The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-13
The Railway Companies Experience No Diff
fculty in Moving Trains, and More Com
plete Resumption Is Expected To-Day.
ANumber of the Striking Employees Ap-
plyfor Work and Are Given Places.
Committeeman Hayes Talks Concerning the
Late Utterances of Jay Gould, Denouncing
Some Of His Statements as False.
AT EAST ST. LOUIS.

AT EAST ST. LOUIS.
A Very Quiet Day.-Trains Moved without In
terference Of Any Kind.
EAST ST. Louis, April 12-The presence Of
militia in this city continues to have its desired
effect; no disturbances and no unlawful acts
have been reported since the incendiary fires OF
Friday night, and it is now believed that no en-
counter between the military and strikers will
occur The same strict guard, however, over
the railroad property is observed this morning,
been relaxed. The time over which the
order extended requiring those who wished
to go over the bridge into East st. Louis to sup
ply themselves with passes elapsed at midnight
last night and the bridge this morning presents
an animated appearance. Pedestrians are pass.
ing and repassng without interference, and
transfer wagons, heavily loaded. are crossing
over, and on neither side of the bridge are their
drivers approached by intimidating strikers at
tempting to persuade them to again stop work.
The promise Of military protection to those who
might desire to GO to work to-day has resulted
in the employment Of a large number of appli-
cants, most Of whom are not Knights of
Labor. but those who were employed for filling
the vacancies caused by the strike Of the latter.
and who left their places last Friday after the
fatal shooting by the deputies. The platforms
of the various freight depots are busy with men
actively engaged in loading and unloading cars
and no attempt at interference by the strikers
has occurred, nor is any anticipated. No freight
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in several yards trains are now in process Of
preparation, and an attempt to start them out
will be made, it is expected, some time during
the morning.
All is quiet among the people, the militia
maintaining perfect order and no disposition be.
ing manifested at any point to create disturb
ance or to commit unlawful acts. Troops are
guarding all the yards and the streets and open
spaces around the relay depot are patrolled, and
people are not allowed to congregate, even in
small groups But little real work has been
done in the yards so far, and but few
trains Lave beon me4ed. This - chiefly
for the reason, however, that in some of the
yards there are not sufficient men to make up
trains, while in others there is little or no
freight to move. The Louisville & Nashville
yards are practically at a stand-still. This is
the road at which the strikers are the most
incensed, and but few outsiders care to be
employed there. They have moved no trains
yet to-day. Two shots are reported to
have been fired in this yard about
o'clock this morning, but nobody seems to
know where they came from, or for what pur-
pose they were fired. A large train came into the
Indianapolis & st. Louis yard this morning
from the East, but none have been sent out yet
The Vandalia sent out one and received one.
The Ohio s. Mississippi is busy receiving freight.
but no trains have gone out The Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy, and the Chicago s. Alton are
doing all they can with the men they have. and
the Wabash is doing its regular business.
Tonight everything is quiet, and the military
have absolute control of affairs. All saloons are
closed to-day by order of the Mayor, and
will remain shut until further orders The
situation in the railroad yards is generally
satisfactory, although no large amount Of busi-
ness was transacted to-day. The Chicago, Bur-
lington & Quincy perhaps did the most work.
Three switch engines were busily employed,
two trains were sent out, three received, and
the road from st. Louis Four of its old men re-
turned to work. At the Chicago & Alton yards
15O carloads were received and about the same
number sent out. Twelve of the old hands
went back to work Superintendent Reeve
said they could easily fill up their
force with new men, but they preferred to keep
places open for the old hands, and would do so if
possible. The Ohio u Mississippi sent out four
trains. received foup and had four
switch engines constantly employed. Five old
men returned to work, and some thirty platform
men, mostly new employees, were busy all day.
At the Indianapolis & ST. Louis yards, several
new men were put to work, and more will be
given positions tomorrow. The Cairo Short
line sent out two trains, and two came
in; the mixed force of old and new men were
worked in this yard. The Cairo 6 st. Louis
handled all freight offered for points this side
of Cairo, the high water cutting off traffic below
that place. The Louisville & Nashville yards
were lifeless.
There was not so much business done in the
East st. Louis yards as was expected, but it is
believed there will be a more complete re-
sumption of traffic tomorrow