Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-06

they Say the Railroads sse Not Doing
the Business Claimed, and that Mr..
Hoxte VIII be Brous ht Co MIS- n ue~s-
Curtfu.s Resolution.

the Business Claimed, and chat Mr..
Hoxte VIII be Brourht Co His n ue~s-
Curttn's Resolution.
ST. LOUIS. April 6.-After the departure last
right OF Secretary Turner, OF the general er-
ecutive board OF the Knights OF Labor tor the
principal strike center on the Gould south
western system, the remaining members OF the
committee announced the unanimous determi-
nation OF the board TO continue the present
strike until an arrangement bad been entered
INTO with Mr.. Hoxie restoring all OF the strikers
TO their former positions; with the exception
lence and destruction of property since the
strike began. This is decided advance from
The position they held saturday before the con-
ference with Mr.. Hoxie. They were then willing
TO assent 10 an agreement which would restore
tne strikers to those positions WHICH were not
then occupied by new men. but Mr.. Hoxiea
REFUSAL 10 accept the agreement deprived them,
they say, of the last hope OF a reconciliation
under the present circumstances.
WHAT RAILWAY OFFICIALS SAY
The railway officials claim that the contfnu.
ance OF their regular business, which they say
has now been fully resumed, depends not In tho
least upon the actions of any labor Organization.
and that the freight blockade has been perfna-
nently raised. They also claim that they have
employed a sufficient number OF men TO render
them entirely independent OF the Knights of
Labor, and that the strike will come TO naught-
however. state that they are confident OF the
success OF the strike; for, says Mr.. Turner, the
roads
CANNOT BE OPERATED WITHOUT THE KSrGHru
OF Labor. Skilled and unskilled labor In the
United states Is controlled 10y our organization,
and the company OF Mr.. Gould has not, and
could not supply itself with railroad men OF
mechanics, or even laboring men, II they
attempt TO prevent IT. II they EMPLOY any they
VIII leave again after being at work n little
while The laboring men, too, who are not
knights OF Labor IN sympathy with Us.
and, think, Will ultimately support US. The
on its business is not true. and the reports that
they are sending out SO many trains a day are
misleading. These are not trains. Some Of
them are half trains; some even composed Of
less than that number of cars, aud some are
empty cars sent out 10 make show.
CoMMENDING MR. CuRrIS's RESOLUTION
The general executive board yesterday sent
the following telegram TO Congressman A q.
Curtin at Washington:
The resolution introduced by You In the
House OF Representatives To refer the present
difficulty existing on the Gould Southwestern
be appointed by the House for the immediaie
Investigation, meets with the hearty approval
OF the general executive board, and we ask for
Its passage at once: and the committee is re-
quested 10 come TO ~. Louis quickly as posi-.
ble, as we believe that such committee would
your body TO leglslate intelligently and us e
settle the trouble.
'(signed) FREDERICK TURNER, Secretary.
Nv. IL. BAILEY, j. w. HAYES,
'For the General Executive Board
OF the Knights OF Labor"
LITTLE CHANGE AT PARsoNs
PARSONS. KAN, April 6.-There was no ma
terial change in the strike situation yesterday.
Irons circular. urging the men TO keep up tho
strlke, was framed ana hung In conspicuous
places, and the strikers in consequence an
nounced that they would not allow any nights
OF Labor 10 resume work. II is said however
that about 100 of the men have been re-
employed, and the master mechanic announces
that he has all the men engaged that he wants.
Seven knights were arrested yesterday and
held for trial. The citizens are Organizing law
and order league for the protection OF property.
NEW YORK, April 6.-The following telegram
from St Louis, dated yesterday, has been
ceived by Jay Gould from Mr. Hoxie, of the
Missouri Pacific railroad: "25S trains moving
on system; 80 more ready 10 move. More APP
plications for work than any day since tho
strike"