The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-12
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Employees of the Cabot Will In Bruns-
wick on a Strike.
The lewiston Mill Advances Wages
Ten Per Cent.
Business on the Gould System OF
Railroads Demoraiized.
St. Louis Business Men Striving to
Settle the Difficulty.
The Typographical Union Scores a
Victory in New Haven, Conn.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
Advancing Wages.

Victory in New Haven, Conn.
Advancing Wages.
LEWISTON, March II. - The Lewiston
mill has announced an advance of 10 per
cent on both day and piece work.
Strike in the Cabot Mill in Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, March 1.-THE employees in
the card and spinning rooms of the Cabot
mill struck this noon for an advance of 10
per cent and refused to go to work until
their demand was granted.
The Railroads
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 11.-Master Work
man Shapleigh of Chicago, a prominent
Knight of Labor of that city, arrived here
last night, and will probably remain until
the strike on the Gould lines is settled. He
will sit in conference with the local exccu-
tive committee. The committee expresses
the opinion that the Missouri-Paciic cannot
resume business without the aid of the
Knights of Labor. 1t is understood that
Vice President Hoxie has been in communi-
cation with Jay Gould during the most of
the week, the latter being in Havana. The
cable between Cuba and this country has
been kept pretty busy carrying dispatches
between these high officials.
The general attorney of the Missouri-Pa-
cifc says that the formal discharge of the
striking men wipes out all existing agree
ments between the company and the Knights
of Labor, and that if any of the latter are
employed again it will be under entirely new
conditions, or no conditions or obligations at
all.
The peaceful attitude of the Knights of
Labor, which has been so marked charac-
teristic of their conduct duling the present
strike has as yet suffered n0'change. In
deed there has been no necessity for vlo-
lence, for neither side has offered in the
slightest degree any opposition to the move
ments of the other
The general expectation that the Missouri
Pacific Railroad Company would attempt 20
move their blockaded freight from their
yards last night, was not fulfilled
The company has been quietly hiring new
men since Tuesday night and it was antlcl.
pated that they would today fill the places OF
the striking Knights and attempt move
ment of freight. Several parties OF these
new men were conducted to the yard in st.
Louis last night to receive their instructions,
when they were met by delegations of strik-
ers, who persuaded them to desist from their
purpose. The Knights of Labor were reti-
cent when questioned about the probable re-
suit Of an attempt by the railway company
to move their freight trains today, but the
general opinion was that they would resO-
lutely resist any such attempt The c0mpa-
ny, however, was said to have firmly decid-
ed upon such course, and If any resistance
was offered by the strikers they intended to
call for municipal, and if necessary, for
State protection.
The railroad conductors held meeting at
Sedalia last night, and the following resolu-
tion was unanimously adopted:
Whereas, We as conductors and employees of
tha Missouri Pacific railroad Cenfaring in SeQall1
are entailing hardship and loss of valuable time
by lending to the present strike our recognition,
Labor or their troubles with the exas-Pacific
railroad III Texas, we hope no person will be of
Tended at the stand we have taken in this matter
Resolved, That We as conductors, stand ready
to perform our respective duties in the future as
we have done in the past.
DALLAS, Tex, Marcl, Hunted States
Marshal Jackman telegraphs from Big
Spring, Mo-, to Receiver Brown, saying that
everything is quiet there, and that traffic is
going on as usual. Twenty five mechanics
who were brought from New Orleans, were
sent to Big Spring last night to take the
places OF the strikers, and freight trains are
now moving. Receiver Brown received
telegram last night from the engineers OF the
Texas Central division of the Texas Pacific
road, stating that they desired to correct
report that they had refused to go out on
their engines, and declaring that they held
themselves in readiness to respond to the
orders of the Receiver, and were not sup
porting the strikers. To this welcome mes
sage Receiver Brown replied, saying:
II was prepared to receive just such manly,
frank telegram, for | have regarded you all the
time entirely faithful to your duties to the rail
road. You will not be compelled to relinqulsh
from the United States courts through its mar
shals and deputy marshals, and through more po-
tent influence If 1t becomes necessary"
There is no trouble on the Wabash road,
4 .1If os.~.{ sr l1O1 sx1n ffrfCn nfFrx
manner.
ST. LOUIS, March 11-Martin Irons, chair
man of the executive board of District AS
sembly No 101, Knights of Labor, has pre-
pared a statement of the grievances and de-
mands of the striking employees OF the
Gould Southwestern system, and has. sent it
to the first vice president and general mana
ger of the Missouri-Pacifc. The statement
sets forth that it is the belief of every Knight
of Labor upon the Gould system that the
roads it embraces have inaugurated syste..
matte method of breaking up the knights OF
the strike was commenced in order to bring
about speedy adjustment of the difficulties
now existing between these roads and their
former employees. Mr.. Irons makes propo-
sition that a conference be arranged between
the management of the Gould Southwestern
companies and the District Executive Board
of Assembly 101 of the Knights of Labor to
agree to propositions to be submitted.
The Trades Assembly of this city, COM
posed of regularly appointed delegates from
all the trades unions, held a meeting and
adopted resolutions recognizing the railroad
strike is a struggle for the rights of the
workingmen to organize, and expressing
sympathy with the strikers. Preliminary
steps have been taken by the business men
with view to holding public meetings to
devise some means to bring about settle
ment of the strike.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 1.-THE fore
man of the Iron Mountain Railroad Compa-
ny succeeded this morning in sending out
one freight train with perishable local freight
bound south. A large crowd of strikers as
sembled and at the first attempt took pos
session of the engine, ran it on side track
three miles south of this city, and killed"
it, but another engine was found, which
took the train out, protected by the sheriff
and posse, and accompanied by Superin-
tendent Whedon and Master Mechanic Rich
ardson. No personal violence was offered,
and at / o'clock all was quiet.
a Solid Union City.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, March II. - The
Morning News, which has been laboring un-
der disastrous boycott for over year, has
yielded, and the foreman and all the print
ers will be discharged tomorrow night, and a
force of union men put in. The News print
ers recently applied for membership in the
Typographical Union, but were all black
ba1led. All the other papers in the city have
followed the example set by the News, and
New Haven is now solid union city.