Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-02
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THE STRIKE STILL IN FORCE
NO SIGNS OF A SETTLEMENT.
Great Uneasiness in Europe.
FLOODS IN THE SOUTH RECEDING.
Another New York Alderman in Custody.
No Handling Of Freight Permitted nj
East st. LOuis-NO Settlement Of the
Difficulties Yet I'm Sight-Graye COndi'
ton of Affairs at Fort Worth.

East 81. LOuis-NO settlement al the
Difficulties Yet I'm Sight-Grave COndi.
ton of Affairs at Fort Worth.
ST. LOUIS, April 2.-The views of the striking
knights OF Labor upon the Gould southwest
system and their employers as to the means
by which the strike shall be brought To a close,
despite the apparent agreement arrived at i'm
New York, seem as far apart as ever. The
Knights demand that all those who struck shall
be taken back i'm a body, and the railway Off
Gals have determined TO re-employ only those
actually needed, consequently the strike still
continues. No hope is now entertained that a
final settlement will be reached until the gene
raj executive board shall have arrived from
New York and considered the situation.
NO HANDLING OF FREIGHT PERMITTED.
The large freight houses in East ST. Louis
have not yet been thrown open, for the knights
OF Labor are no less determined to-day than
they have been for a week not TO allow any
supplies to be handled, either by wagon or by
train. The crowds assembled in the railroad
yards this morning are as large as at any time
since the strike began, and seem determined
that the road shall not resuine freight traffic
Settled. No attempts have as yet been made To
run freight trains this morning.
MARTIN IRONS ANSWERS GOV. oGLEsBY.
Gov. Ogesby, of Illinois, spoke to a crowd of
some 1000 strikers and others in East ST. Louis
last evening. Martin Irons, chairman of dis
trict assembly 101, Knights of Labor, was
called out and spoke. He denied that the pres
emit difficulty was on account OF the discharge
of one man, but rather it was for a grand prin-
cple He took issue with the governor about
this being the best government on earth, and
declared that the government was perverted.
Jay Gould and Hoxie and his like ran it, He
asked ii it was Jay Gould or the bone and snew
of the land that made this country, and then
demanded of the governor TO answer IL 1t was
right that one man like Jay Gould should
hold the liberties and destiny OF the
people in his hands. 1t was the thriving of such
men as Jay Gould that enslaved all countries:
He desired to correct the impression that had
got abroad that the Knights of Labor favored
violence or lawlessness. This, he declared, was
complaints against Jay Gould for violating the
laws, which he was doing every day; nothing
was done with him for breaking the laws. He
filled the poor houses and houses of infamy by
robbing labor OF its just dues. 81 tell you, con-
tinued the speaker, sit the railroads force us TO
violate what they call the law, the time will
soon come when the class of people that make
this country and government will all be over
thrown. The governor says arbitrate. That is
just what we are battling Tor, and there should
be no militia called out against the laborers for
asking what the governor advises us to de-
mand. The railroads In treating with labor do
SO as an organized body, and why should they
deny the same right to the labor INTEREST,"" He
closed by severely criticsing Mr. Hoxie and de-
manding that the knights of Labor be recog-
nized as body.
CHICAGO, April 2.-The representatives Of the
Missouri Pacific railroad state that they are
and otherwise, to all points in the southwest.
STRIKERS GET THE UPPER HAND.
FORT WORTH, TEXAS, April "a posse Of
G NE
some 800 strong. Most of the citizens were
armed. About 400 armed strikers were on the
scene. Fifty well armed officers were also on
hand. freight train was made no and a
Missouri Pacific engine came along to pull ii
out. A rush for the engine was made by the
strikers. Arms were presented on both sides.
The engine was not molested, but all the cars
were uncoupled, and even the nuts were taken
out of the draw heads. Some of the Knights
were arrested. The engine was sent back to the
round house, and all attempts TO move trains
abandoned. The citizens lacked organization,
while the strikers were thoroughly organized.
Mayor Smith addressed the mob, but the
strikers cried "Rats." The sheriff has sum-
moned a number of citizens to go armed to the
Missouri Pacific yards to-day. The most con-
sentative citizens anticipate grave trouble.
HOXIE'S VIEW OF 1T.
NEW YORK, April "A dispatch was re-
ceiyed at the Office OF the Missouri Pacific rail-
way company this morning, from Mr.. II. NJ
Hoxie, saying: "While there may still be some
trouble at few points, think that the worst
is over. but things may not run smoothly for
some days. have plenty of force to run trains
and do repairs, and am gradually recruiting my
force with new men. Total loads moved i'm the
system yesterday 3.OOS, an increase Of S54
loads over the day before"