Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1886-05-05

men beyond the mob'e reach. Soon after
ward the police escorted Mccormick men
up beyond Twenty-second street without
trouble, except from an occasional stone
hurled from q sale hiding place.
Four men were found wounded with
bulle,s. Two of them were taken away in
the patrol wagon, one shot through the
were many badly damaged heads.
ST. LOUIS, May 3.-Late Saturday night
Messrs. Hayes, Bailey and Barry, the
met the Congressional Committee inform
ally and the meeting led to the happy re-
suit of the Knights Of Labor declaring the
strike off. 1t is explained in the following
correspondence:
ST. LOUIS, May 1.
TO the General Executive Board, Knights
ofLabor:
The testimony taken to-day by the Con-
g~ression Investigation Committee shows
co%nclusively that very serious losses to tn !,
commercial, agricultural and other inter-
ests of the country have resulted from the
late troubles on the lines of railroads be-
longing to the Southwestern system and
other railroads in the States Of Illinois,
Texas, and hat by reason OF said
y O"o " UI4 ~ ~
sons not directly connected there
with have been thrown out Of work.
Unwilling at this time to express our
opinions in regard to the causes which pro-
duced this lamentable condition of affairs
or to indicate where the blame lies! for its
continuance, and animated solely by a de-
sire to render all assistance in our power in
endeavoring to restore peace, indi. idual
l. happiness and commercial prosperity to
the citizens of the country, and particu
larry Of the five States named, wedo hereby
respectfully, but earnes tly request you and
all American citizens having the welfare
OF our common country at heart,
to advise through the pIoper official chan
nels a discontinuance of the strike on the
railways here and before mentioned, and
to leave the question whether the employees
or officers OF the corporation were ~ju>titia-
BILE to the decision that public opinion may
form when the Congressional committee,
which has that matter under investigation,
shall have completed it's work. Feeling
assured that compliance with this request
"ill meet the approval of your Board and
those who may act in conformity with you
and the appreciation of the people OF the
United States. We are your obedient ser
wants. A, Il. CURTIN,
w. HI. CRANE,
JAS. H. CULTIVATE,
A. X. PARKER,
JAS. BUCHANAN.
THE REPLY.
ST. LOUIS, May 3.
Hon. a. G. Curtin, w. II. Crane, James Fl.
Cultivate, A. X. Parker, James Buch-
anan:
GENTLEMEN: Your communication OF
May l was placed before the General Exec
utive Board and the following resolutions
adopted:
Resolved. That the communication from
the Congressional Committee and their re-
quest be granted, and the time for calling
the strike off left to the General Executive
Board. In vitw of the fact that the bust
ness interests OF the country are suffering.
and the Knights Of Labor having the in
terests Of the whole people at heart,
willingly cotoply with the request OF the Ma
TONS repre- sentatives and that Of
the Citizens Committee OF St. Louis. We
declare this strike at an end to take effect
Tuesday morning, May 4, 1886. Trusting
this action will meet the approval Of the
public and assist in bringing capital and
labor in closer relations, we remain very
truly yours,
The General Executive Board of Knights
of Labor, JOHN w. HAYES.