Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-03-08
A. GOULD STRIKE.
Men on the Southwestern System
Go Out.
The ShOpmen Alone Affected and
Trains Running On Time.
Another Nav York Car Strike
Other Labor Troubles.

Other Labor Troubles.
Sr. LOUIS, Mo, March 6.-AH the
. Knights Of Labor at this place to the num-
Der Of four hundred employed on the
Gould system OF railroads struck this
morning, and 1t is understood that all the
Knights upon the entire system will folio"
their example before this evening. AdVices
from Sedslia, No, where the headquarters
of the Knights Of Labor District Assembly
number one hundred and one are located,
ore TO the effect that seven hundred OF
the Gould employees of that place
have gone out, and this will convey the
expectation that the strike would become
general. The off Gals of the Missouri
Pacific railroad are very reticent, and pos
itiyely decline to make any statement,
further than that they do not anticipate
the possibility OF supplying the places OF
the strikers. Master Workman McGesry,
of this district assembly, refuses to state
the direct cause of the difficulty, aud Is
as reticent as the railroad officials. 1t Is
stated here, however, that the action Of the
Texas Pacific officials in discharg-
ing TIE foreman Of the shops at Marshal,
| Texas, for actively engaging in organizing
Knights of Labor Assembly at that place
is the cause Of the present trouble. The
Knights of Labor there objected to this
sc,iou and refused TO work for the COM
psuy, which as positively refused 10 rein
state the foreman Matters remained IN
this state for some time, each remaining
firm in their intention TO defeat the other.
Today general strike upon the entire
syste IN ordered by the Central Committee
OF the Knights Of Labor and affecting
1000 men is the latest move by the work
men to torca the company to sccede 10
their demands.
ONLY THE sHOPMEN.
The order calling upon the knights OF
Labor to strike on the Gould southwest sYs' !
tenn applies to the shopmen only, and
doesn't effect IN the least the train men.
All trains to aud from this city are run
nirg on time and no serious trouble is au- /
ticipsted. !
Direct application By an Associated .
Press reporter TO the high officials OF the
Missouri Pacific system has failed most
sig, ally to elicit any information in regard
10 the strike, It's cause, or its present aspect.
Neither Vice President Hoxie, General
Superinte ndent Kervigsn, or Traffic Man
sger Newman would talk. The few lead
era of the Knights Of Labor who are here
are also quite as reticent. II will there
fore be seen that information can be OBJ.
tanned only under extreme difficulties.
AT sEDALIA.
.SEDALIA, No March 6-The order for
the general strike upon the Gould south
west system reached here at 1890 this
morning and every man in the Missouri
Pacific shops pat up his tools and walked
out The employees there numbered about
700. The men are determined TO support
TO the end the demands of the
Texas strikers Everything is quiet
and no trouble of violent nature is antic.
ipated. The trains are running on time
and no Effort has been made 10 interfere
with them except to carry out the boycott
instituted against the Texas Pacific cars
which are side tracked az soon as they
reach this place.
THREE HUNDRED OUT AT LITTLE ROCK.
LITTLE RocS, ARK, March 6.-The
trouble with opertives OF the Texas Pacific
railroad has extended 10 Little Rock.
This morning all the workmen on the st
Louis and Iron Mountain railroad machine
shops ever in all stopped work and
business ia at staud still. The men are
quiet and coed order prevails.
THE MALLORY BOYCOTT.
GALVESTON, TEXAS, March 6. - The
Knights of Labor ct the Cult, Colorado
snd Santa Fe freight depot, who refused to
BANGLE Mallory freight, were displaced this
morning By colored lsborers. At the Mia.
souri Pacific yard very few knights obeyed
the boycott and none were discharged.
Both companies have number OF colored
men selected with view of replacing the
Knights as fast as the latter drop out.
Such changes will be permanent.
Rumors of lasting and general
stake of the Knights throughout Texas are
current here and elsewhere in the State.
! Indications point to an understanding on
the part of the Knights to quiet work gen.
orally on Monday morning, all railroads
carving Mallory freight. There is con-
siderable dissatisfaction in the ranks o. the
local Knights, especially those employed
| in the great compress establishments.
Master Workman Golden, ofthis (Seventh)
District Assembly Knights Of Labor, has
been impesched tor violation OF the pledge
to abstain from liquor, and is supported to-
day by William A. Farmer, Of Mineols,
Texas.
AT KANSAS CITY
KANSAS CRY. March 6.-Tne men in
the Missouri Pacific yards quit work to-
day, stopping business in the yards About
forty men have gone out. There ia no
trouble in the Wabash yards.
THOUSAND MEN STRIKE.
SoUrH BEND, IND.. March 6 About
LOCO meu employed in the Studebaker
wagon works and the Stakeholder carriage
works laid down their tools and quit work
At 2 o'clock this afternoon. They had
asked for an increase in wages about two
weeks ago, and, as it was not granted, all
m arhed quietly to the Knights Of Labor
hall. where they are now in secret session.
ANOTHER NEW YORK STRIKE.
The Blocker Street Line Men Knock On
Yesterday.
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