San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-01
MOST OAR NOW.
SLOWLY, SURELY, CERTAINLY sTRIK-
ING OUT
Orders to go to Work Imperative The
Trains Do Move-Eastern Rivers
Rising-Capital Clatter-For-
eign News Crimes Etc.
THE STRIKE SITUATION.


New YORK, March 3l.-Messrs, Tur-
ner, Baily and Hayes, of the General
Executive Board of the knights of L sbOr,
on account of the unavoidable delay,
will not leave New York until o'clock
this afternoon, by way of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad. They will also stop at
Philadelphia until $50 this evening,
when they will leave for st. Louis.
During the conference between repre-
sentatives of the Knights of Labor and
the Missouri Pacific Railroad officials
yesterday, Powderly said that If the Off
cials of the road would furnish him the
names of the men who destroyed the
property of the company. they would be
expelled from the order of Knights Of
Labor.
General Secretary and Treasurer Tur-
ner, of the Knights of Labor, left New
York for Philadelphia on the l o'clock
train this afternoon. Messrs. Hayes and
Baily will meet him in Philadelphia
later in the day. These men sent sew
eral documents to Brooklyn to be copied
and are awaiting their return.
The Executive Board of the knights
of Labor left the city this afternoon.
Before departing they said they had re-
ceived telegram from Chairman Irons.
asking If the order of Tuesday night re-
ferred to other lines than the Missouri
Pacific. The board decided not to say
what reply had been sent Irons.
ST. LOUIS, March 3l.-The Executive
Committee of District Assembly l0I,
which was in session here all day, has
decided upon and telegraphed to all
local assemblies upon the Missouri Pa
cfic railway an order to the strikers to
return to work. The text of the order
is as follows:
To Local Assemblies of District 1Ol,
knights of Labor-You are ordered by
the General Executive Board to go to
work. Honor demands that you Sc"
that those who came out to support you
go to work first. We will telegraph you
the day and hour.
TSigned MARTIN IRONS.
The Missouri Pacific officials this
morning sent out three freight trains
from the yards in this city. This is the
regular number of morning trains which
it was the custom of the company to
send out before the strike, and II is now
conceded that the road is practically
open. Some difficulty was encountered
in making up the trains owing to the
inexperience of the brakemen. No OPP
position was offered to-day to the pas
sage of these trains from the city, no
crowds Of strikers having cOngregated
for that purpose. The Iron Mountain
road this morning also succeeded in
sending out its usual number of trains.
The strike situation this morning is
practically unchanged. NOtwithstand-
ing Powderly' peremptOry order to Mar
tin Irons to order the men to resume
work, no such order as yet has been is
sued. but the Executive Committee is
now in session discussing the situation.
All agree that Powderly must be obeyed,
but the committee is divided as to when
the strike shall be declared off. Some
favor its immediate ending, while the
others desire to wait before taking any
action until the Executive Board shall
arrive from New York. The stu alton in
East st. Louis is quiet.
PARSONS, Kan, March fl.-Knights of
Labor have declared the strike off, taken
the men of guard and will go to work
in the morning. Freight trains will run
at once.
ATCHIsoN, Ks, March 3l.-The wanda
lism of last night, by which large
amount Of Missouri Pacific property was
destroyed by masked men, has created a
feeling of intense excitement and indig-
nation in this city. A public meeting
will be held to take action. The mob is
supposed to have been from other points