The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-03-09
THE STRIKE on TIE GOULD LINES.
Indications that the Trouble Is Approaching
Crisis at Several Points.

ST. Louis, March Sat Dallas Tex, passen-
ger trains on Texas Pacific arrived to-day from
opposite directions without interruption. Rail-
road men admit that the strike has reached a
most critical juncture. A report is current that
Governor Ireland has been asked to send troops
to break the deadlock along the Texas Pacific,
but has refused to comply for the same reasons
given for not calling the militia into action to
suppress the fence-cutting. Railroad men
claim that the State is responsible for the loss
arising out of the restraint their property,
as the city of Pittsburg was for the destruction
of property during the riots. The mass Of peo
pie Of North Texas sympathEe with the strikers
and tleir methods, and if necessity arose for i'm
mediate action it is doubtful if the militia would
respond. An agent of the labor union passed
through Dallas to-day, enroute to Fl. Worth,
where ne proposed to make his headquarters for
the circulation of petition appealing to Con-
gress and the Legislatures of the several States
for immediate legislation against the tyranny
of unreSJrained capital.
The strikers at Marshall last night sent man
to Boyce, La, on the Northern Pacific road, to
bring engines from there. He disabled two en-
gines and Mought one to Marshall, where its fire
was DRAWN This puts a stop to the shipping of
freight from Shreveport to New Orleans. Quiet
and order still prevails among the strikers.
with the strikers, and rendering to them
every reasonable assistance. Only few section
men are at work. The risk Of passenger travel
has increased.
At Dennison there is no change in the strike,
and everything is quiet. A bridge the Mis-
souri, Pacific near Durant, A. IT,, burned last
night, and the strikers allowed the company to
take material to repair the bridge from DenEison.
At Springfield, H., the strikers held meet
ing to-day. Several nfiammatory speeches
were made. and resolutions passed not to resume
work until the recent reduction in wages was
restored. The officials, however, declare that
this will not be done, and say the road is not
Inconvenience to any great extent pros
pect of trouble is, imminent
The employees Of the mechanical department
of the Missouri Pacific and Wabash roads at
Kansas City, about 135 in number, have
solved TO strike tomorrow morning Their pol
icy, as foreshadowed, will be the same as that
pursued at other points.
At Parsons Kas, no freight trains were al
lowed to leave on the Missouri Pacific road to-
day. The leaders OF the strike say if their terms
are not granted by Tuesday noon they will
allow nothing but an engine and mail car to
move.
At Houston, Tex, largely attended mass
meeting of railroad employees was held to-day.
Resolutions strongly sympathizng with the
strikers along the Gould lines were unanimously
adopted, and committees were appointed to
solicit subscriptions. A resolution was also
passed asking mechanics and laborers to keep
away and not Interfere with the workmen in
terested in the strike. The Gould system has
no shops at Houston, and no strike exists there.
A Fort Worth dispatch says: ''The strike sit
uation here is assuming grave aspects, and
solution of the difficulties seems no nearer than
several days ago. Ninety percent. of the popu-
lation of the city will be indirectly injured
by the general stagnation of business which
must result if the trouble continues much longer.
A committee of FIVE leading citizens, appointed
at last nights meeting, held a long consultation
this evening with number of the strikers, but
the interview proved fruitless. The strikers re-
fuse to yield a single point Another
freight train from the West was seized and side
tracked to-day. The strikers are quiet and
orderly. A man named Knowlton, the head of
the knights of Labor organization in Texas, is
here organizing branch of the So
ciety. Pursuant to call from
Knowlton, a large meeting was held
at the courthouse to night, and many names
were signed to the roll of membership. Bank
srs, lawyers and saloon men were barred from
membership or participation. Some timid per-
sons apprehend an outbreak if the strike contin
ues during the coming week"