The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-08
THE KNIGHTS.
Status of the Strike in the
Southwest.
THE ENGINEERS NEGOTIATING.
THAT f. just What They are Going
to Do; You Can Depend
Upon It,"
The Strike.

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the southwestern strikes among union
men in this city continues to grow.
The action OF the general executive
board in recalling the order to resume
work and in pledging the support of the
entire organization to the strike meets
with the approval OF a majority of the
Knights in this region. From a large
number OF local and district assemblies
resolutions favoring this course and
piedging themselves TO furnish their
quota Of the necessary funds were sent
to Secretary Turner.
ST. LOUIS, April 7.-Engineers EN-
ployed upon the railroads centering IN
East St. Louis decline to state the cause
OF Chief Arthur's presence in this city.
or its probable effect upon the exteusiJu
OF the strike to other departments OF
the road than those now involved. \
prominent member of the Knights of
Labor, however. when questioned rs 70
whether the engineers would support
the strikers, said: THAT is just what
they are going to do; you can depend
upon il. Arthur, to be sure. is opposed
10 strikes. but such pressure Will be
brought 10 bear that he cannot resist.
IL is declared that engineers on all roads
centering in East st. Louis except those
on coal and passenger trains viii go out
to aid the Knights in their fight"
The quiet state OF affairs which has
existed in East st. Louis for the past
week, was suddenly broken to-day by
riot. A large crowd OF strikers, mum
bering over a 900, formed about noon
at the railway depot and. headed by the
leaders of strikers IN that city. marched
TO the Ohio & Mississippi depot, wnere
a number of platform men were at
work. No guard, police or deputy sher
IFS had been stationed there and the
EMPLOYEES were easily forced from their
position. Thence the mob advanced
upon the Vanualia yards. Here few
deputies were on duty, who ordered the
men back. They refused and made
rush, bearing down the officers and
swarmed through the gates into
the yards and forced all the employees
at work out of the yards. From tais
place they marched TO the Burlington
yard. where similar scene was enacted,
and and all employees were forced out.
The men then rushed on to the Chicago
& Alton yards, and upon arriving there
were met by n strong force of deputy
marshals, armed with Winchester re-
peating rifles They ordered the mob
back and called upon them to disperse.
This the crowd refused to do, and upon
attempting to rush through the gates
the marshals brought their rifles TO
their shoulders and threatened TO fire II
the crowd advanced. This cooled their
ardor somewhat. and they turned back;
none the less determined, however,
that there should be no work done in
that city while the Knights OF Labor
were still on their strike. The
deputies remained on guard at
the Alton yards fearing a sec
ond attack upon that point,
while the strikers proceeded TO the
Cairo Short Line yards, whittier they
are now (I2.30 p. M marching.
p.m.-Upon arriving there the mob
found their way DISTRACTED. and by the
same means employed at other yards,
forced the men at work there to leave
their positions. The;mob then dispersed,
having accomplished their object, but
not before calling a meeting of all
strikers to take place at Flannigan's
Hall where resolutions will be adopted
declaring that no one will be allowed TO
NIL the strikers places.
at the Iron Mountain yards, to-day
all is quiet and orderly. Five switch
engines are at work with crews. selected
from the road force OF brakemen.
Twenty OF the switcnmen employed in
these yards returned to work yesterday,
but went out again. when requested 70
do so by a committee from the Knights
The yardmaster sent TO Desoto for new
men, twenty of whom arrived this morn
ing, and are now at work.
The executive board of the Brother
hood OF Engineers are holding a meet
ing in East st. Louis, to-day, Chief
Arthur being present. and are seriously
the question whether or not
it will be advisable to strike in support
of the Knights of Labor.
Acknowledgement Vance was a spec
tator Of the action OF the mob in forcing
the men employed IN East st. Louis |
railroad yards to quit work. and he has
telegraphed the situation TO the Cover
nor.
sos p.m.-Twenty of the fremen en-
ployed upon the engines Of the Bridge
Z Tunnel Company struck to-day in
support of the Knights of Labor. This,
unless others can be found to ill their
positions. will stop the transfer OF all
freight and passenger trains over the
bridge.