The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-03-10
LABOR'S LEGIONS.
Less Hours and Larger Pay
the Latest Cry.
The Strike Extending All
Along the Line.
Sedalia Supplements it with
Her Shopmen.
The Situation Growing Seriou:
and Complicated.
Numerous Supporters of the
Cause Announced.
No Trouble Has Yet Occurred a:
Holden.
The situation Remains Unchanged
at Parsons.


shop men of the Missouri Pacific and K. Il
t. shops on account of two cuts made last
fall in their wages, one being for FIVE per
cent. aid the Other for two and one half
per cent, making a total cut from old
rates of seven und one-half per cent.
TALK OF A STRIKE
has existed ever since the holidays but ii
never took any definite shape until Friday.
when melted BY the strike at Moberly and
other points, the men held a meeting and
demanded OF the company the resior tiIon
OF old rates under pensl V of STRIFE, to
take place at 3 o'clock Saturday evening
The company having failed 10 acce1e, the
strike took place as thre itened.
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING
rumors of the impending lay off were rife
| throughout the streets and a vague
feeling of mingled curiosity and spprehen.
son was visible in all quarters, and at the
appointed hour the large numbers Of peo-
pl- about the STREET Is In east Sedslia indi-
Gated something unusual was on the iapis
The hour passed, however, without any
| visible signs other than those usual III the
yards at that hour and the runOr began TO
circulate that the company had scceded
to the demand and the strike wss off. AT
$50 p. M, however, long white cloud OF
smoke rising from the K. d L. shops es-
CINE house followed by the sullen sound of
the whistle announced the
SIGNAL FOR THE WALK. OUT
and was followed by a stream of
workmen issuing from the shops
and yards and concentrating in
front OF the Indiana street Offices. AS soon
4 81 r l.. a,
away il was answered by an echoing re-
spouse from tie Missouri Pacific shoIs, a
mi awsy, where a similar scene took
place. The men after q short consultation
formed in line and marched to the Third
street crossing, where they Joined forces,
and 10 the number OF nearly 450, marched
to Smiths opera house, where a secret ses-
sion was held of two hours duration, when
the men dispersed and
WENT QUIETLY TO THEIR HOMES.
They are very reticent as TO their actions
or intentions, but il is stated that ali trains
will be STOPPED after Monday morniB.
only the mail cars being allowed TO run.
The company last evening placed heavy
police force al and about their sho, 5.
which was supplemented by a like force
detailed by the strikers. Whist VIII be
the final outcome remains to be seen.
THE CAR INSPECTORS.
The car inspectors ouss who ham.
mer the car wheels and make general in
spection of both freight and passenger
struck late yesterday evening and refused TO
perform their usual work.
WHAT THE MEN SAY.
The men say but little. They lain that
no overt act OF the company recently
toward the employees here brought the strike
| about yesterday, that while their wages
have been reduced from time 10 time, they
were inclined to 60 ahead, but in.
ssmuch as the employees at other
points had b. en- reduced and had stuck,
they felt in duty bound 10 stand by and as
sist them in getting restoration of wages,
but now since they have walked out they
will probably not 60 to work again, even
If their old wages were restored, unless the
wages of the employees at other points on
the Gould system we're also restored.
REFUSED TO TURN.
About twenty minutes after the whistle
blew yesterday at the Pacific shops engine
SIS was backed out OF the round house on
TO the turn table, preparatory TO going
IL
| by about 100 of the strikers, who offered no
resistance to the turning OF the engine
around but would do nothing toward turn
ing it around, and after standing there
short time, until after the men had all EFT,
the engineer run it back into the i'd
house again.
MASTER MECHANIC HEWITT.
AT o'clock this morning on the arrival
of the train from the west, which was about
| forty minutes late, Master Mechanic Hew.
ut was seen. He had just arrived fIom
Kansas City and bad not learned OF the
strike at A Gibson; "but," said the ol,, msn,
"ihere is no telling what moment they will
quit, for l believe the trouble will become
general"
"Whst do you think will be the out.
COMP asked the reporter.
That's one of the things that no human
breast can divine at this time" said Mr..
Hewitt.
The master mechanic boarded the owl
train and left for St. Louis.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
The Knights of Labor, No. 3,476, of this
city, held protrscted meeting last night
which did rot adjourn until an early hour
this morni, :. TIE meeting was very
largely attended and abounded in enthu-
siasm. The following preamble and reso-
lutions were sdopted, touching the strike
insugurateG yest rday:
Whereas, Ii has come to the knowledge
of this equalization that the employees of
the Missouri, Pacific and NJ. K. d T. roads
of this city have seen fit and proper to
yaeate their positions on account of The re-
cent reduction of tn r wages and the tyr.
annieal and unjust demands oil the mana
gers, and .,.
Whereas, This system of oppression has
extended 10 sll points on The Gould 81 stem
of roads, thereby showing disposition on
The part of The management to increase
their dividends at the expense of the work.
iDgmen therefore. be it