Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-03-30
BY WIRE TODAY.
Master Workman PoWderly's
Order of Yesterday
was Premature.
Nc Agreement yet Reached
Between Gould and
the Committee.
The Strike Progressing with Accum-
ulating indications Of
Serious Trouble.
A Con1agration in Progress at
Key West, Florida, which
will Destroy the City.
LABoR

PoWDERLY's d RATHER TOO PRE-
yIoUs.
Yesterdays order from Master Work
Powderly, instructing the striking
knights OF labor to go to work, was pre-.
mature, being baaed upon the false sup
position that Gould had agreed to terms
of arbitration. Gould is to-day in con-
ference with the committee.
CHAIRMAN IRONS ARRIVES, BUT Is Ex-
oEEDINGLY NoN-CoMMITTAL.
st. Louis, March 80-Martin Irons,
chairman OF the executive committee OF
district assembly 10I, arrived from Sc
'dalia this morning and Immediately re-
paired to the meeting OF his committee,
which is now being held, Irons presid-
ing. He refused TO make any statement
regarding the strike and will say nothing
to the reporters except that the commit
tee has taken no action and will take
none until the result OF the conference
now being held between Gould and
Powderly shall be known.
THREATENING SITUATION.
The Missouri Pacific is preparing to
o freight trains as usual to day, and
there IS a greater air OF activity about
its large freight depot than at any
previous time during the strike. No
trains had left East st. Louis up to ten
a. m. Tbs situation there is
considered somewhat threatening,
though no outbreak has occurred.
A BREAK.
Three hundred and fifty men employ
ed by the st. Louis transfer company re,
ported for duty at the usual hour this
morning and when about to begin their
duties of the day we're told by the
superintendent of the company that it
had been decided to furnish them pro-
lection in performing their duties by
OBTAINING q squad of deputy United
States marshals to accompany them
during the day and guard them from
molestation from strikers. This was
what the men were waiting for and they
5 IMMEDIaTElT STRUCK,
declaring that they wanted no protec-
ton. No freight can now be brought
across the river to this
CITY, for the ferry is the only means OF
transfer and this new strike renders this
useless, for no teams can be procured to
do the necessary hauling from the rail-
ways to the river landings.
GUARDED BY POLICE.
Three freight trains started out this
morning from the Missouri Pacific yards,
guarded by a strong force of police,
There were no crowds Of any size con.
gregated at the yards at the
time and none were molsstea at any
point along the route leading out OF the
city. 1t is stated that the company
could RIM q regular number OF trains
could the necessary number of men be
procured to run them.
Il MILITIA ORDERED OUT.
Notwithstanding the announcement
that Governor Oglesby did not consider
the situation at East st. Louis sarious
enough to warrant calling GU
the state troops, the adiutan,
general has ordered the Decatur
county company to equip fol
service and hold themselves IN readiness
for marching orders. Similar instruc
tons are supposed to have been sent tt
other commands.
-ARBITRATORs IN SESSION.
New York, March 30-The squsstior
ts to a general principle of erbltration i,
oeing thoroughly discussed at the con
ference between Gould and the commit
tee iof knights of labor to-day. The
session began at eleven O'Clock and still
continues. Hoxie, IN st Louis, is con
nected with the committee by o direc,
wirs aud Is taking an active part in the
conference. a gentlemen who has beer
in the committee room all the morning
stated that the outlook for an agreement
as to the manner and conditions OF 81
Element by arbitration are very favera
ble.
The conference adjourned at $50 +
NJ. until tomorrow morning, wlthout
action, but with Indications of a s~atisfac
tory result.
QUIET RESISTANCE CONTINUES.
st. Louis, March 3O-No serious dis
t%urbances have yet occurred in East 81
Louis, although several attempts b,
the railroad companies to start freigh
trains have been resisted by strikers
On the Illinois & st, Louis railwa,
an engineer while engaged in making
up a freight train, was approached by
inumber of strikers, who requested th
engineer to desert his post. This h
refused to do and the men killed hi
engine and took it back TO the roun.
hoase. On the Vandalia tracks
similar attempt was made to make up
freight train, but the engineer complies
with the request Of the strikers to tax
his engine back to the round house an,
the attempt ives abandoned. No op
position was offered to the efforts Q
the Wabash officers to resume freIgh
traffic and they succeeded in aendin,
out q freight train.
TROOP ORDERED OUT
st. Louis, March 3O-A Post Dis
patch special from Springfield. Ill, say
Gov, Oglesby has ordered eight humid