Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-04-07
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STRIKE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE ENGI
NEERs SAID TO BE PREPARING TO GO
OUT.
ST. Louis, April The engineers en-
pioyed on the railways centering in East
st. Louis decline to state the cause OF
Chief Arthur's presence in this city or
its probable effect upon the extension
of the strike to other departments of the
roads than those now involved.
WHAT A KNIGHT SAYS.
A prominent member of the knights
of labor, when questioned as to whether
the engineers would support the strikers
said:
tiThat is just what they are going to
do. You can depend upon it. Arthur
is opposed to strikes, but such q
pressure will be brought to bear that he
cannot resist. He attended yesterdays
meeting OF the brotherhood in East st
Louis. He wanted to feel the brother
hoods pulse as it were. He felt, and
found 1t feverish. OF course the en-
gineers are no all in sympathy with the
strikers as yet, but a majority of them
are and a test will be made. You can
depend on it that the engineers will go
out"
RUMoRs THAT THEY WILL STRIKE
1t is rumored that the engineers en-
ployed in East St. Louis moi running
passenger or coal cars will strike.
WORKING UNDER DISADVANTAGES.
AT the Iron Mountain yards al il
quiet and orderly. Five switch engines
are working with crews selected from
the road force of brakemen. No serious
difficulty is experienced in getting
freight trains started. Twenty
%switchmsn employed in these
yards returned to work
yesterday, but went out again when ths
report of the committee of the knights
was received. The yard master sent tc
DeSoto for new men, twenty of whom ar.
rived this morning and are now at work
A MOB OF zoToU STRIKERS.
st. LOUIS, April The quiet state o.
affairs which has existed in East st
Louis for the past week war suddenly
broken to-day by q riot. A large Grove
Of strikers, numbering over a hundred
men. formed about noon at the rela.
depot and headed by til,
leaders of 1.-THE. strikers of that cit,
marched to the Ohio and Mississippi
railroad depot, where a number of plat
form men were at work. No guard o
police or deputy sheriffs hat
been stationed there and the employel
were easily forced from their position
Thence.
Il MOB ADVANCED
upon the Yandalia yards. Here a few
deputies were On duty, who ordered th.
men back. They refused and made
rush, bearing the officials down, ant
swarmed through the gates into th,
yards and forced all the employee!
at work out of yards. From this plac.
they marchedsto the Chicago Burlington
& Quincy yards and upon arriving there
a similar scene was enacted and all The
employees forced out. The men ther
rushed on TO the Chicago & Alton yard.
and we're met by strong
force of deputy marshals, armed witt
Winchester repeaters. They ordered
the mob baek AMI called upon them tc
disperse. This the crowd refused to dc
and upon attempting to rush through
the gates, the deputy marshals brought
their rifles to their shoulders and
THREATENED TO FIRE.
if the crowd advanced. This cooled
their ardor somewhat and they turned
back, none the less determined that
there should be no more work done in
that city while the knights are still on
their strike. Deputies are retained on
guard at the Alton yards, fearing a sec
ond attack on that point, while the
strikers proceeded to the Cairo Short
Line yards, whittier they are now (l2:SO
p. No. marching,
Up. Nippon arriving there the mob
found. their way unobstructsd and by
the same means employed at
other yards forced the men at work
there to leave their positions. The
mob then dispersed, having
ACCOMPLISHED THEIR OBJECT,
but not before calling a meeting of all
strikers to take place at 2:30 at Flan-
nagan's hall, where resolutions will be
adopted declaring that no one will
be allowed to fill the strikers, places,
All yards are now deserted and no bust
ness is being done in any of them.
FIREMEN STRIKE.
3:05 p. m-Twenty-fve men employed
upon the engines Of the bridge and
tnnnel.company struck to-day in SYM
pathy with the knights. This will stop
all freight and passengers oyer the
bridge unless vacancies be filed.
A MILITARY SPECTATOR.
Adiutant General Vance was a spec
tator OF the action of the mob this morn
ing in forcing men employed in the
railroad yards TO quit work and he teie-
graphed the situation to the governor,
BROTHERHOOD IN COUNCIL.
st. Lonis, April The executive
board of locomotive engineers are hold
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