The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-05-04
Arrival i'm st. Louis Yesterday of
the Congressional Investi-
eating Committee.
No Definite Plan Yet Agreed Up
on, But Sedalia Will PrOba-
bly, be Visited.
Matters of Interest Concerning
Labor Troubles From Va
riOuS Points.

The grievance committee of the Broth
erhoed of Locomotive Firemen, consisting
of FIVE members, with III. III. Burris, of
Little Rock, Ark, as president, waited
upon Master Mechanic S. =. Weller yes
terday afternoon and presented list of
grievances growing out of the discharge
of nineteen mem oers of the Brotherhood
by Mr.. Weller since the Inauguration of
the strike.
The session is said to have been of more
than n hours duration, and was quite
stormy at times. A BAzoo representative
found il
A DIFFICULT TASK
to get even an intimation of what was
done, all the parties interested preferred
to avail the decision of General Superin-
tendent Kerrigan, to whom the grievances
will fin ally be submitted.
On W hat the BAz deems good author
ity, however, it is stated that MIR Weller
declined to reinstate any of the dis rharged
men, he maintaining that they were not
dismissed without good and sufficient
cause.
As there were nineteen fremen dis
charged at this point and only four else
where, it will be seen that the committees
work is about completed, and Superintend-
ent Kerrigan's decision is not far distant.
STOPPED BY STRIKERS.
VIM Dunn, late employed as press
man at the Democrat Office, and Frank
Church, of Denver, both machinists, who
went to work at the Pacific shops Monday
last, had little unpleasant experience
with the strikers last evening. They quit
work at o'clock, and ten or fifteen min
utes later left the shops and started home.
Not caring to encounter the crowd that is
usually to be found at Third and Engineer
streets, the new employees walked down the
track until they reached the flag house,
when they crossed over to Third street.
As they were walking along the narrow
gauge track they perceived Mace Richards,
striker from the NJ, K. & T. shops, stand
ing In the door of Brockschmidt's saloon.
Nothing was thought of this, however, and
what followed is best told in the language
of Mr.. Dunn, wins was seen by the BAZoo
last night:
DUNN's STATEMENT.
"As we approached the saloon Richards
walked past us and l spoke to him, as /
have been in the habit OF doing. just as
we got by him he called to Church and
anu we DOM stOpk e0 we were not armed,
as we did not feel afraid, and did not APP
prehend that we would be molested.
Richards approached us aud asked ii
we considered ourselves men OF principle
to take the places made vacant by men
who had gone out on strike. i replied
BY telling him that we had not taken any
body's places the strikers had all been
discharged and the places We were filling
were our own.
"While we were talking Tom Dunnigan
came ont of the saloon and joined Rich
ards and was followed by ten or dozen
ether men, all of whom
WERE VERY DEMoNsTRATIvE.
They abused MS roundly, but seemed more
iucensed at Church than at me. Dunnigan
wanted to fight Church for the beer but
the proposition was declined. We were
detained several minutes, but were not as
saulted, and finally we're permitted TO pro-
coed about our business.eet2'o | sits - a1 4
Neither of you were struck, then ?"
sNo, but several ef them shook their fists
in close proximity. 10 Church's nose. Every
man in the party had something to say and
Il was moi complimentary, assure you"
aWhy don't you arm yourselves IT.
eve are Fixed for them the next time.
We have been TO see the mayor and secured
permits to carry weapons, and you can an