Arizona silver belt., 1886-03-27
Saturday, March ~, 1886,
RAILROAp sTRIKEs.

In Waco county CTexasy court
decision was recently rendered, great
ly to the surprise Of the knights Of
Labor, that the foreible prevention of
funning oftrains constituted malicious
mischief and rendered the guilty per.
sons Liable to criminal prosecution.
U. s. District Judge Mccormick has
also lnterfsred in behalf of the roads,
aud has issued an order which says;
"No man shall, by word or deed, inter-
fsre with the running Of trains, that
he knows nothing but his duty under
the law in the premises, and in Texas
the law must be obeyed, Deputy u.
s. Marsbals manned the outgoing
trains and were not molested by the
strikers. At Palestine, Texas, an in.
junction was asked for and granted by
the district court, against certain per-
sons named in the petition, who had
tonfederated to prevent the running
of trains on the Missouri Pacific. At
Austin the law was also invoked and
had a quietiug effect. II, NJ, HoSie,
manager Of the Texas Pacific road,
has declined overtures from commit
tee of the knights of Labor for a
meeting with view of adjusting ex-
isting difficulties between the Knights
of Labor and the railroad companies
composing the Gould Southwestern
system" The cause Of the existing
difficulties" between the knights Of
Labor and the Gould system, was the
discharge OF one 9. a. Hall, without
hrst having consulted the knights.
AT meeting Of representatives in
st Louis, Of Eastern lines, the pre-
yailing sentiment was hat weaken
irs upon the part Of railroad eompa
MES now meant repetition Of strikes
and interference with traffic upon
slight pretexts in the future, and tnat
it was suicidal to say to the knights
of Labor that their demands were law.
1t was suggested that the best policy
would be to suspend the running of
all trains except thosa carrying the
mails, if necessary, before yielding to
demand which would work incalcu-
liable injury and interference in the
future. The lines interested tacitly
agreed to working in concert.
On the 22d, at Kansas City, gen.
eral sounding Of the whistles signalled
the Inauguration of another strike,
At Q o'clock a. IN. the union switch
men in every railroad yard quit work,
The freight officials made up the train
with the help of non-union men and
sent 1t out, but the strikers boarded
and stopped it at the eastern limits ol
the city. The Wabash is working a
small force under the protection of .be
Z. S. Marshal.
At Denison, Texas, $50 masked mer
appeared at the round bouse, sur
prised the watchmen ard ordering
them to keep quiet, proceeded to dis
able the engines,
st. Louis dates of the 23d is that tht
knights will accept no terms from
railroaders, unless offered to them a
members of the labor organization. A
member of the executive committee O
Knights said; The worst is yet t,
come. I dread it, but there is no hell
for it. If we were to submit now anC
return to WORK without being recog
nized as knights, it would be deiea
not only for as, but also for the labot
unions. We viii wait three or fou,
days in hopes that some way toward
a settlement may be opened. If tn
situation remains unchanged, ever.
freight tram on every road running
out of st. Louis and Chicago wiIl'b
stopped"
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