Connecticut western news., 1886-04-21
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC K. R. STRIKE.

Under tue protection of bayonets, business was to a considerable extent resumed in the railroad yards at East St. Louis Monday. A good many strikers returned to work, many new men were employed, ana the rallroao managers assert that all opposition to the com- plete resumption of traffic will soon cease; The Knights say the Missouri Pacific is still moving comparatively little freight, but the railroa managers say they are carrying all the freight offered them, and that business is practic ,lly unimpeded. The statement of the manaeers is corroborated by some St. Louis shippers of freight. Tho locomotives and other pr operty of the company are closely
 Dy hensive tn at fresh troubles may at any time occur at 50, ne point on the road.
 In respon 90 to demands from the Firemen's Brotherhood the Mssouri Pacific officials apreed h res, ore to their positions the firemen discharsed fer leaving their engines at the reouest of the Knights of Labor. The depu- ties concer ned | n Fridays shooting came into court under ha beas corpus, were discharged and rearrested as fugitives from justice. They have been for ma fly charged with murder. Testimony at the inquest conlihues so pea1 strongly against tho nePu'ies.
 There was little thal IS new Tn connection with the railway strike Wednesday morning. The report that the .'aromen ana Ireleas- Ionis ia not contirmed. .n.he old hands who are willing to return are aflA a tnat II .ney oo SO they will be perseouted aft% rune militia are withdrawn.
 Hoxie and Gould claim that the trains on their system are running in peae> ana wlsn regularity. Only one or two sligL uls'urs ances were reported Tuesday from t. e resion a affected by the strikes. The merchaL 's : ana business men of St. Louis held n> e.ilR Tuesday night and took action looking to epl, ,1, tration of the existing troubles. Thero W.n be no strike on the Union Pacific road.
 MT. Powderly declares that the strikers must be supported, and general call for finalciaf assistance will be issued to the order.
 condition of comparative quiet existed on Thursday in the region affected by the railway strikes. The proposition of the business men of St. Louis to have the trouble adjusted by a board of chosen arbitrators meets with the favor of the Knights of Labor; they have se- lected three representatives to act as arbitra- tors. The St. Louis merchants have selected three. The managers of the Gould system are now asked to name three representatives.
 MT. Powderly, Grand Master of the Knights, has written to Mir. Gould, asserting that the latter has it in his power to end the strike at once that he will be responsible for it's further continuance, and that unless he speedily ter minates the struggle the Knights will improve every opportunity to fight him in the courts Mr. Gould, in reply, quotes previous cores pondence to show that neither he nor his Hub- ordinate officers in the Missouri Pacific Com pany preciptated the strike, are responsible for it's continuance, or have broken any agree ment. He says he will rely upon the law to protect his rights as an individual citizen.
 The Knights intend to promise every man involved in the strike comfortable support for himself and family during it's continuance. Voluntary subscriptions are coming in at the rate of $3, 900 day. Through MT. Powderly's appeal to the Brotherhood it is expected to raise $lO0,0 900 within . week. and it is asserted that ten times that sum will be forthcoming if needed. Tho Knights assert that they arc now acting under the best legal advice they ohtoin