Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-03-11
AT A STAND STILL.
A General Strike on the Gould Rail-
way System.

ST. Louis dispatch: The strike on the Gould
lines which was inaugurated by the calling out
Of the shop men, has now become general The
order was extended to discharge all Knights
of Labor employed by the lines, and as con
sequence the yardmen, switchmeu and freight
train men have joined the strikers. Not a
single freight car 10 being moved west from st.
Louis, and already overcrowded sldetraclis are
being made more so by the arrival Of freight
trains from the cast. IL was runorcd that
passenger trains would not be allowed TO 40
Iut but this rumor proved 10 be erroneous, as
40 attempt was made 10 interfere with through
passenger business. The suburban trains,
however, were nil cancelled, and the Creye
Occur branch of the Missouri Pacific was en-
trcly abandoned. The yards are deserted by
the strikers, except that an occasional sentry
IS on duty to report any move the company
may make. The st, Louis ~ San Francisco is
the only line running regular trains west 1t
vas expected that Master Workman Powderly,
Of the knights OF Labor, would be in the city,
bat has not as yet arrived. Tho men are act
ING under orders from the executive board at
Sedalia, which Is the headquarters Of the order
IN the Gould system. Reports received at the
general Office OF the company are 10 the effect
that freight traffic is entirely stopped at all
points on the Missouri Pacific, Iron
Mountain, Texas Il Pacific, Missouri,
Kansas Il Texas, and In fact over
the whole Southwestern system. The
yard men In making up the Missouri Pa
Mountain for the south, put only baggage
"A ..A s.. ...l,s al,
They refused to make up full trains Of coach
rs. After couple hours delay, the yard mas
ter succeeded In completing the makeup OF
the Missouri Pacific train, which was then sent
out, but that was all. The yarduon say they
will not handle passenger coaches for these
roads, but they will put the mail and express
cars In position. 1t now looks as though tho
passenger traffic as well as freight traffic must
come to full stop. The engineers are known
TO be In sympathy with the strikers and will
aid them 10 every way possible. Several secret
meetings have been held, but the results are
not known. 1t is admitted that this strike, #
not speedily terminated, will be the greatest
ever known In western railroad circles.
A dispatch from Sedala says: This 10 the
anniversary Of the former strike which gave
Sedala SO much notUrlety. The same condl-
tons exist as on March Z, 1882. Hundreds OF
freight cars are on the side track and oil the
freight engines are dead In the round-houses.
Here and there q solitary guard is watching
for any move the company may make. The
saloons are closed. There Is q graveyard
stiffness everywhere. There has been no AT
tempt made to send out freight trains since
last night. Notices were posted In the railroad
Offices informing the conductors and brakemen
on the Kansas City section and Lexington
branch, and the Hannibal and Parsons sections
that they are suspended until further orders.
Some Of the strikers look upon this as blind,
to throw them of their guard, and give the
tralnmaster an opportunity 10 run out trains,
while others are pretty certain that no attempt
will be made to break the blockade. Local
passenger trains running between Pleasant
Hill and St Louis ware shanuonel,n