Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-31
THE STRIKES.
The LABOR SITUATION IN MISSOURI
AND ELSEWHERE YESTERDAY.
Strikers Ditching Freight-cars-Increased
Movement Of Freight Trains.
The Military Ordered Out.
tpy telegraph to the plspaich.l

COmrhbleu Dy MehsIss luruoEs DahoJ'
Hayes, and Mcdowell, walked from the
hotel to Gould's Office where they met
Jay Gould, George Gould, and Vice
President Hopkins. They are now in
conference.
The conference between Jay Gould.
Vice president Hopkins. and George
Gould, and PowderIy, Hayes, Turner,
Bailey. and Mcdowell in the office OF
Jay Gould in the Western Union building
adjourned at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
nothing can be learned from either Of
the representatives Of the Knights OF
Labor end not much that is def
Dite at Gould's office. 1t was there
said that Gould had telegraphed
Ioxie asking him to make statement
of the situation, Gould having told the
board Of Knights that he could not do
any thing toward settlement until he
knew what Hoxie thought about it.
The wires are working between Gould
and IIoxie constantly, but ewing to the
storm delivery was slow. In confer
ence the discussion was broad and
lengthy. Arbitration was thoroughly
discussed, and the opinion was unani-
nous that difficulties under the most
uniavorable circumstances could be
fairly settled by arbitration, but
in this trouble Gould said no
statement Of grievances had been
made before the strike, so a
thorough understanding Of the case
must be had before they could arbi-
trate. The conference did not act Off
cially, it was said, Powderly being re-
ceiyed as q private gentleman. When
the meeting adjourned there was feel
ing that the matter should remain in
Statu quo for the present.
HOXIE CONSENTS TO ARBITRATION.
NEW YORK, March 30.-IIoxie has
consented to arbitration. The details
Of the settlement will be arranged with
him in st. Louis. whittier the Executive
Board of the Knights Of Labor will
travel tomorrow.
STRIKERS DITCHING FRE1GHT.CARS.
CHICAGO, March 30.-A special
from Kansas City, Mo-, to the Daily
Neus states that as freight train of
twenty GERS was leaving Grand avenue
depot this forenoon with policemen on
board, two men turned the switch and
twelve Of the freight-cars and the
caboose were ditched and badly wreck
ed. The officers arrested one Of the
offenders named Martin Scow, but the
other, John NoOnan, Of Sedalia, refused
TO halt and was shot in the hip by a
police officer. The shooting has caused
great excitement among the strikers.
ANOTHER TRAIN DITCHED.
PARSONS, KAN, March 30.-Pas-
serger train No. ISL, north bound, was
ditched five miles south of here and the
engine, mail-car, and baggage-car were
thrown down an embankment. The
mail.car struck against telegraph-pole
and broke it. The only one seriously
hurt was Mail-Agent Moore, who was
taken to his home, at Usage Mission.
The track will be cleared to-day. The
wreck was caused by a fSh-plate
being removed and the rails spread.
| The Gsh-plaie was then spiked down so
that the rails could not possibly get to
their places, thereby making a wreck
inevitable. Great Indignation is mani
tested by our citizens at the perpe-
traitors of the crime, and it is most
likely that the guilty ones will be
arrested and punished, as detectives
have obtained some clues as to who
the guilty parties are.
EAST ST. LOUIS TO BE CARED FOR.
ST. LOUIS, March 30.-A special to
the Post Dispatch from Springfield,
H., says: Governor 0glesby has or
dered a section of artillery and Cat
ling gun and 500 men Of the Eighth
and Fifth regiments of militia to be
placed in readiness to proceed to East
St. Louis.
INCREASED MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT
TRAINS.
NEW YORK, March 30.--Manager
Uoxie to-day telegraphed Gould as fol-
lows: The movement of freight trains
yesterday was largely increased on all
the lines. One hundred and thirteen
trains were moved on the system. The
international and Texas, in Texas, were
thoroughly opened except at AL
varado, also the entire Iron-Moun-
tain and Missouri Pacific, to and
including Kansas City, and the
Atchison and Central branches. The
Missouri, Kansas and Texas Is now
open except at Parsons, Alyarado, and
Hannibal, where the authorities have
not yet controlled the MODS. At Tex
arkana and Palestine, two of the worst
points, the authorities have now OBJ
tanned control and protect our trains,
and the situation at Kansas City and
Atchison is greatly improved, and, so
far as reported, our trains to-day are
uumolested.
The Belgium Strikes.
lRy ADglo- American cable to the Dispatch.
BRUSSELS, March 30.-Quiet has
not only been restored at Charleroi.