 10 make n
through TO Alyarado, and then the
cosehes Will DO uncoupled and only the
mail and express cars allowed TO go
through. Only one clerk was on duty
10 the freight department, aud he looked
fresh and unruliled.
AT FORT WORTH.
Fort WORTH, March ll.--lSpeciall--
The wires OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio and
the Western Union are announced as