The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-12

| to receive just such q manly, frank telegram,
| for 1 have regarded you all the time as entirely
| faithful to your duties to the railway. You will
not be compelled to relinquish your posts. You
| shall have ample protection from the United
States Court through its marshals and deputies,
and through more potent influence If it becomes
i necessary
AT Little Eock, Ark, the foreman of the Iron
Mountain Railroad Company succeeded, this
morning, In sending out one freight train with
| perisnable local freight bound south. "A large
crowd or strikers assembled, and on the first
| attempt took possession of the engine. ran 1t
| onto side track three miles south of this city,
| and killed. it; but another engine was found,
which took the train out protected by Sheriff
Woorthen and posse. and accompanied by
| Superintendent Whedon and Master-mechanic
Richardson No personal violence was offered,
i and at o'clock all is quiet
| special from Pacific, NO., says: "There are
| no new developments at this point Everything
/ is quiet here One freight train on the San
Francisco passed here this morning. No vio-
/ lence Is anticipated
| A special from .Atchison, Kan. says "Rail-
| road officials at this point are employing good
| men as they apply. train went out on the
Central branch last evening, and another will 60
ont today. No resistance has been made. The
| men men have left the shops and grounds in
| obedience to the company's orders. The mer-
| chants are becoming restless and impatient for
the resumption of traffic"
| special from Sherman says: The FIRST indica-
| tion that the railroad strike has affected the
/ Houston & Texas Central road was given to-day,
when the freight trains were pulled off account
of the lack of business The yard crews here
| and number of laborers at the freight
depots were laid off. The men showed no
signs of dissatisfaction at being thrown out of
employment Foreman Snow, of the Missouri
1 Pacihc road, arrived from Fort Worth to-day
with number of men to take the places of the
| strikers al this point. No violence of any kind
has occurred. The Missouri Pacific company is
supplying its switches with new locks. The
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| to the company will be molested by them.
| United States Marshal Jackman and two of his
| deputies went through Pecos City, Tex, this
| morning on special train, and went as far west
Labor. charged with obstructng freight trains
| at that place. They will be taken to FL Paso.
Several freight trains went west through Pecos
City to-day, in charge of deputy United States
marshals.
AT Fort Worth, Tex, an official order
has been issued to all points on the
Texas & Pacific road, stating that all
classes of freight, including live stock, will be
railroad and for points beyond, except on the
Missouri Pacific lines The feeling against the
strikers at Fort Worth is growing stronger.
The strikers are very quiet, and no trouble is
feared.
The executive board of the Knights of Labor
at Sedalia have telegraphed Vice-president
Hoxie asking If conference could be arranged
between Missouri Pacific officials ana the execu-
tive board.
Mr.. Irons Makes a Statement of Demands.
ST Louis, March li-Martin Irons, chair
man Of the executive board of District Assembly
No 101, Knights of Labor has prepared state
ment of grievances and demands of the striking
employees of the Gould Southwest system, and
has sent it to Colonel Hoxie, first vice president
| and general manager of the Missouri Pacific
railroad. Mr.. Irons denounces the statements
made in Colonel Hoxie's circular. issued a few
days ago, as wholly false. and considers it too
Insignificant to reply to in detail, and expresses
mis- surprise that railroad magnates, who have so
long insulted the people by applying to them the
phrase be damned, will fall upon their knees
and cater to them for sympathy. The statement
pree u by setting forth that it is the belief of
every Knight of Labor upon the Gould system
that the roads it embraces have inaugurated sys.
tematic mode of breaking up their organization,
to check which action the strike was commenced.
In order to bring about speedy adjustment of
the difficulties now existing between these roads
and their former employees, Mr. Irons makes the
proposition that conference be arranged be-
tween the management of the Gould Southwest
companies and the district executive board of
Assembly No. 101 of the Knights of Labor to
agree to the following propositions:
First-That all unskilled labor. including Sec
tion laborers, truckmen and crossing watchmen,
be paid 81. so per day.
Second-The adjustment of convict labor
Third-That all bridgemen be paid at the rate
of So, S. 25 81 80, $2 Is. according to the nature
of the work performed by them.
Fourth-All house repair gangs to be rated as
bridgemen
Fifth-That all boarding bosses for bridge
gangs shall be entitled to half-rates of freight
on all supplies for use of bridge outfits
Sixth-That when outft-cars are moved at
night or on Sunday, bridgemen shall be allowed
one and one-half time while being so moved.
Seventh--That while bridgemen are COM
PEELED to work in water at washouts, ETC., they
shall be allowed double time while so engaged.
Eighth-That bridgemen be allowed one and
one half time for extra service.
Ninth-That bridgemen be allowed passes to
their homes, from place of employment twice
a month.
Tenth-A better regulation of the apprentice
system.
Eleventh--In view of the fact that considera-
BILE dissatisfaction and trouble have arisen ac
count of the discharge of employees without
cause being first made known, therefore we de-
mand that when any employees who are knights
of Labor do not give satisfaction in the capacity
in which they are engaged, it shall be made
known to them in writing, that they may defend
themselves in the following manner The accused
party to select two persons to assist IN conduct
ing the defense, and the officer of the company
in immediate charge of the department in which
the accused is employed. be allowed to select two
persons to assist in conducting the prosecution,
and that the accused be tried before three disin
terested parties, to be selected in the following
manner: The parties assisting il the defense to
select ono and the parties assisting in the prose
cution one, and the two thus selected to chose
the third. The accused must be allowed to re-
main at work until the charges are either dis
proved or substantiated
Twelfth-That all men be paid the same
wages for the same work.
Thirteenth-That all men unjustly discharged
be reinstated at the conclusion of the strike.
Receiver Brown Declines Arbitration.
PHILADELPHIA, March 1l.--Referring to the
strike on the Gould system, Generalmaster