St. Paul daily globe., 1885-03-17
THE STRIKE NEARLY ENDED
The Managers Seeking to Compromise by
Offering Former Wages.
Vice President Hays Issues a Circular
Offering Conditions.

SEDAL1A, Mo-, March 16.-The strike is
considered practically at an end, though no
orders are yet issued by the committee and it
is expected that the men will return to work
tomorrow forenoon. No freight trains have
moved yet, but may late to day.
THE FEELING AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, March 16.-Up to noon to-day
nothing has been received here from the
striking points on the Missouri Pacific indi-
eating deinitel whether the men will accept
Vice President Hays circular as a solution
Of the trouble and return to work. Dis
patches from a few points, dated last night,
show that some of the men as individuals
view the circular favorably, but managing
committees at various points held off and
will give no directions till instructions come
from Sedalia. At one or two points in Texas
trains have been made up and moved and at
Hannisal, Mo-, three trains are said TO have
been sent out, but so far no general action
has been taken, and everybody is awaiting
advic& from headquarters at Sedalia
J. II. Fitzgerald, chairman of the
executive committee of the grlev-
ance committee of the Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, accompanied by
arrived here from Sedalia to-day, and several
other com mitteemen are expected to arrive
tonight, and P. NJ. Arthur, grand chief en-
gueer of the brotherhood, will be here to-
morrow The object of this visit is to con-
suit among themselves and then have a con-
ference with Vice Presidents Hays and Hox-
sic of the Missouri Pacific regarding some
grievances which engineers claim to have
againt the company.
HAVE ACCEPTED THE SETTLEMENT.
GALVESTON, Tex, March 16.-Specials
from Marshall, Longview, Palestine and
jefferson report the striking employees of
the Missouri Pacific at those points have ac-
cepted the settlement of their difficulties
offered in the circular issued by
Vice President Hays and returned
to work to-day. AT Marshall
the strikers held a meeting this morning and
discussed the circular, declared it was salts
factory and adjourned and lighted fires. A
large number of freight trains left Marshall
for Longview to-day. The blockade is ended
and railroad traffic in Texas is open and un-
interrupted.
ORDERS TO RAISE FREIGHT.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 16-The strikers
here received orders late this afternoon from
Sedalia to raise the freight blockade and
trains were started out tonight. The pro-
posed terms have been accepted By con-
ference committee of strikers and will be
ratified by meeting at Sedalia tonight.
SIGNED AN AGREEMENT.
SPRINGFIELD, H., March 16.-This after
noon Superintendent johnson, on behalf of
the Wabash road, signed an agreement with
the strikers providing that they all return to
work after Wednesday at wages paid before
the reduction was made. This was ratified
by the men at a meeting tonight, with a
proviso that the same is ratified.
CALL FOR MILITIA.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, March 16-A great
deal of anxiety is felt by the authorities over
the refusal of the strikers TO accept the terms
offered by the railroad officials. The gov
ernor telegraped to Seialia iuquiring the
cause Of the trouble and whether to send on
the militia. Labor Contractor Kochtitsky.
now at Sedalia, telegraphed the governor
The strikers don't understand what the
railroad companies offer"
WORK RESUMED ALL ALONG THE LINE.
ST. Louis, March 16.-yice President
Hoxsie has received a telegram from the
superintendent OF the Missouri Pacific sys-
TEN stating that all striking employees have
resumed work under the terms OF the circu-
lar issued Sunday, and that all kinds OF
trains are now running and the strike
ended. Dispatches were also received from
various points on the Wabash system to the
effect that the strikers had gone back to
work and business fully resumed.
THE STRIKE ENDS AT KANSAS CIT.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 16.-Fitteen
freight trains were sent out on the Missouri
Pacific tonight and ten came in. The busi-
ness of the road viii be in its usual shape in
a very short time. The engineers who were
removed for leaving their posts at the request
of the strikers have been reinstated. The
men at Parsons returned to work this after
noon.