The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-16
The Officials at st. Louis Make No Eff
forta Resuming Freight Business.
Indications Of Positive Action To-Day-The
Sedalia Strikers Again Defy the Sheriff,
and Prevent the Starting of Train.
Jay Gould Says Traffic Will Be Resumed
When Protection Is Given.
Agitation Among Knights Of Labor at Vim
cennes-Eight-Hour Action by the Evans
vile City Council-Labor Notes.

vile City C0uncil-Lab0r Notes.
THE RAILWAY STRIKE
No Effort to Move Trains from st. Louis
The Engineers Ready for Duty.
ST. Louis, March 15-The quistness observed
yesterday by both the striking Missouri Pacific
railway employees and the employers is expected
to be more than Offset to-day by renewed activ-
ity of the company, which will again make an
attempt to renew its freight traffic. The effect
Of the injunction issued by the Circuit Court on
Saturday, restraining the strikers from tresspass
and intimidation is already to be seen, for the
suburban accommodation trains departed and
arrived on time this morning. The en-
gineers in the employ of the company have
already expressed their intention of standing at
their posts when 80 ordered, and of remaining
there until they become convinced that they 60
out at their peril Positive information in re-
gard to the fremen's intentions has, until now
been wanting, but yesterday morning. F. P.
Sargent, of Chicago, grand master Of the Broth
erhood of Locomotive Firemen. arrived in this
city. and attended meeting of the iremen in
the afternoon. This morning he announced that
he had advised them to report regularly for
duty. to respond when called upon by
the railroad company, and to 60 out with
the engines unless they believed they
would be exposed to danger by 30 doing
These facts, taken together with the expecta-
ton that the injunction win prove effective.
leads to the belief that freight traffic will also
be regularly resumed day, unless the strikers
resort to violence. and this, they say, they will
not do
The first serious act of violence by the strik
ers occurred this morning when party of Ave
men approached W. w. Stanton. new switch
man hired by the Missouri Pacific COM
pany, who was tending . switch in
the company's yard. and asked him why
he was occupying place Of one of the strikers.
He replied he was being paid tho wages demand
ed by the strikers, and that when the man
whose position he was then filing should re-
turn, he would surrender the place to him.
This served to anger the men, and one of them
struck Stanton on the temple with pair of
brass nuckles, and another hurled a rock at him,
which also struck him on the head and knocked
him senseless. The assaiants then dispersed,
but not before one OF them, Patrick Horn, was
arrested. Stanton, it is thought is not danger
ously wounded.
The locomotive engineers Of the eastern divis-
ion of the Missouri Pacific railway officially no.
tilted General Superintendent Kerrigan, to- day,
that at called meeting held yesterday, reso-
luton was adopted that the engineers Of the
eastern division are ready to perform their duties
as locomotive engineers. when called upon, ac-
cording to the contract Of March "a, 1885.
Judge Ports, general attorney of the Missouri
Pacific. made a formal application to-day to the
Board of Police Commissioners for local protec-
tion the intention seeming to be to all legal
requirements first. and then make determined
effort to move trains. The board, after a long
discussion of what constituted interference, is
sued orders to Chief Of Police Harrigan to use
his force to prevent trespassing upon the COM
pany's property within the city limits, and in
terference with railroad trains therein.
sedalia Strikers Again Defeat the Company.
SEDALIA, No., March 15.-The scenes of Sat
urday, in connection with the attempt TO send
out a freight train, were re-enacted to-day.
Assistant Superintendent Sibley again addressed
letter to Mayor Hickman, the Board Of Alder
men, the sheriff and other county officers, in
substantially the same terms as on Saturday,
notifying them that he would start q
freight train at 3 p NJ, and request
ing them to be present and protect the
train and the companys employees from inter
ference. The Mayor promptly responded by
ordering Chef-of-polic Barnett to have every
policeman in the city on the spot at the proper
time, and Sheriff Murry summoned as deputies
twenty of the leading business men of the city.
The police stationed along the tracks
within the city's limits, while the sheriff and his
posse took position outside the line. It
was not thought that any interference
would be offered inside the city, and this
proved to be the case for the train moved slowly
along under police protection but few rods be-
yond the corporation line. and, after the train
had passed into the hands of the sheriff. it was
boarded by over fifty strikers, who set the
brakes, pulled the coupling-pins. and brought it
to halt amid the cheers of a great crowd that
had assembled and lined the track for long dis
tance The train was then ordered back to the
Yards and the engine to the round house. and
thus terminated the third effort to move freight
trains.
The business men who acted as deputy sheriffs
are now satisfied 1t is impossible to run freight
trains In Sedaia under the present state of af-
fairs, and there are some who incline to the be-
lief that it could not be done even with the aid
of the militia. The railway officials have not
stated what they viii do tomorrow, but 1t is
thought that they will make. no further at
tempt TO resume freight traffic until the strike is
ended The executive committee of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Engineers met here to-
night but the proceedings are expected to be
only preliminary in character. Their real busi-
ness will be done tomorrow.
On the Texas Pacific.
New ORLEANS, March l6.-This morning
Receiver Sheldon, of the Texas & Pacific rail-
road, received q dispatch from Gouldsboro, signed