The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-13
NO CHANGE At ST. LOUIS.
THE STRIKERS STILL FIRM IN
THEIR POSITION.
One Freight Train Started South
The Press on the Strike-The
Texas Pacific.

that there Will be speedy settlement
OF the difficulties existing between the
dissatisfied employees and the man
agement Of the different roads. Mr..
PowdeTly's signal failure TO ooen me-
potistioDs with Recsiver Brown, Of the
Texas Pacific Railroad Company, is
regarded ominously, and the failure of
Col. Hoxie TO answer as yet the COM
municstion sent u him yesterday by
Martin Irons, the chairman OF the
executive committee Ct District As
sembly lOl. is locked upon as an indi-
cation that the Etike will be pro-
louged. The failure OF the Missouri
Pacific management yesterday in its
attempt TO resume freight traffic con-
firms the belief ofthe striking Knights
that the object Of the strike will be
accomplished. The company, how
ever, has advertised openly for new
men, stating that the rate of wages
will be the fame as during the past
year, and that competent men will be
employed without reference to their
past or present relations 10 the com.
pany or their connection with
any society or organization OF
any description, and il is the COM
pany's expectation that q sufficient
number will be employed during to-
day to enable them 10 move their
blockaded freight. The Knights,
however, state that their relations
with the members of tho Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Eogineers and Firemen
are such that the company cannot
persuade the latter to run a single en-
CINE If they are requested not ID DO 30
by the Knights. The situation this
morning is not materially changed
from that Of last night, except that
the striking Knights have offered no
opposition to the use by the s.. Louis
and San Francisco Company of the
Missouri Pacific tracks. and the block
ade of the compsny's freight has been
raised and their trains are now run
ming as usual. The reply OF Col. Hoxie
to the communication of Martin Irons
is aDxiously awaited by al, concerned,
as upon it depends the speedy termi-
nstion or the pIoloDgation of the
strike.
THE PRESS ON THE STRIKE.
The Globe Democrat referring TO the
railroad strikessys, editorially: "There
has not been single point ia the con-
test thus lar at which a le0itin ATE
issue between capital and labor could
have been presented for arbitration.
The strike is based upon a demand
totally unknown to the history OF
arbitration, ald Totally impossible
"a thing 10 arbitrate. The commerce
of this whole section was suddenly and
summsIily paralyzsd, and when the
real sufferers flom this paralysis in
qurea as to the cause they were re-
ferred to District Committee some
where in Texas"
In an editorial upon the strike OF
the employees of the Gould Southwest
ern railroads, the Missouri Republican |
says this morning: "The purpc Sc OF a
majority Of the men in j1ining the
Knights Of Labor was a laudable one.
Having joined, ITS members are Joined
by IFS rules and its rules are not in
conflict with our written laws These
being the facts, it does not behoove
any corporation TO stand Figidly upon
its legal rights CT upon the dignity of
its individual officers when, by confer
ence and fair.spirited negotiation, Sc.
rious mischief may be sverted. Neither
does it behoove the Knights Of Labor
to go step further in the contest than
10 offer a aseive resistance, II, in the
face Of this passive resistance, the rail-
road companies can succeed in secur-
ing a sufficient number Of non-union
men to operate their roads then the
Knights have nothing to do but to
submit, SIS it Is demonstration that
they measured forces before they had
sufficient strength to win"
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS
at the union depot this morning in
1iCstes that the mana cement of the
Pacific road intend to renew
heir efforts to move freight this morn.
ng. Nothing definitely can be learned
as 10 when the attempt will be made,
put the new men recently employed
by the company have been summoned
% the depot, as has. also a detachment
II police to protect life and property
n the event of the strikers Offering
Tioient resistance. Numbers of strikers
ire gathering around the depot, but
hey appear calm, and there ia no ex-
,itement in that vicinity. It is sup
'oeed they will pursue the same
curse in their attempt to prevent the
esumption Of freight traffic as that
'ursued yesterday, viz: By persuad-
ng the eDgineers and firemen to leave
heir posts.
TEE FIRST TRAIN SOUTH.
The officers of the Missouri Pacific !
ailway yards succeeded in making up .
freight train this morning without
ncountering any serious opposition
rom the strikers, and at Has O'Clock
left Eighteenth street for theSouth. g
THE SITUATION AT DEsoTo. !
A special from Desoto, No., to the I
'oa; Dispatch says the engines in the !
there were further dis !
bled last night, presumably BY !
lrikers. A passenger train last night I
)Und distinctions on the track peer 7
ere, but they were removed when it l
as found that the train was not O. q
eight train. l
TIVE FIRST DETECTION. .
The freight tain which left here
bout 10 O'Clock this morning was U
lade up at Fourteenth street, and was
Ianned by Engineer O'Neil and Fire
ian McCaDalin. Police Sergeants
ampell and Brea and three patrolmen y
ere also on the engine and Detective o
urlong with several of his men we're :
the train. AT Ewing avenue the p
lgineer let his engine in response to ?
Ills from the crowd, and a short dis L
nee beyOad the fireman abandoned 81
8 post. AT the conpany's shops Su. c.
Kerrigan procured the G.
rvices OF Engineer Haggerman, and n
e train started again. At Compton 3
enue another fireman, said to be a b
n OF Haggermap, was picked up, and
Q train then proceeded on it's way to
ansss City. HaggeTsnan, the en- |.
leer, is said to belong to the broth = Z.
hood, but has not been working y.
zee Christmas, and it is reported " "
at he is in bad odor with his breth-. ~
j. The police left the train four ~
les ont and rfturnad nv rossar,ar "