Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-24
ST. LOUIS, March %.


diction as TO how or when the strike upon the
Gould southwest system of railroads will end.
Mr.. Hoxie, vice president of the Missouri
Pacific, has refused 10 confer with MIR. Pow
derlv and the efforts of Governors Martin
and Marmaduke have failed 10 effect settle
ment- The management of the road declines
to treat with any of its striking employees rep.
resenting the Knights of Labor and the latter
now announce that they will accept no terms
from the company unless offered TO them as
members of that organization. Now, as a
last resort, the strikers have called upon the
merchants of ST. Louis to assist in bringing
about state of affairs which will make pos
sible arbitration between the railroad officials
and the striking employees.
The interest in the present difficulties now
centres In the probable outcome of such eff
forts, should the merchants respond to an ad-
dress issued to them last night No action
has as yet been taken by the merchants with
Il view of opening negotiations between the
company ami its employees but several busi-
ness men stat that such course would be
gladly pursued by them if both would agree
10 abide faithfully by their decision.
member Of the executive committee of
the Knights of Labor at ST. Louis, said at a
late hour last night:
The worst is yet to come. l dread 1t, but
there is no help for it. IL we are to submit
now and return to work without having been
recognized as Knights of Labor, it would be
defeat, not only for US, but also for the
labor unions, trade assemblies and for every
labor organization in the whole country. We
feel that the issue must be met, and now the
present conflict is between us and the rail-
roads only. We will wait three or four days
in the hope that some way towards q settle
M no nad. nd ho i'm
ton remains unchanged for the better, every
freight train on the roads running out of st.
Louis, every freight train on the roads rum
ming out OF Chicago. will be stopped We
will leave a sufficient force of men upon the
roads to run the mail trains and a few &C.
commodatlon trains, but not q wheel of .
single freight car shall be turned until the
Knights of Labor are recognized. If this
shall not force these companies to recognize
the strike, we will then extend il to all east
ern and southern roads, embracing the entire
country, and if it comes to the worst, the
strike will be made to embrace every large
mandatory and every extensive business in
dustry in the country.
An official of the company at St. Louis,
said yesterday: Great numbers of applica-
tions from men who want to 60 to work have
been received, and we are now notifying such
ceptable workmen to come to different points
along the road and accept places" The
situation in St Louis, so far as traffic on the
Missouri Pacific road is concerned, is un-
changed. 1t was reported this forenoon, that
at some time during the day. an attempt
would be made to start freight train under
the protection of the law. The switchmen
and yardmen employed by the various roads
in East st. Louis were at work as usual this
morning, and no strike was expected in that
place unless the merchants and business men
of this city, to whom an address of the strikers
was issued last night, should fail to effect
settlement. 1t was stated by them that they
had no grievances which had not been re-
moved by their employers, and they said
they should remain at their posts until the
order tor an extension of the present strike
should be made.
notified the city and county authorities,
yesterday morning, that they would attempt
to run trains at 2 o'clock in the afternoon
and requested them to have a sufficient force
on hand to prevent any trouble. The mayor
had the entire police force on the company's
ground, and the sheriff and 25 deputies, taken
from the business mel of the city. At 2 p.
m. a train was ready to start, when a man
named William Truland, clerk who was
paid off after the strike was started, stepped
on the train and gave the engineer. fireman
and brakeman, each a note. which read
You are hereby earnestly requested, for the
sake of humanity, not to 60 out on this
engine.
The train started out, and as it passed New
York avenue torpedo exploded under the
engine. At the city limits the fireman came
dawn from the engine, and the train soon
! .. a..
the yard.
1t was stated last night that conference of
railway ssperntendents would be held in
Kansas City, Mo, today. Several we're in
the city last night. One of them said "We
are yet undetermined as to whether or not
this strike is the work Of the Knights Of
Labor. If so, then the present time 10 as
any for meeting the ksue with them, and in
this case | am in favor of doing so, filing
the place of the strikers and invoking the
protection of law for the resumption of our
| business"
| Not an animal was shipped out of Kansas
City, from the stock yards yesterday, and
nothing but small retail trade was DONE
The Armour Packing Company is arranging
to ship quantity of its provisions down the
Mississippi river by boats. The smelling
works at Argentine will be compelled to shut
| uOWH ii the strike continues. Inc truck
men employed in the handling of freight at
Kansas City, are forced into idleness, and
the clerks will soon feel the effects of the
blockade. Business becomes stagnant lust
at the opening of the buay season. The
tracks are filled with loaded trains awaiting
transfer to points East and West. The ex-
press companies are receiving perishable
goods at the ow 1ers' risk. The supply of
coal is considered sufficient to continue the
city's industries for some time hence there 10
| no danger of obstruction on that account
Police were scattered through the yards at
Kansas City last night, and the night force
was ordered to report at s o'clock this morn
ing.
The State adjutant general of Kansas has
ordered the Seventh regiment Of militia, Of
Kansas City. to assemble nightly at their
arsenal for drill until furthers orders. There
is general disposition to regard the strike
with growing seriousness, though it is impos-
sible TO analyze the situation definitely. The
strikers are close mouthed, and do not indi-
cate either their motives or purposes, except
as shown in their statement to the public. 1t
is said that many of those who went out do
not belong to the Union. and yet are Knights
of Labor, hence the argument is advanced
that the Knights are at the bottom of the
trouble. Both the Knights and the Union
switchmen, however, deny this, and the pub
lie 10 left to draw its own conclusions. The
strike is the only topic Of conversation and
there is great anxiety as to its result.