Daily Republican., 1886-04-06
THE RAILROAD STRIKE.
REVOCATION OF Orders By THE
kxECUrIvE COMMITTEE.
resumption Of freight Trsfhs on the
Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain
Roads.

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sr. Lours, April B.---rhs revocation |
by the Executive Committee of tho |
osd.r 70 the KniRhts Of Labor 70 return |
70 work has had no effect upon the |
business OF the Missouri Pacific or Irop
Noun cain Railroads, other than maxi
ing It necessary for the officials OF these
roads 70 secure new mon for the places
made vacant BY the strikers. The Iron
Mountain sent ont Ave freight trains
this morning aud the Missouri Pacific
an equal number, no oppositiou being
offered by the strikers. The resump-
ton of freight traffi, on these roads
msy nov be considered complete and
the raising of the blockade on that
branch OF the compan,'s lines perma-
nent.
STRIKE, OF CHICAGO AND ALTON
SWITCH ENGINEERS. =.
| ST LOUIS, April 3 A new develop
tneDt Z In the strike on the east side OF
the river, and which occssioned con-
sidera BILE surprise and uneasiness among
the railway officials. occarred this
morning, when the Chicago and Alton
switch engineers struck. They say they
will not 20 back TO work until the
trouble betw cen the railroads and their
em ployes shall have been settled, and
lare confident that the Brotherhood viii
lsupport them.
QUIET RESTORED AT FORT WORTH.
FORT woHrH, April 6.-Governor
Ireland arrived here this morning and
has besu In consul .Ation with the rail-
way officials and military commanders.
when the Governors train stopped nj
Waco, ON the way here last night,
several strike ers mounted the ngine and
l"ktlled" it. Another engine was pro-
loured and the train arrived this M morn-
ling withou. further hindrance. Gov
ernor ireland said that he wa:
determined that the railway officials
must be permitted to run their trains
"if it required the assistance Of every
msn in the State able TO bear arms u
aid in accomp iishiug this end"
At this hour, p. M. everything II
quiet. Two trains have gone South thii
morning, well guarded. No interfer
ence. Some one crippled engine No
~ On train l54 last night at Waco, whii'
1.-The train men were eating supper
A bout IL. 80 this morning a bcx OF dy
Mantle was fonnd IL an outhouse, neal
, the Union depot, where 1t had been Sc
creted. Governor Ireland Is nov in tn
city. An saloons snd drinking place
have been closed by order o: Mayo
smith, and a large police force patro
the cily az night. More freight train
will move South to-day. Nothing au
thoritative has been heard from tn
strikers who were shot last Saturday.
THE RENEWAL OF THE STRIKE on
DERED.
ST LOUIS, Mo April 5 The follow
ing statement WAS issued by tho Ex
ecutive Board of the Knights of Labo
early this morning, directing resumT
c lion Of the strike.
II "At. the conference held in Ne,
, York between Gould and the Genera
il Nxecutive Board the following WAS mu
tually agreed upon: That the fficial
were willing 10 meet committee {
employees without discrimination, wh
are actually In the employ Of the roa
); at the tiine such COMMITTEES 10 appoint
= od TO adjust with them any grievanC
y they may have. The Executive Boar
e upon arriving in st. l. )uls having bee
informed that Mr.. Hoxie had refused
q comply with the agreement as q
parties TO the conference understood
waited upon him to ascertain his Il
Intentions Of carrying out the sam
and received the following reply:
)l THAT only 90 per cent OF the form'
n force would be employ cd that he woul
consider personal applications only ,an
II use his own pleasure in acting on tnei
] without the dictation OF any societ
This being in direct violation of d
agreement, the General Board believ
that the refusal WAS for the purpose
e. stock JobbiDg, using the organizat alton
Il a veil TO further their ends. We ther
~ fore recall the order given to the men
return to work, the road having MAJ
1t impossible II fulhll the same. II
matter now stands as IL did before q
II order TO resume work WAS issued, in Il
~ hands of those distIi lets interested, al
- too General Board will render any q
sistance 10 carry out the demand OF q
q. men for justice
= HANNIBAL, Mo-. April 5.-All t
i strikers who returned to work on Fr
day last, pending arbitration, strus
again TO day, by order Of the Genel
Executive Board. The switch engin
10 were run into the round house 81
'o' killed. Five freight trains left duril
a the morning for Sedalia.