New-York tribune., 1886-04-03
THE STRIKERS STILL OUT.
ONLY ONE DEMAND MADE IN ST. LOUIS
ALL TO GO BACK OR NoNE-THE TRANSFERS RE-
FusNG TO BUDGE-RIoTING IN FORT WORTH.


Sr. LOUIS, April Especial. The JOINT execu-
tive committee OF the three local assemblies Of the
knights of Labor session all day discussing tho
situation and arranging plans the future The
mittee which is composed OF the chairmen OF all tho
district assemblies and also number OF delegates from
each is OF the opinion that owing to the conduct OF the
Missouri Pacific Railroad Company. 1t ia impossible foI
the strikers TO work Tue order IS founded on
the motto IAN Injury to is the ooucern OF all and
the pany refuses to take back the Knigts who
have been active IN promoting the strik'. fle only
course left for the Knght according TO the H"- ~ the
organization is to stay out This Is the argument
brought TO bear tho General Executive Board to-
night
1t ia understood that the members OF tho EH
ecutive Board Messrs Turner and Bailey arrived in the
city .. n and order avoid reporters left the
train the Main strecr depot. placed in carriages
aud driven to Lightstones Hail. where the JOINT COM
ulttee Of the three district assemblies WAS Ia session.
They advised Of The situation and had long con-
sultaton Irons Cougblin and sullivan. the master
workmen of the three assemblies argued that 1t would
shhiter the order to accept the conditions imposed by
the railroad company, OF taking back only such men as
1t required and in this way kill the best men IN the
order The conference was still in progress at late
hour to night
Martin Irons looks upon all the Gould conferences
atcn pts m-lead aud involve the knights In Internal
dissensons lie wants to fight and will do his utmost to
B'"''N
day the Hnlgns who have resumed work stat
ing that they willing step out when called rpon
The Missouri Pacific out four trains to-day without
police protection There dotai OF onc1rs In the
yar., but trains. rho blockade on the Wabash
has been raised ana the handling its custom
arg business.
The day was que In East st. Loais. No freights
were sent any roads. In fact there Is no
freight nd The strike of the transfer teamsters
has shut of II communication between 81 Louis ana
East 10 The sfer men were present at their
stables this morning. hut refused to 90 to work Iney
told the superintendent they told him the first day.
that they would their teams until the strike
is settled. They do any longer IL Is understood eA-
cnse their 10y saying tnst they are afraid, ana
have ntmidated but openly declare that they arc
lay ng of becus, they 10 sympathy with the dssatS-
fed men, the present attitude OF the strike, tho
Transfer Company seems to hold the Key 10
the situation. The strikers place all their
reliance in the eamstors. yards III East ST. LOuis
are freight, aud there Is none Oebg fecelVe''
auyvhrl,, exrrut by the Wabash. long the team
sers refuse anything the railroads VIII have
htte 70 move ana there will he no necessity ior the
strikers 10 20 near the yards or DO any Ia 'ne way
LAS To- = IS transfer teamsters rtIck to US SAID
striker we are al rignt II 1heJ 20 o"'A Oh u9 "o ~
Great excitement prevails Desoto Mo- over the an.
nounceiucn. {. It the railroad company threatens 10
moy, It's lors OF tho town, owing to tho violence
displayed -, a., .,. ,
the lie torn up at that point ana moo
TOOK entire control OF the yaid -,
lrer nuubcr OF strikers we're day indicted by tho
Grand Jury Beovile ILL.,, and warrants are out ior
their arrest.
Trains are running At Atch~On and hty non emp )yed
In shops some Of whom were among the strikets
dispatch Lawrence Kan, purpOftlhg 10 De an IN
terylcw with W. G. Jones United htcs Mdrshi tOtlhI
district of Kansas stating that the clzeus O Atchlsoh
sympithzcd with ne strikers ami cncout1-ct then III
thrr IA " less acts led puOnc meeting IN Atclls"h
tAis afternoon which hr. Jones was uehouheeu as
cowardly and malicious ar in resolution cainhg upon
MIN TO resign. law and order edEue Was theh OrSi-
ized for the protection Of life and property III tls
county. ,,... ~
Everything Is quiet at GOuldsboro, La Master ne
chamic narroys reports 10 mel lt worA, McWNi- -
OF the -trlAers of Old mon went 10 work III
Marshall yesterday Tner- has been no act OF Voieheo
of any kind committed here.
THREATENING To SHOOT THE LEADER
Parsons, Kan, April 2.-Eight companies