The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-03-13
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eleven O'Clock yesterday morning tho
Knights n labor bogah me general strike
along The nsc lines oi me Gould sysiom
u railroads, which they claim will end
only In the granting n their demands hy
railroad officials, of the suspension u
work BY $1,000 men and The slopparc oi
every wheel on The Southwestern systom
u railways within -four days live thou.
sand 9i The railway employees are now
out, 1000 more will be called not Monday
u the companies involved mako no pro.
position by that time 10 the knights Tor
an adjustment oi their grievances, and The
1000 remaining employees Of The roads
who are directly concerned In their
mechanical operation, but who are not
knights Of Labor, will be forced TO Join
the strike, Il IL expected by the force Of
the tremendous pressure brought upon
them by their organized brethren This
appearance oi the situation can he
changed In day By ex.GOycmOrB
]. G. Brown aud Lionel A. shel.
don, receivers Of the Texas Pacific,
with an order rcinsIalng In his former
position G. A. Hall, late foreman oi the
wood-workers In the Texas Pacific car
shops at Marshall, whose discharge Tor
attending Knights Of Labor meeting
caused The strike, and In whose case the
knights intend 10 make a second test OF
thelI strength on the Gould lines The
strike on the four roads connected with
the Texas Pacific was ordered ycsteaday
by Chairman Martin Irons and his eSecu-
tive committee IN session in Marshall, and
was intended 90 bring ont only ue shop.
men and local switchmcn Fifteen hun.
dred Of these received the order before
noon and left their work, st. Louis, Sc.
dalia, Little Rock and DeSoto turning out
the largest bodies Of men. All Of them
left their stations quietly aud have been
employed since principally IN holding
meetings and initiating new members.
w. Powdcrly, Grand Master Work.
man Of the Knights Of Labor Is on his way
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'N'"'" Vo-'''''Y"
THE srh'hE IN ST. LOUIS
The programme the Knights Of Labor
have determined upon has been COM
municated TO only lew OF the most
prominent members OF the order In St.
Louis, the remainder knowing generally
that u Ia to "stop every wheel on the
Gould system" II {. A. Hall Is not given
back his position IN the car shops at Mar
shall. The details ol The plan OF The cx.
ecnliyc committee were given to re-
porter last evening by one oi the Enterpe
Hal speakers. "Fhe executive commit.
tee" SAID he, us pretty certain that
Goyelhor Brown VIII Yield when he sees
that the knights are determined, and VIII
call upon them for conference by Monday
There are now 1000 men out altogether,
ou' tle committee mas not ordered out
us sWiichmen, yrlmen or brakcmen,
VINO humoer aDout iour thousand II
nothing " hrarn from Governor Brown
Monday 'hese WIZ he ordered ont. Then
VIII come lhe engineers, hfemch ana con
duciors. Ihey aoht Dciong 10 Us, bnl
We can bring them ont Hut we think
that inc strlsc mas gone lar enough now
10 snow 'he Tenas faclhc receivers what
tbcy nave 10 ueal With' ana u N Ikcly
mat tney VIII Oe asked ny Tour othcr
roads III TIE system, when are inconvch-
enced ny the STRIKE, 10 confer with the
comInlt'ce az soon Us posslOie ana arrange
iie dllhenliy."
where would ulls conference be
Aeluf
"At Dalias, proDaoly.'
"llow would the strike be declared At
an enuf"
Just as u was declared begun. u the
executive committee receives a satlslacto.
ry proposition from Governor Brown and
accedes to u, an order viii be issued an.
nounclng to The men that the Knights oil
Labor have won another victory, and that
the stfike Is on. Ibls VIII be followed
Wy resumption oi work all along the
lines"
Ihe Knights 0i IaDor have made u a
point Oh honor That during one OF their
strikes property, both private and corpo.
ration, shall nc protected. Yesterday
afternoon committee from the strikers,
Just alter the men had abandoned work at
the shops, wglled upon Master Mechanic
Bartlett aud Master Carpenter Hodge and
offered 10 station watchmen over the rnil-
road property In the yards and shops dur.
Ing the continuance Of the strike. The
oher was accepted, and the knights placed
nine men on guard over each of The i've
departments OF the shops, who VIII keep
alternate watches Of eight hours, With
three men In watch, until The strike is
over These men VIII he paid IRON the
District Assembly treasury.
Although the Gould lines may not be
able to carry a pound OF freight ovci
their rails u llle strike Is made comprc'
henslvc, The United States mails VIII mol
be delayed, aud TIE trains carrying them
| be operated with the strikers' assistance