Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-03-09
LABOR AND CAPITAL
She situation OF the Strike on the Gould
System-Carpenters and Joiners Out in
New Nork.

GALVESTON, March s.
The labor troubles throughout Texas re,
main IN statu quo. There are assurance,
that both sides will probably attempt couy
d'etat, today, at this point. Twelve local as,
semblies OF Knights of Labor held pro.
ionged meeting Sunday, presumably discuss
ing orders from the district executive com.
mtfee. and instructing members. A special
to the News from Sherman, Texas, saws
Orders have been received from the Texs.
Paclnc management to hire all the unem-
pioyed laborers obtainable who are not men
bers OF the knights OF Labor, and to furnish
them with transportation to other poists
AT Denison the strikers held long, secre,
session and show no signs of weakening
ST. Louis. Mo-. March s.
The strike of part of the Knights of La.
Dor on the Gould Southwestern system of
railroads, Saturday, was followed Sunday a,
various places along the line of general
suspension of work by all the knights en-.
ployed in any position by the railroads The
whole number reached between 5000 and
10000 and included shopmen, switchmen.
trainmen, brakemen and firemen. No
freight or passenger trains went out of St.
Louis on the Northern Pacific road Sunday
Business IN every department is at com
| plete standstill The Knights have been
holding quiet and orderly meetings in their
hall while the executive committee is in ses-
sion, and Is waiting to hear from the railroad
authorities, to whom they are looking for
propositions for conference in which their
differences can be arranged
1t Is probable that unless some proposition
of the kind is made today, the strike will "a
sumo greater proportions and will injure the
road more than it has already The strikers
exercise great care that DELAYS OF mails shall
not be attributed to them. They have ap.
| pointed delegates from their numbers to pre-
pare mail cars for their trips, switch them into
position and attach them to their engines
Ihls precaution makes it impossible for the
United States government to prefer charges
against them for delaying the mails, and thus
the government can find no pretext for inter
ference unless violence 10 resorted to.
1t was with the greatest difficulty that any
of the Missouri Pacific trains could be
moved Monday morning from the Union De-
pot, as the officials of the road could per.
suade none OF the strikers to assist in maxim 4
them up.
| All the men employed at South st. Louis,
six miles below here, quit work this forenoon.
This is the river terminus of the Kirkwood
branch of the Missouri Pacific road, and
large quantities of freight, livestock and
grain destined for the east is transferred
across the river there. Over five hundred
freight cars, many laden, stand on the tracks
| at East St Louis.
The switchmen of the Bridge & Tunnel Co.
went out at o'clock tonight. This will
greatly disturb traffic between the Union de.
pot here and the relay depot in East St
Louis.
ATCHIsON, Kansas, March 8.
The Missouri Pacific shopmen employed
here, 250 in number, went out today and all
the central branch freight trains are stopped
New YORK, March 8.
Four thousand members of the United Or
der of American Joiners and the Amalga.
mated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
stopped work here Monday. They demand
the average wages paid journeymen shall be
So so per day of nine hours each for five
days, and eight houres Saturday. Six hun.
dred shops are affected, and at noon eighty
six bosses had agreed to the demands as pre-
sented
FALL RIVER, Mass, March s.
Five weavers went to work in the Bar naby
Gingham Mills this morning. four of these
being learners. The strikers say that al
those at work today cannot run thirteen loom.
between theh and that no more will 90 back,
They are still confident OF gaining their de-
mand for an advance. They meet again to.
morrow afternoon