New-York tribune., 1886-03-12
VOL XIV-.-N" l4362.
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
VAIN EFFORTS TO REPLACE STRIKERS.

she moment the cOlnpNny HaUU VUU "V1VI"F -
limited its weakness and this display en"ouraseu o
shts ~ labor so that they now that their e"o
cess "a certain. freight train consisting oi W."
cars was started south Of the iron Mountain N"'s
after a run Of twenty mules TO De soto was se'I 49,,
plsced on a side track Not a car was ii'' .no
uissouri Pacific. No violence has been 'elol'e" va ~
mar, Of the strikers in the city and no attempt 10
traffic except by earnest requests co"le -
80 h, railvav officials and the engineers anu lhe "o
,,Aad that 4, their engines were run out OF tue ro"
bnuses ready for service they would tako '" -
them and do no more than was actuah! iSP" -
strict construction of their duties THIS hloau' ".
will be OF no service to the company Inv" 80
man ia the yard TO bring engines nom 'io on
or take cara OF them. About fifty men nave uo0 600
-. ~ ,he~ comuapy 10 take the place OF INC 4'oo'
ts,knrs bere They coud do nothing ana arc s
bopsed and tod at the ccmpanys eNl onse III VI" "
,rhs knights have allowed the San FRANCISCO r'"" "
ra,se the freight blockade Int compel tue coinp!
do its own switching with its own men, WIZ" " "'
80 dane in this city before. The two hundred cars
q, C;rondave will be brought in' the ielSh' oopo'
80 % od than rermissiou expires and the St. LOUIS
d San Francisco will have 10 haul freight three hes
IN wagons. . ,ar o., ,.o,t ot
Several manufactures were closed TO-DAY ior o, N"n,
raw material. Merchants ave growing anu 'no ~ ,,,
a. dead The directors of the Merchants EAcna"so "l
call meeting tomorrow to discuss tho sl'u"'oH S',
fouring mills with oap"ci'! VI -'N
have been closed
rbe most important development to-day Is the ue-
termination OF the braksmen to support tue strher
They have agreed not to take out any u"nS ~
ober serious blow against the railIOad company anu
increases the confidence OF the knights OF Ia'of io
are over 900 brakemen the northern portion oi 'e
sv.tem who will obey the orders oi the hulHh's ND
e, will Ina made to induce the brakemen IN IeNas 10
90 ont Every influence is being used TO induce t"e Gu
pIneers to abandon their engines ana so far the hls
have met with success. Two engineers lett the Ies'
passenger trains last night on the missouri l"ei"''
This afternoon two engineers ana two hremeh ""an-
doued their engines presented with TIE oio"ins
notice on which was stamped the seal OF tie knes ol
Labor 80
You are respectfully requested not to take your en-
iue out To- day By order OF :he executive committee OF
the Knishss OF Lab0I."
After reading the paper the engineers ran ther en-
cines back to round houses Conferences are heu
all over the city With the cooperation OF the Brother
hood OF Engineers the Knights feel certain th"t ty
nn win ylrorv in few days. without this eo-opera-
ton II Nil take time and Decessltate perhaps to
extension Of the strike and greater complications INC
body OF strikers includes in its number many snopmeu
fully capable of running an engine II the ehEnociS
desert the Knights In this fight the knights will certainly
retaate in the event OF future strike by the engineers
II was announced by official OF the Missouri racine
tins morning that the engineers and tremen had sgnea
an ent to take their engines IN ther turns
when cal cd upon. This statement was approved oy tne
engineers themselves, when spoken TO-
But" said one Of them, there Is nothing Ill our
agreement that cOmpels us 10 submit or expose our
selves 10 violence"
This expressIu was repeated by others and seems 10
hare hidden significance both for tbs strikers and the
engineers It is said by some OF the knights that Tue
cngineers Will their engines upon request "i tue
knights to DO Although 10 vOleLce VIII pe at
tempted the notice to leave from the knights VIII pe re-
earded as intimidation and the men will not 60 out.
~; will bp "A technical faith with tne
coIunany and an honest faith with the strikers The
executive board of the Knights OF Labor which ordered
the rke ana which has been sitting IN Marshall Ie1as'
will arrive in this city TO morrow and will make its head
quarters here. MarmaduEe, tho state Labor
Commissioue er and other officials here already.
AT Houston Texas, where a new force attempted 10
run train the engines were killed" AT Little Rock
An ATTEMPT was made train loaded with perish
able freight the strikers took possession OF tue en-
CINE ran II of the city, disabled It, Another engine
was secured and the train was started under the Otec
tion OF the law. At De Soto twenty-five or
twenty three engines, II is said were disabled by the
strikers There little change at any of the principal
poipts The .rikers are determined TO win and firm
and hopeful There excitement, but no violence
at sedalia The Cngbts in AtchisOn, Kan, depore the
necessity Of the strike In Galveston the STATE Executive
Board with the exception OF the Master Workmen are III
confer with the local committee of the Knights OF
Labor and not united the necessity for strike
The raj road conductors held meeting last night In
sedalia aud adopted the following:
Whereas We, as conductors and employees OF the Mis-
sour Pachc Railroad ceutrug IN Scdaa, Mo. are on
failing hardship aud loss of valuable time by lending the
he grievances the Knights of Labor their troubles
with the Texas Pacific Railroad in Texas we hope no
person will offended at the stand We have taken in
this matter, therefore be II
form our respective duties in the future as We have
done in the past
Martin Irons chairman Of the Executive Board OF Dis
trct Assembly No 1O1. Knights OF Labor. prepared
a OF the grievances and demands OF the srk
ing employees OF the Gould Southwestern system and
has Colonel Hoxie. first vlcepresden and gem
eral manager OF the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He
denounces the statements made IN Colonel Oxes crcu
lar issued DAYS false. He makes che prop
oion that conference be arranged between the man
sgemcnt of the Gould Southwestern companies the
District Executive Board Of Assembly No. lOl Of the
Knights Of Labor 60 the following propositions
First-That all uuskIlled labor, including section
laborcrs trucHmeu and crossing switchmen, be paid
81 30 per day.
srcond-Tne adjustment Of convict labor
TurdThat all bridgemen be paid at the rate OF 90.
s. 25 - 10 according to the nature OF the work per-
formed by them
FourtlAlI house repair gangs to be rated bridge
men.
be enued haf rates Of freight on all supplies for
use OF bridgemrD.
Sunday brdgemen shail be allowed one and one-half
time while being so moved
SeventhTbat while bTidgemen are compelled to work
IL water al washous. etc. they shall be allowed double
time while o engaged.
Eighth-Brdgemen shall be allowed one and One-half
time for extra services
Eiuth-Br!dgelnen shall be allowed passes 10 their
homes from pace Of employment twice a month.
Tenh-A betteT regulation Of the apprentice system.
Eleventh-In view OF the fact that considerable DIS
satisfaction aud trouble have arisen Of the
discharge OF employees without canse being first made
knows, therefore demand that when any employees
who Knights Of labor do give satisfnc-
IN the capacity in which they are en-
gagged. IL shall be made known to them
writing that they may defend themselves in the fol-
lowing n9nncr The accused person to select two per
sons assist in conducting the defence and the officer
the company In immediate charge Of the department
IN which tile accused employed be allowed TO select
IN conducting the prosecution. the ac
cused be tried before three dsnerested parties 10 be
selected n the following The persons
d, fence select ana those assisting in the
prosecution one and the thus choose the
third Tne accused man must be allowed TO remain at
the charges either disprOved substan-
tiated.
Twelfth-That all mss be paid the same wages for the