The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-10
MISSOURI PACIFIC STRIKE.
THE MEN AND RAILROADS EACH DE-
TERMlNE NOT TO GIVE IN.
Vice President Hoxie Issues Another I'm
portant Order-Business and Railroad
Traffic Paralyzed-GreatS Strike in the
Pennsylvania Coal Fields.

Traffic ParalyZed-Great Strike IN the
Pennsylvania Coal Fields.
ST. LOUIS, March THE situation in
railroad circles early Tuesday morning was
practically the same The greatest diff
Guilty is now experienced in getting passen-
ger trains in and out of the Union depot
mail trains being the only ones in which
any interest is taken by the strikers. Re-
ports from all over the line shown q com
plete stoppage of work. The impression
sought to be made that there is trouble be-
tween the engineers and the knights is
entirely erroneous. There is undoubtedly
thorough sympathy and a complete
understanding between the knights and the
firemen as well as the engineers and If the
power of the latter two classes is needed it
will be brought into play The statement
from Cleveland that Mr. T. NJ Arthur will
order the neutrality of the engineers is
laughed it. He is not autocrat OF the so
ciety and it is quite possible that the engin-
GERS of the Gould system when III y see fit
to throw their weight OF influence into the
fight Will 10 so, as within their own juris-
diction they have the power 10 act. Mr..
Hoxie's order promulgated early Tuesday
an men III
where Jack of husidess allows a reduction
of force, is causing mu h dissatisfaction
among the persons affected.
A visit TO the Union depot yards Tues lay
forenoon disclosed one solitary foreman
watching the switches; not a wheel was
moving and many of the pas5angr trains
which came in Tuesday morning are stand
ing exactly where they stopped. Not a
freight car has crossed the bridge since 9
o, lock Monday night.
News received from Texas Tuesday morn
ing by strikers is Of an encouraging nature,
and now the claim is made that unless some
thing is soon done the track lahorers VIII
JOIN the strike, which would probably result
in an abandonment of passenger trains
Mr. HoNies published address to employees
is laughed at
DALLAS, Tex, March l0-The strike on
the Texas Pacific and Gould lines at this
point has greatly impe led traffic. United
stat Marshal jackran Of the western dis
| tlict OF Texas, arrived here MONDAY AMI
| spent the day in consultation with the rail
| way aud court officials. tie left for Big
| Springs Monday night, accompanied by two
deputies Ii is generally understood MIR
Jackman has gone to big Springs for the
| purpose of arreSting the strikers that took
part in the rio,ous proceedings last Friday.
| Before leaving Mr. Jackinan said to a re
| porter: Il have no doubt that ali persons
who have interfereI with the property of
the court have made themselves laf |, to inn
| prisonment for contempt" 1t is feared the
| arrest may cause an outbreak on the part OF
| the strikers
GALVESTON, Tex, March 9-The Texas &
| Pacific railroad here refuse all freight for
any points on the Gould system, ami elgines
are only sent out under special orders.
At Teyarkana the Knights of Labor, com
| prising the entire force of worl;men In the
Gould department at that place, are still
out, ard everything is at a standstili. All
the engines there, with the exception OF two
which are used for switching, have been
disabled by the knights, and the yard is
| filed with ears containing freight for all
| points.
HoUSToS, Tex, March Photographic
repor from various points on the Missouri
Pacfic.and Texas q Pacific, Tuesday fore.
noon, where the strikers are most numerous
shows that the situation is pra, ti,ally un
changed. At Marshall the strikers have full
| possession of the yards and seem to be very
sanguine OF success. At Tyler the business
OF freight traffic is at a standstilL Official,
have ordered all employees suspended eXcep;
| ticket agents and passenger train man. Thu
order applies to all stations on the Tyler
division. AT Palestine the situation is IN
changed Two hundred and fifty shop mer
are out at this point. Everything Is quiet
and orderly. and the meu are well behaved
The strike seems to have developed into q
case of "free,e-out" At Taylor the knight.
have Just been officially notified to go Gus
About twenty five men complied, and freight
business is now entirely suspended 1t i
estimated that 800 Knights of Labor ar,
out in Texas on the lines of the Missouri
Pacific and Texas x Pacific railways, AM
men are being orlered out every day. 1t i
thought every member Of the order in Texa,
will be ordered out if nc essa,y to accom-
plish thei- purpose, the result Of which nC
one can foratelL
SEpALIA, No, March l0-The railway
situation is virtually unchanged No train,
other than passenger trains are moving.
| Trouble on the Pittsburg street Car Line.
! PIrTsBURG, Pa, March 10 There is every
Indication that serious trouble between tht
street car employees and their employers i
imminent and that Il strike may be inaug
urated any dag.
Recently number of employees OF tn,
| Birmingham line were discharged A com
mitt az OF the Knights OF Labor, who claim
thu men we've relieved from duty beraus,
they were mems ers Of that organization
called vi on the officers o. the read an mad,
a request that the men he renstatei, which