Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1886-03-18
STILL FIRM.
The Strikers ON the Gould Roads Stin Hold
Out Beceiver Brown Refuses Powderly's

Oner to Arbitrate.
ST. Louis, March l2.-The critical mo-
ment in the history of the present strike,
which was expected to be precipitated yes
terday, was not reached, owing to tho fail
ure of the Missouri Pacific to carry out its
part Of the programme. The railway OH
Gals announced with . flourish of tTumpets
that they would resume traffic, but . sur
vey of the situation shows that the solution
of the difficulty Is as far removed as ever
The progress made in the way of resump-
ton Of traffic is not sufficient so far to pro-
duoe any decided change in the situa-
ton. The blockade in the yards
still exists. The mills are all clos
ing on account of lack of raw material
and lack of coal and the impossibility Of
moving their manufactured products. The
merchants are unable to receive or ship
goods and the day closed with tho c0ndi-
tons of business practically as they were
Wednesday. The officials Of the Missouri
Pacific engaged a force of men Wednesday
and kept the force which consisted of about
fifty men, strongly guarded in their shops.
but to no avail, for not wheel could be
turned. The officials continued their eff
forts to secure help, but with slight success,
only few men having been engaged.
Without the knowledge of the strikers
yesterday morning the Missouri Pacific rail-
. way officials succeeded In starting from this
city,over the Iron Mountain tracks, freight
train consisting of about seventeen cars.
When it reached Carondelet, short dis
tance from this city, it was going at express
train speed but met with no opposition un-
til it reached De Soto, where it was boarded
by Knights of Labor, who side-tracked 1t
and afterward KILLED" the engine. The
Knights say they will oppose to their utmost
any attempt to resume freight traffic
by the road. After the engineer
had announced their willingness to
20 to work and run their engines
unless they were actually prevented from
doing so, it was decided by Superintendent
Kerrigan to send freight train west, and
preparations were Immediately made to
make up train. After considerable of q
wait locomotive came down the track
manned by Engineer Marvin and Fireman
Harris, and the work of making up a train
was at once begun. Superintendent Kerri-
gan and Trainmaster Clark were active par.
Elephants. As the time for the departure
approached when the train was almost
ready to start two men appeared on the
scene, one of whom proved to be John l..
Williams, vice president of the local execu-
tive committee of the Knights Of Labor.
The latter Immediately entered into
Iow-toned cOmmun. cation with En-
gneer Marvin and after considerable talk
and evident pleading the engineer stepped
from his cab and announced that he would
not take out the train. The locomotive
was returned to the round house. Super
intendent Kerrigan stated that no further
effort would be made to move trains that
day, and thus ended the first effort to re-
sumo traffic on the Missouri Pacific road.
The little knot of men who had collected
near the engineer when they comprehend
ed the situatson and who were chiefly
strikers or their sympathizers, cOngratu-
lated Mr.. Williams upon his success in in
ducing Engineer Marvin to abandon his
engine and all quietly dispersed. 1t can
not be definitely stated what the company
will now do, but the probabilities are that
further and pei haps more persistent efforts
will be made to-day to send out trains.
Brown Rejects Arbitration.
PHILADELPHIA. March 12.-lteferring to
tue StllhC vi tlc uOulu SyStcIl uiduu hdS-
ter Workman POwderly, of the Knights Of
Labor, said last evening: district Assem-
bly, No. 1O1, of Texas, has not appealed to
the general executive for advice or assist
ance, and the matter is in their hands as
yet We have had the question before us
several days. We telegraphed to the ex.
ecutve committee of District Assembly 1O1
for information, and the reply we received
differs but little from the published reports.
Thinking that we might be instrumental in
effecting a settlement. the following tele-
gram was sent out last night to the receiver
of the Texas 4 Pacific:
John c. Brown, receiver of the Texas s. Pa
cific railway, Dallas, Tex:
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March 11.-Will you
meet with committee selected by general
executive board of the Knights of Labor to
arbitrate for q settlement of difficulties with
the Texas & Pacific employ T Z pown..,x
Late tonight l received the following
reply:
DALLAS, Tex, March 11.-YOur message
received asking me il will meet committee
selected by general executive board of the
culties with the Texas Pacific employees. !
beg to say that we have no difficulties with
the employees of the Texas & Pacific railway.
and should any arise we are most willing I as
gr evance shown by them to exist. The only
issue between the former employees
who are now strikers and not now in our
service and ourselves is that they have
committed depredatiOns upon the property
in our possession by disabling and interior
ing by intimidation and otherwise with mer-
itoriOus and honest men in our service, dc.
String to perform the duties abandoned by
the strikers This matter we have RENTED
to the United States court. and the United
States marshals under writ of assistance from
the court are settling the trouble for US, SO
a committee Oe Knights of Labor could ac-
cOmplish. JOHN c. BROWN.
I'm an editorial the Ledger advises me to
90 to st. Louis in order TO effect q settle
ment. You will see by the kilograms
have shown you that it was our intention
to bring about settlement il possible. Mr..
Brown has seen fit to refuse the mediation
of the General Executive Board of the
Knights of Labor to secure settlement of
pending difficulties by arbitration. He
must now be held responsible at the bar Of
public opinion for rejecting the overtures of
those who, having as deep an interest in
the welfare and prosperity of this country
as Mr.. Brown can possibly have, would do
every thing in their power not only to set
the idle wheels in motion but to keep them
going. expected that Mr.. Brown would
have some suggestion or idea to offer By
which a termination of this trouble could
be reached, and l must confess that his
reply was a surprise to me. Our board
had arranged to have a committee 20 to the
scene, but if those in authority will not
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