The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-30
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC.

fhe Congressional Committee at st. Louis
The Train-WrecAing at Wyandette.
ST. LOUIS, April 29-The congressional COM
mittee appointed to take testimony in regard to
the causes of TIE strike on the Missouri Pacific
railroad arrived here tonight and took quarters
at the Southern Hotel The committee has no
plan of action yet arranged, but will hold a
meeting tomorrow morning to determine upon
what course to pursue in the matter of taking
evidence 1t has been thought that it would
save time to snbdivide the committee and send
it in sections to Kansas City, Atchison.
Fort Worth, Tex, and perhaps other
points, and then to return to this
city ard take the evidence of the chief
movers in the strike and the prominent railroad
officials, but this has not been definitely deter
Eined upon. 1t is likely, however, that the
whole committee will go to Sedaha, No., and
after taking testimony there be divided into sub
committees; but developments tomorrow may
change this plan, and the committee may con-
clude to take its first evidence here.
The executive committee OF the knights of
Labor have held no formal meeting, as yet, to
consider the proposition of the citizens com
mittee looking to settlement OF the Southwest
ern strike. All of the members of the executive
committee not in this city. and no action can
Committeeman Hayes was asked. this morning,
what the prospects for an early settlement We're.
He replied that they would consider the letter
of the citizens committee, but did not think
that the proposition contained in it would effect
a settlement of the strike because it takes no
cognizance of their grievances.
A dispatch from Kansas City says: 'srhe peo-
pie of Wyandotte county are very much exer-
cised over the wrecking of the Missouri Pacific
train, day or two ago. whereby two men were
killed, and have called public meeting for to-
night to take such action as will show the de-
testation in which perpetrators of such outrares
are held The people of this city and county
propose to take such steps as will effectr lily
check further outrages of this Kind and be Ter
resolutions are likely to be adopted. The mer-
chandise business out of Kansas City has never
pany has all the help it needs, both in the yards
and In the warehouses"
A telegram from Atchison says: can asso-
sociatsd press dispatch appears in the Eastern
papers, under Atchison date of April 26, an
nouncing that on the afternoon Of that day an
organized body of strikers took forcible posses
sion OF the railroad yards and shops here, drove
the employees away. and established guard to
prevent men from returning to work. Such a
dispatch was never filed in the telegraph Office
here, and the condition of things stated did not
exist There has been no trouble here
for six weeks. In the forenoon Of the 18th,
committee of strikers persuaded three men to
quit work, but violence offered, and the
three men reported for duty the next morning
An Associated Press dispatch to that effect was
sent from here at the time, and appeared in the
morning papers. There are now Ill men at
work 10 the Missouri Pacific railroad shops here,
work ten hours day. Before the strike ITO
men were emnioved AT eight hours davn