The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-01
THE STRIKE.
I he Missouri Pacific Hands
Returning to Work.
DISASTROUS KEY WEST FIRE.
A shore-wIII be appeaIed-KIIIed by
HIS Misiress-Terrible Acct
dent-Obituary-E
The Strike.

ST. LOUIS, March 3l.-No orders had
been issued up 10 10 this morning, for
the Knights to return to work. Perfect
order prevails in the Missouri Pacific
yards this morning. No crowds OF
strikers have as yet congregated in that
vicinity. and il Is not expected that any
trouble will attend the resuming Of
freight traffic. whenever an attempt
shall be made. There has been no
mo cement OF freight this morning
everyone awaiting. before acting. TO see
what course Martin Irons shall pursue.
The different deDUts of the Missouri
Pacific are wide open, however. and
freight { ( all kinds Is being received IN
large amounts. in anticipation OF tbs
specify resumption of the regular freight
traffic of the DAD.
Martin Irons. Chairman OF the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the District As
sembly. which embraces all the Knights
of Labor employed by the Missouri Pa
cItic Railway Company, this morning
telegraphed different local assemblies
under his jurisdiction, notifying them
Officially that the General executive
Board has ordered all men to go 10
work pending the arbitration of exist
ing difficulties by a committee of Mis-
souri, Pacific employees and Hoxie. II
is expected that this will be followed
some time to-day by q supplementary
order by Irons to the men under his
jurisdiction to obey the orders of the
General Board.
John Walsh and l.. Harvey were ar
rested in ST. Louis to-day by United
States Marshal Weber for intimidating
employees in the Wabash Yards last
sunday, and were Immediately sent to
Springfield, Ills.
Efforts were made to send out
Chicago, Burlington a. Quincy roads
this forenoon, but in each case the en-
gineer and fireman were persuaded TO
leave the engine, and the trains were
abandoned. No disturbance took place.
2.30p. m--The executive committee
has just decided upon an order which
has Oeen telegraphed to outside as
semblies, the purport of which is that
the men on the system are ordered 10
return 10 work at 10 O'Clock tomorrow
The committee is nov con-
suiting with a delegation from East ST.
Louis in regard to ordering the strike
of at that point.
2.55 p. m.-The following is the text OF
the order mentioned in the previous
1t is addressed to local as
semblies OF District No. l0l :"YOa are
ordered by the general executive beard
TO go 10 work. Honor demands that
those who came out TO support the
strike 60 to work first. We viii tel
egraph yoG the hour and day"
(Signed) MARTYR IRoss."
The Missouri Pacific, this morning,
sent out three freight trains from their
yards. the regular number. 1t Is now
conceded that the road is practically
open. The Iron Mountain road also
succeeded IN sending out three trains.
\ special from Houston, Texas, says
the facilities Of the Missouri Pacific are
tested TO their utmost in moving the
accumulated freight. The strike seems
TO be over.
2.55 p.m.-The men In the Wabash
yards IN North st. Louis, re-
turned to work at 2.15 this af-
ternoon. All were received.
NEW T0Rg, March 31.-During the
conference between representatives of
the Knights OF Labor and the Missouri
Pacific. yesterday. Powderly repudiated
the remarks attributed to him that
Gould recognized me-" He ad-
dressed me as Grand Master Workman,
ETC." Powderly said that If the officials
of the road would furnish him Ii,
names of the men who destroyed pro-
perty of the company. they woctd be
expelled from the order of the Heights
of Labor.