Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-02-26

officers have commenced their work.
Brakemen on the |. Z, r. r. Strike
for an Increase in Wages.
Special to Commercial Herald.
JACKSON, Feb. 22-The brakemen of
freight trains on the southern division
of the Illinois Central railroad inaugu-
rated strike this morning at McComb
City, by preventing the 5 o'clock south
bound freight train from leaving.
None but freight trains have been, so
far, interfered with, but threats are
made that unless the demands are ac-
ceded to, all tlains will be stopped.
The strikers are reported to be very
turbulent and noisy. They demand an
increase Of $3.50 per month. 1t is
impossible to obtain only meagre par
ticulars here. j. G. Clarke, president,
reached McComb City this evening,
and it is thought he will be able to
settle all differences by tomorrow.
LATER-Superintendent Sneefe, of
the southern division, said he receive d
information to day that shortly before
9 o'clock last night twenty-four brake
men, number of whom were working
on the New Orleans division, and 9TH
ers on the Jackson division, had
stopped freight train at McComb
City, which was due In this city at 6
o'clock this morning. They were well
armed with guns and pistols, they also
stopped a freight train due at $3.50
o'clock this morning. Freight traffic
is entirely stopped at McComb City,
none of the trains being permitted to
pass either northward or southwark.
Gov. Lowry to-day, in response to a
telegram from McComb City, inform
ing him that the brakemen there were
on strike and would not allow trains
to move, and asking if authority was
vested in State officers to ac. in the
matter, Immediately replied that
such authority did not exist, but that
if violence was imminent, the sheriff
had right to call to his aid the power
of the county to suppress disturbance,
and promising the aid of the State
militia to the civil authority should
their services be needed to assist in
executing the law.
The sheriff of Pike county arrived
from McComb City to-day. Hereports
everything quietthrFe and he says he
apprehtnds no disturbance.
Slaughtered Cattle to be Delivered
Direct to the Consumer.
New York, Feb. 22.-The Marquis
LIE Mores has not yet started for his
western cattle rancho. He has been
delayed here to perfect arrangements
which will probably have considerable
affect on the price of meats in this
city. A Tribune reporter met him,
and although 1.-THE project is not yet
fully ripe, he explained the principal
features: "We propose" he said, "to
stop the expense of middlemen and
send meats direct from the producer
to the consumer. | have discovered
that in the practical working of the
cattle business, as at present conducted,
there are eleven middlemen, each of
whom must have profit before the
meat reaches the consumers. Whole
salers are eating us up and we propose
to start retail shops in all of the tene-
ment house districts of the city
where our meats will be sold
on account of the company. Cattle
will be killed at our abattoir, the beef
will be shipped in refrigerator cars; it
will be delivered to the central market,
and from there distributed to the diff
ferent shops. We shall have scheme
at work in about sixty days. Deals
are now being perfected by which the
advantage to the consumers will
amount to from two to four cents per
pound all around. We think we might
as we'll give the consumer the benefit
of this profit which now goes to mid
dlemen,"