The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-03-24
THE SAME STORY.
THn eREAT sEnIKu sEILL on
win no sIgps Favorable to = Near End Of
the DIhtOul.isS-ThrsatS OF the KnightS
of LAbOr-ThS Situation At Kansas
City Very GravO-At Other Points.

81, LOUIS, Mo-, March 2s.-No one ven
lures prediction as to how or when th'
strike upon the Gould Southwest System
of railroads will end, Mr., Hoxie has re
fused to confer with Mr.. Powderly, the
efforts OF Governors Martin and MsrmS
duke have failed to effect q settlement
the management Of the road declines tc
treat with any of its striking employees
representing the knights OF Labor
the latter now announce that they
will accept no terms from the com
pany unlsss offered to them
as members Of that organization, and now
as last resort the strikers have called upon
the merchants OF this city to assist in
bringing about a state OF affairs which will
make possible arbitration between the
railway officials and the striking employees,
and interest in the present difficulties now
center in the probable outcome OF such
efforts should they respond to the address
issued to them last night,
No action has as yet been taken by the
merchants with the view OF opening
negotiations between the company and
Its employees, but several business men
state that such course would be gladly
pursued by them ii both would agree TO
abide faithfully by their decision.
AN oMINous THREAT.
A member OF the Executive Committee
said at a late hour last night: "The worst
is yet to come. dread it, but there ia no
help for 1t. live were to submit now aud
return to work without having been reCog-
niSed as Knights OF Labor il would be a
defeat not only for Us but for the labor
uniuns, the trades assemblies and fOr
every labor organization In the whole
country. We feel that the issue must be
met and now. The present conflict is be-
tween us and tho railroads only,
We will wait three or four days
in the hope that some way towards
a settlement may be opened, and then II
the situation remains unchanged for the
better, every freight train on every road
running out ofSt. Louis, and every freight
train on every road running out OF Chicago
will be stopped. We will leave o auili.
Clent force OF men upon tho roads
W Iuu luu mai LEdllH huu
few accommodation trains, but not
a wheel Of a single freight car shall be
turned until the Knights OF Labor are
Recognised, II this shall fail to force tht
company to recognize US the strike will
then be extended to all Eastern and
Southern roads, embracing the entire
country, and II 1t comes to the worst, the
strike will be made to embrace every
large mandatory and every extensive
business industry in the country"
WHAT A RAILROAD MAN SAYS.
An official Of the company says: "Great
numbers Of applications from men who
want to 20 to work have been received,
and we are now notifying soch- Of tttisso
men as we think will be acceptable work
men 10 come to different points along the
rood and accept places"
The situation In the city go far as the
traffic on the Missouri Paciac Road is con.
cerned is unchanged.
The switGhmen and yArdm9n employed
by the various roads In East st. Louis are
at work as usual this morning and no
strike Is expected to occur In that plaC-
unless the merchants and business men
OF this city to whom the address OF the
strikers was Issued last night shall fail to
effect settlement. II Is now stated that
they have no grievances which have not
been remodied by their employers, and
they will remain at their posts until the
order for the extension Of the present
strike shall be made, II an order shall be.
come necessary.