Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-19
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ST.. Lofts. March Sat ten O'Clock SAT-
u,ylav morning the executive board OF the
Kn;"hts of Labor, district assembly NO.
1O1 in session nt Marshall, Ten, issued AN
order for n general strike OF members oil the
organization employed on the Southwest
ern system OF the Gould line o%lrallroads. IN
compliance with the order the men Nll1 worn
in bodies at st. Louis, SedaliA, l'h 900,
and other chief ccuters oil the Gou'u sNs-
tenn. and are reported to have gone out IN
SQUADS at Kansas City, Parsons, Atclllson,
Hannibal. Lea vcnwortll, Fort WORTH, Den
ison, Little Rock, Houston, and at other
points along the lines. Seven hundred
men laid down their tools at SctlalI;l, o4o
ut De Soto, 175 at Kansas City, ndabout
400 ut the Missouri Pacific shops in thus
city.
The officials OF the Missouri Pacific rail
road are very rcticent and positively de-
cline to make any statement further than
that they do nct anticipate the possi-
bility OF failure i'll supplying the
places OF the strikers. MasterworKmah
McGcary, OF the District Assembly, refuses
to stat. the direct cause OF the uiilicllty,
and is us rcticent as the railroad officials.
| III Is Sltlltt HClNs S'e
the action OF the Texas Pacific officials
in ]disrhursing the foreman OF the shops
ut Marshall. Tex, for actively engaging
in organizing II Knights OF Labor AS
srml,lv at that place, is the cause OF the
present trouble. The Knights OF Labor
there objected to thisaction, and refused to
work for the which has positive
" refused to reinstate the foreman.
Matters remained in this state for some
time, each remaining firm in their in
@tcntion to defeat the other. Yesterday ~
general strike upon the entire system, or
dcrcd by the Central Committee OF the
knights OF Labor and affecting 5000 men,
is the latest move by the workmcn to force
the company to acccde to their demands.
The running force OF the Gould roads, in
GLIDING shopmcn, truckmen and trainmen,
is ID, 200, 5000 OF whom are Knights Yi
Labor. The order calling out 81 strike ap-
plies solely to the shopmen, and all other
employees are at their work as usual. At
present on the entire system from $500 to
5000 men have struck, but the 5000
knights comprised II the other departments
OF the system may be ordered out i'll the
next fortv-cight hours to sustain those at
present in idleness.
The strikers were very quiet yesterday,
and most OF them attended secret meetings
at their headquarters. Nothing is known
of there proceedings, and their leaders will
not talk beyond saying they are out to
stay until the discharged manis reinstated
at Marshall, Tex, and allthe,r other griev,
anccs are redrcsscd. Affairs in the Mis-
souri, Pacific yards were at Il stand
still all day. No attempt has been
made to move freight, and, as all
the yardsmen are out, much difficulty
has attended the making up Of passenger
trains. The trains which lett for the west
last night had to be made up by oiIirinls
of the road, General Superintendent kcr-
rigln assisting in the operation. The
strikers say they will see to it that engines
and postal ears are made ready for the
road, SO that mails shalt not be detained,
but they will render III assistance in max
ing up passenger trains.
Ell PAso, Tex, March S.-The command,
er at Fort Bliss received orders Saturday
to hold his command in readiness to move
at any time. II was u,norcd that the
order WAS made in anticipation OF trouble
with Mexico over the killing Of Captain
Crawford, but ii is now ascrrtnincd that
the order originated on account Of the
strike on the Texas Il Pacific railway. No
trouble is anticipated from the strike at
this point.
Sourl BEND, Ind, March Sat two
O'Clock Saturday afternoon hundreds OF
the employees OF the Studcbaker ago and
carriage works in this city laid aside then
tools and left the factory. The cause o.
the trouble was the refusal OF the compan
to grant an increase OF wages demanded
by the employees. The strike was a sur
prise to the officers. The strikers arc quiet
and orderly, and no trouble is anticipated
F~EANKFOEr, Ky, March S.-Slturdav
afternoon Governor Knott, OF Kentucky
sent a message to the Legislature saying
that 200 free miners, armed, had appeared
before the State Inspector in charge OF tn,
c%onvicts ut work in the mines in Pulaski
County, and given him two days in whicl
to remove the men, saying they woulc
burn the camp. The Governor also issueC
q proclamation commanding the people o
Pulaski County to keep the peace and or
dering the mob to dispense. During the
evening four companies OF the State Gulrt
lett Frankfort for Greenwood to protect
at the mines early Sunday morn
ing and took the 200 free miner:
and citizens entirely by surprise. TIL,
free miners had ordered the lessces to re
move the convicts and were waiting for til,
expiration OF the twodayso of grace grantts
before they resortcd to the threatened vic
lence. TIL mob is orderly, and while thu
soldiers arc in charge no trouble is antici
patcd, but it is the opinion that when the,
go the citizens will force the conyicts u
leave.
New York, March S.-The strike on tn
Twcnty-third street railroad line came t.
an end Saturday. Early in the aiternoo,
a car. guarded by Il platoon Of police, wa
driven ovcrthe line with but little opposi
ton, and later III the day Jacob Sharp an,
the Empire Protective Association Com
mittce arrived at an agreement. ri,
drivers and conductors are to get two dol
lars Il day instead OF $50, but all OF thei
other demand were conceded.
CHICAGO, March S.-Th executive com
mittec OF the State Assembly Of tn
Knights OF Labor last Saturday adoptc,
n memorial to the Senate and House G.
Representatives, Washington askingt tina
liberal appropriations OF the surplus rev
e enues be made Tor the construction OF pull
i lie works. The Hennepin canal projec
IS indorscd as an undertaking of Ma
tional Importance. 1t is claimed to be a
improvement that will present an ils,r
m%ountable check to monopolies and iu,
I nish cheaper bread to the East and cheaue
goods to the West. The memorial, it
said, has been adopted by sixteen asscn