Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-03-07
A GOULD STRIKE.
Men on the Southwestern System
Go Out.
The ShOpmsn Alone Affected and
Trains Running On Time.
Another New York Car Strike
Other Labor Troubles.

ST. Louis, No, March 6.-Au tne
Knights OF Labor at this place to the num-
Der Of four hundred employed on the
Gould syssem OF railroads struck this
morning, and 1t is understood that ell the
Knights upon the entire system will follow
their example before this evening. Advlces
from Ssdalis, No, where the headquarters
of the Knights of Labor District Assembly
number one hundred and one are located,
are 70 ths effect that seven hundred OF
the Gould employees Of that place
have gone out, and this will convey the
expectation that tbe strike would become
general. The officials of the Missouri
Pacific railroad are very reticent, and pos
itivels decline to make any statement,
further than that they do not anticipate
the possibility Of supplying the places OF
the strikers. Master Workman McGeary,
of this district assembly, refuses to state
;hs direct cause Of the difficulty, and is
as retieent as the railroad officials. 1t is
stated here, however that tie action o. the
Texas Pacific officials III discharg-
ing tie foreman Of the shops at Marshal,
Texas, for actively engaging IN organizing
a Knights of Lsbor Assembly at that place
is the cause of the present trouble. Inc
Knights of Labor there objected to this
action and refused to work for the com
pspy, which as positively refused to rein
stare the foreman Matters remained in
this state for some time, each remaining
i-m in their intention to defeat the other.
Tc.iay q general strike upon the entire
syslem ordered OF the Central Committee
Of The Kuights Of Labor and affecting
1000 men is the latest move by the Tork-
men TO foreo the company to sccede TO
their demands.
ONLY THE sgOPMEN.
The order calling upon the knights OF
Labor 10 strike oD the Gould southwest sys.
TEN applies to the shopmen only, and
doesn't effect IN the least the train men. |
Ali trains to aud from this city are rum
njpg on time and no serious trouble Is an- |
ucipsted. !
Direct application by su Associated |
Press reporter TO the high othclsls OF the
Missouri Pacific system has failed most !
sig ally to elicit any information in regard
TO the strike, its cause, or its present aspect.
Neither Vice President Hoxie, General
superintendent Kerrigsn, or Traffic Man
sger Newman would talk. The few lead
ers Of the Knights OF Labor who are bere
are also quite as reiicsnt. 1t will there
tore be seen that information can be OBJ
tained only under extreme difficulties.
AT sEDALIA.
SsDALIA, Mo March 6.-Ths order for
the general strike upon the Gould south
west system reached here at 1890 this
morning, and every man in the Missouri
Pacific chops put up his tools and walked
out. The employees there numbered noout
100. The men are determined to support
10 the end the demands of the
Texas strikers. Everything is quiet
and no trouble CT q violent nature ls antic.
ips,ed. The trains are running on time
and no effort has been made to interfere
with them except to carry out the boycott
instituted against the Texas Pacific cars
which are side tracked as soon as they
reach this place.
THREE HUNDRED OUT At LITTLE RcIE.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, March 6.-The
trouble with opertiyas OF the Texas Pacific !
railroad has extended TO Little Rock.
rnis morning all ,he warkmen on the 81
Louis and Iron SoEnta; q re- lFo id machine
sho1s over 3 0 in al stopped wo K and /
busine ss is a. q s,sId still. The men are
quiet and good order prevails.
TIE MALLORY BOYCOTT.
GALvgsrcx, Texas, Aar2a 6. - The
Koights of Labor at the Gulf, Colorado |
aud Santa Fe freight depot, who refused to
hspo.s Mallory freight, were displaced this
moruing By oolored lsborers. At the Mis-.
souri, Pacific yard very few knights obeyed
the boycott aud none were discharged
Both companies have q number OF colored
men selected with view Of replacing the
Knights as fast IS the latter drop out |
Such changes will be permanent
RunoTs Of lasting and general
strike of the Knights thrGVg bout TeEsssre |
current here and elsewhere in the State |
Indications point to an understanding on
the part of the Knights to quiet work gen
eraliy on Monday morning, all railroads
carving Mallory freight. There is con-
siderable dissatisfaction in the ranks ottL.
local Knights, especially those employed
in the great cnmpresS estsblishments.
Master Workman Golden, ofthis (Seyenthl
District Assembly Knights Of Labor, has
been impeached for violation OF the pledge
70 abstain from liquor, and is supported To-
dsy By William A. Farmer, Of Minsols,
Texas.
IT KANSAS CITY
KANSAS Cry, March 6.-fbe Eeu in
the Missouri Pacific yards quit work to-
DAY, stopping business in the yards. About
forty men have gone out. There Is no
trouble in the Wabash yards.
THouSASp MEN sTRIEE.
SOUTH BEND, INp.. March about
I COO men employed in the Studebaker
wagon works and the Stqdsbsker carriage
! works laid down their tools and auit work
a, 2 o'clock this afternoon. They had
asked for an increase in wages about two
weeks ago, and, as it was not granted, all
MARRIED quietly to the Knights OF LsboS
hall, where thSy are RoS in ee:ret session.
ANOTHER NEW YORK STRIKE.
The Bleeker Street Line Men Knock on
Yesterday.
NEz YoaF. Msscb 6.-The employees OF