Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-08-21
MARTIN IRONS.
The Ex.Chief of the Great Strike i'm the
Role Of = Restauramter.

From the Kansas City Journal
In the cellar of No. sol Main street, there is a
saloon with "wine parlors attached, which the
proprietor has christened "Mikado" and under
the 9th street sidewalk is a lunch counter some
ten feet long. Martin Irons the former chair
man of District Assembly 1O1, X. of L., whose
words were SO weighty during the strike last
spring, Is the gentleman who dispenses nutri.
ment over the festive board to such of man.
KIND as will become customers. There ia
counter. ~
day afternoon and found that gentleman
seated In front OF a narrow shelf, on which was
putt pyramid of thirteen cans OF Boston
baked beans another of nine cans of prime
oysters and another of five boxes OF sardines
several pies, in all stages of consumption
graced another part of the shelf, and the whole
was partially shielded from flies and obserya-
tion Dy a strip of mosquito netting. In front of
Mr. irons was the counter, covered with a kind
Oh oiiIcioth which attached itself SO firmly to
the dishes that it took both hands to wrench
them loose.
YES" said Mr.. Irons, 81 am only in this bust
ness for the present, and hope to get out Ii I
could would be a machinist again. hear all
thls taik about fair play, hiring men for their
ao qua ana not considering any associa-
tion To which they may belong. / tell you en-
pioyers will not hire Knights of Labor unless
they are Obliged to-
Have you written anything for the maya.
Not since the strike. There" he said, hand
ing the reporter June number Of Lippincoas s.
ccived $50. Yes, 1 have quite a number of
other relics of the strike" Here Mr.. Irons
produced valtse which was entirely empty on
one slQe wnlie the other contained two or
three No. 10 collars, two or three pairs OF No.
1o cui1s, and confusion of letter and newspa-
per Clippings. Here he said, ''is the Missouri
Pacific pass about which there was SO much
talk. You see it is good all over the southwest
system"
WAS that given with the expectation of
Yes and no." said Mr.. Irons ut was not
gwen as bride tor the Missouri Pacific people
said that was valuable man, for l was able
10 easily and equally settle all labor troubles
wherever they occurred, and that consequently
should De given the right Of the road. sup
pose would be collected IT presented it now
have some letters here which think you
Mr.. Irons then produced a small pasteboard
box, which also contained q confusion OF let
tiers, On the top OF which lay a rusty revolver
through the letters very carefully and finally
found one or two from friends in Arkansas, in
which they stated that MIR. Barry, OF the gem
erai executive board, had stated while there
that there was not good knight of Labor in
the whole executive board OF district assembly
ment and the reporter did not feel equal 10 the
task OF making any,.
"Mr. fowderly, do not think, is a far-seeing
man. never had the slightest illfeeling To-
ward him, although there were numerous
that ever thought OF succeeding him as chair
nIau OF the executive board is the merest nom
sense. / have never made the least effort in
that direction"
"Are you acquainted with the Wyandotte
tram wreckers?"
II know Hamilton, and know he Is not
guilty OF the crime with which he is charged
think, but am by no means certain, that he
Was In st. Louis at the time the wreck hap
pened. Lloyd do not know, and dare say he
made the confession imputed TO him. With
regard to the whole matter, as disclosed by the
Missouri Pacific people, ali have to say is that
the reward offered Tor tue OF the wreck ers
Is sufficient 10 prove that any crime you name
was committed by almost any person that you
can mention. You will see that Lloyd Is taken
care OF in good shape. With regard to the de-
tective VINO calls himself belong, there is q
letter from Postmaster General Villas. belong
claimed tn be q detective in the employ OF the
Post Office department., and you see that this
letter states emphatically that that is not the
case"
Mr.. Irons was Just closing his valise when the
reporter caught sight OF something which looked
like hair, anu, with disguised tram wreckers In
his mind, he asked:
whats THAR"
ION, that's nothing" said Mr.. lrons "it's JUS,
u pair OF false whiskers."
what do you use them fOr?"
"Well, just got them 70 fool q detective with
one time, but never used them at all. They
amt very good ones, any way"