Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-13
East ~. Loui, and O,ner Trouble

\ Republican caucus was announced
to take place at o'clock this evening.
Inst 81 Iouis and Oiter Troubles.
(By teIegra pn TO the Dispatchl
EAST ST. Louis, LII, April r.
The presence of the militia in this city
continues to have its desired effect, and
no disturbances nor unlawful acts have
been reported since the incendiary
fires Of Friday night, aud 1t IS now
believed that no encounter be-
tween the military and the strikers
will occur. The same strict guard,
however. over the railroad pro-
perty is observed this morning, and
the vigilance Of the sentrics has IN no
way been relaxed. The time over
which the order extended requiring
those who wished to 20 over the bridge
into East St. Louis to supply them
selves with passes elapsed at midnight
last night, and the bridge this morning
presents an animated appearance.
Pedestrians are passing and repasslng
without interference, and transfer
wagons heavily loaded are crossing over,
and on neither side Of the bridge are the
drivers approached by intimidating
/ strikers attempting to persuade them to
again stop work. The promise Of mill
tary protection TO those who might desire
TO 20 10 work to-day has resulted IN the
employment of large number Of apph
cants. most Of whom are not knights
/ Of Labor, but those who are employed
in filling the vacancies caused by the
| strike of the latter, and who left their
places last Friday after the fatal shoot
ing by the deputies. The platforms Of
the various freight depots are busy with
men actively engaged in loading and
unloading cars. and no attempts at IN
reference by the strikers has occurred,
nor is any anticipated.
TIE MINERS STRIKE IN MISSOURI.
ST. Louis, April l2.-The miners
/ Of the II. Louis district who struck last
week held a meeting yesterday and re-
solved 10 remain firm and not resume
work until after the strikes by the
Knights shall have been ended. Very
| little coal is on hand in this district,
and it is expected the cutting-oii OF the
supply will affect seriously the manu-
featuring interests Of the city. -Four
hundred and fifty miners on the Hi
nois and st. Louis pittsburgh railroad
have struck, and it is expected more
will strike about Belleville to assist the
the Knights in their struggle.
A man who is we'll informed de-
clared Yesterday that all the miners in
st. Clair and Madison counties will be
out this week, except, perhaps, men
employed in machine mines. The 81.
Louis coal district, extending over a
radius Of fifty miles, has l03 mines,
and gives employment 10 1000 miners.
OF this number. 1000 are employed
in mac hine mines, and they would not
strike on their own account. A few
of them are Knights, but most of the
other /, 900 are members Of the order
and il is believed by their brethren thai
they will demonstrate their loyalty i
called upon to 10 so.
KNIGHTS on TRIAL.
ST. LOUIS, April l2.-The cases o
John }. Notary, Judge advocate o
District Assembly, No. l0l, and five oil
six other knights, who were arrested
two weeks ago for obstructing trains
and interfering with the business of th'
Missouri Pacific railroad, came up be
fore Judge Horner, Of the Court Q
Criminal Correction, to-day, and atte'
the hearing Of the testimony were takeT
under Amusement.
RESUMED WORK.
Word has been telephoned from Eas
St. Louis that the yard and switch
men Of the Ohio and Mississippi anC
Chicago. Burlington and Quincy roads
have resumed work IN body.
THREATENED BOYCOTT AGAINST
McCORMICK's REAPER.
/ CHICAGO, April ia committee
Of the Knights OF Labor to-day calico
upon C. II. Mccormick and demanded
the reinstatement Of the eight hundred
men discharged from the Reaper W ork
in the recent strike and whose place
were filled by non-union men. Mr.. Nc
Cormick positively refused to reempIo.
the men, having given them fair oppor
,unity to return. The committee dc
clare their intention to have the Genera
Executive Board declare boycott
against the firm.
pUDDLERs' AND LABoRERs' sIRlkh
louisville, Pa, April En-
puddlers and lsborers employed by tn
Pottsyiile Iron and Steel Compan
struck to-day for an advance in wages
The puddlers demand 1895 per ton---a
advance Of forty cents-and the iaoot
srs o. per week--an advance OF 81
The company offered the pudders SOU
but it was refused. The strike Wall en-
tirely suspend operations at the iron
and steel-mills. employing between So
J and 400 hands.