The Portland daily press., 1886-04-07
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The Strike on the Could Railroad Sys-
tenn to Continue.
The General Executive Board Conf
dent of Success,
While the Railway Officials Say They
Are Now Independent OF
the Strike.
The Keene Bros. Start Up Their En-
gine and Surrender to the
Knights Of Labor.

ST. LOUIS, April 6.-After the departure
last night of Secretary Turner the remaining
members of the Knights of Labor committee
announced their unanimous determination
to continue the present strike until an ar
rangement had been entered into with Mr..
Hoxie restoring all of the strikers to their
/ former positions with the exception only of
those who participated in acts of violence
This is a decided advance from the position
they held Saturday before the conference
with Mr.. Hoxie. They were then willing to
assent to an argument which would restore
the strikers to those positions which were
not their occupied by new men, but Mr.:
HoXie'S refusal to accept even these deprived
them, they say, of the last hope of reconcilia-
tion. The railroad officials claim that they
have employed sufficient number of new
men to render them entirely independent OF
the Knights of Labor, and that the strike
will come to naught The members of the
general executive board, however, state that
they are confident of the success of the strike
as the roads connot be operated without the
Knights of Labor
The joint executive committee of the
Knights of Labor. who have been in session
most of the day, have finished an address to
the workmen of the world. 1t is chiefly a
strong denunciation of Jay Gould, referring
to him as the incarnation of the evils of
monopoly and calling upon the workmen of
the world to assist in his overthrow as their
only salvation.
NEW YORK, April 6-The following tele-
gram is reported to have been received In
this city th s morning:
ST. LOUIS, April 8.
To jag Gould, President:
Two hundred and fifty eight trains moving on the
system, Sc more ready to move. More applca-
tions for work than any day since the strike
(Signed) H. n. HoxIE.
ST. LOUIS, April 6.-The effect of the order
of the general executive board declaring the
strike continued has had its effect upon the
business of the Bridge and Tunnel Com
pany. Several of the men who had gone to
work upon the bridge struck last night and
the others failed to report for duty this
morning. At the union depot, also, the
number of employees has been lessened by
those who have quit work unwilling to oc-
cupy their positions while the Knights of
Labor grievances are still unsettled.
p. M. Arthur, chief engineer of the Broth
erhood of Engineers, arrived here last night.
| The object of his visit is not known, but it is
believed he will hold a conference with the
engineers while here, relative TO the present
strike.
700 Hands Idle.
WORCESTER, Mass. April 6-The Bigelow
| carpet mill at Clinton shut down today, be-
| ing out of yarn on account of the recent
| strike of dyers, throwing 700 hands out of
employment.
The Keene's Start Up.
Boston, April 6.-The Keene Bros. engine
| in Lynn was started this morning, that firm
having surrendered to the Knights of Labor,
and those manufacturers who begun to put
in engines are returning them. Mr.. W. G.
| S. Keene, it is stated, has gone to Skowhe-
gan, Me-, and matters there will be speedily
| adjusted. 1t is understood that the Keene's
have agreed to pay all expenses which the
manufacturers have gone to in. getting their
engines, and in consideration for this the
| preliminaries for civil damages will be i'm
mediately dropped. The Lasters' Protec-
| tive Union of Lynn has also an account to
men for belonging to the union, and the
| firm has agreed to meet the above union next
| Friday, when the matter will be no doubt
! satisfactorily settled. Until that time, how
ever, the Keene factory in Lynn will remain
| closed.