The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-04-14
The Whole Force of the Transfer Company
Returns to Work, and the Railroads Re-
ceive and Handle All Freight Offered.
Citizens Meeting at st. Louis Passes
Resolutions Looking to Adjustment.
Coal-Miners Manifest No Desire to Cease Work
in Aid of the Missouri Pacific Strikers
Strike of Troy School Children.
THE RAILWAY STRIKE.
Transfer Teamsters Return to Work-The
Railways Handle All Freight Offered.

HE RAILWAY SIhlhkts
Transfer Teamsters Return to Work-The
Railways Handle All Freight Offered.
ST. LOUIS April l3.-The whole force of
drivers of the st. Louis Transfer Company, con-
fident of protection by the militia from molesta-
ton, have returned to their places, and scores Of
transfer wagons, together with private trucks
and other vehicles, are busy this morning haul
ing freight to the various depots of the railroads
centering in East st. Louis. The force of switch
and yardmen who returned TO work yesterday
was increased this morning, many more of these
men availing themselves of the military protec-
tion to secure employment Most Of the roads
now have full crews of switchmen and yardmen,
and 1t is expected that in few days the re-
sumption of operations by large majority Of
the roads will be complete Yesterday tho
bridge company had not been able to secure
sufficient number of men to handle all the freight
that the roads were offering, but to-day several
more of the men resumed their old positions,
and the company is doing business almost as
large as it was before the strike. In the yards
across the river switch engines have been rum
ming backward and forward all the morning,
making up freight trains, two of which have
ference by the strikers. The Wabash has sent
out one train, and those being made up in the
other yards will soon follow. No disturbances
occurred during last night or this morning be-
yond the firing of shot about 2 o'clock this
morning in the E. & St L. yards, by one of the
sentries at man crawling along the ground be-
tween two freight trains. and VINO would not
obey the order to halt. The shot did not take
effect, and the man escaped.
The railroad situation in East st. Louis to-dayis
much the same as it was yesterday. All the
roads, except the Louisville & Nashville and the
Criro Shortline, are receiving and hauling all
the freight offered, which is not very much. and
are sending out all the trains required by the
business to be done. The old men are not re-
turning as fast as they were expected to, being
afraid that when the militia are withdrawn they
will be forced ont again or prosecuted In some
manner. With the exception, perhaps, of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, all but Ave Of
whose old men have returned, the yards are
manned almost entirely by roadmen brought in
from country points or by new men hired here
Business is practically waiting upon the Gov
ernor's action regarding the militia. The road
officials have been asked to make statements as
to the actual condition at East ST. Louis of the
military upon the resumption of traffic.
The report that Vice-president Hoxie has been
boycotted by the butcher, baker and other trades
people who furnish his family with household
supplies being warned to cease doing so, is fatty
contradicted by Mrs. Hoxie, who was seen at her
residence to-day, and denied the story in toto
Two of the strikers who attacked the grain
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the Missouri Pacific read yesterday, and forced
the engineer to take it back to Kirkwood were
arrested this morning. Trains will be run on
this branch to-day under guard
Information comes from Sedaia, Mo-, that the
strike is dying out there. New men are going
to work daily. generally of the class most need
ed. Machinists and many of the old men are
leaving for other places in search of work, not
being able to remain idle any longer. Several
will go to California. The master car-builder
says he has all the men that he needs at present,
and that his department is equally well sup
piled at Hannibal and Parsons. AT meeting
of Knights at Sedalia, on Sunday, resolutions
were adopted heartily indorsing General Master
Workman Powderly and all his acts, condemns
ing all violence and lawlessness that has been
committed, and favoring the presentation of
petition to the general executive board for a
modification of the constitution and bylaws Of
the order so that no strike boycott can be
ordered except by direction and under the super
vision of the general executive committee.
A Kansas City dispatch says: "The fact has
become known to-day that an attempt was made
to fire the Missouri Pacific freight depot at
West Kansas City, last night. An officer dis
covered an unknown man in the act of lighting
pile of shavings placed against the bailding.
The miscrsant escaped, though the officer sent
several bullets after him."