Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-03-07

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ST. LOUIS, March 6.-The Globe Demo
Gratis Sedalia, Mo-, special says that Of
the men who struck there 250 were from
Missouri Pacific shops and l50 from
shops Of the Missouri. Kansas and
Teras. No freight traias left since II
o'clock this morning. At meeting Of
Knights held this noon committees were
appointed 10 look after the property oi
the company and to see that all passen-
ger engines are ready for work, but on
arrival Of freight trains cars are side
tracked and locomotives taken
TO the round house and "killed." Fred
Sage. prominent member Of the
Assembly No. l0l and chairman Of the
meeting held to-day. said tonight that
all train and bridge men will cooperate
with the strikers, but 1t is not known
what the track and station men will do.
The engineers and fremen held special
meeting this afternoon, but nothing ID
known of their proceedings. Conductor
King, who passed through here this
afternoon in charge of the Missouri Pa.
cific west bound passenger train,
said that Governor Marmaduke came
from st. Louis to Jefferson City
with him and was emphatic in his dec
laration that he would stand by the
Missouri Poetic officials in their present
troubles. He claims that Vice Presi.
dent Hox;e has lived up to the contract
entered into year ago with the Knights
of Labor, and says that the latter
have no cause for striking. The
Governor was anxious that this
information should be conveyed
to the strikers. and said that should the
trouble continue he would probably visit
Sedalia. At the freight depot nothing
whatever is doing, and from the fact
that General Superintendent Sibley il
making no attempt TO send out freight
trains, 1t Ia thought that the company
will pursue the policy of abandoning all
trains and suspend business in every de-
partment except passenger trsffic.
FoRr WORTH, March 6.-Tha com
pany say they will move some Of this
freight, but the knights claim the trains
will not get beyond Weatherford. The
Missouri Pacific IL completely blocked.
Not wheel is turning except on passen-
ger trains. The few men who have gone
to work here are not interfered with, but
boarding houses and hotels refuse to
feed them or give them lodging. The
com pany officials talk OF renting houses
for them to sleep In and board them. Tho
community is with hthestrikers strongly on
two points, the deqand for increased
wages for lAborers asd the anti Chinese
move. The Knights Of Labor in other
lines Of work are standing by their
brethren, and money and proviaions are
guaranteed to support them for months.
There is 9 feeling among the
Knights that they must win this tight or
they are gone. They do not speak Of los
ing. The erailroad officials are tAciturn, but
say they are flrm in their stand. The
men are quiet, sober, firm and enthusi-
astic. The opinion is that the strikers
will win.
SEDALIA (Mo.), March 6.-The strike
here was inaugursted on orders from the
Knights Of Labor At Marshall, Texas.
Men, about 600 in number, quietly left
their work. This number includes shop
men, section hands, wiPers and other
employees about the round house. This
afternoon the strikers held an enthusi-
Astic meeting and appointed commit
toe to take charge Of the round house
aud get out passenger engines and to see
that no freight engines are sent out. and
also local executive commit
tee. Two freight engines were
'killed" at ii A. NJ, which were to take
the trains north; consequently the trains
were abandoned. A train left for
Kansas City, via Lexington, 1t ll:l6 4.
r., and q freight train left for Ksnsas
City at $50, BY permission OF the strik-
ers, which was principally Of psrishable
freight. The outlook is not very favor
able for IN early settlement of the pend
ing difficulties. Both officers and men
are very reticent - to future move
ments.
Arcusos, Kan, March 6.-Ths Mia
souri, Pacific Wsn are still at work, hav-
ing received '1ers to strike. such
orders, howeyei, expeoted moment
arily. Traffic on tnS central branch,
running west from here, has not been
interrupted, bat agents are instructed
to refuse perisbable freight.
Parsons, Kan, March 6.-All the
men employed in the Missouri Pacific
Railroad shops at this place struck to.
day and freight trains are not permitted
to run. The cause Of the strike Is said
to be violation by the Missouu Pacific
Of the agreement entered into last fall,
and the Knights Of LABOR have several
other grievances which are net made
public. No disturbance is anticipated.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 6.-Ths
strike Of the employees Of the Iron Mount
ain Railroad at this point was ordered BY
the Central Committee Of the Knights Of
Labor, who ordered the men to cease
work on account of the strike ON the
Texas Pacific Railroad. There has been
NO interference with the passsngor trains
but no freight is being handled hero.
Large crowds of strikers congregated
about the depot in this city and the shops
but everybody w.s in good humor and
no disturbance occurred.