Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-08
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A GENERAL STRIKE AMONG THE KNIGHTS
OF THE GOULD SYSTEM AND MOST RAINS
STOPPED.
st. Louis, March 8-Ths strike on the
part of the knights Of labor on the
Gould southwestern system OF railroads
was followed yesterday at various points
by all the knights employed in any
position on the railroads until the num-
Der reached between 5000 and 10000,
and included switchmen, shopmen,
trainmen. brakeman and fremer.
The engineers, none of whom have
joined the strike formally, are prevented
from working by lack of the strikers
assistance upon the engines and are
counted in among themselves by the
knights 80 far as their value to the road
is concerned.
Ageneral order is expected from the
executive board in Marshall, Texas,
which it is expected will call from
work all the knights left on the road
and will still further cripple them.
ALL GONE OUT.
In st. Louis all the Missouri Pacific
employees who are knights
have struck and a number o
them who are not knights have joined
the order and left their work. Nc
freight and passenger trains went out
OF st. Louis on the Missouri Pacific yes.
terday and its business in every depart.
ment is at e stsndstill. The knights
lave been holding quiet and orderly
meetings In their hall, while their execu.
tive committee is now in session and is
waiting to hear from the railway author
tiles, to whom they are looking for g
proposition for a conference at which
differences can be arranged. It is prob.
able that unless some proposition of this
kind IL made to-day the strike will
ssume greater proportions and will in.
jure the roads more than it has already.
CARING FOR THE MAILS.
The strikers exercise care that delay
of mails shall not be attributed to them
They have appointed delegations from
their members to prepare the
mail cars for their trips
switch them into position and attach
them to engines. This precaution makes
it impossible for the United States gov.
eminent to make charges against them
for delaying the mails and thus the
government can find no pretext to in
tsifere unless violence should be re.
sorted to.
PASSENGER TRAINS GO.
1t was with the greatest difficulty
that any of the Missouri Pacific trains
coald be moved this morning from the
Union depot, as the officials of the road
could persuade none of the strikers ia
assist in making them up. Assistant
Superintendent Stillwili, Of the Union
depot. assisted by the yardmasters, start.
ed all tho passenger trains on time, the
strikers offering no resistance to the
officers.
FREIGHT TRAINS STAY.
Not q freight car on the
Missouri Pacific has been
sent from the city since
Saturday night and the probabilities are
that none can be moved until the pres
emit difficulty has been settled, unless
the railroad company fills the positions
of the striking knights by non-mem.
bers Of that organization.
DIRECTORS ARRIVING.
Members of the board of directors OF
that road have arrived in this city, but
whether they come to assist in settling
the strike, or simply to attend the rsgu-
lar annual meeting of the board on next
Wednesday, is not known.
VARIOUS CONFERENCES.
The brakesmen brotherhood met this
afternoon In Theil's hall. As near as
could be learned the grievance is their
wages are too small. They receive sixty
dollars per month. They wapS seventy,
or Chicago prices, together with sxtre
pay for extra work. A committee OF
knights called on the brakesmen yester.
day afternoon and conferred with their
but no results were obtained
and sthe meeting adjourned till last
when another conference was
held. The outcome of it all seemed to
be that the committee of brakesmen will
call upon A. w. Dickinson this after
noon and notify him that after 5 O'Clock
Missouri Pacific or Bridge and tun-
nell Co.'s cars will be handled until the
present strike is over.
4 FRESH ORDER.
st. Louis, March. 8-A Post dispatch
from Sedalia. states that the central
of knights will order that
sitter to-day eli members OF that orgsni.
zation employed upon passenger trains
on the Missouri Pacific railway shall
cease work, but that mail cars must not
DO interfered with. Notice was posted
1t the Missouri Pacific railway depot this
morning announcing the suspension of
Ill brakemen on the st. Louis & Kansas
md Lawrssce aud Kansas branches OF
The rosd. The brakemen are now hold
meeting at which their future
course will be determined upon.
EXPECTATIONS NOT REALIZED.
Contrary to exuectstions the knights
employed by the st. Louis bridge COM
oany are still at work and trains to and
East st. Lonis are running resa-l