The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-04-02
THE STRIKE CONTINUES.
NO SETTLEMENT REACHED AT
ST. LOUIS.
Freight Trains Sent Out With Grera
CreWs-Fight at East NJ.
Louis.

ernor's arrival he received q delegs-
ton Of the Knights Of Labor who
represented their side Of the trouble
to him. They ted the Governor that
they we're viking to resume work
wheR their grievances shall have been
adjusted, and deprecated all acts Of
violence. They explained the stop
page OF the Yandalia train after the
adjutsnt-gcnei had been told that
all trains could be moved without in
reference with the statement they
had o. had sufficient time to notify
the abroad men OF the promise they
hsd giveu. They said that the COM
panies were willing to pay the wages
asked fhem individually but refused
TO deal 9Th the knights OF Labor, and
they could not understand why, II the
companies recognized tho Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers and that OF
the firemeD, they should refuse TO deal
with them, and that yesterday morn
ing they offered to couple up train,
on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy rail- Dad, which had been cut
In two, but their services were re-
iuGed. All they had done was to per-
suade the men not 20 Iun their trains
and had not intimidGted them.
Later in the evening, upon being
asked II he had ordered out the
troops 10 protect railroad property in
East st. Louis, he replied "No, sir;
there have not been any orders Issued
for the State militia"
"Have you determined whether
you will order them out? There is
report In 81. Louis that they were ell
under orders az Springfield and other
points OF the State; that extra trains
we're waiting in readiness, and 10000
rounds OF ammunition had been dis
tributed."
"No, sir; | have not made up my
mind. II 10 serious thing to order
them ont, no matter how much care
and precantion might be taken. II
one or two men were shot II would
create a terrihls excitement in the
Sla'e, and no one could tell what the
effect would be. II order them ont
II will be to execute the sherill's
orders. He has great powers, and,
perhaps does not reallzs how great
they ara, and he must exert every
effort in his power to protect the rail
road before he calls on the Governor.
THR STRIKE STILL CONTINUES.
Contrary TO the general expectation
that the Executive COMMITTEES OF Dis
trict Assembly l0l would designa'e
the hour Of 10 o'clock this morning as
the time when the striking Knight, of
Labor should 80 TO work, no order TO
that effect was issued, and at 10 O'Clock
the strike still continues. None Of the
strikers have applied this morning b
the Missouri Pacific officials for work.
and they cay that they will not DO so
until ordered by their Executive Com.
mittee.
THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF DlttriCt Assembly No. 1850, the
members of which include the Mis-
souri, Pacific shopmen and mechanics,
appointed a committee to call upon
Master Mechanic Bartlett and ascer-
tain what men he would re-employ.
The committee has not yet had con.
ference with Mr.. Bartlett, and neither
the demands OF the committee nor the
plans OF Mr.. Bartlett are officially
known. A member OF the enmmittee.
however, Raid this morning that they
would demand that all the men, With
out exception, who struck, shall be
re.employed. Mr.. Bartlett was seen
aud In reply to an inquiry as TO
what men he would take back, replied
that he would exercise bis own iudp-
ment in the matter that none Oh those
who had destroyed the eompauy's
property weuld DO re.employed, and
that the number whom he should take
back would be determined bv the
number Of men actually needed, which
was to- lay that competent men who
had been engaged during the strike
would not be discharged 10 make room
for the strikers, The final settlement
therefore, OF the strike on the Missouri !
Pacific railroad seems ~ far from set. |
Element as ever, for the Executive |
Com nittte of Assembly No. i01 have |
determined to appoint no arbitration
committee to confer with Mr.. Hoxie
until al the former employees OF the
road shall be taken back.
TRAFFIC. RESUMED AT HANNIBAL AND
ST. JOE.
A special from Hannibal. No. to |
the Post Dispatch says: According 10 |
the agreement, freight traffic on the
Missouri Pacific railrosd at this place
was resumed this morning without
any hindrance. All the Knigh,s of
Labor went back tc work, with the
understanding, however, that thew
did 30 subject to call from their
District Assembly TO quit.
The Post Dispatch St. joseph mol |
special states that the Missouri Pacific |
freight agent at that point ia receiving
all classes Of freight for all points on
the Missouri Pacific railroad. All the
regular freight trains are running on
schedule time and all the strikers have
gone back TO work.
STRIKERS FINRD.
Fred Howard, the striker who az. |
Baulted Missouri Pacific engin, er
because he refused to leave his engine
upon request OF the Knights of Labor
to do 30 was fined 800 and costs 10. |
day in the Criminal Court. Thomas
Hass was fined in the same court $40 |
aud costs for using threatening and
abusive language in addressing a non.
striker.
THE MEETING or THE STRIKERS
at Turner'S Hall this morning greatly
decreased the number Of strikers con.
gregated around the Relay depot and
the railroad yards in this city, and the
officials Of the Vandslia road thought
they would take advantage OF this by
sending out freight train. One was
accordingly made up, but upon start
ing from the yards the engine was ap-
preached by a number OF strikers who
persuaded the engineer TO desert his
post. The engine was then detached
from the train and run back 10 the
round-house. At the same time a
freight train was made up on the Illi-
noia and st. Louis tracks, and was
about tostart out when several strikers
requested the engineer to abandon his
engine. This he refused to do and the
train departed without further inter.