The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-24

Everything Quiet on the Surface and
Both Sides Moving Cautiously.
Fears that the Locomotive Engineers May Be
InyOlyed-A Conference of Knights
To Be Held in New York.

ST. Louis, Aug. % Railroad affairs here re-
main practically unchanged. No direct issue
has yet been made, and matters, on the surface
1t least are quiet. The Knights of Labor in
the Missouri Pacific shops will not touch Wabash
rolling stock, and there is no disposition on the
part of the Missouri Pacific officials to require
them to do so. Yesterday the Bridge Company
undertook to handle Wabash engines and pre-
pare them for work, but as soon it
was discovered that nearly all the employees
of that company were Knights of Labor, SUI
perntendent Dickinson withdrew his orders,
and Wabash engines receive what attention
they require at the round-houses of that company
IN North st. Louis and in East St. Louis. In
some cases engines have been turned and cleaned
by non-union men in the Missouri Pacific round
house, but request that no more should be sent
there has been complied with, and thus the
opportunity for an issue has been avoided
So far as repairs concerned
the Wabash company can do light work here and
in East ST. Louis and all important repairs can
still be done at Moberly, Mo-, Springfield and
Decatur, H., and other points where the shops
are run by nonunon men. The chief apprehen~
sion now is that the executive committee will
issue another order directing all knights
10 refrain from handling, or in
any way moving any Wabash freight If
that is done. it is feared that the locomotive
engineers will necessarily be involved, and that
real trouble will result. The report that the
men at Stanberry. Mo-, have renewed work is
confirmed but it is stated they returned under
misapprehension of the situation, and that
they will all 90 out again as soon as they
better informed
A report from Armourdale that the ST.
Louis order boycotting the Wabash cars went
into effect there to-day in the Union Pacific
yards at that point and no switching of Wabash
ears has since been done The Wabash repair
ing is done in the Union Pacific shops The full
effect of the order cannot be determined before
tomorrow. The yardmaster in the Wabash
freight yards states that there are but two
Knights of Labor in their yard These two,
who were foremen, quit work to-day, and their
places will be supplied at once.
A dispatch from Meridian Miss, says: SIT is
currently reported that the Knights of Labor
have ordered strike at the shops of the Queen
& Crescent railroad to take effect this midnight.
1t is impossible tonight to verify this report, but
1t is generally believed that at least portion of
the force is determined to work longer 1t is
also said that engineers enough will Quit work to
render it impossible for their trains to go out
to night"
telegram from Washington D. c., reports
that the executive board of the Knights of Labor
held another meeting to-day, lasting from IL A.
NJ to p NJ. to consider tho Wabash railroad
difficulty. Messrs. Turner and Hayes of the
board. left for New York tonight. and will be
followed by Grand Master Workman Powderly
and the other members of the board tomorrow.
10 hold conference with prominent members Of
the order in that city on the subject.