The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-14

Kelso, and few others were on the engine
ready to 60 with the train. AS the engine pulled
out of the round house, the pony switch engine
was run down on the main track in such way
- impede its progress, and the freight-engine
was surrounded by 80 many men that 1t had to
stop. The switch h-engine was run up to the
freight-engine, and the freight engine was soon
being pushed with lightning speed back to the
round-house, where the fire was drawn. The
sheriff is still here, but no new demonstrations
have been made, and it is claimed by some that
the marshals of the Territory have been sent for
to help the sheriff get the train out. 1t is now
apparent that the engineers, fremen and brake.
men are friendly to the strikers and it is doubt
full if they will work if the company gets other
men.
The Texas Pacific Ready for Business.
Ell PAso Texas, March 13-J. A. Wilson,
local passenger agent OF the Texas & Pacific
road. received instructions last evening receive
all classes Of freight. including live stock, for
points on the Texas Pacific and beyond, except
points reached by the Missouri Pacific, the Inter
national & Great Northern, the Missouri Kansas
& Texas. and the Iron Mountain roads. The
instructions contained the information that live
stock and other freight would be received for st.
Louis, Chicago and New Orleans Deputy
United States Marshals Manning and Duval ar
rived yesterday morning, with Ed. Walker. j.
Humes and j. Bradley IN irons, and placed them
in jail. They are the men charged with disabling
engines at Big Springs and were arrested on
bench warrant issued by United States Judge
Turner, of San Antonio.
A special to the News from Austin says:
United States Marshal Jackman returned to
Austin to-day from the scene of the strike
troubles at Big Springs and other points west
of Fort Worth. He thinks the trouble on the
Texas Pacific road is virtually ended, but on
the other lines, depending for protection on the
authorities of this State he apprehends grave
trouble.
United States Marshal Reagan has taken the
property of the Texas & Pacific road under his
protection. under Judge Hardees order The
shops at Fort Worth were opened this morning,
the agent OF the receivers having issued a notice
that unoblectionable strikers might return to
work Only one or two went back. The
United States marshal has arrested man
named Bushner, for boarding a train.
M. j. Carnahan, roadmassss q he Texas Pa
cfc, statos -..hatseveral OF the striking hniRhrs
nave voinn tariiy returned to work and be thinks
In very short time hs will be able 10 announce
full force on every section and in every depart
ment OF his division. Mr. H. t. Gill; superin-
tendent of water service, who has been forced to
remain at Weatherford. made the statement
that he had put three men to work.
United States Marshal Cabell arrived at Bon
ham, Tex, to-day. with ten deputies. and in
few hours he had freighttrain manned and
dispatched and will have everything arranged
by tomorrow for resumption of general traffic.
The people are delighted at the turn affairs have
TAKEN
About thirty men are now working in the
railroad shops and round-house at Big Springs.
The strikers offer no resistance to the new men
being put to work.
A Local Passenger Train Side-Tracked.
PACIFIC, Mo-, March 13.-When the east
bound local passenger train on the Missouri Pa
cifc road reached Pacific, about o'clock this
afternoon, the engine was boarded by some
Knights of Labor strikers, who entered into
earnest conversation with the engineer, and
few minutes later the train was side-tracked and
the engine killed" By dint of much persuasion
the part of local officials, the strikers permit
ted one of the coaches and the express and bag
gage cars to be attached to the east-bound mail
train, which passed through at 4:45 P. NJ, and in
this way the passengers of the local came on to
ST. Louis. The remainder of the train still
stands on the side-track
The Engineers Brotherhood and the Strikers.
Cleveland co. Special.
With reference to the attitude of the Brother
present strike on the Gould system, Grand Chief
P. NJ. Ar9hur said: "The brotherhood has no
connection with the Knights of Labor, Trades
Assembly, or any other labor organza-
tion, nor are we bound by any action
they may take We have no grievances against
the Missouri Pacific or Texas & Pacific
roads. and do not intend to take up the quarres
of others The Brotherhood of Engineers stand
ready to fulfill their contract with the company
and take out trains when circumstances will
permit. Some of our men may have their
prejudices or be subjected to local influences
which would guide their actions This accounts
for several engineers leaving their engines at the
solicitation of strikers in St. Louis and other
places"
.sHow does the brotherhood regard the pres
ent strike on the Gould systemp
1--WE sympathize with labor everywhere in its
effort to obtain fair play at the hands of corpora
tions but it is hardly within my province to
pass upon the merits of the case now in question.
Our order is opposed to strikes We believe
that arbitration and peaceful methods will &C
complish all that can be asked for ii our cause
be just and right one; if it Is not we cannot
expect success The strike is the last and most
desperate resort, and is only adopted by our or
der when corporations are unusually obstinate
Even then we never resort to violence, nor do
we prevent other men from working If they see
fit. In case man comes to take the place of
one of our engineers, we offer him steady en-
ployment at regular wages until the matter is
settled 1t is very unreasonable man that
won. accept these terms"
Would boycott ordered by the Knights Of
Labor be recognized by the brotherhoodl'
by no means We do not countenance the
boycott 1t is an unmanly weapon--a sort of
blacklstng that the workingmen should not en-
courage. It's effect in the end cannot but be in
furious. A day or two ago a committee of the
Knights of Labor waited upon me and cried to
enlist our sympathies with the boycott placed
upon John f. Seiberting, of Akron, and / re-
fused to have anything to do with it."
"Do you favor organizations such as the
Knights of Labor and Trades Assembly"
ITO certain extent believe in the organiza-
| or of lah for mr. NM but ~
the principal objections to the orGers you men
tion liz the mingling Of skilled and unskilaed