The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-15
THE STRIKE.
Business Increasing at East st. Louis-Hoxie
and the Citizens, Meeting.

and the Citizens Meeting.
ST. LOUIS, April 14-The situation in East St.
Louis to-day remains about unchanged from that
on previous days since the arrival @of the mill
tary, with the exception that the various roads
are in better shape to do business and are doing
more. The switch-engines in the various yards
are busy, and the resumption of business seems
more probable than at any time since the strike
great drawback and the principal one to the
various companies in fully resuming, is the ina
bility of the ST. Louis Bridge Company and the
Belt line to afford sufficient transferring faci-
ties across the bridge and river, and from the
levee to the various yards. The bridge company
employed few more new men yesterday aud
also few more this morning, but cannot do all
the business required of it. The Belt line and
the bridge company require sixteen switchmen
on each side of the river to do the necessary
work, and the number of men now employed is
inadequate. The officials say that this state of
affairs is not because the men do not desire to
return to work, but they are afraid to do SO for
fear of the consequences after the militia
shall be ordered away. The business of the
different roads yesterday exceeded that of any
previous day siucethe strike, and from appear
ances early this morning still more complete
resumption Of freight traffic can be predicted
for to-day. The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
and the Chicago & Alton roads seem to be in the
best condition, SO far as their ability to handle
freight is concerned, and the men in those
yards have been busy all morning making up
trains. Fifty men, eight of whom were old
hands, were employed yesterday on the Alton
platform. and eight more of the old employees
returned to work this morning, giving this road
its full force of platform men. One freight
train was sent out over this road this morning
At the Chicago Burlington & Quincy yards
and freight depot the condition of affairs is
much the same as at the Alton yards and depot,
and freight train on that road was sent out
this morning. The men in the other yards, ex-
cepsing the Louisville s. Nashville and Cairo
Shortlne, are busy making up trains, and 1t is
expected that they will succeed in sending them
out later in the day. At the Indi-
annapolis & ST. Louis yards, Agent
Reeder reported everything to be in
a promising condition. He said the company
had about all the men needed, and that business
was being done in earnest one train having been
sent out The Cairo Short-Line has two switch
engines at work making up trains, and freight is
being moved The Vandalia presents the usual
busy scene in the yard, and the agent claims
they are receiving and handling large amount
of freight
The funeral of James Schollard victim Of
the shooting at Cahokia bridge, who died yester
day morning, took place at l o'clock to-day.
Scholard was standing near the Cahokia bridge
at the time of the fusillada, and received bull
let wound in the leg. He was young man,
about eighteen years of age. and came to East
ST. Louis from Stamford, Conn, and obtained
employment as a laborer. The funeral process
sion started at o'clock, from the residence of
John Griffin, on Third street, and proceeded to
St Patrick's Church, on Illinois avenue. and
was escorted by a large number of Knights of
Labor and several Of the city officials. From
the church the cortege moved to Calvary Gem
etery, in st. Louis, where the body inferred.
The report sent to the military headquarters
in East st. Louis last night that Cass Jones, who
was wounded in the shooting of last Friday, had
died during the night. proves to be false. The
attending physician was seen this morning, and
he said that his patient was not only not dead,
but that his condition much improved and
that he now entertained hopes for his recovery.
The members of the committee appointed last
night at the citizens mass meeting were seen
this morning and asked if they had taken any
action as yet regarding the object of their ap-
pointment They replied that they had not, as
yet been notified of their appointment, and had
therefore not taken action, but expressed their
Willingness to devote their energies to an at
tempt to bring about amica BILE settlement of
the strike when official notification shall have
been received Mr. Hoxie was seen, and when
asked if the railroad company had appointed any
committee to confer with the committee ap-
pointed bv the citizens and laboring men, replied
that no one had requested him to appoint any
such committee.
.'But the citizens will request the appointment
of such a committee; will the request be grant
ed?" was asked
THAT remains to be seen, replied Mr. Hoxie,
and would say nothing more on the subject
The general executive committee have selected
P. j. Nolan. chairman Of the executive commit
tee of Local Assembly $3.50; Frank Breen, secre
tary of the local hoard OF the same assembly.
and H. M. Palmer, worthy foreman of District
Assembly l0l, to serve on the committee Of nine
provided for by the resolutions adopted by the
citizens meeting last night.
Master Workman Martin Irons, of District
Assembly No. l0l, is expected to arrive in this
city to- morrow evening" Secretary Delay, of
the joint executive committee, left for Little
Rock, Ark, this morning knight of Labor
Brown,of New York, leaves for Texas on next
Friday night. These gentlemen will inquire into
the condition Of affairs at different points upon
the Gould system and report the result of their
Investigations to the general board.
MIR. C. "A. Coughlan stated this morning that a
telegram had been received from j. p.
Archibald, Of New York. secretary of
the Central Labor Union, instructing the
joint committee to draw upon him for
$3.50 for the strikers fund. Mr.. Coughlan said
that the forty-one days during which all organi-
zation OF new assemblies of Knights of Labor
was suspended, expired two days ago. and that
applications for membership were pouring in at
rapid rate "Our organizers will have all that
they can attend to for the next six months said
he, "and should not be surprised if our acces-
sions during that time should foot up in the
neighborhood of half milIion.n
Governor Oglesby refused, to-day, to issue
| requisition for the deputies who took refuee in
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