Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-26
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MORE RECRUITS FOR THE STRIKERS.
East st. Louis SWitChmGn Give Trouble.
FRESHETS In THE NORTHWEST
STRIKERS SERENADE A KING.
Ex-Representative Anterior Paralyaed.
Baking All Efforts to Make Up Train,
in East ST. LOuiS-Wabash Switchnscr
Strtkc-Chief Engineer Arthur and
the KNIGHTS

Baking All Efforts to Make Up Trains
In East ST. LOuiS-Wabash SWitchmcn
Strikc-Chief Engineer Arthur and
the knights.
ST. LOUIS, March 26.-The situation at East
ST Louis this morning is becoming serious. The
yardmasters of the different roads have been
attempting all the morning To make up
and start out freight trains, but they have
In every instance been prevented from carry
out their designs by the striking switchmen,
VINO are using all means at their dis
posal to make the freight blockade in
that city complete. Coupling pins are moved
from their positions and the trains become sep
arated; switches are reversed and the trains are
run upon the wrong tracks, and in some i'm
stances the yard masters have been iorcibly re-
strained in their efforts 10 resume freight traffic
NO serious troubles have as yet occurred, but IL
Is understood that the officers Oh the law will be
called upon to-day TO preserve order and prop
erty, and conflict between them and the
strikers Is expected to occur.
A FREIGHT TRAIN RUN OUT.
The officials of the Missouri Pacific railroad
this morning with the aid of a large force of
police succeeded in starting from this city
freight train consisting of lScars.
A GENERAL STRIKE PREDICTED.
SIS there any probability of the strike extend
ing any farther" asked reporter of Chairman
Martin Irons at East st. Louis last night.
YES" answered Mr.. Irons THE strike will
probably extend throughout the whole United
States"
will IT be confined to railroad employees ?"
mo, sir; the move to-day is bur the beginning
of the end. Not only the railroad employees
will be called out. but the order will go out Ia
all the Knights OF Labor in this country regard
less OF the occupations"
''Then it will be a general strike ."
Yes, sir; the order of the Knights of Labor
has got to be recognized"
when will this general order he given out ?"
~ cannot say as To the time, but it will be
very soon-within a few days"
MORE SwITCHMEN STRIKE
When the usual hour arrived this morning
for the day force of switchmen to relieve the
night gang at the Wabash yards i'm this city no
man appeared, and a few minutes later the an
nouncement was made that the entire force
had struck. This adds about twenty-five more
strikers to the entire number now out These
men were ii is understood, ordered out by the
executive committee of the Knights of Labor
IN support OF the position taken by the striking
Missouri Pacific employees.
TRYING TO KILL 4 LOCOMOTIVE
GALVESTON, TEXAS, March GA special to
the NeoCs from Denison says: The Knights of
Labor made a bold attempt to kill a locomo-
tive here yesterday. While engine No. so. i'm
charge of \. Wooding, was being backed from
the coal shutes four men boarded her. One man
jumped from the engine and reversed the
switch, while the other three threw the engi-
neer to the floor of the cab and began turning
water on the fires Engineer Wooding
ablng of the locomotive. and Master
Mechanic Clark coming to his assistance the
men hed, followed by officers, who overlook
the arrest of James Pennington. John Bowman
and Andy Nelson were Immediately sworn out,
ana the men were afterwards taken into
tody, but were soon released in $500 bonds
The efforts to disable the engine proved a
failure.
A TALK WITH CHIEF ENGIEEER ARTHUR.
CHICAGO, March 26.-In an interview Chief
Engineer Arthur says, ing his conference
with Vice President Potter, of the Chicago. Bur-
lington and Quincy road: Il think our matters
will be settled within twenty-four hours. The
settlement cannot be considered an advance in
wages, although it is, but that was not the pur-
pose of the demand-rathcr the result OF il.
\ far / a fhrnn0h 4 on tn l,prSi
Texas, TO settle little difficulty there. will
not go st. Louis. We have nothing to do with
the strike, and discountenance III. Mr. Pow
derby should have ordered the knights of Labor
back to work on the Missouri Pacific or have
revoked their charters when they
knowledged that they had no grievance.
/ see that Jay Gould is parading decision OF
Judge Dillon to the effect that all members OF
the knights of Labor who have any property
are liable for depredations by any OF their mem-
bers. Upon this supposed decision he is about
to bring suit against every Knight along the
Missouri Pacific who owns property. L regard
this as bluff The Knights of Labor are not
Incorporated. and can neither sue nor be sued.
They are not liable, except individually, any
citizen is" When asked his opinion as to the
stability of the organization OF the knights OF
Labor Mr.. Arthur said: "Let me predict that
they will go, just as the Coopers Union, the Mi
ners, MachiniSts' and Others did. They strike
and strike means assessment Assessment means
death. Regarding their system OF boycotting
/ will say that our organization will have noth-
ing to do with il. We do not believe in boy
colts. do not believe in putting 3, a day
man in the same organization with 81 30
day man, and to our isolation from other or
ganizations we owe our success. We have not
had a strike in eight years" Mr. Arthur fur
Their said he did not believe in the eight hour
doctrine. and added: 1.-Two hours less work
means in too many cases two hours more
loafing around the corners and two hours more
tor drinking"
SOUTHERN PACIFIC BRAKEMEN DISSATISFIED.
CHICAGO, March pa special dispatch from
FL Paso, Texas, says: Trouble is again brewing
among the brakeman and other freight en-
poyeS OF the Southern Pacific at this point
Another strike may result any day. The freight
men ere greatly dissatisfied at recent promo
tions of men who but lately entered the employ
OF the company over the heads of many older
employees. 1t is claimed by the men that this
is direct violation OF the agreement made in
the settlement OF the recent brakeman's strike.
A meeting has been called, and it is thought
the Southern Pacific may have more trouble.