The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-11

1t reported, that the strikers had grew
ances in regard to wages. 1t was
claimed that the trackmen were not
paid, enough. Hollis, of Parsons, when
called upon by the citizens committee,
said the principal grievance was Jay
Gould owned all the railroads and did
not treat his men right, and if the peo-
pie of Sedalia assisted the railway
officials in the existing trouble curse
would fall upon their heads. Witness
knew that the strike had completely
Frustrated business and had had demon
alizing effect in many ways. In con-
Guiding his testimony, witness said
numerous acts of violence were indulg-
ed in by the strikers, and
for time the authorities
were powerless in the premises.
THE MOLLY MAGUIREs.
Ira Hinsdale informed the commit
tee that he was engaged in the horse
and mule, transfer. oil and gas bust
ness, but during the fir.t few days of
the strike became very near not hav-
ing any business to attend to. His
transfer business was completely par
alyzed. 1t was impossible for him TO
receive oil, and if he wanted to get
horses or mules to market he had to
drive them across the country. An
effort was made every day to move
trains, but it proved futile for some
time. He, too, was a member of the
citizens committee whe called upon
the Knights of Labor executive COM
mittee. He thought it was man
named Wright instead of Martin Irons
who said the Knights would stop
every railway in the country unless
the Missouri Pacific surrendered.
The strikers claimed to have q long
list of grievances, but the principal
one was the discharge of Hall. Wages
were also complained of, but never
until after the strike had been in
progress some time.
Col. Burnes-Where does Martin
Irons live?
Hinsdale-In East Sedalia, with
the balance of the Molly Maguires.
Col. Burnes-IOu employ men,
Mr.. Hinsdale, will you state what
you pay them?
Hinsdale Yes, sir. | have one
man whom Ipay $3.50 per month. l
have another man at $50 month,
another at s1.25 per day, and six
colored men at liz a day.
Col. Burnes-Are they worth what
you pay them?
Hinsdale-Ges, sir, they are.
DEUTsCa's BOYCOTT.
Louis Deutsch, another member of
the citizens committee, said he could
corroborate what the preceding
witnesses had stated in regard
to their call upon the Knights
OF Labor executive committee.
Witness business hal been seriously
with by the strike. Dur
ing the month of March it iell off 40
per cent. compared with March, 1885,
and in April about "a per cent. He
had good local trade, and the strike
had had a demoralizing effect on it
also. Mr.. Deutsch then called atten-
ton to the Knights of Labor threat
ening him with boycott because he
did not handle union labor cigars
and said he believed there were a
dozen other merchants who had re.
ceived similar communications.
MR.. DALBY's LOSS.
John n. Daily stated that for a
month after the strike his business was
utterly paralyzed, as he could ship
scarcely any goods during that time.
He did not hesitate to say that it had
been reduced 20 per cent.
The general effect of the rike was
very demoralizing. When the trouble
came on, witness was about to trade
a piece of real estate, but the feeling
Of uncertainty which prevailed pre-
contamination Of the trade,
and he subsequently offered the prop
erty for sale at a reduction of 81, 900
from the original price asked. Wit
ness recited the citizens committees
when they called upon the
Knights of Labor committee, and re-
ferred to the threat made by Irons or
Wright, that every railway in the
would be stopped by the
knights if it Was necessary to compel
the Missouri Pacific people to knock
under. Witness had served as a
deputy sheriff and was personally cog
infant of the fact that the
strikers captured trains and
thus prevented freight traffic being
Col. Burnes wanted to
know if the witness hired any men,
and, if SO, what he paid them, to
which Mr.. Daily replied that he had