The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-04-16
WEARY WITH WAITING.

Settlement of the Strike, Hold q Mass
Meeting and Declare for Arbitration
The Deputy SherinS Held Responsible
Tor the Bioodshed at East st. Louis.
ST.. LOUIS, April ia mass-meeting
called by several well-known citizens was
held in the rotunda OF the courthouse last
night TO devise means, ii possible, to speed
lily and amicably settle the strike nov ex-
listing on the Gould system OF rail-
roads. The meeting was fairly well
attended. but those present were
very largely of the ilboring class, very few
representative or professional men being in
attendance. Mr.. Chaunesy !. Filley called
the meeting to order and DR.. Thomas
0'Reilley was made chairman, after which
the names of twenty five prominent citi-
zens were read as tice.presidents. very
long preamble ana resolution was then
read aad unanimo Dusty adopted. The res
olution is as follows:
ReSolgcd, With A view of the mutual I'M
derstanding and settlement of the whole
question at issue, that a committee of the
citizens of st. Louis three from the resi-
dent directors of the railways interest, three
from the resident laborer interests, pres
ent or recent employees of the railway, to
be selected by the unemployed, and three
discreet and recognized representatives of
the mercantile, manufacturing ana profess
sional clements of the city, i'll nowise con-
nected OF interested with the railway or
labor organizations who shall be author
lied by their respective interests to meet,
confer and arrange with binding effect the
existing troubles; and for that purpose we
empower the committee hereby authorized
and appointed by the committee to act with
full power to suggest confer with and Sc
cure the appointment from both the resi-
dent directors of the railways and the resi-
dent laborers a comforting committee of
three from each, and to report their action
and the results to an adjourned meeting to
be called by the chairman of this meeting
for that purpose
Brief speeches were then made by Fred
NJ. Crunden, on behalf OF the citizens, and
by Mr.. Brown, the orator OF the Knights
OF Labor, both OF whom very strongly
urged the carrying out OF the resolutions
and advocated the use OF every proper and
available means to bring about speedy
settlement of the difficulty. Mr.. Brown
spoke quite briefly, but the tone OF his
remarks was very conservative. lie said
the knights would freely Join in any
reasonable means which promised an
equitable and Just settlement OF the
trouble.
The following were appointed to repre-
sent the citizens on the committee pro-
vided for by the resolution; Prof. G. NJ.
Woodward, OF Washington University;
James Zimmerman, a prominent merchant,
and \. Q. Nelson, IL large manufactures.
HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Sr. LOUIS. April 1.-THE East St Louis
inquest terminated last evening" and the
jury found a verdict that the victims of the
shooting on Friday last came to their
deaths from guDshot wounds inflicted by
pistols or rifles in the hands of certain
deputy sheriifs, mentioning their names,
and holding them jointly responsible for
their deaths.
Coroner Midget commenced an inquest
yesterday morning on the body OF c. III.
Thompson, who was killed on the bridge
on Friday last after the shooting by dep
uty sheriffs in the yards of the Louisville
a. Nashville railroad.
Late iii the evening the jury rendered a
verdict that the deceased was shot bysome
unknown person in the posse of deputy
sherilis, trackmen and clerks, and thai the
shooting was not justified.
1t is announced that James Scollard, who
was wounded in fridays shooting, died
Monday night in the st. Louis Hospital.
1t was decided to have the body brought
over to East st. Louis and viewed by the
jurors. Three other persons wounded on
Friday are not expected to live.
PEACE At EAST ST. LorIs.
Sr. Louis, April 1.-THE situation in
East st. Louis is practically unchanged,
although therailroad companies are doing
all i'll their power to secure new men anC
resume traffic. The Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy has nearly all it's old men al
work, but the other roads find il
very difficult to get new men
while the old ones can not bt
coaxed back.
The whole force OF strikers OF the st
Louis Transfer Company, confident
of protection by the militia from
molestation, have returned to theil
old places, and scores OF transfer
wagons, together with private trucks and
| other vehicles, are busy hauling freight tC
| the various depots OF the railroads center
| ing in East st. Louis. The force of switch
aud yatl men who returned to work Mon
| day, was increased yesterday by many
more OF those who awaited themselves OF The
| military protection to secure employment
| Most OF the roads now have iull crews o
! switch and yard men, and it is expected
| that in It few days the resumption OF opera
tions by large majority OF tho roads vii
| be complete
| The apprehended strike Of the miners o
| the ST. Louis district is still an event o
/ F,,4, u
| Collinsyille, H., that the miners in tina
district had quit work, but it was after
ward learned that this was untrue.
Grand Master Sargent, OF the Brother
| hood OF Locomotive Firemen, on Monda,
continued his investigation into the griev
ances Of his discharged men on the Gould
system, and at night found himself pre-
| pared to say that the grievances would al
| be redresscd, and that there was no prob
| ability of a strike OF the firemen.
| The report that Vice President Hoxie hal
been boycotted by he butcher baker an'
other trades people who furnish his family
with household supplies, being warned t.
cease doing So IS fatty contradicted b,
| Mira Hoxie who was seen at her residenc
| yesterday, and denied the story in toto.
| BELLEvnLE, Ill.,, April ia Cair'
| Short Line freight train was captured here
last night By mob OF about 300 men
/ They cut the train in two ana beat the con
ductor severely. Two deputy sheriff5 ~ ert
also roughly handled by the mob. Sheriff
Ropiequet Immediately summoned posst
of fifty men and dispersed the mob. Sew
| eral arrests were made and others viii fol
| low as the most of the men are wei
| known. Governor Og.esby was advise;
OF the situation and viii send troops her
if necessary. Mayor Reiss issued procla
nation last night ordering all saloons t,
| be closed. Further trouble is anticinated
"A few years ago this town had
only one physician, and he not 8 regu-
lar practitioner. Then only small
plot answered for cemetery. Now
there are any number of regular physi.
clans, and the graveyard is full, and
the town has purchased fifty acres
additional San Ber1sdrdtao (CaI.
Times.
"A new gold country IS said to have
| boaY dicoovarad Inv a ehinwrnok or