The examiner., 1886-03-20
TRAFFIC STILL BLOCKED.
PASSENGER TRAINS HAY BE
 STOPPED.
NAT. Hoxfe Declines to Treat With the
 StrfIzers-Nlr. PotteFss Short Re- ply--BustMess Men Tired.

I
 ST. LOUIS, March 17-The situation on | the Gould roads remsJins practically un- | changed, and although the company con- l tinues to talk of resuming traffic, they do | not seem to be any nearer the result than ever. It is believed that the Knights of Labor have hopes of stopping the passen- 1 ger traffic, and that if, with the assls- tance of the engineers, they find themselves 1 able to do this, the company will be l brought to terms. Passenger traffic is un- usually great just now. The arrivals and l departures of passengers at the Union de- l pot this morning was enormous The l number of settlers moving west is very large. The Chicago and Alton road for the west this morning was so crowded that l it became necessary to leave behind a quantity of baggage belonging to second l class passengers.
 Under such a condition of affairs the l importance to the strikers of blow at | the only traffic left available to their an- l tagonists cannot be overestimated, and | appreciating this fact, they are said to be making every effort to accomplish that object At the Union Depot all the re- gular mail trains departed on time, and the day went by without important incl dents. No attempt was made to run freight trains. A brakeman had an offer of $500 from Train Master H. c. Clark to become one of crew to take out a freight train. The man declined the money. Other efforts just as great are being made by the company to secure men, but with out success.
 In the morning the Louisville and Nash vile, Chicago and Alton, and the Belt line advanced the scale of wages to the Chicago standard, as demanded in the circular letter of Assembly 9S, as follows:
 Night foremen, $3; night helpers, $2. 56; day foremen, g 75; and day helpers, $2. 50; and 30 cents per hour for overtime.
 The other roads have the matter under consideration.
 The following is self-ex planatory:
 SEDALIA, March 1 5. 1886. H. n. Ho1te:
 It has been intimated to me that the Committee of the Knights of Labor, com posed of railroad employees, would be ad- mitted to conference with you in regard 10 the difficulties now existing with the said employees and railroad companies composing the Gould southwestern sys- tenn. fit is your wish, such committee is ready for conference, at such time and place as you may determine.
 MARTIN IRONS.
 Chairman Knights of Labor Executive Committee
 To this, after acknowledging its receipt, Mr. Hoxie replied as follows:
 While am always ready to confer with and hear the complaints of any of the employers of the con Danies which repre- sent, I cannot see tE; meeting with the -e<analnittee such as on propose. would aaJnsG lne IIe ti1e rzr4srfng difficulties was the discharge of one C. A. Hall by the receivers of the Texas and Pacific Rail- way, a road not under my control, and with the management of which have no voice or authority. I would further say that the action taken by our late em- ployees has so reduced our traffic that we shall not soon again require as many men in our shops as heretofore, but all good men who desire employment and are acceptable to our superintendents will hereafter, as heretofore, be we'll and promptly paid for services rendered, and if they have any complaints I will take pleasure in meeting them for that pur- pose.
 MARSHALL, Tex. March 1.-The train from New Orleans brought thirty men to work in the shops They were marched to the superintendent's office and sworn to protect the company's property. They then dined at the company's expense. The men were told before leaving New Orleans that everything was quiet; that no strike existed and that they were wanted to take the places of men who had quit work. They assert that they were deceived. and as soon as they saw the condition of affairs they refused to work and are now guar tered among the strikers.
 DENVER, March l7.-Vice-President Pot ter of the Burlington and Missouri Rail- way received telegram from the striking Knights of Labor that the Knights on the Burlington womld strike if his road did not cease doing business with the Missouri Pacific. MT. Potter's reply to the telegram was short but pointed. it being, Strike"
 CLINTON, Iowa, March 17.-Word just reaches here from Savannah that about 800 track builders s.on the new Chicago, Burlington and Northern railway have struck. They compelled the engineers and firemen of the construction strains to leave their cabs.
 SHERMAN, Texas. Marcn 17-Business men have joined in signing a resolution condemning the strikers and upholding the railroad in holding out against their demands.
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