Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-04-04
The Strike Among Railroad EN-
Dl0yGs at st. Louis Continues.
A SERIOUS CRISIS AT FORT
WORTH, TEXAS.
a Deadly Combat Between Strikers and
the Authorities.
BITTER CONGRESSIONAL SENTIMENT
AGAINST JAY GOULD.
The Planters Hotel at St.
Louis on Fire.
GREAT LOSSES BY FLOODS IN
THE SOUTH.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL

ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL
The Labor Situation at st. LOuis
ST. LOUIS, April 3.-The resumption OF
freight traffic by the Missouri-Pacii and
Iron Mountain railroads has now become
an acknowledged fact. For the past few days
officials have been sending out the regular
number of trains, which, although smaller
at first than they were accustomed to be.
fore the strike, yesterday assumed their
more natural proportions, and to-day 1t lie
expected they will be as large as ever.
No more hindranoe or interference to
the running of freight trains upon
roads is anticipated.
East st. Louis is now becoming the
officials of the different roads centering in
this city will find it difficult TO effect q re-
sumption of freight traffic. All their eff
forts in this direction have, with few ex-
ceptions. failed, aud the strikers, although
they nave announced their moral suasion
as TO their mode OF interference, are de.
termined if that shall fail to resort to
more violent methods, and are determined
that no freight shall be moved until the
strike is ended. Railroad officials last
night decided on running freight trains,
| and will to-day make every effort to attain
that end. When these attempts shall be
| made it is expected serious trouble will
ensue.
Frederick Turner, Secretary Of the Gen.
eral Executive Board of the Knights of
| Labor, and Wm. FL. Baily, q member Of
the same committee, arrived in this city
from Cincinnati this morning, and pro-
| ceeded to the rooms of the Executive Com
mittee, where they are now considering
| the strike situation. After this conference
| shall have been finished, and some definite
line of action is decided upon, Turner will
attempt to see Hoxie and ascertain what
line he intends to follow in r~e.employing
| striking knights of Labor. A second con-
ference will then be held with the local
| committee, and an agreement formulated
| which will be presented to Hoxie for his
| signature. Turner, in an interview this
morning, stated that his plan is that all
positions not now filled by men who have
| been employed since the inauguration of
| the 9rike shall be open to application
from the Knights; that those who apply
shall be employed. and from them shall be
| selected an arbitration committee, which
| will attempt to arrive at some amicable'
understanding concerning the grievances
| of the Missouri-Pacific Knights. Turner,
in reply to the inquiry If he should re-
quest that all the striking Knights of
Labor be re-employed, replied: "No; such
has never been the case heretofore, even
| when we have been victorious, and we can
hardly expect such q course to be pursued
by the railroad company nov. We don't
expect them to discharge competent men
who have been employed during the strike.
and we shall make no such demand.
Neither shall we demand that those who
have committed ~depredstions upon the
company's property be taken back. Such
a demand would be inconsistent with the
principle laid down in our constitution"
LATEB-Turner and his associates were
in consultation with the Joint Executive
Board until after / o'clock P. M. when
they called at Hoxie's Office, but that gen.
tleman not being in they went to their
hotel for dinner. Neither the precise char
acter moi the report of the conference OF
this morning has yet transpired.
The freight blockade at East st. Louis Is
practically broken. All roads have switch
engines at work. The Sheriff made his
first arrest to-day OF the strikers
indicted by the st. Clair County
Grand Jury. Two of them were taken 10
Belleville by the first trai6. Later in the
day two engineers running engines in the
Vandalia yard were induced to take their
engines back to the ~roundhouse. and an
engineer in the Cairo Short Line yards was
persuaded to abandon his engine. Another
train OF coal came over the bridge at noon.
The Sheriff has sworn in as special depu-
ties all the present employees in various
Yards. The Wabash 10 receiving and send
ing out trains without interruption.
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