The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-03-29
PORTLAND, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1886.

emnlov anv nerson who has injured the COM
pally,s property during the late strike, nor will
we discharge any person pT;na W saI strike
We see no objection to arbitrating any differ
ences between the employees and company in the
p'3s Honine nj rtI the above will be satisfactory,
JAY GOULD, President.
The executive board of the Knights of
Labor have also sent out the following tele-
gram:
To Martin irons, Chairman Executive Board, d.
A. 1O1, st. Louis.
position for arbitration and so telegraphs Vice
President Hoxie. Order the men to resume work
at once. ,o.nd
T.V. PowDERLY, G.. M. w.
The executive board also sent out the fol-
lowing telegram:
To the Knights Of Labor noD on strike IN the
President Jay Gould has consented to our pro
nosition for arbitration and so telegraphs Vice
President Hoxie, Pursuant to telegraphic in
structions sent to the chairman OF the Executive
Board d. A. 1o1, you are directed TO resume work
Per order of the Executive Board,
T. V. PowDELY, G. NJ. w.
Messrs. Powderly and Mcdowell will meet
jaw Gould tomorrow morning at $50 by ap-
pointment
DENNIsoN. Tex, March 2S.-Everything
has been very quiet here today and freight
trains have been arriving and departing on
the Missouri Pacific road al DAY without Ine
which had been disabled there weeks ago
was out in running order today and a freight
train was started out in the presence OF a
crowd of strikers who made no move to pre-
vent it. AT Minela freight trains arrived
and left today, the strikers contenting
themselves with asking the engineers not to
90 out on their engines which request In no
case was granted. The indications are that
the strikers are weakening all along the
line.
ST. LOUIS, March 2S.-The strike situation
| on both sides of the river has been very qui-
| ct today. The Wabash sent out one freight
| this afternoon but beyond this no attempt
was made to move trains.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, March 27.-There is no
| truth in the rumor that Gov. Oglesby has or
dered the militia to East st. Louis to be In
readiness to respond to call. The execu-
| tive has had no notice of any disturbance
| requiring such action, and no application OF
! information has been filed in relation to the
strike.
| WARRENsBURG, Mo-, March GA freight
| train arrived at 1880 this morning. A large
| number of citizens, headed by Mayor CLARK
and band, were at the depot. and greeted
weeks with music and cheers.
CIoakmakers Win.
New YORK, March 27.-The strike of the
cloakmakers still continues. AT the head
| quarters of the strikers to-day It was an,
| nounced that the firms OF Sam 0ppenhelmeI
and Oppenheimer & Wilmsky had yielded
! The strikers expect final success.
Miners Granted Increased Wages.
PITrsBURG, Pa, March pa Dubois pa
! olcoxy Tho rolvq p1OaG In fh1 4tI
| district resumed operations this morning al
| the advance demanded by the strikers. The
| Beech Tree mines are running at the increase
! and a number of other mines are preparing
| for resumption. The strike is now general
| and all the mines in the district are cl0Sd, ex
| cept the ones paying the advance. A large
number of extra coal and iron police. have
| been sworn in, in anticipation OF trouble, ant
! are ready for action on short notice. M
| trouble is apprehended, however, as every
| thing is quiet and the best OF teellng prevails
| among the strikers.
Street Railroad Troubles.
| PIrTsBURG, Pa, March 27.-This morning
| the street car conductors and drivers on all the
| lines about the city, excepting the Citizens
/ Transverse and Second Avenue lines, wen
out on strike. At a conference late las
| night between the officials of the II 0thel
/ companies in this city and District Workman
| Evans, no agreement was reached, and the
| district master issued an order to all the meT
| not to take out any cars this morning. So fal
the companies have not attempted to run any
| cars, and everything is quiet this morning
| The South side and Allegheny are without
street cars to-day, and travel between the two
| cities is very much inconvenlenced. There
| is talk of compromise being effected be
tween the officials and the employees, but thu
men will not likely listen to any thing but the
/ reinstatement of the discharged men on The
| Oakland and Birmingham lines Each one
| of the companies affected by the order tt
strike will make an effort to run car ou
| some time to-day. This they are compelled
! to do, as the law requires that to save IT.
| charter company must run at least one cal
| over its line every "a hours If the cars are
| interfered with the companies will go into
| court and ask that an injunction be granted
restraining any person or persons from inter
| fering with the proper running OF the line
| 1t is feared that trouble will follow any at
! tempt to take out car on any OF the lines.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 2S.-No move was
| made in the street car strike today by either
/ party. The companies did not try to run any
| cars and the strikers generally spent Sunday
! at their homes.
The union price list presented to Daniel
| French & Son, shoe manufacturers at Slough
! ton. asking a slight advance for the lasters
| has been agreed to.
| a meeting of Keene Bros wOrkmen was
held at Lynn Saturday afternoon, but no
| definite action resulted. The executive board
| has full powers.
Brown, Bennett & Co.. the large iron man.
ufacturer, at Youngstown, o., have notified
| their laborers that their wages will be ad
| yanced 10 per cent on Monday.
The Walker & Pratt Manufacturing Com
| pany of Watertown has advanced wages five
| per cent. 1t is the second increase within 6
wear, and brings the price of labor up to the
| basis of 1883, but it is still 20 per cent below
that of several years ago.