The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-18
THE STRIKE.
POSITION OF AFFAIRS OUT
SIDETHE STATE -HOXIE'S
REPLY TO STRIKERS.
STATEMENT OF RECEIVER BROWN
CONCERNING TEXAS PACIFC--
SITUATION FAvORABLE.

III. Nj.
It has been intlmattd to me that committee of I
the Knights of Labor, composed OF railroad em-
poye-, would be admitted 10 conference witt you
In regard TO the difficulties existing with said
employes and the railroad companies composing [
the Gouid southwe5 ern system. If It is your
wish a CumnliJee Is ready for conference at such |
tin 9 and place as you may determine
Sgmed) MARTIN IRONS,
Chairman knights Of Labor Executive Committee
10 this, after actnowled Iing It's receipt Mr,
HoNie repii rs follows:
"While [ am always ready to confer with and
hear conlpaints of any of the employees Ot the com
psnies winch | represent, cannot see that
meeting with committee such as You propose !
would adjust the trouble, a. am Informed that the
reason tor the existing difficulties The dis |
charge OF c. y. Hall by the receivers 9f the
Texas Il Pacific railway, road not under my CON
troll and with the management of which have no |
voice or authority. would further state that the
action taken by our late employees has 50 reduced
traffic that we shall not soon require as many men
az heretofore but all good men who desire en-
pioyTnent, and acceptable to the sGperiutend-
ents, will hereafter as heretofore, be well ana
promptly paid tor services rendered, and ii they
have any complaints will take pleasure in meet
ing them for that purpose.
tSignedl II, M. HoHIL
RECEIVER BRowN's DISPATCH.
ST. LOUIS. March lG.-Receiyer Brown, of the
Texas q Pacific railway telegraphs Vice President
HoXie that he has sixty seven men at work in Mar
shall shops, thirty.fouT of them old employees who
struck aud ne expects many more tomorrow The
shops at Big Springs Baird and Fort Worth, he
says, have men enough for our present wants
No FREIGHT MOVING.
o,.,,,, N,or,, IA 1,ho Eri,bta of Tahrr ern
Moved on the Missouri Pacific at this point are II
No freight tans are moving ol tue Nebraska
division.
TRAIN CAPTURED.
Omaha, March l6.--Tha Missouri Paciic runs
into Omaha over the Union Pacific tracks, for
distance ot eighteen m!l3s, Yesterday an q tempt
was made to start Missouri Pacific fr iglt train
oWt 81 iii. rit, Irt five men cAuturrd tbc engine
and nleds tbS nr,ireer and fireman sur,tuder
T'bev then ran the engine back 10 the roundhouse
and mt ont thn fir,s The mon who cgpturpj tlp
ang;pn ,ara aai,i tn bs empIo,n a Of the pion pa
cigc ord ,rern Krigbta of ahor
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ALL ""''LD "''h oLuh''
CmoAGo, March l6'-Ihe LVenng d3urhal
ceiyed here from savannah that about 800 rack
builders on the D,w Chicago, burlington 4
Northern railway have struck. They compelled
the engineers aud fremen OF construction trains
To leave their cabs The company is paving of the
strikers and thcr aUe drinking heavily. and are al
armed with clubs. No information has been We
ceiyed as to the cause OF the strike
Al OMAHA
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OMAHA, NelO:, MaiGl 10 IL Is gHhoIsu ntI'
NAV the hh -et ul l.aooI Ha'e uIteieu ~ az -,,u
ploye5 on the htIas"0H iacilC 10 DinauA '" Iriu,'
to handle freight or perform otAti uu"t.' 4'd 'Nt
the order will 90 INTO effect 70 CAV. t{eo. A's 80
ienl 70 JHs r.hui ny lnt laoI ,Iao pf II, M
glne anu se.tIal Ia,5 ou Nv ig ~. iic
al this point are few in number ant Tue business
done comparatively light, serious trouble ia eN-
pected
ATsT.l lo,us
ST. LOUIS, March l6.--There Is no change in tle
situation this morning at the Nil '1H pacifc
yards Numbers OF stllEers are conquglted Just
outside Of the wards, but they maintain perfect
quiet, An attempt TO send out the krkWood ac
commodAGon train this morning lmie'L me nfe'
man deserting the engine before 1t vas ATTAINED ~
the train, and the engineer returned t. Jhe rouno
house The situation IN East ST Louis ls uh-
changed, no strike ha'ing as yet occurred ain9hE
the dissatisfied switchmen, Cons1delAie ahAleS
is telt az TO the outcome OF TINS new c'mPucau"1
but the railway officials generally express conn
dence in their aolhty TO ADJUST matters belole d'e-
employees determine 10 sIlEe'
"sTRfKE"
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CHICAGO Marcu lO.-lne repnrt Ma9 CiLfulae. "a
on change TINS morning luaI 9Inerati T'ltNp ui
en1heers anu 1.tInen Ui I.IS t ~ liicos f
we Sf ornpoIe enineers nave Promised
-, it mil tb, orrivi Of capreeident Potter
bmrsSo 70 ,hSn tbcv will nrpsent their griey
cnnos '"'' W. '''''' '
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