The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
Because They Rufused to Observe the Boycott
Against the Mallory Company-Talk
of Retaliation by the Merchants.
The Strike on the Texas Pacific Likely
to Spread to the Gould System.
The New York Street-Car Strike Settled and
the Dispute Referred to Arbitration-La-
Dor Troubles at Other Points.
THE MALLORY BOYCOTT.

Railways Ordered to Cease Handling Freight
for Steamers and Galveston Wholesalers.
GALVESTON, March 5.-The meeting of the To-
cal trade assemblies adjourned after midnight
last night It was determined that the Mallory
boycott should be Immediately enforced against
the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe and the Missouri
Pacific roads. An order will at once be issued
that every knight of Labor working on either of
these lines must refuse to handle freight con-
signed to or from the Mallory company. This
will bring matters to crisis. as the roads will be
compelled to discharge the men who refuse to
handle the boycotted freight and then general
strike will probably follow.
The anticipated labor difficulties here have un-
dergone no active development up to noon. The
representatives of the Missouri Pacific, Southern
Pacific, Texas Pacific. Texas Central, and the Of
fcials of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe were
waited upon by committee of the Knights Of
Labor and were notified not to haul, handle or
move freight consigned to or from the
Mallory company, or freight for any OF the
wholesale houses Of Galveston, as the latter had
refused to observe the boycott against the NAL
lory company This notice takes effect after to-
day For this reason it is the general belief
among a large number of the workmen that
there was to be strike this evening or to-mor-
row morning. The cotton presses. railroads and
the business community generally are greatly
disguised with the attitude and the course pur-
sued by the Knights Of Labor There is much
talk about the Inauguration of boycott against
them similar to that started by the East-street
reaper works, Of Springfield, o. A great many
large business houses here express their willing
ness to close up their shops rather than submit
to the dictation Of the Knights.
The situation in north Texas, along the line of
the Texas Pacific railroad, is not materially
changed. Late dispatches say that Judge Par
dee's order to the receiver to call on the United
States marshal in case Of obstruction, has had
marked effect in clearing the yards of idle
strikers. The local assembly of the Knights of
Labor at Palestine Tex, has issued a circular
calling on everybody that is friendly to the order
to boycott the Texas Pacific company.
The Knights Of Labor employed at the Gulf,
Colorado & Santa Fe freighthouses, this after
noon refused to handle freight received from
discharged openly as that would force
the issue sought for by the executive
board but were told this evening to ask for their
time or recede from their refusal to handle Nal
lory freight. Orders for general strike over
the Santa Fe line, extending from Calves
ton to Fort Worth, have been secretly sent out.
The railroads are working night and day getting
clear Of freight, so to be prepared for the tie
up It is thought that by to morrow night every
mil halo n1ro1. ic tall af
arbitration this time, and the outlook is gloomy,
as the Knights seem determined to force the
Mallory company to employ organized labor