Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-04-03
: THE GREAT STRIKE.
GENERAL RESUMPTION OF susI.
MESS ON THE TEXAS PACIFIC.
Trouble In Kansas-Why the strike
Continues-Troops Called Out
AAong the Lines.

Trouble IN Aansas-Why the Strike
COntinues-Trocps called Out
AAong the Lines.
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NEW YORK, April 2,-The following
despatch was received Mt the once ol
the Missouri Pacific Railway Com pan :
this morning.
sr. LOUIS, April 9.-ro Mr.. jaw
Gould.-While there may he some trou.
worst is over; but things may not run
smoothly for some days. have plenty
Of force TO run trains and do repairs,
and am grad ually recruiting my force
with new men. About 30 new men are
at work to-day. Business is fully re-
sumed In Kansas City yards and n large
business 10 being done there.
Total loads moved In the system yes-
teiday 3008; increase Of 854 loads over
the day before. II. M. HoxrE,
ST. LOUIS April 2-The Missouri Pa
ciac freight agents are receiving fre light
this morning for all points on the Gould
South west system, and the business OF
these roads Is again being regularly
conducted a. Il was before the strike.
Most Of the Knights OF Labor have
gone back to work, but the officials say
they have employed \ sufficient num-
Der of men since the Knights left their
employ to resume freight trafiic.
CHICAGO, April 2-The representa-
tives Of the Missouri Pacific Railroad
state that they are accepting all kinds
OF freight, both perishAble and other
wise, to points in the Southwes The
Burlington and Alton Road bill the
freight by way of Hannibal and other
points In Missouri, and the Wabash 40
cepts freight by way of East St.Louis,
while the Illinois Central is accepting
freight to connect with the Nilsson II
Pacific at Cairo. A consignment of
freight WAS accepted this morning for
50. Louis for Chicago to go by way of
Hannibal and Moberly.
KANSAS CITY, No, April 2-There
is nothing new in the Missouri Pacific
eituation. The strikers are still out,
while the Conlpany's business proceeds
without Interruption.
Sr. LOUIS. April 2.-The large freight {
houses in East st. Louis have not yet
been thrown open, for the Knights Of
Labor are no less determined to-day
than they have been for o week not to
allow any supplies to be handled in that
vicinity, either by wagon or by train.
Tho crowds Assem- bled In the railroad
yards there this morning are as large as
ut any time since the strike was begun,
not resume freight traffic until their
grievances shall re arbitrated and set
tied. No attempts have as yet been
made to run freight trains and no dis
turbances have occurred
ST LOUIS, April 2-The Views of tho
striking Knights OF Labor upon the
Gould Southwest system and their
employ ers as to the means by which
he strike shall be brought to q close,
despite the apparent agreement arrived
AZ In New York, seems as far apart as
ever. and the Anal adjustment 10 still
in the future. The Knights demand
that all those who struck shall be- taken
back in q body, and the railroad Off
cials have determined to re-employ or
~ those actually needed; consequently
he strike still continues.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April The trans
fer men this morniuR refused to go so
work. They openly declare they are in
sympathy with the strikers. "As long
as the transfer teamsters stick to u.s."
said q striker "we're all riRht-if they
go back on us we're gone"
The Grand Jury has returned . num-
Der Of indictments against men who
nave been interfering with the running
Of trains At Bast St. Louis.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, April 2.-In re-
erAl Campbell, ,telegraphed from Par
sons last night. the Governor this morn.
ing ordered GU. the First Regiment, K.
N. g., with instructions to proceed st
once to Parsons, to assist In the move
mant Of Missouri Pacific trains.
KANSAS CITY, April 2.-The Jour.
nails Parsons (Kansas) special says:
Eight companies of Colonel Patrick's
First Regiment Kansas National Guard
arrived this evening, numbering about
400 men. just after passing Ottawa q
gang of ruffians came upon the track
and aignalled the engineer to stop,
which he did. The leader, a man named
Semple, handed note to the engineer,
inviting him not to pull the cars out OF
Ottawa The Major of the first company
WAS in the front part of the train, and
getting of, faced the crowd, and in Wig
orous language told them some very
plain truths, and, drawing . rife,
threatened to shoot the leader, where
upon they fled from the track.
The leaders were all recognized. their
names being Semple. Moo Obmer, O'Neill,
Lester, Nesbitt and Martin. None of
these are railroad men. 5emple is said
to be the man who fred an oil train
during the Pittsburg riot. McOmber 10
| printer, Nesbitt o stoDemason, while
the others are laborers, all Knights. of
Labor
Semple is a member Of the ArbitrA-
tion Committee, and has repeatedly
stated he would not regard the laws of
the State or General Government. In
addition to these, the names of others
have been sent to the United States
Marshal, with the names Of witnesseR,
with charges of obstructing United
States mails. When the troops reached
| Cherryvale they found the wires cut be
tween that place and Parsons.
Better Times For Workingmen.
Don't mistake wish for n resolution.
A Wish In ONLY desiring to be- or do or