The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-26
AT ST. louis.


AT ST. LOUIS.
Another Train Sent Out-Response of the
Knights to Jay Gould's Statements.
ST. LOUIS March 25.-A great crowd Of
men, women and children gathered this morn
ing at the scene of Yesterdays riot in
anticipation of witnessing similar dis
turbance to-day, which was expectad to attend
the efforts Of the Missouri Pacific Railway
officials to start out another freight train. They
were greatly disappointed. however, for the
train was made up at Seventh street, where no
more than fifty spectators were present.
large force Of police, however, had been
summoned to guard the train, and after it had
been made up accompanied it through the city,
some preceding the engine and others running
along by the side of the cars. At Summit ave-
nue. large crowd of men had congregated and
upon their making hostile demonstration were
charged by the police, who dispersed the mob,
and the train passed that point in safety
Further on, however, one of the strikers sep
arated from crowd of his friends and, jumping
upon the side ladder of one Of the cars, attempt
ed to draw the coupling pin. but was unsuccess-
ful. The policemen in charge Of this car or
dered him to get off, but no attention was paid
to them, and he persisted in his efforts, and
only failed because he had not sufficient strength.
Several similar attempts were made to uncouple
the cars, but they all proved unsuccessful, and
the train finally reached the city limits in safety
Thence the train proceeded on its way and the
police returned to the city.
The executive board Of district assemblies
1O1, IL and SO, Knights Of Labor, have issued an
address to the Knights Of Labor and trades unions
throughout North America, intended as reply
to statements made by Mr.. Jay Gould. last
night in regard to the strike of the railroad en-
ployes of the Southwest. After quoting from
the statement of Mr.. Gould, the sentence saying
/ that the employees upon his roads have presented
no grievances to their management, the address
says:
1--WE have wearied the press and worn the
types of the world in stating grievances and
demanding an opportunity to present them to
Mr. Gould and his ieutenants; we have offered,
through the highest channels that represent US
in the Nation to meet him upon any field; we
have sought we have pleaded, we have demand
ed that we be heard. To all this Mr.. Gould has
turned deaf ear And now before the world
the world we impeach his veracity, when he says
we have not presented them. Before the world
let the trial 60 on"
Referring to the decision of Mr. Gould to sue
the organization of Knights Of Labor, the ad-
dress says:
''Mr. Gould and his counsel well know that
such silly enanations are an insult to the intel
ligence Of our schoolboys and q challenge to the
courage of our grandmothers."
The addresses closes with an appeal to the
strikers to stand firm until their organization is
recognized and their demands granted.
Eastern roads will announce In the morning
that they will move trains as usual and that
they will take all freight offered.
East st. Louis switchmen Cease Work.
ST. Louis, Mo-, March 25-The expectation,
which grew into serious apprehension about
loon to-day, that the switchmen in the yards OF
all the railroads centering in East ST. Louis
would go out this afternoon; crystalized into a
solid fact at p. NJ, when all the engines in the
yard set up shrill and prolonged whistling, and
all the men walked out. Between IL A. NJ. and
1P. NJ committee of District assembly 93,
Knights of Labor, went through all the yards
and served an order on all Knights to quit
work at 3 p. NJ This order was coupled
with a request, addressed to switchmen who
were not Knights of Labcr, asking them to join
their fellow-workmen, and also go out How
we'll this order was obeyed and the request was
complied with was shown when on the sounding
of the whistles at P. NJ all the yard men N the
place quietly walked out and left the yards de-
serted. No question Of wages was involved in the
movement, and it is freely stated but not
on the authority of any knight of Labor
official that the order sent to the raen was sim
ply an extension and enlargement of the strike
on the Gould system and the initiative of gen.
eral strike on all roads east of the Mississippi
| river. So far. about one hundred and twenty
| five men are known to be out, but it is reported
tonight that all the shopmen of the Cairo Mar
row-gauge and perhaps one other road, quit
work, or will do so tomorrow This will swell the
number to nearly four hundred. Some of the
roads will attempt to move trains tomorrow,
and good deal of apprehension is felt for the re-
suit, as it is well known that. aside from the
fact that the police force of East st. Louis IS
small, and therefore weak, there is a large SYM
pathzing element in the place. and it would be
an easy thing to resist either the city or county
authorities.