The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-03-25
SERIOUS TROUBLE
Al the Railway Shops In 81, LOula-The
Entire ely Polio ForO1 Called Out
An Unsuccessful Attempt 20 Start Out a
NJ Freight Train-'-i New rariG scheme
1.-The He'll Telephone Petition
Filed In Court,
Especial 10 tho DAILY DKMocaLr,l

sT. LOUIS, Mars 24,--There In great
that Superintendent Jenlgan, OF The
Missouri Pac ac Railroad, has resolved
TO run freight train " possible and ~
any cost, A large detail OF police are NJ
the shops and scores of officers In clti
zsna clothes are also nj the scene fhe
Knights Of Labor are largely represented
and number Of sympithizers are hang
Ing around. The strikers claim 10 be
GO lident that they can again bilk the
Oliclhle. The managers OF both sides
are In an ugly temper and there are ap
prehensi0na OF collision between the
policemen and the Knights OF Labor.
LATERAL one p. m., one train was
gotten out on the Missouri Pacific under
difficulties, the strikers "kllllng" the
switch engine. Trouble or a serious
character 10 now repOr OF nj the Pacific
shops and the entire police force OF the
city has been ordered 10 the scene.
THE TARIFF BILL,
WASHINGTON, u. O., March 24,-The
Ways aud Means C0mmltlee we're una
Bile 10 reach vote on placing wool on
the free liat 20 day, 10 In stated that
the present tariff bill will be abandoned
and a great log rolling scheme attempt
ed with the free list alone. Ohio In 10
be ignored politically aud Michl'
gan, Connecticut aud New jersey culti-
waited; wool, sugar, lumbsr and salt are
items TO be manipulated. Ths full con.
spIracy IL not outlined. The rumOr was
running around to-day that JUICE
Ggd lea favored free wool, He personally
denied this / IL now delared that he
and Hill will vote for the bill though II
contain free wool rather than see IL de-
feat6d.
THE BILL TELEPHONE cAsE.
COLUMBUS, o., March 2l,-United
States DlsTict Attorney Knmler this
afternoon filed In the United States
Circuit Court the bill In equity In the
case Of the United States vi, the Ameri
can Bell Telephone Company Of Massa
chusetls, the Central Union Telephone
and Telegraph Company OF Masaachu
setts, the Central District and Printing
Telegraph Comp ny Of Pennsylvania,
the Cleveland Telephone Company,
the City and Suburban Telephone
Company, the Miami Telephone
company, the Buckeye Telephone Com
pauy (lhe latter four companies Of OH }
and Alexander Graham Bell, respondent
The bill alleges that certain letters
patent Issued 10 Alexantef Graham Bell
datei March 7, 1876 numbered III i6j,
were illegally aid Improperly pTOcurei
to be- issued by reason Of certain facts
tharatn.HIa. mara fnlIu ca fnrIh That
this bill In equity IL brought ~ means
OF causing justice TO De done, etc
PowDaRLY THREATENS TO RFsIGN,
PHILADELPHIA, PA, March GA
startling report has been coat out to-day
from knights Of Lqbjr sources. II IL
said that r. v Powterly, Grand Master
Workman, has sent letter TO every
lodge IN the country, threateningatO re-
sign hls Cillee, and this week yet, unless
the present strike movements, which
new and inexperienced lodges are In.
augnrating, ara Immediately diicOn
tinuei. His policy has been 10 favor
arbitration during the seven years. no
has been at the head OF the order and as
his orders have been dlsobeyed he has
taken this step. Great CONSERVATION
prevails In the order. as no Ia regarded
az the only man that can lead the order
through the present crlsis.
A GENEROUS CONCESSION.
NRw York, March 90 The large cloth
Ing firm OF Rogers, Peet & Co., 0ave u
banquet to their employees last night and
announced that they had decided 10 take
their clerks into partnership. II IL pro.
posed to set aside certain percentage
OF the net profits, ~ ascerlalned at the
end of each year, from which dividend
10 TO be declared to the employers, nc
cording TO the wages each one receives,
Upon the basis Of last years business
man who earned $40 per week would gst
$50 40 his dividend.