Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-04-02
Hoxie Consents to arbitration
and a Conference will be
Held at st. Louis.
Irons is Instructed to Order tn
Striking Knights to Return
to Work.
Illinois Troops Ready for Action
Strikers Succeed in Ditch
ing Two Trains.
The Railroad Strike.
CONSENTS To ARBITRATION,

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CONSENTS To ARBITRATION.
New YORK, March 31.-Hoxie has
consented to arbitration. The details
of the settlement will be arranged
with him in st. Louis, whittier the
! executive board will &C tomorrow.
The story of to-day, as given by the
board, was that the whole discus ussion
and Powderly was on tie subject of
arbitration generally, and on which
there was a unaniglty of oplnion
Gould expressed himself very favor
ably, but as matter OF a6iudicating
the differences 1t had been referred to
Hoxie. The following telegram was
sent at the request OF Pswderly:
New YORK, March 81, 1886
To H NJ. HoxIE, Gen'l Manager, st. Louis
Will you meet the general executive board Of
the Knights of Labor or . committee of your EN-.
ployes from the Knights of Labor, for the pur-
pose of hearing what the cause complaint was
and for the purpose of making a settlement of
the present difficulties, alike favorable to both
parties either upon the basis of arbitration or by
mutual agreement same to be binding upon all
parties?
(Signed) A L. HOPKINS
Ia answer to which the following
was received and delived 10 Mr.. Pow
derl y about E o'clock:
ST. LOUIS, March 81, 1886.
To A. L. Hopkins
Replying to your inquiry of this date, have to
say that yesterday received frem Mr.. Gould the
following message: Here is quoted the mes
n % hapinnir1 sin rpSl1D1inp tha NOV
of trains etc. y to which sent the following re-
ply:
To Jay Gould:
have your message in relation to your inter
view with Mr. Powderly, also yonr letter of nstruc
tions aud will carry out the saneto the best of my
ability. am therefore willing to meet commit
tee of our employees. without discrimination, who
are actually at work in the service of the company
at any time. committee is appointed to adjudi-
cate with them any grievances they may have.
H. NJ HoxIE.
Powderlv being 50 exhausted by
sickness, returned to his home in
Scranton at o'clock tonight Oilers
of the board leave Tor S Louis to-mor-
row morning.
Tne following dispatch was sent to
Irons to night:
New YORK. March 3 /, 1886.
To Martin Irons, ST. Louis
have been in conference all day with the
suit tnat Vice-President Hoxe agrees to the fol-
lowing: (Here follows the telegram of Hoxie
consenting to arbitrate.) Have your executive
committee order the to return to work, and
also select a special committee from the en-
ployes of the Missouri Pacific to wait on Mr..
Hoxe to adjudicate any grievances. Do this as
quickly as possible. The board will start for st.
Louis Tomorrow. Signed,
FREDERICK TURNER,
This ended the work of the general
executive board in this city.
READY FOR ACTION.
CHICAGO, March 81 - The Inter
Oceans Greenville, Ill, special says:
Company f, Illinois National Guards
has received orders to be ready to
move to East st. Louis on a moments
notice. Ammunition from the stale
capitol has arrived.
STATE TROOPS READY FOR ACTION.
ST. LOUIS, March S1.-Notwith,
standing the announcement that Gov.
Oglesby did not consider the situation
at East st. Louis serious enough to
warrant calling out the state troops,
the adjutant general has ordered De
catur's company to equip for active
service, and hold themselves Ia readi
ness for marching orders. Similar
instructions are supposed to have
been seat to other commands.
PASSENGER TRAIN DITCHED.
PARSONS, Kans March 31-The
north bound passenger train was
ditched five miles south of here, and
the engine, mail-car and baggage car
were thrown down an enbankment.
| The only one seriously hurt was Mail
Agent Moore, who has been taken 10
his home at Usage Mission. The
track will be cleared to-day. TAe
wreck was caused by fish-plate being
removed and the rails spreading.
Great Indignation was manifested by
the citizens at the perpetrators of the
deed, and it is likely that the guilty
ones will be arrested and punished, as
detectives have obtained some clues
as to whom the guilty parties are.
STRIKERS CONTROL THE YARDS.
ST.. LOUIS, March 31.-No serious dis
turbance mas yet occ arred In East 81.
Louis, although several attempts by
the railroad companies to start out
freight trains have been resisted by
the strikers.
An Illinois & ST. Louis railway en-
eine. while engaged in making up a
freight train. was approached by
n etr M rnnrnactaI q
engineer to desert his post. This he
refused TO do, and the men killed"
| the engine and took 1t back tY the
round house.
On the VandalIa tracks similar at
tempt was made TO make up freight
train, but the engineer compiled with
| the request of the strikers to take his
engine back to the round house, and
| the attempt was abandoned
No opposition was offered 10 the
! efforts of the Wabash officers to re-
sumo the freight traffic. and they
succeeded IN sending out a freight
train.
| Four freight trains this morning
were made up IN the 1ros Mountain
yards, and under the protection of a
small force of police, succeeded in
passing through the city without any
| interference from the strikers.
Three freight trains started out this
morning from the Missouri Pacific
yards, guarded by strong force of
| police. There were no crowds of any
size copsregated in the yards at the
| time, AID none were molested a: apy
point along the route leading out of
| the city. 1t Is stated that the company
could run the regular number of
trains could the necessary number of
men be procured to run them.
TRANSFER MEN STRIKE
ST. LOUIS, March 31-Three hun
dred and fifty men employed by the
St Louis Transfer company reported
for duty at the usual hour this morn
ING and when about TO begin their