Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-04-02
LABOR MATTERS.
GROWS WORSE.
There IS But Little Hope Of a Settlement OF
the Railroad Strike.

\ O one ventures prediction As 10 how o.
when the strike upon the Gould southwestern
system OF railro adj viii end. Mr. ltoNle has
refused to confer with Mr.. POWdcriy; the az
forts of Governors Martin of Kansas and Mar
nadukc Of Missouri have failed 10 effect set
Element, the management OF the road declines
TO treat with any Of It's striking cmploye-
representing the knights OF Labor. the latter
Low announce that they will accept no terms
from the company unless Offered Ia them rs
members OF that organization; AMI nov, as
last resort, the strikers have called upon the
merchants Of different cities 10 assist in posi-
bic arbitration Several business men state
that such course would be gladly pursued by
them If hotn would agree 10 abide faithfully by
their decision.
\ mcmrer OF the executive committee says
III we were 10 submit now and return 10 work
without having been recognized as Knights OF
Labor. II would be a defeat not only for H. but
iOi every labor organization in the whole Coun-
try. We viii wait lrce or tuur DAYS ia the
hope that some way towards a settlement may
be- opened. aud then If the situation remains
unchanged for the better. every freight train
OH every ROAD running out OF -. Louis, and
every freight train on every road running out
of Chith-O, will be stopped II this shall iail
b. force the companies 10 recognize Us the
strike Nill he extended, embracing the entire
country, aud II IL comes u the worst. tuc
strike will be- made to embrace every large
| manuiactory aud every extensive business IN
dustry IN the country"
The railway officials in Sedalia, Mo, notified
tht city and county authorities
the other morning they would attempt 10 run
n train AT o'clock in the afternoon. The
mayor had the entire police force on the com
PAWS grounds. with the sheriff and p
deputies, taken from tie business men ol the
city. AT = y. m. the train was ready 10 start,
and a man named William trcelaud stepped
up 10 the train an gave the engineer, fireman
and brakeman each a note which read: ~ on
are hereby earnes ty requested Tor the sake OF
humanity, not 10 20 out on this engine The
train started out, ana IL II passed New \ DIRK
ave torpedo cXT lOdcd under thc engine. At
the city limits the fireman came down from the
engine, and train soon came TO "A standstll
and then hacked up to the yard. Frecaud was
arrested and placed under 500 bond, ON the
charge OF ucspassing.
The situation in Kansas City Is one Of quiet
but ANXIOUS expectations. No freight trains
have been moved and there Las been no at
tempt made TO start them. Passenger trains
o. not intCr.orcd with. \ stCc> train consist
M Of Is cans OF cattle and I'VE cars OF hogs
came in The other morning over the Atchi'on,
Topeka * santa Fe, and was delivered 10y the
traun.cn. No other business has been done,
however, ., far q, reported. report re-
Ceiycd from Atchison SAYS that party oi
masked men visited the Missouri Pacific round
house amt inundated the guard and
Killed all the engines ia tie house.
The strike in Denison. Texas, is virtually IN.
changed. \lce-Ire,iGcnt llOX.e's reply 10 tht
governors l. not received by the strikers with
satisfaction; they claim there Is nothing in II
ior them. fOrty OF the locomotives were run
out of the rounu house the oth,r day into tho
yard, as there Is some Apprehension Of the
house icing burned by nccud ares. All the
Yards ana shops are heavily guarded BY IN
sheriff and has deputies, armed with Winches
ter rifles