The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-01
TAESTRlKEORDEREDO OFF.
THE MEN INSTRUCTED TO RE.
sUMR WORK BY
Chairman Irons and the Local Labor
Ofleers at st. LOuIs-1he
Roads Open.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, March 3l.-The
members OF the Executive Committee l
of District Assembly No. l0l, Knights |
of Labor, met in executive session at /
Iightsone Hall at $3.50 o'clock this /
morning and Immediately began the |
consideration Of the question OF issu- |
ing an order to the members OF their |
assembly 70, return TO work. The
unanimous opinion is that Mr.. Pow
derlyisoriet must be obeyed, but the
committee Is divided as 10 the time
when the order shall be issued. Some
consider the best plan 70 be 10 order
he men to resume work Immediately,
while others are in favor OF waiting
until the General Executive Board
shall arrive from New York.
QUIET AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
The situation in this city this morn
ing is one OF quiet. The crowds con-
Rregated around the Relay depot and
In the railroad yards are smaller than
At any time since the strike was inau
gurated. No attempts have been made
by any OF the roads 10 run out freight
trains, and, therefore, no disturbances
have occurred. Adjt.-Gen. Vance is
stationed ut the depot, where he will
witness the efforts ater ia the day TO
start ont train, and will be gov
erned by the results which follow in
decision whether or not it shall be
necessary to call out the militia.
sT1LL IN CONFERENCE.
Ham. The committee OF District
Assembly No. l0l at this hour are
still in session, and have not as yet
taken any action upon the question OF
obeying Mr.. Powderly's order TO end
the strike. Committees from Assem-
blies No. II and 03, which embrace
the East st. Louis men, and the bridge
and tunnel men, have been summoned
20 confer with them, and they will
consiher Jointly the advisability OF
ending simultaneously and immedi-
ately all the different strikes now in
force
chairman OF the Executive Commit
tee Of District Assembly No. l0l,
which embraces all Knights Of Labor
employed by the Missouri Pacific
Railway Company, this morning tele-
yrnphed 10 the different local assem-
blies under his jurisdiction notifying
them officially that the General Exec
utive Board has ordered all men TO
20 TO work pending arbitration OF the
existing difficulties by committee OF
the Missouri Pacific employees and
Mr.. Hoxie. II is expected here
that this will be followed some time
to-day by supplementary order by
Mr.. Irons 10 the men un Ter his iuris.
diction TO obey the instructions Of the
General Board.
THE ROADS PRACTICALLY OPEN.
The Missouri Pacific officials sent
out three freight trains from theil
Yards This is the regular number o
morning trains which IL was the Gus
tom Of the company TO send out be
fore the existing strike commenced
and II is now conceded that the roaC
is practically open. Some difficulty
is encountered in making up thu
trains owing TO the inexperieuce o
the new brakemen. No opposition
was offered to-day 10 the passage o
these trains from the city, no crowd
OF strikers having congregated 10
that purpose.
The Iron Mountain road this morn
ing has also succeeded in sending on
ia usudl5 number OF trains. Thes
were started from the Lesperaiiol
yards with the usual number 0
brakemen on each train, No troubl
has occurred at the yards, and nom
isanticipated. The officials say tildi
can obtain as many experiences
switchInen and brakemen as the,
want ana arc receiving numerous al
plications every day, though thVs
that struck are not embraced in tn
number.
4llRRsTs AT EAST ST norls,
John Walsh and D. L. Haryey weri
arrested in East st. Louis to-day b,
Marshal Weber for intimidatinJ
employees in the Wabash yards on las
Sunday, and were Immediately sen
TO Springfield, Ill., Efforts we're mad,
20 send out freight trains in the Chi
cago and Alton and the Chicago, Bur
lington and Quincy yards this evening
but in each case engineer and fire
man were rurs AIDED to leave their en-
gines and the trains were abandoned
No disturbance took place.
THE STRIKE oRDERED orr.
$50 pm. The Executive Commit
Tee has Just decided upon an orde
which they will not give ont locally
but which has been telegraphed I
outside assemblies, the purpou {
which is that the men on the syster
are ordered to work at 10 o'clock u
morrow morning. II also provide
that the men who first went out sha
be the first TO resume labor, TIL
committee are now consulting with
delegation from East st. Louis in n
gard 10 ordering the strike off at thJ
point. A member of the commit,
thinks the men there will be orderc
back 10 work tonight, but this HI
not yet been decided upon,
2:65 pm The following is the te,
of the order mentioned in previor
bulletin. It is addressed to the loc
assemblies OF district l0l;
"You are ordered by the General II
ecutive Board to go TO work. Hon
demands that those who came ol
TO support you get TO work first. "
will telegraph YOU the hour and da
MARTIN IRONS
RETURNED TO WORK.
The men in the Wabash yards
North st. Louis returned TO work
81 this afternoon. All were receive
AT MEN YORK,