The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-04-02

$40 and costs to-day at the criminal
court session. Thomas Hass was fined
| in the same court $40 and costs for US
ing threatening and abusive language in
addressing non-striker.
Six freight trains, three upon the Mis-
souri, Pacific and three upon the Iron
Mountain road. started out of the city
TO day. No police protection was re
quested by the officers of either road
and no hindrance OF any kind was
offered by the strikers at any point
along the road reading out of the city.
At East St. Louis the strikers induced
the engineer TO abandon his engine on
the Vandalia, but freight train on the
Indianapolis and St. Louis road went
out. the engineer refusing to leave his
engine.
The Following has just been issued:
To the Public:
As showing the sincerity OF railroad
managers in their treatment of the
Knights of Labor, we respectfully state
that pursuant 10 the order of our gen
eral executive board, we this day sent a
committee 10 the managers of the sew
eral railroads offering TO return the men
to work. and in no instance would they
be received or treated with. each official
in turn refusing them employment.
Hoxie mas agreed TO receive COM
mittee OF employees to adjust any sriev-
ances which may exist. he refuses
personally and through his subordinates
TO recognize any of us as employees
and refuses to receive any but such as
he calls employees. In short, after
himself and Gould have conveyed the
impression to the world that they are
willing 10 settle, they refuse TO settle.
Now. We appeal TO candid and suffer
ing public, on whom is falling all the
weight of this great conflict, ii we have
not been deceived enough? How much
is long-suffering labor TO bear? This
great strike never would have been, had
Hoxie condescended months ago to
hear our complaints. We do not claim
TO be more thsn human. 1t should not
be expected OF us TO oe more than
human. In this country position
makes no man a king or a slave.
and the imperious refusal on
the part of one citizen TO con-
fer with other citizens with whom
he has business connections, when
such refusal begets great loss of bust
ness. and a social revolution, is not
only a mistake, but crime against the
public. Gould is invoking the law
against little criminals. who are made
desperate by his policy of duplicity and
oppression. and yet the terrorized pub
lie does not invoke the law against the
arch criminal Of the land. II we can
not be allowed to return to work the
strike must go on.
(Signed,)
Bvorder of the Executive Board,
DISTRICT ASSEMBLY No. 101.'
PrrTsBuRe, April 1.-Some $500
miners on the Baltimore u Ohio Rail
way and branches, went on q strike to
day for a 90 rate on coal, no matter
where shipped.
LONDON, April lone thousand one
hundred employees of the Sheaf iron
works, Lincoln. went out on a strike to-
day, owing to the announced reduction
of ~ per cent. in wages.
FoRT WORTH. Tex. April Fort
Worth is in the hands of a mob. A
citizens posse summoned by the sheriff
TO assemble this morning at the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards, met some 800 strong
according TO orders. About 400 strikers
armed, desperate and ready for blood
shed, were on the scene. Fifty well
armed officers were also on hand.
A freight train was made and
Missouri Pacific engine came along TO
pull out the train. With grand rush
by strikers for the engine, arms were
presented on both sides. The engine
was not molested but all cars were I'M
coupled and even nuts were taken out
of the draw heads. Some of the Knights
were arrested and the engine sent
back to the round-house and
all attempts to move trains were
abandoned. The citizens lacked
organization. They had no leader,
while every man in the ranks OF strikers
was a leader. Mayor Smith ordered the
mob, but the strikers cried: Rats 7"
mo more from Peter Smith for Mayor
again." The sheriff is summoning cit
liens to 90 armed tomorrow to the
Missouri Pacific Yards. The strikers
places are all filed here. They are
hungry and blood-thirsty. Most Of the
conservative citizens are anticipating
grave trouble in the restoration OF law
and order.
Parsons, KS, April Fifteen hun
dred people gathered this morning to
witness what was expected to be the last
attempt to start trains before resorting
to military assistance. A wrecking train
was made up to clear the track OF the
wreck caused by the strikers. and il was
allowed to start. When the freight had
Occn AlaNC oPf noNcNcIf Tic StEAhCA5
promptly killed the engine. No further
movement was made, and AdjutaSt-
General Campbell requested the Cover
nor to order out the militia.
NEW YORK, April There was a
meeting OF the presidents of the South
ern Pacific, Union. Pacific and Atchi-
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railways, at
the residence of G. p. Huntington to
day. Huntington. when asked about
it, said: I'VE talked over the situation
in friendly way, and several points
which had not been well understood
were explained. ! do not like to say
we came 10 an understanding or
that q settlement is sure. because
so many things might occur which
would upset plans, but think il safe to
say there win probably be settlement
within thirty days. Thought We were
near a settlement when we had the last
meeting, but certain things came into
the discussion which prevented. Our
ships carry about 5000 tons Of freight
and measur e, which means 1000
tons dead weight, and perhaps
nna-f0nrth 0f this fOr