Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1886-03-27
LABOR TROUBLE.
The Progress of Strikes in Various
Sections

Governor Mafmadhke, Of Missouri, and
Governor Martin, Oh Kansas, have decided
that public interest renders it nee cessary Tor
them to ende ,vor to act as mediators in the
present strike. They have prepare propo.
si.ion, which, after Consideration; has beth
accepted by the strikers, ami the two g over
nors left for s.. Louis to lay it before the
railroad officials. The men agree to return
to work on the basis Of settlement adopted at
the close of the strike year ago. That il,
they will come back on the terms OF agree
meat in force at the time they struck, simply
making the requ ,st that tbs question of in
creasing the wages of bridge and track men
bs taken into account. The matter OF Hail.
re-instat tenn ,nt on the Texas & Pacific is IL,
mentioned il the proposition.
The agreement drawn up by G,vs Martin
and Marma1uke, of Kansas and Missouri re.
spectlvely, intended as basis for the se.,is-
meat of the strike on tho MI souri, Pacifi !,
RAILROAD, together with President
III Stcs acceptance of the same, with aualifi.
cations, was presented to the Executive Com.
mittee Of District Assembly No. III of the
Knights of Labor. The Governors called in
rerson upon Martin Irons, Chairman of the
committee, ard urged the acceptance of the
conditions by his committee, which, soon
afterwards, was called together to discuss in
TO mally the cond ton inserte by Mr. Hox'e
into the agreemant. The proposition was
rejected and the strike will be continued
The local situa.ion about St. Louis so far
rs tho running of trains, CO tinues in about
the same condition as for the three or four
days previous. Snb IL ban trains are not in>
terfered with and no attempt has been made
to move freight. Although larger number
of strikers than usual are congregatei near
their accu,'omed rerd. zv,us eagerly discus,
sing the situation and the probable prolonga,
ton CT spsedy Sc. tlement of the strike, TO
disturbances have as yet occurred,
The strike at the National Tube works,
work at NJ ,nager Flage. erms at s1.25 per
day to lab orers and the wages Of 1884 to all
other emp oyees, which VIII be All increase
of 10 AMI Is per cent. c,se any mans wages
is less now than it was in 'S4 he VIII receive
an advance of 10 per cent. me-.
The strikes organic I'd at t g instance of the
Knights of Lab>r in the various bituminous
coal diitricts are having most telling effect
On the iron industry in the E ,st. The resu
of the stoppage of coal III pments has been
that iron manufacturers in Chts er and
Wilmington are running short of bitumi..-
GUS coal and if the strikes keep up for week
or ten days longer they will all be compelle
-. T.,
thousands of men will be thrown out of en-
p.oyment and many important contracts
re main u.cJmpleted
No one ventures prediction as to how or
when the strike upon thu Goull Southwest
system of railroads will end. MIR. Hoxie has
refused to confer with M Powderly, the eff
forts of Governors Martin and Marmadlk,
have failed to effect a settlement; the man
agement OF the road declines to treat with auy
of It's striking employees, representing the
Knights of Lab,r; the latter now announce
that they will accept no terms from the com,
pany unless Off red to them as members of
that organ lton aui now, as last resort.
the strikers have called upol the merchants
OF ST. Louis to assist in bringing about
state of affairs which will make possible
arbitration between the railway Officials ard
striking employees, and interest in the present
difficulties now centers in the probable out
come OF such efforts. should they resp nd to
the address issued to them last night.
No action has yet been taken by the mer.
chants with the view of opening negotiations
between tie company and its employees, bat
several bushes men state that such course
would be gladly pursued by them if both
would agree to abide faithfully by thelr
decision