The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1886-03-10
THE GOULD STRIKE.
Very Little Apparent Change Along TIL
Lines Of the Texas Roads.
HuDdreds of Freight Cars, Many of Them
Laden With Perishable Goods, Side
Traeked-Grand Master Workman
POwderly Interviewed.

est difficulty that's of the Missouri Pacific
trans could be moved this morning from
the Union Depot as the officials of the road
could persuade none of the strikers to assist
in making them up. Assistant Superintend-
ent Stillwell, of the Union Depot, assisted
by three Yardmasters, however, succeeded
in starting ali the passenger trains on time,
the strikers offering no resistance to their
efforts. Not a freight car on the Missouri
Pacific has been moved from this city since
Saturday night, and the probabilities are
that none can be moved until the present
difficulty has been settled, or until the rail-
road company fills the places oil the striking
knights of Labor by non-members of that
organization. The members of the Board
of Directors of the road have arrived in this
city, but whether they came to assist in set
tling the strike. or simply to attend the
regular annual meeting of the Board, set for
next Wednesday, is not known.
Chairman T. Y. POwderly, OF the General
Executive Committee of the knights of La
Dor, is expected to arrive here at any hour,
and the KHights feel confident that his eff
forts to adjust affairs will result in settle
ment OF the difficulties. The officials OF the
their future policy in regard to the strike has
been disclosed.
The Brakemen's Brotherhood met yester-
day afternoon in Thiel's Hall on South
Fourth street. As near as could be learned
their grievance is that their wages are too
small. They receive $50 per month, but
want so, or Chicago prices, together with
extra pay for extra work. A committee of
the Knights OF Labor called on the brake
men yesterday afternoon and conferred with
their committee, but no results were OBJ
tanned, and the meeting adjourned until last
night, when another conference was held.
The oEtcome of it all seemed to be that a
committee of the brakemen will call upon
Mr.. A. w. Dickinson this afternoon and
notify him that after o'clock no Missouri
Pacific or Bridge and Tunnel Company's
cars will be handled until the present strike
is over.
All the men employed at Carondelet, or
South st. Louis, six miles below here, quit
work this morning. This is an important
point as the river terminus of the lockwood
branch of the Missouri Pacific Road, and
large quantities of freight and grain destined
for the East are transferred across the river
there. The Iron Mountain Road also passes
through the place, and the yards of the roads
are quite extensive. Now everything IS
still, the transfer boats are tied up and the
yards and shops deserted. Over 500 freight
cars, many of them laden, stanG.- on the
tracks. The men are holding meetings and
discussing the situation.
The Brotherhood of Brakemen here have
notified Superintendent Dickinson, of the
Union Depot and Tunnel Company that
they are willing to continue work if they are
not required to handle cars belonging to the
Missouri Pacific Road. Many of this order
are also Knights of Labor, and all those en-
ployed on the Missouri Pacific went out with
the other men. Superintendent Dickinson
Cd Iofr flo
named. 1t has beeu stated, in reference to
the transportation of the mails, that the
Knights OF Labor would permit only an
engine, q postal car and one coach to be run,
but it is now stated that thev have
abandoned this position, and will allow full
passenger trains to run.
A report comes from Dallas, Tex, that the
Receivers of the Texas and Pacific have in
contemplation the arrest of leading Knights
of Labor and strikers at Marshall, Denison
and LonevieH, Foft Worth and other places.
a dispatch from Sedalia, No, says there
are 200 cars laden with perishable freight in
the yards there, and that there are several
hundred carloads OF California oranges side
tracked along the road between there aud
Fort Worth.
Contrary to expectation, the knights of
Labor, employed by the st. Louis Bridge
Company, are still at work, and trains to
and from East ST. Louis are running regular
knights of Labor that this will be the next
move ordered by the strikers. All through
passenger and mail trains have left up to this
hour Il so D. M on time, and no serious de-
lays along the routes are anticipated.
Mr.. II. NJ. Hoxie, First Vice President of
the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company fur
nishes the Associated Press with the follow
ing statement regarding the strike now ex-
isting on that company's road. 1t is ae
dressed thus:
To the Employees of the Missouri Pacific Railway,
Leased and Operated Lines:
That all may understand the present condition
OF affairs whereby some 10000 men have been
thrown out of employment, the operation OF
about 900 miles of railway stopped and the traf-
ic OF four States, affecting over 4,00000 people,
fully consider the following facts, for which
abundant evidence can be produced, aud which
can not be controversies
On the 18th OF March, 1885, the strike then
pending over this entire system was settled by
the voluntary mediation of the executives of
Kansas and Missouri, and circular issued whlch
was sufficiently satisfactory to cause the entire
resumption OF work. During the sixty days sub
sequent to the above date, committees represent
ing the employees at different points. and also the
various labor organizations to which they be-
longed, were met and all grievances candidly dis
into, so that ON May 10 1885, it seemed that
perfect harmony existed between us all as CO
laboTers of these companies. Any infractiOn OF
the spirit or letter of the understandings or agree
ments made between the company and its EN-
ployes were shortly rectihed as soon as brought
to the attention of the proper authorities. This
apparent harmony ana good understanding con-
tinued until September following, when this
company was notified by the Knights of Labor
that it must not perform any work
for or interchange any business with the Wabash
Railway, with which that organization had diff
culties pending The Executive Committee
of the Knights of Labor stated at that time that
no cause OF grievance of any nature existed
against the Missouri Pacific Railway and its as
sociated roads. but that TO force the Wabash,
which in the hands OF the United States
Conrt. il became necessary to involve the Mis-
sour Pacific Railway on account OF the supposed
identity of the stockholders interests. In or
der that there might be no pos
sible cause Tor destroying the good feel
ing then existing between this company and Its
employees, the order above referred 10 was acqu1-
esced in, until the Wabash difficulties were ad-
justed.
on December 10, 1885, the United States Court
took possession OF the Texas & Pacific Railway IN
Louisiana and Texas for the benefit OF its credit
ers, and from that date the severance Of that
railway from this system has been rs
complete as il no amicable relations nad
ever existed between il and these companies. Inc
empl0 yees working upon the Texas ana racine
Railway became the employees OF the agents Oh
the United States Court and the Missouri facinc
management ceased to have any control over
them. Messrs. Brown and Sheldon, the receivers,
took possession Of the Texas and Pacific Railway,
appointed their own agents, and made sucn ar,
rangements with their employees as they deemed
proper and fit 81 10 WHICH the management OF the