The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-08-20
THE DISCONTINUED WORKMEN.
The Knights of Labor and the Wabash Strike
No Serious Results Yet Reported.

Of. LOUIS Aug lS-IHo ACtI Oh VI LHe ud-
tional executive committee of the Knights of
Labor, in issuing general order to knights en-
ployed upon roads west Of the Mississippi, pro-
hibiting the handling or repairing of Wabash
rolling stock, has been followed by serious
results today. Members of the Wabash COM
mittee, which is in session here. Of the opin-
ion that the full force of the order will not be
felt by the railroads for several days yet. Tele-
grams have been received by them from differ
emit parts of the State and from branch assem-
blies of the national organization, indorsing the
issuance of the general order, and indicating
their intention to stand by it. Meetings of the
knights all over the West will be held as soon as
the order is received by them, and it is expected
that concerted action will be taken by the Dist,
at the latest. T. j. Russell, of the committee,
says that the resolutions calling for the
impeachment Of United States Judges
Brewer Treat and Krekel will be
carried out, if possible Congressman
Warner and General Palmer will draw up the
articles of impeachment, which will be intro
duced into Congress and pushed with all the
influence which the knights can command
Trouble is expected at Kansas City shortly
number of the yard and trainmen at that
point are knights, and, in obedience to yester-
days order it is thought that they will refuse to
handle Wabash cars, in consequence of which
all Wabash freight will be side tracked.
I:3O P. M-Nothing has yet been received from
any point in this State, or beyond, of any
trouble growing out of yesterdays order, and
in all likelihood, nothing will occur for day or
two, or until the order shall have reached at
| least the principal points on the roads named
| in the order. The national executive COM
| mttee having turned the whole matter over to
| the district committees, with power TO act, they
| will issue no more orders and started this morn
| ing for the East, where they have some other
| matters to look after. The members of the
I committee representing the knights OF the
Southwest system left for their homes last night,
| and will more fully explain yesterdays order to
the various assemblies The Wabash commit
| tee will remain here and transact such business
| as may oe necessary. There has been no delay
to passenger trains here, so far, and none seems
| to be apprehended Immediately, although it is
| understood that the order applies to passenger
coaches as we'll as to freight and other roll
| ing stock; nor has there yet been any detention
| to freight. The movement of trains In the
Union Depot yards has in no wise been dis
i turbed as yet.
Up to late hour to night there was actually
| no strike news, either local or from outside
| points The order of yesterday. it appears, was
not mailed until to-day. and therefore it will be
a couple of days before any action can be taken
by the various assemblies at points on the
roads involved The Wabash executive
committe is still here, but it did nothing
to-day of public interest nor did it receive any
advces from outside places. Several assemblies
| of knights of Labor held meetings tonight, al
which the order of the national executive com
mittee was presented and discussed. The order
will be posted in conspicuous places in railroad
shops and yards to morrow. and all knights will
| hold themselves in readiness for anything that
| may turn up.
AT Chicago no employees of the Wabash rail
way have quit work as yet in response to the
! order of the knights of Labor.
| At Denver no action has thus far been taken
| by the Knights of Labor in the employ of the
| Union Pacific upon the St. Louis orders. Wa
bash freight is being handled as usual The
| railroad officials claim that the order will be
| ignored by the Union Pacific knights.
| There have been no developments at Kansas
| City concerning the threatened Wabash strike.
! There but few men in the roads employ
there, its repairing at that point being done by
| the Union Pacific shops. 1t remains to be seen
what action will be taken by the Knights of
Labor in the employ of the latter road when the
order regarding Wabash repairing reaches them.
| The strike has not affected the Gould lines at
| Galveston or at any point in Texas so far as
| heard from.