The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1885-03-12
The Strikers

81 AoOlS- HAO.p MaISA AO.-0ONCiHol
Marmaduke has called The militia here
To 60 to Scdalia, Mo-, TO aid in reptess-
ing trouble likely TO arise there to-day
out of railroad stIike. About 100 Of
ficers and men lett here this morning on
q special train and wall arrive at Sedalia
al 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
In response 10 the call for troops from
Gov. Marmaduke, Lieutenant Colonel
WaIbridge lett with 25O militia and q
gattling gun for Sedalia, Mo-. at II
O'Clock to-day. a riot is very seriously
feared at SedalIa, where one thousand
striking railroad employees OF the Gould
system menace property and public
peace. The soldiers lett on special
trsin and Will make the run to SedalIa,
one hundred and eighty miles
away, by O'Clock this evening.
The st. Louis militia found consider
| able difficulty in getting ammunition
1t Wass finally arranged, however, and
the boys left with 10000 ball cartridges.
The employees of the Missouri Pacific
In st. Louis are still quiet and At work
| and say they have no present intention
| to strike. Men discuss the situation very
closely and it is believed the departure
of the greater part of the militia vi the
city will have bad effect IN encourag
ing strikes. The Missouri Pacific is re-
fusing freight and dlscharging or sus.
pending many employees not Connected
with the strike. Some Wabash men are
cut here. Others say they will strike
1t Is said the Missouri Pacific COMPANY
has hired a number of PInkerton de.
tsctives and sent them up to SedalIa
| armed with Winchester rites to
protect property till troops arrive
AT KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CITY, March 10-The strik.
ers here are considering propos ton
which will be submitted to the TailIeao
| officials this afternoon. They have de
cided to discontinue Interference with
the Wabash trains, fearing conflict
with the federal authorities, that Toad
being in the hands ot the United States
! Court.
A force of depu y marshals is now
guarding that property. The mayor
| called special session of the council Il
meet this afternoon. No freight moved
| on the Missouri Pacific today.
AT sEDALIA.
ST. LOUIS, March 10-A special from
Sedalia 10 the POst-Dispatch says tina
all Is still and quiet there among the
strikers, but affairs are critical TIL,
| strikers are now IL session drafting
| proclamation that they will keep thu
peace at all hazards. They at,
embittered because thirty Pink
erton detectives have arrived
who are hired by the railroad. Adjutan
General Jamison in a conference will
strikers, informed them that thew mu
not prevent trains moving. The pa,
car arrived this morning, but the sirik
ers refused to receive any wages. becaus
they said that would sever their con net
/ 81 vrfRh =. thn
not due for five days.
The Iumor that the militia are coming
aggraVaies The situation.
A spe :ial to the POs;-Dispstch froI
Jefferson City SAYS. Gov. Marmaduk
may go to Sedalis this afternoon. TIL
81. Louis militia will be halted her
probably until the governor receives
report from Adjutant General JamIso
at Sedalia
ST. LOUIS, March IO-At SedaIia ther
are over seventy engines in the rom
houses and yards which have b.en kille
by the strikers and over ten miles {
loaded freight cars on the side track. n
} passenger trains have yet been stopped
but no passengers have arrived here frOI
west OF Kansas City or south of Parson
Kansas since Sunday.
THE MEN DEFIANT.
SEDALIA, Mo March 10-No chang
in maiters pertaining TO the strike &c
day The men, in great numbers 81
al out the railroad Offices, defiant an
positive IN their positions. AdjataI
GeneI4l Jamison is here IN consuit4tio
with citizens and strikers Not q car
freight was moved TO day, and there
DO likelihood of any bsiug meye
: Business Ia almost at staud-still 81
5 the outlook gloomy. No rIotous d
mOnstrations however, as yet tt
5 strikers seem determined.
AT MoBERLY.
? 4 special from M1berly says Il
, strikers are frm and are encouraged
the news that the men on the Iowa rot
have struck. No disturbances so far.
4 II is claimed that by tonight or
: morrow every workman en- the Wabsi
q will be on . stIike The men say tn
!. will not resume till wages are Tsstor'
10 every person Oh the line.
c FROM TOPEKA
: TOPEKA, Kas., March 10.-Govern
Martin has not yet sent any troops
Il Atcbison and does not intend to unlt
the demonstrations are more wsrlik
Word from Atchison indicates that I
y strike remains as before.
THE COAL MINERS.
PlTTsBURe, Pa, March 10.-The CT
u miners strike is generally in an d
changed condition About 1000 N
, are out on the strike and 1000 are
e work Three hundred men got an /,
vance at the Birmingham Coal CO
pany's In, Birmingham, this city, 3
went to work to-day. River and n
road mines are nearly all idle. All
II men are out in the fourth pool. exc,
2 at NeiI's. which is the largest mine
a the pool The operators declare Il
n will not pay an advance