The Labor enquirer., 1886-03-27

threw the links and pins into the river,
and killed the engine.
Marshal Price was present, but as the
train was outside the city limits, he was
lpowerless. No United States narshals
were present. The strikers later seized
the last sW itch engine that was on duty,
but road engine happened to be at hand
which is doing duty in the yards
Sr. LOUIS. March 24.-Backed by a
strong police and aided by the personal
presence of the mayor, the chief of po-
lice and the vice-president of the police
board, the Missouri Pacific got out a
freight train of nineteen c,rs this morn
ing.
Shortly after a. m. switch engine
ran down from the shops, cleared the
cars from the puzzle switch at the Eigh-
teenth-street bridge, and afterwards
aided In making up train. He then
gave way to freight engine guarded by
the police, with six policemen and seve-
raj specials on the engine and tender,
and two specials and three police to each
car.
The train of seventeen cars then
moved up toward the shop. Here halt
was made to take on some of Furlongs
men, and then another start was made,
the train being run safely to Hermann,
100 miles out, without further accident
Another incident of the day was the
attack on the switch engine which made
up the train. The engineer AMI fire.
man were driven from the cab; the
levers and gusge cocks were wrenched
off and the headlight was smashed.
A few minutes later forty men arrived
with bludgeons and started across lots
for the shops, to capture and hold them
for the strikers. There was cry for all
to come on and the crowd responded
with yell and rush. The police met
this body and scattered them and the
shops were not captured. Two squads
of police came up opportunely and aided
in clearing the grounds.
This ended the programme till this
evening, when train of twenty-fo four
cars, fifteen of them loaded, the same
being the cars of the St. Louis & San
Francisco road, was started by the strik-
ers letting off the brakes on a down
grade running east in the Union Depot
yard. Luckily the track was set for the
freight depot, and after t" o preliminary
collisions between the first and second
sections of this train, the whole consoli-
dated train ran into the freight switch
and was stopped by the back bumpers
with a noise that was heard for half
mile. The result is that not whole
drawhead is left in the train; all the
cars are ruined, and all the freight is ut
terly spoiled for any good use.
ST. LOUIS, March 25.-The situation is
little changed Since yesterday. The
company has the services of large force
of policemen, deputy sheriffs and spe-
eials, but business is still comparatively
at stand-still. Governor Marmaduke
has issued a proclamation calling upon
oil citizens to aid in suppressing the
strikers. He has also orderedthe mill
ia to be ready for action at a moments
aotice. There have been several skir-
mishes at point on the road, but moth
ing serious has happened.
All the switchmen in the East st.
Louis yards struck at 8 o'clock to-day.
and a jam is expected in the yards.
The Knights have published a reply
to Jay Gould, in which they assert that
he has refused to hear their grievances,
and defying him to meet them before
the !ublic.
The governors of Kansas, Arkansas
and Texas are folio wing the suit of Mar
maduke of Missouri.
The indications are that a crisis will
be reached in few days. THE strikers
are as determined as ever, and the re-
ports that they are weakening" are lies,
told Tor the purpose ofhurting the mems
cause.-ED.