St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-20
The Knights of Labor Along Goulds
Wabash System Making no
Demonstrations,
The General Impression Being That
They are Awaiting Official
Instructions.
Men Going to Work at
Old Prices.
The Memphis Car Drivers Said to
Have Effected a Compromise
Last Night.
The Wabash Strike.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 19.-The action of
the national executive committee of the
Knights OF Labor in issuing a general order
to Knights employed upon roads west of
the Mississippi, prohibiting the handling or
repairing OF Wabash railway stock, has
been followed by no serious results to-day.
The members of the Wabash committee,
which is in session here, are of the opinion
| that the full force of the order will not be
felt by railroads for several days yet. Tel
egralns have been received by them from
different parts of the state from branch as
semblies of the national organization
indOrsing the issuance of the
general order, and indicating their
intention to abide by it. Meetings of the
Knights all over the West will be held as
soon as the order is received by them, and
1t Is expected that concerted action will be
taken by the 21st at the latest. T. j. Rus
sell of the committee says that the reSO-
lutiOnS calling for the impeachment of
United States Judges Brewer, Treat and
krekele will be carried out if possible.
Congressman Warren and Gen. Palmer will
draw up the articles of impeachment,
which will be introduced into congress and
pushed with all the influence which the
Knights can command.
TROUBLE IS EXPECTED
at Kansas City shortly. A number of the
yard and trainmen at that point are Knights
and in obedience to yesterdays order it is
thought they will refuse to handle Wabash
cars, i'll consequence of which all Wabash
freight will be side-tracked. 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 a day or two until the
order shall have reached at least the princi-
pal points on the roads named in the order.
The national executive committee having
turned the whole matter over to the district
committees with power to act, they will
issue no orders, and started this morning
for the East, where they have some other
matters to look after. The members of the
committee representing the Knights in the
Southwest system left for their homes last
night and will more fully explain yester-
days Orders to the various assemblies. The
Wabash committee will remain here and
transact such business as may be necessary.
There has been no delay to passenger trains
here so far and none seems to be appre-
hended Immediately, although it is under
stood that the order applies to passenger
coaches as well as freight cars and other
rolling stock, nor has there been any de-
tentiOn to freight. The movement of trains
in the union depot yards has i'll no wise
been disturbed as yet.
NO ACTION YET.
Up to late hour tonight 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 couple of days before
any action can be taken by the various as
SemblieS at points on the roads involved.
The Wabash executive committee is still
here, but it did nothing to-day of public in
terest nor did it receive any advices from
outside places. Several assemblies of
Knights of Labor held meetings tonight,
at which the order OF the national executive
committee was presented and discussed.
The order will be posted in conspicuous
places i'll railroad shops and yards to-mor-
row, and all Knights will hold themselves
in readiness for anything that may turn up.