Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-27
IN THE LABOR CAMPS.
The Queen and Crescent Strikers Con-
sent to be Discharged with Their Pay
to Date.

to Date.
BRMINGHAM, Ala, Aug. 2G.-The
strike Of the Queen and Crescent shops
force at Meridian, Miss, against the
withholding of the June and July pay was
ended this morning, and in the afternoon
freight trains commenced running again.
The men finally consented to be dis
charged with pay to-day. They seem to
rely upon the assurances Of the citizens
that any other men whom the manage
ment OF the road may offer to put in their
places will be refused board and credit for
supplies. There was big meeting Of
town people last night in expression Of
popular sympathy with the strikers.
A CONFERENCE WITH GOULD.
NEW YORK, Aug. 26.-Jay Gould, A.
A. Talmadge, General Manager OF the
Wabash railroad, General Manager
HoXie, of the Southwestern system, and
Capt. Haynes, First Vice President Of the
Missouri Pacific railroad, today received
a delegation from the executive board Of
the knights Of Labor, which is here to
effect a settlement of the differences be-
tween the Wabash road and the knights
Of Labor. From sources near TO the rail-
way men IL is learned that Mr.. Gould in
formed the committee that the Off
cials Of the Wabash railroad
were not opposed to the knights
OF Labor. AS an organization they rather
approved II. The company had never
offered such a proposition to the men as
had been stated, which was in effect that
they must break from the knights as
condition OF employment. The officials,
Mr.. Talmadge speaking for them, eX-
planned that when the new management
begun under the receiver many changes
were made necessary. Leased lines were
got rid of and expenses curtailed.
CAUSES OF CURTAILMENT.
The failure OF the wheat crop had been
felt, and constituted one cause for econO-
my. The committee suggested as means
OF settling the difficulty that all the men
employed since June l6 I'm place of union
men be discharged and the old hands,be
reinstated, those who had refused to cut
from the organization of the knights to
be taken back The shops mentioned
wore those at Fort Wayne, Ind;
Decatur and Springfield, Ills, and Mo-
berly, st. Louis, and Sedalia, Mo. The
executive board OF the Knights to-day
urged that the shops were closed June is,
opened two DAYS later, and when the old
hands applied for work they were refused
unless they signed an agreement to quit
the Knights. One thousand and six
hundred refused and were locked out,
Others replacing them,
THE MAIN POINT.
The conference to-day hinged here. If
| the officials would agree to
discharge those who took the places of
those locked out all would be well. The
cOmittee demanded an answer within if-
teen hours, but the railway officials de-
clined such rapidity OF decision, and sta
ted that consideration would be given the
.s.as l.fr
mittee of Knights then departed. Ex-
Mayor T. V. Powderly, Of Scran ton, Pa,
Grand Master Workman of the knights
of Labor, was seen tonight. He stated
that the conference had taken place be-
tween their committee and the Wabash
and Southwestern system officials.
GoULD's ATTITUDE.
He stated that Mr.. Gould had said that
he was not opposed TO the knights Of
Labor, but rather approved Of the Organi-
cation, and that he had no interest other
than that Of a stOekhOlder in q road
which Is in the hands OF a receiver. Mr.
Talmadge, General Manager Of the Wa
bash railroad, expressed similar views Of
the organization, and said that he had
never issued, nor caused IN be issued, anv
orders calling for the discharge of men
employed on the road because they re-
fused TO sever their connection with the
Knights OF Labor. Another conference
will be held.
A LABOR COMMISSIONER IN TROUBLE.
81. Louis, Aug. 26.-The Wabash COM
mittee OF railroad strikers will leave for
home tonight. II is intimated that an
order Is expected from the Executive
Committee OF the Knights Of Labor which
may extend the strike TO all points East
The New York committee has addressed
"A severe letter TO Meyer Kochntzky, State
Labor Commissioners, charging him with
trucking to the railroads in the present
strike.
COAL MINERS IN SESSION.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 26. A convention OF
delegates from every coal mining district
IN Missouri is In session at Sedala.
The proceedings are secret. The purpose
is 10 devise a plan 10 unite all the coal
miners in the State in one organization
under the jurisdiction Of the Knights Of
Labor.