The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-04-07
THE GOULD STRIKE.
Quiet All Along the Line and Freight Trains
Getting in Notion.
The Action of the General Executive Board
Indorsed by the Knights-Secretary
Turner Leaves st. Louis for
Fort Worth, Texas.

st. LOUIS April 5.-lt was generally be-
lieved yesterday that to-day the freight
blockade on this and the east side of the
river would be raised, and that the resump-
tion of traffic would be completed. There
was but little interference last Saturday
with the running of freight trains from East
st. Louis, and it was the expectation of the
officials that they would be able to prose-
cute their regular business to-day, the same
as though there had never been any trouble.
The Bridge and Tunnel Company announced
Yesterday that they would be ready to
handle all business given them. The joint
notice agreed upon at the general meeting
held Saturday. giving the men until !
o'clock to-day to return to work, evidently
had the desired effect, as the Superintendents
were notified yesterday by many of their
former employees that they would be on
hand to-day ready for duty. President
Tanzy of the Transfer Company, also re-
ceived official notice from his employees
that they would report for work
in body at the company's stables this
morning. The striking Missouri Pacific
Knights, it is understood, also intended to
apply for positions to their employers. The
formal revocation last night by the General
Executive Committee of their order to the
Knights of Labor to return to work makes
the outlook to-day less hopeful. and the
strike may not be so nearly ended as it was
thought. The Missouri Pacific has already
employed a sufficient number of new men to
carry on its business, and the officials of that
road anticipate no trouble in keeping the
road open, and in spite of the renewal of the
strike. In East ST. Louis, however, the stu
| alton is different, for those who have already
returned to work, as well as those who an
nounced their intention of returning to day,
! are Knights of Labor, and are subject to the
order of the executive committee. 1t is ex-
| pected, therefore, that those who have gone
back to work will to-day strike again, and
| that the others will withdraw their applica-
| tions for their old positions when they shall
receive the official announcement of the
| committees action.
The Iron Mountain sent out five freight
| trains this morning and the Missouri Pacific
| an equal number, no opposition being offer
| ed by the strikers. The resumption of
| freight traflc on these roads may now be
considered complete, and the raising of the
blockade on that branch of the company s
business permanent.
The Ohio and Mississippi and indianapolis
and st. Louis Roads sent out freight trains
| from East st. Louis this morning without in
terfeIence.
None of the strikers have returned to
work, either in the yards or on the SEidge.
majority of the employees of the Transfer
! Company resumed to work this morning.
Sheriff Ropiequet has notified the strikers
who have been indicted for obstructing traf-
fic to give bond. otherwise they will be ar
rested and jailed A number OF them have
availed themselves of this notice.
A new development in the strike on the
east side of the river, and one which occas-
ioDed considerable surprise and uneasiness
| among the railway officials occurred this
morning, when the Chicago and Alton
| switch engineers struck. They say they will
not go back 10 work until the trouble be-
| tween the railroads and their employees shall
| bave been settled, and feel confident that
| their brotherhood will support them.
$40 p. m.-The local Executive Commit
| tee has been i'm informal session to-day, but
nothing of public interest was done. Secre-
tary Turner says the whole matter now rests
| in the hands of District Assemblies 101, 90
| and II, and that they will hereafter conduct
the strike. There is talk that more men will
be ordered out by both SO and Il. bnt that
is not definitely decided upon. District 93
covers the Wabash, and II is local and en-
braces only East st. Louis Further develop
mentS may occur tnlS AFTERNOON.
The situation upto late hour tonight is
practically unchanged. The General Exec
utive Committee has held no formal session
to-day, nor has the local Joint CommittSe
done anything that they Will
make public beyond the fact that they
have telegraphed to all points on the
Gould system the statement which was is
sued last night by the general committee.
To these kilograms the committee say they
have received replies from most of the
principal points to the effect that the action
o. the general board is commended and in
dorsed, and that generally the men who
have returned to work have again gone out,
and the strike is practically as active and
as strong as it has been at any previous time.
Secretary Turner left tonight kfor Fort
Worth, Tex, and will make tour of.the
southern part of the Gould system before
his return and learn himself the exact condi-
ton of affairs
Specials from Fort Worth say that Deputy
Sheriff Townsend and Frank Pierce, strik-
er, who were wounded in the fight on Sat
nrdau died fO-1au