Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-10
TuE seUImwEsTERN srRIKE.
rHr SITUATION AT ST LOUIS.


ST LOUIS, March 3 - All freight traffic
over the fridge IL entirely suspended
this morning. ana none except pass-n-
ger trains have been allowed TO pass
over since last night. The passenger
trains are made no by the yard masters
and bridge superintendents. Who also
do all tue switching necessary to
bring the trains into position. At the
Onion depot each road Is Obliged TO use
lts Own engines In making up and trans
ferrine its cars, ~ none Of the bridge
engines are in use. The bridge compa-
ny's engineers and nremen have not as
yri gone ont. bat they refuse TO do any
Of the work vhish has heretofore been
done by the shopmen, suoh ss repair
ing. cleaning. etc. When an engine be-
comes injured or its machinery needs
cleaning. there IL no one 90 do the work
aud the engine Is put aside. All the
passenger trains for the East and West
have succeeded in starting out this
morHipe. but all have been more or less
delayed on account OF the difficulty
which the few men in the yards and
the depo, experience In making uP
trains
At the Missouri Pacific and Iron
Mountain yard everything Vas quiet
aud no disturbance has occnrrsd and
none 10 expected. squads 81 guards
appointed by the knigsts OF Labor con
tinosily patrol the yards. protecting the
company's properly and dispensing
grcups of men who become at all az
cited IN discussing the situation. and IN
this Way perfect order prevails. A ru-
NOR TO the effect that all the Knights
employed on all the roads which have
yards in East 81. Louis viii strike this
evening 10 in circulation. This has been
confirmed by one OF the superintendents
OF the Bridge and Tunnel Company,
Who says that such move 10 certainly
In contemplation. The knights vhea
Questioned about the affair maintain a
strict silence and will make no state
ment 10 confirmation or denial of shis
rumer
A ssb-official Of the Missouri Pscin q
roads said TO . reporter last niehs
Loo are aware that we are expected 10
say nothing and saw wood. but I will
say coundentislly 10 yoa that frsu the
inside snow thst the extent and mean
ins of this trouble IL more alarming
than the head oihsisls voald admit
andes any circumstances Tue men
Sho are participating In this strike are
better able nos thaa before 10 isht 90
the bitter end, and the company cannot
refuse 10 respond 10 the appeals OF ship
p@Fs long. do not say that the strike
u Just OF warranted, bat do cav. and
esnphattcsily, thai 70 cannot be put
down as quickly ~ could be wished. I.
Siii not stop where 10 Ia. There 10 not
fre'ght wheel farming nov. and were
- 40, Zoe the United States mail, IL 10
my sp'nson thai the passenger trxius
Soald be stopo-d ~ sell Unless the
e'mpAnlss sdees esmpromise the
strike q ls>6 wih be more bitterly eol-
,eS.eSt than the one in isTT.~
Al LATHE kosk this asornins the Iron
Mountain hAiiFoss managers disch araed
= tFackefs. all freight clerks, and noti-
bed tie transfer eompazies &c clear toe
depot of Aii fressht
AZ caIEo.
CAISo (IilA, March 9.-On the Iron
Mountain Railroad DO freight 10 being
handled here or At Bird Point Only
ons switch nAn remained as work in the
yards NJ Bird Pot Z. Passenger trains
CARVING the UnEted States msll xill be
ran from here IS ssasi. About eiskty
ms D, Including bridge carpenters. s;rack
iAss ni2et
cxknxs nIScHAnaxp.
ST. LecIs March s.-rae managers |
Of the Alssoari Pacific ksilsay oehees /
IN teis city to-day notieed their clerks 4
IhAi thes bad dseaded 30 relieve them
ffom dasy indednstely. Tsis action
has eeen takes BY sas company in or.
der 10 earsAll ~ aneh - possible lhear
sxpenses darsne tie ssniannanc> Of TOE
kniehis ef Labor strike upss their
rod The order Affects uxty telegraph
and TOO hanared sfsss slsrks.