The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-09
THE RAILROAD STRIKERS.
The Strike Spreading on the Wabash and
Texas Pacific F.oads-The End
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ST. LOUIS. March Tile railroad strike here re-
mains unchanged. Ths few men who left the
Wabash repair shop, few days ago, still remain
out but their places have been generally filed
and the affair Is conside.ed trihing one Dy the
officers OF the road. No ction has yet been taken
by the missouri Pacific employees here with a view
TO Joining the strikers. Ia Texas, and business is
going on as usual, excep. that perishable freight
is not being taken for points in Texas. All pas
seDger tTsins are running regularly.
The striking shopmen hi the Wabash Railway
net IN secret session to-day. The met are prom
ised aid from the Knights OF Labor. Martin, Su-
perintendent of the Car iService of the Wabash
system claims that the strike is over. and says
more men are applying For work than can be en-
pioy ed. rumor is current In the shops here to-
day that the Peru and Decatur men will quit
work after to-day.
sEDALA. Mo-, March :. AT $40 this afternoon
the hop men, hOstlers aid W. pers of the Missouri
Pacific, at this place, ION a signal whistle
walked away from their work, formed
in a line about four hundred strong and marched
TO Smiths Opera House, where they held secret
meeting until after O'Clock. 1t is understood
they resolved to stop all freight trains tonight
ard unless their demand. are granted by Monday,
they will allow no passenger trains to leave, moth
ing but a locomotive and;mai Car will be allowed
to pass. Tue shopmen hsld meeting last night
and made demand that their wages be restored
TO what they were beford the cut OF last October
This was communicated to the officials OF the
road, with the statemeGt that they could wait
till p. m. to day for an ,answer. No answer was
received, and the strike vas inaugurated. About
o'clock TO night the Cat inspectors struck.
DENIsoS, Tex, March The strike proceeds
quietly, and the news that the machinists Par
sons and Sedalia had QUIT work this afternoon en-
cOuraged the strikers hire Two trains arrived
day. and both were sle-tracked by the strikers
ane the fires drawn from the engines. The strik-
ers have notified the Texas Central Railroad that
il they send engines offer the Missouri Pacific
track, for the purpose Of assist ting the latter COM
pany in moving It's cars: such relief engines will
certainly be seized ana temporarily disabled.
delegation from the striking workmen at Parsons
arrived this evening, ana are quietly conferring
with the strikers tonight detail OF strikes 81
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tiDguith fire.
Reports from strikers at Marshall. Longview,
Palestine and Fort Worth show no signs of weak
ening.
MARSHALL. Tex, Match ALI was quiet
among the striking railrjad EN- ployes to-day. At
a meeting this evening Abe strikers rescinded
resolution notifying Superintendent Haynes tnst
he must leave town in twentyf -four hours Other
wise both sides remain apparently as firm as on
the first day.
At Longview the strikers were firm In main
tanning good discipline, and stopped five more
freight trains to day coming from the direction OF
Palestine. The sidetrac.s are covered with freight
cars.