The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-17


At 10 O'Clock last night no further new
had been received from the governor
Gen. Jamison and Col. Won Kochti'zk,
promising than at the close of the evening
and tn At they felt confident matters woulC
be amicsbiy adjusted to-day, and it is Il
be hoped that such an issue will be At
tanned. A large meeting was held in The
court house last night, but nothing i'm
por,an trxnspired.
AT ST. LOUIS.
81. Louis, March l2.-Eyerytiing j.
quiet about the railroad shops here thi'
morning. The men are all at work and
seem to be entirely satisfied with the &C
ton of the company yesterday in -storine
their wages.
AT HANNIBAL
Hannibal, March I2.-TAe strikers have
been Joined by the section men al d some
wood workers, and their total numb-r is
now about seven'y-fye. No freight trains
are allowed 10 move on the Missouri, Ken
sas & Texas road, but passenger trains are
undIsturbed. General business is suffering
and good deal of discomfort is becoming
manifest among the lsboIers in lumber
yards, who had their wages reduced lately.
AT MoBERLY.
Moberly. March l2.-Ths strike con.
tinues without new features. EF, rythiDg
is quiet. A conference between the COM
mitiee of strikers aud msnsgers of the Mis-
souri, Ger Company and the lesees of the
Wabash shops hrs been ned. The
managers stated 20 the men that If they
would resume work al the cut rates their
wages would be at onI e incre ased according
to their worth. This proposition was re
jected by the committee, who said the men
would not 60 to work until an srrTn.e-
ment satisfactory 10 workmen Ill along the
line was made. 1t is not unlikely that the
contract between the Wabash company
and the lessees of the shops here will be
cancelled il The managers do not cCIn
meme work In a very few days. Quite a
number of workmen here are making ar
rangements 10 move to o'her places where
employment may be had.
AT ATCHIsoN.
AtchisoD, Kss., March l2-The status
of the strike is unchanged. Passenger and
mail trains are all right. Freight trains
are entirely abandoned. Hundreds of
loaded cars are on the side tracks and In
the ysrds. Ne attempt Is made TO move
freight. Office clerks are idle, some giveu
a lay of. The strikers won't sccs pit a CON-
promise, and are following the suggestion
of The governor ard railway commissioners,
to send a committee to ST. Louis TO confer
with HOxie and Hayes if the strikers at Sc
daiia and Parsons will do the same.
There is no change in the situation here.
Everybody is waiting on the action of Mr..
Hoxie. Governor Martin sent him Ing
message to-day In which he called Mr.
Hoxie's at eution 10 the good behavior If
The men, their 6rmne;s OF purpose, q gen.
eral sympathy of he public with the s'Ti-
kers and the extent of the strike, involving
as 1t does many besides the shOpmen. Tae
railroad commissioners are said 10 have
oired in the governors representations.
The message slated emphstically tina; no
necessity existed at present for calling out
he militia.
President Hoxie replied to Gov
ernor Martins telegram substantially as
ollows: eff the men will accep; their pay
20 date, and will Kermit us 10
-esume our traffic and occupy our
we Will meet them, discuss and
,rr ange wages with them for future en-
,loyment On an intelligent and lib ral
,asis" Neither Capt.. Hays nor Col. Hoxie
nave gone to Sedaiia TO confer wi the
strikers. as intimated In the dispatches, nor
S it likely either will go.
AT HANNIBAL.
Hannibal, March 12.-United States
Marshsl Couzins reach d this city this
morning with a strong possee of deputies
o protect the Wabash railway property
Train Master Richie also arrived to move
b Dut a hundred loaded freight cars held
~ the strikers. These were met BIZ the |
strikers who refused 10 allow the engines
o 60 10 the Missouri, Kansas ard Texas
Yards for the cars. Two of the
esders were arrested. The lOcomo- |
ives we're then permitted 10 pass but
he engin ers refused to run their engines |
without the permission of the strikers. PO- |
iceman Ledford, who is about half an ell
,ineer, then boarded one of the iocomo- |
ives, ran TO the yards and got out one
rain which started east this afternoon.
The regular engineers finally concluded 10 |
un their engines and the work progressed.
The strikers are very indignant at Police |
nan Ledford.
AT PLEASANT HILL.
Pleasant Hill, March 12.-[Special. -
70 day has been one of considerable excite
nent here owing 10 the war between the !
trike-s and the railroad officials over Il e |
INNING of freight trains. Traipmsster
accompanied by the sheriff, went
o the Lexington q Southern yards about /
DON and attempted to get out an engine,
ut the strikers took POSSESSION of it as soon
S it got TO the main track, drew
be fire and ordered il back. One
4 the strikers opened the connection pipe |
nd let out the water from the engine, and
fter ii was got on the side track the switch
Fas spiked.
There is large number of freight cars
eld here and no prospects of a move being |
nade until a compromise is effected.
The strikers here number about fifty, |
shortly after dark a construction train at
emp,ed to pass through town without,
but it was discovered by the