The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-03-09
THE R. R. STRIKE.
The Trouble on the Missouri
Pacific.
THE ACTION OF THE KNIGHTS.
Obituary-POIice Commissioner-De
structiye Fire-In EIi's State
Hotel Burned-Another Cot.
The Railroad Strike.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, March SIT was with
the greatest difficulty that any Mis-
souri, Pacific trains could be moved this
morning from the Union Depot as of
ficials of the road could persuade none
OF the strikers to assist i'll making them
up. Assistant superintendent Stiliwell,
OF the Union Depot, assisted by three
yardmasters, however, succeeded in
starting all passenger trains on time.
The strikers offer no resistance to their
efforts. Not freight car on the Mis-
souri, Pacific has been moved from this
city since Saturday night, and the
| probabilities are that none can be moved
until the present difficulties are settled,
or until the railroad company fill the
places of the striking knights by nom
members OF that organization. Mem
bers OF the board of directors of that
road have arrived in this city, but
whether they came to assist in settling
the strike or simply to attend the reg
ular annua, meeting of the board set
| for next Wedne Sday, is not known. The
Brakemen's Brotherhood met yester
day afternoon. As near as could be
learned, their grievance is that their
wages are too small. They receive SEQ
per month, but want $40 or Chicago
prices, together with extra pay for extra
work. a committee of the Knights of
Labor called on the brakemen yester-
day afternoon, and conferred with their
committee, but 10 results were obtained,
and the meeting adjourned until last
night, when another conference was
held. The outcome of it seems to be
that the committee of brakemens will
call upon A. a. Dickinson. this after
noon, and notify him that after clock
no Missouri Pacific or Bridge and
Tunnel Companies cars will be handled
until the present strike is over
Alarming rumors are abroad this morI
ing regarding The contemplated action
by the knights of Labor to force the
railroads of the Gould southwest sys-
tenn to accede to their demands. 1t is
stated that at u o'clock all Knights
employed by the St. Louis Bridge Co.
will strike to support their already-strik-
ing brethren. This will cause a total
stoppage OF all railroad connection
between the Union Depot in this city
and the relay depot in East st. Louis,
and no passengers nor freight can be
transferred by rall across the river. To
avoid the possibility of the railroad
using ferries for transportation pur-
poses, a central committee has, it is
stated, ordered out all men engaged by
these companies, and this will sever all
connection with the east side of the
river.
TheKnights are dumb when questioned
concerning these rumorS, and refuse to
either deny or affirm them. Officials of
the railroads, bridge companies and
ferries, are equally dumb, and nothing
can be positively known in regard to
Ia frrfr ff4sa ,r,fn r1l
strike upon the Missouri Pacific road
has had the effect of rendering it i'm
possible for the ST. Louis & San Fran
cisco Railroad to handle any freight
delivered at the Union depot, as the
latter company uses the tracks of the
former from the dep to Grand Avenue,
a distance of about two miles, and no
men can be found to assist in making
up freight trains intended to pass over
these tracks. The strikers side-tracked
all freight locomotives, and let the
water out of them. There seems no
disposition on the part of the company
to resist any move made by the strikers.
The accommodation train from Pleas
ant Hill, due at $40 o'clock am, did
not arrive on account of the impossi-
blllty OF procuring an engine to pull
the train.
SEDALiA, MO-, March Sine central
committee of the Knights of Labor will
order that after to-day, all members of
that organization employed upon pas
senger trains on the Missouri Pacific
Railroad, shall cease work, but that
mail cars must not be interfered with.
Notice was posted at the Missouri Pa
cific depot this morning, announcing
the suspension of all brakemen and
on the st. Louis & Kansas
and Lawrence & Kansas branches of
that road. Brakemen are now holding
a meeting, at which their future
course will be determined. Their dis
cussions are held in strict secresy.