St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-14
A STUBBORN STRUGGLE.
The Great Southwestern Strike Apparently
No Nearer Settlement Than
Week Ago.
Resolutions Passed by the st. Louis MuniC-
ipal Assembly Urging 0vertures
to the Strikers.
Several Attempts Made TO Run
Freights, But None Of Them
Prove Successful.
From 10000 to $4,000 Men Inter-
ested in the Great Eastern
Miners Strike.
ProSuects of Peace Not Bright.


ST. LOUIS, March 13.-The municipal
assembly, by vote of 10 TO 9, has passed
a resolution that the interests OF the city
demand that the Missouri Paclhc railway
should make overtures TO its striking EN-
plOyes looking to a settlement OF the strike.
After several meetings and free discussion
of the situation. the board OF directors
of the merchants exchange has concluded
to take no formal action in regard to
he strike. The Brotherhood of Engineers
held meeting last night to discuss their
future attitude towards the striking Knights
of Labor Resolutions were adopted Smy-
pathZing with the strikers, but no definite
action was taken other than deciding to
present these resolutions TO Chief Engineer
Arthur of the Brotherhood on his arrival
here and to abide by his decision. y freight
engine this morning was started
out from the Missouri Pacific round
house to make up freight
train. which the officials intended to start
from Ewing avenue. The engine succeeded
in making its way to that place without OPP
position, but when ii arrived there The en-
gineer and fireman were requested by a
striker to desert their posts, which they
did. The engine was run back 70 TIE
round house, where II was
AGAIN STARTED OUT
by a new engineer and fireman, but with no
better success. The attempt TO start
freight train from that place was aban-
doned. The attorneys OF the Missouri
Pacific this afternoon applied TO Judge
Horner of the circuit court for temporary
Injunction to restrain j. j. McGarry, w.
IL. Palmer. p. II. Nolan and other
strikers from going on the premises
of the plaintiff and interfering with
their property, and also to prevent any
conspiring outside of the premises to do
injury to plaintiffs property. At the sug-
gesriOn OF the court, the petition was
amended by striking out the latter part OF
it, and then the Injunction was granted.
There are no new developments at Little
Rock concerning the strike to-day, beyond
the disabling of the last engine in possession
of the company. The examination of
the strikers arrested yesterday
has been deferred. Superintendent
Dickinson, who has charge of all terminal
facilities at st. Louis, including the bridge
and tunnel and Missouri Pacific yards, has
offered his men, who are on strike, ma
terial increase of wages. but they have re-
fused to return TO work until permitted to
do so by the Knights of Labor. Labor
Commissioner KahtiZky and ID. w. Marina
presumably endeavOring 10 ascertain what
sort of
AN AGREEMENT
would meet the approval of both the strik-
ers and the railway management. Nothing
definite could be learned as to what con-
illusions they had arrived at but the labor
commissioner stated he had strong hopes of
an amicable adjustment of the present diff
cultieS. At jefferson City it was under
stood Gov. Marmaduke is attempting to
open negotiations between the railway Of
ticals and the executive board of
the Knights of Labor, but the result
of his efforts are not known. 1t is
believed, however, that after the
labor commissioner has reported to him.
some definite arrangement will be effected
to bring about conference between the
conflicting knights and their former EN-
plOyers. But even should all these efforts
fail, the business men of this city express
the opinion that freight tIafic will be re-
sumed. and that within two days. They
base their hopes upon the fact that
NUMEROUS APPLICATIONS
have already been made to fill the places
vacated by the strikers. and it is expected
that a sufficient number of new men will
have been hired by next Monday to enable
the company to resume freight traffic all
along their lines. A report having been i'm
circulation that Mr.. HOXie, general man.
ager Of the Missouri Pacific railroad, had
opened negotiations with the Knights of
Labor, a reporter called upon that gentle
man this morning to ascertain its truth or
alstfy.
''Is it true, Mr.. HoXie." asked the re-
porter, "UhaU you have offered the strikers
terms of settlement
Il have not offered any terms of compro-
mise or settlement" returned the general
manager. There is no truth in any such
report"
How about the other story, that the
Knights have offered terms?'
Equally as false. No proposition has
been made to me for the settlement Of this
strike at all"
WITH THE USUAL DEMAND.
A Globe-Democrat special from Pacific
Missouri says: When the eaSt-bound local
passenger train on the Missouri Pacific road
reached here about o'clock this afternoon
the train was boarded by some Knights of
Labor strikers, who entered into earnest
conversation with the engineer, and
few minutes later the train
was side tracked and the engine
killed, By dint of much persuasion on the
part of the officials the strikers permitted
one of their coaches and the express and
baggage cars to be attached to the east
bound mail train, which passed through at
AS p. M, and in this way the passengers
of the LEGAL train came on to ST. Louis.
The remainder of the train still stands on
the side track.
THE STRIKERS TRIUMPH.